diff --git a/frontend/src/components/BuiltInModelManager.tsx b/frontend/src/components/BuiltInModelManager.tsx
index e1cb8ba..251f2e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/BuiltInModelManager.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/BuiltInModelManager.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { Download, RefreshCw, BadgeAlert, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 import { formatSummaryModelSizeLabelFromMb } from '@/lib/onboarding-summary-model';
+import { ConfirmationModal } from '@/components/ConfirmationModel/confirmation-modal';
 
 interface ModelInfo {
   name: string;
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ export function BuiltInModelManager({
   const [downloadProgress, setDownloadProgress] = useState<Record<string, number>>({});
   const [downloadProgressInfo, setDownloadProgressInfo] = useState<Record<string, DownloadProgressInfo>>({});
   const [downloadingModels, setDownloadingModels] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [pendingDelete, setPendingDelete] = useState<ModelInfo | null>(null);
+  const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
 
   const fetchModels = async () => {
     try {
@@ -254,6 +257,17 @@ export function BuiltInModelManager({
     }
   };
 
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    if (!pendingDelete) return;
+    setIsDeleting(true);
+    try {
+      await deleteModel(pendingDelete.name);
+    } finally {
+      setIsDeleting(false);
+      setPendingDelete(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   // Don't show loading spinner if we have downloads in progress - show the model list instead
   if (isLoading && downloadingModels.size === 0) {
     return (
@@ -410,7 +424,7 @@ export function BuiltInModelManager({
                         size="sm"
                         onClick={(e) => {
                           e.stopPropagation();
-                          deleteModel(model.name);
+                          setPendingDelete(model);
                         }}
                       >
                         <Trash2 className="mr-2 h-4 w-4" />
@@ -424,7 +438,7 @@ export function BuiltInModelManager({
                       className="p-2 rounded hover:bg-gray-100 transition-colors text-gray-500 hover:text-red-600"
                       onClick={(e) => {
                         e.stopPropagation();
-                        deleteModel(model.name);
+                        setPendingDelete(model);
                       }}
                       title="Delete model"
                     >
@@ -487,6 +501,15 @@ export function BuiltInModelManager({
           );
         })}
       </div>
+      <ConfirmationModal
+        isOpen={pendingDelete !== null}
+        title="Delete model"
+        text={pendingDelete ? `Delete ${pendingDelete.display_name} (${formatSummaryModelSizeLabelFromMb(pendingDelete.size_mb)})? You'll need to download it again to use it.` : ''}
+        confirmLabel="Delete"
+        isConfirming={isDeleting}
+        onConfirm={confirmDelete}
+        onCancel={() => { if (!isDeleting) setPendingDelete(null); }}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ParakeetModelManager.tsx b/frontend/src/components/ParakeetModelManager.tsx
index 28749c5..a4b9a5a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ParakeetModelManager.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ParakeetModelManager.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   getModelDisplayName,
   formatFileSize
 } from '../lib/parakeet';
+import { ConfirmationModal } from '@/components/ConfirmationModel/confirmation-modal';
 
 interface ParakeetModelManagerProps {
   selectedModel?: string;
@@ -30,6 +31,8 @@ export function ParakeetModelManager({
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState(false);
   const [downloadingModels, setDownloadingModels] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  const [pendingDelete, setPendingDelete] = useState<ParakeetModelInfo | null>(null);
+  const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
 
   // Refs for stable callbacks
   const onModelSelectRef = useRef(onModelSelect);
@@ -328,6 +331,17 @@ export function ParakeetModelManager({
     }
   };
 
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    if (!pendingDelete) return;
+    setIsDeleting(true);
+    try {
+      await deleteModel(pendingDelete.name);
+    } finally {
+      setIsDeleting(false);
+      setPendingDelete(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   if (loading) {
     return (
       <div className={`space-y-3 ${className}`}>
@@ -370,7 +384,7 @@ export function ParakeetModelManager({
           }}
           onDownload={() => downloadModel(recommendedModel.name)}
           onCancel={() => cancelDownload(recommendedModel.name)}
-          onDelete={() => deleteModel(recommendedModel.name)}
+          onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(recommendedModel)}
           isDownloading={downloadingModels.has(recommendedModel.name)}
         />
       )}
@@ -391,7 +405,7 @@ export function ParakeetModelManager({
               }}
               onDownload={() => downloadModel(model.name)}
               onCancel={() => cancelDownload(model.name)}
-              onDelete={() => deleteModel(model.name)}
+              onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(model)}
               isDownloading={downloadingModels.has(model.name)}
             />
           ))}
@@ -408,6 +422,15 @@ export function ParakeetModelManager({
           Using {getModelDisplayName(selectedModel)} for transcription
         </motion.div>
       )}
+      <ConfirmationModal
+        isOpen={pendingDelete !== null}
+        title="Delete model"
+        text={pendingDelete ? `Delete ${getModelDisplayName(pendingDelete.name)} (${formatFileSize(pendingDelete.size_mb)})? You'll need to download it again to use it.` : ''}
+        confirmLabel="Delete"
+        isConfirming={isDeleting}
+        onConfirm={confirmDelete}
+        onCancel={() => { if (!isDeleting) setPendingDelete(null); }}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/WhisperModelManager.tsx b/frontend/src/components/WhisperModelManager.tsx
index a52c3f3..5f48493 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/WhisperModelManager.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/WhisperModelManager.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   WhisperAPI
 } from '../lib/whisper';
 import { Accordion, AccordionContent, AccordionItem, AccordionTrigger } from '@/components/ui/accordion';
+import { ConfirmationModal } from '@/components/ConfirmationModel/confirmation-modal';
 
 interface ModelManagerProps {
   selectedModel?: string;
@@ -34,6 +35,8 @@ export function ModelManager({
   const [initialized, setInitialized] = useState(false);
   const [downloadingModels, setDownloadingModels] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [hasUserSelection, setHasUserSelection] = useState(false);
+  const [pendingDelete, setPendingDelete] = useState<ModelInfo | null>(null);
+  const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
 
   // Refs for stable callbacks
   const onModelSelectRef = useRef(onModelSelect);
@@ -373,6 +376,17 @@ export function ModelManager({
     }
   };
 
+  const confirmDelete = async () => {
+    if (!pendingDelete) return;
+    setIsDeleting(true);
+    try {
+      await deleteModel(pendingDelete.name);
+    } finally {
+      setIsDeleting(false);
+      setPendingDelete(null);
+    }
+  };
+
   const getDisplayName = (modelName: string): string => {
     const modelNameMapping: { [key: string]: string } = {
       "small": "Small",
@@ -434,7 +448,7 @@ export function ModelManager({
               }}
               onDownload={() => downloadModel(model.name)}
               onCancel={() => cancelDownload(model.name)}
-              onDelete={() => deleteModel(model.name)}
+              onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(model)}
               isDownloading={downloadingModels.has(model.name)}
               displayName={getDisplayName(model.name)}
             />
@@ -464,7 +478,7 @@ export function ModelManager({
                     }}
                     onDownload={() => downloadModel(model.name)}
                     onCancel={() => cancelDownload(model.name)}
-                    onDelete={() => deleteModel(model.name)}
+                    onDelete={() => setPendingDelete(model)}
                     isDownloading={downloadingModels.has(model.name)}
                     displayName={getDisplayName(model.name)}
                   />
@@ -485,6 +499,15 @@ export function ModelManager({
           Using {getDisplayName(selectedModel)} for transcription
         </motion.div>
       )}
+      <ConfirmationModal
+        isOpen={pendingDelete !== null}
+        title="Delete model"
+        text={pendingDelete ? `Delete ${getDisplayName(pendingDelete.name)} (${formatFileSize(pendingDelete.size_mb)})? You'll need to download it again to use it.` : ''}
+        confirmLabel="Delete"
+        isConfirming={isDeleting}
+        onConfirm={confirmDelete}
+        onCancel={() => { if (!isDeleting) setPendingDelete(null); }}
+      />
     </div>
   );
 }