diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
index cef43f50..1c791a65 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/exercises.js
@@ -14,8 +14,14 @@ $(function() {
     $('body, html').scrollTo('#add-file');
   };
 
+  var discardFile = function(event) {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    $(this).parents('li').remove();
+  };
+
   var enableInlineFileCreation = function() {
     $('#add-file').on('click', addFileForm);
+    $('#files').on('click', 'li .discard-file', discardFile);
     $('form.edit_exercise, form.new_exercise').on('submit', function() {
       $('#dummies').html('');
     });
diff --git a/app/views/exercises/_file_form.html.slim b/app/views/exercises/_file_form.html.slim
index ccf7ab79..895ad2ad 100644
--- a/app/views/exercises/_file_form.html.slim
+++ b/app/views/exercises/_file_form.html.slim
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 li.panel.panel-default
   .panel-body
+    .clearfix = link_to(t('shared.destroy'), '#', class:'btn btn-warning btn-sm discard-file pull-right')
     .form-group
       = f.label(:name, t('activerecord.attributes.file.name'))
       = f.text_field(:name, class: 'form-control')