diff --git a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
index a14ea77e8b..becaa0af87 100644
--- a/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
+++ b/app/Api/V1/Controllers/TransactionController.php
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
      *
      * @param TransactionStoreRequest $request
      *
+     * @throws FireflyException
      * @return JsonResponse
      */
     public function store(TransactionStoreRequest $request): JsonResponse
@@ -326,7 +327,7 @@ class TransactionController extends Controller
 
         $selectedGroup = $collector->getGroups()->first();
         if (null === $selectedGroup) {
-            throw new NotFoundHttpException(); // @codeCoverageIgnore
+            throw new FireflyException('Cannot find transaction. Possibly, a rule deleted this transaction after its creation.');
         }
         /** @var TransactionGroupTransformer $transformer */
         $transformer = app(TransactionGroupTransformer::class);
diff --git a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
index ce558d2858..6ffeca74e2 100644
--- a/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
+++ b/app/Exceptions/Handler.php
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class Handler extends ExceptionHandler
                 );
             }
 
-            return response()->json(['message' => 'Internal Firefly III Exception. See log files.', 'exception' => get_class($exception)], 500);
+            return response()->json(['message' => sprintf('Internal Firefly III Exception: %s', $exception->getMessage()), 'exception' => get_class($exception)], 500);
         }
 
         if ($exception instanceof NotFoundHttpException) {
diff --git a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
index 148eac82b4..219f8657e9 100644
--- a/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Internal/Destroy/JournalDestroyService.php
@@ -95,8 +95,6 @@ class JournalDestroyService
             // update events
             $journal->piggyBankEvents()->update(['transaction_journal_id' => null]);
 
-
-
             $journal->delete();
         } catch (Exception $e) {
             Log::error(sprintf('Could not delete bill: %s', $e->getMessage())); // @codeCoverageIgnore
diff --git a/app/TransactionRules/Actions/DeleteTransaction.php b/app/TransactionRules/Actions/DeleteTransaction.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..394537c59b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/TransactionRules/Actions/DeleteTransaction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * DeleteTransaction.php
+ * Copyright (c) 2019 james@firefly-iii.org
+ *
+ * This file is part of Firefly III (https://github.com/firefly-iii).
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions;
+
+use Exception;
+use FireflyIII\Models\RuleAction;
+use FireflyIII\Models\TransactionJournal;
+use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy\JournalDestroyService;
+use FireflyIII\Services\Internal\Destroy\TransactionGroupDestroyService;
+use Log;
+
+/**
+ * Class DeleteTransaction.
+ */
+class DeleteTransaction implements ActionInterface
+{
+    /**
+     * TriggerInterface constructor.
+     *
+     * @param RuleAction $action
+     */
+    public function __construct(RuleAction $action)
+    {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Will delete transaction journal. Also the group if no other journals are in the group.
+     *
+     * @param TransactionJournal $journal
+     *
+     * @throws Exception
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function act(TransactionJournal $journal): bool
+    {
+
+        $count = $journal->transactionGroup->transactionJournals()->count();
+
+        // destroy entire group.
+        if (1 === $count) {
+            Log::debug(
+                sprintf(
+                    'RuleAction DeleteTransaction DELETED the entire transaction group of journal #%d ("%s").',
+                    $journal->id, $journal->description
+                )
+            );
+            $service = app(TransactionGroupDestroyService::class);
+            $service->destroy($journal->transactionGroup);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+        Log::debug(sprintf('RuleAction DeleteTransaction DELETED transaction journal #%d ("%s").', $journal->id, $journal->description));
+
+        // trigger delete factory:
+        /** @var JournalDestroyService $service */
+        $service = app(JournalDestroyService::class);
+        $service->destroy($journal);
+
+        return true;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/config/firefly.php b/config/firefly.php
index cc2360cf56..7b563c511d 100644
--- a/config/firefly.php
+++ b/config/firefly.php
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\ClearNotes;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\ConvertToDeposit;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\ConvertToTransfer;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\ConvertToWithdrawal;
+use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\DeleteTransaction;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\LinkToBill;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\PrependDescription;
 use FireflyIII\TransactionRules\Actions\PrependNotes;
@@ -508,6 +509,7 @@ return [
         'convert_deposit'         => ConvertToDeposit::class,
         'convert_transfer'        => ConvertToTransfer::class,
         'update_piggy'            => UpdatePiggybank::class,
+        'delete_transaction'      => DeleteTransaction::class,
     ],
     'context-rule-actions'         => [
         'set_category',
diff --git a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
index 7bb6ca162b..d7079a1f00 100644
--- a/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
+++ b/resources/lang/en_US/firefly.php
@@ -455,6 +455,8 @@ return [
     'rule_trigger_notes_start'                   => 'Notes start with ":trigger_value"',
     'rule_trigger_notes_end_choice'              => 'Notes end with..',
     'rule_trigger_notes_end'                     => 'Notes end with ":trigger_value"',
+    'rule_action_delete_transaction_choice'      => 'DELETE transaction (!)',
+    'rule_action_delete_transaction'             => 'DELETE transaction (!)',
     'rule_action_set_category'                   => 'Set category to ":action_value"',
     'rule_action_clear_category'                 => 'Clear category',
     'rule_action_set_budget'                     => 'Set budget to ":action_value"',