diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_common/views/base_dialog/view.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_common/views/base_dialog/view.js
index 9d16624ef9..9e2a0949a3 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_common/views/base_dialog/view.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_common/views/base_dialog/view.js
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 var cdb = require('cartodb.js');
 
+var BaseDialog = cdb.ui.common.Dialog;
+
 /**
  * Abstract view for a dialog, a kind of view that takes up the full screen overlaying any previous content.
  *
@@ -20,7 +22,7 @@ var cdb = require('cartodb.js');
  *   // To render & show initially (only to be called once):
  *   dialog.appendToBody();
  */
-module.exports = cdb.ui.common.Dialog.extend({
+module.exports = BaseDialog.extend({
   className: 'Dialog',
 
   overrideDefaults: {
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ module.exports = cdb.ui.common.Dialog.extend({
     // The timeout should match the .Dialog--closing animation duration.
     var self = this;
     setTimeout(function() {
-      cdb.ui.common.Dialog.prototype._cancel.apply(self, arguments);
+      BaseDialog.prototype._cancel.apply(self, arguments);
     }, 80); //ms
   }
 });
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/content_controller_view.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/content_controller_view.js
index a07b686461..78c053d80f 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/content_controller_view.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/content_controller_view.js
@@ -137,7 +137,11 @@ module.exports = cdb.core.View.extend({
     this._scrollToTop();
   },
 
-  _onDataFetched: function(coll, opts) {
+  /**
+   * Arguments may vary, depending on if it's the collection or a model that triggers the event callback.
+   * @private
+   */
+  _onDataFetched: function() {
     var activeViews = [ 'filters', 'content_footer' ];
     var tag = this.router.model.get('tag');
     var q = this.router.model.get('q');
@@ -146,7 +150,7 @@ module.exports = cdb.core.View.extend({
     var locked = this.router.model.get('locked');
     var library = this.router.model.get('library');
 
-    if (coll.size() === 0) {
+    if (this.collection.size() === 0) {
       if (!tag && !q && !shared && !locked && !liked) {
         
         if (this.router.model.get('content_type') === "maps") {
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/template.jst.ejs b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/template.jst.ejs
index b728569415..270c12d6ff 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/template.jst.ejs
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/template.jst.ejs
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <button class="Button Button--secondary cancel">
     <span>cancel</span>
   </button>
-  <button class="Button Button--negative">
+  <button class="Button Button--negative js-ok">
     <span>Ok, delete</span>
   </button>
 </div>
diff --git a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.js b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.js
index c583866e04..ed855586f9 100644
--- a/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.js
+++ b/lib/assets/javascripts/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.js
@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 var BaseDialog = require('new_common/views/base_dialog/view');
 var pluralizeString = require('new_common/view_helpers/pluralize_string');
+var queue = require('queue-async');
 
 /**
  * Delete items dialog
  */
 module.exports = BaseDialog.extend({
 
+  events: function() {
+    return _.extend({}, BaseDialog.prototype.events, {
+      'click .js-ok' : '_deleteSelected'
+    });
+  },
+
   initialize: function(args) {
     this.elder('initialize');
     this.collection = args.collection;
@@ -23,5 +30,32 @@ module.exports = BaseDialog.extend({
       totalCount:            totalCount,
       pluralizedContentType: pluralizeString(this.router.model.get('content_type') === 'datasets' ? 'dataset' : 'map', totalCount)
     })
+  },
+
+  _deleteSelected: function(e) {
+    this.killEvent(e);
+
+    var q = queue(5); // # items to destroy in parallel
+    _.each(this.collection.where({ selected: true }), function(m) {
+      q.defer(function(callback) {
+        m.destroy({ wait: true })
+          .done(function() {
+            callback(null, arguments);
+          })
+          .fail(function() {
+            callback(arguments)
+          });
+      });
+    });
+
+    var self = this;
+    q.awaitAll(function(error, results) {
+      // error and results contains outcome of the jqXHR requests above, see http://api.jquery.com/jQuery.ajax/#jqXHR
+      if (error) {
+        // TODO: How should errors be handled?
+      } else {
+        self.hide();
+      }
+    })
   }
 });
diff --git a/lib/assets/test/spec/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.spec.js b/lib/assets/test/spec/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.spec.js
index b4b7cf5891..00632d1c38 100644
--- a/lib/assets/test/spec/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.spec.js
+++ b/lib/assets/test/spec/cartodb/new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 var DeleteItems = require('new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view');
+var $ = require('jquery');
 var Router = require('new_dashboard/router');
 
 describe('new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view', function() {
@@ -37,6 +38,52 @@ describe('new_dashboard/dialogs/delete_items/view', function() {
       expect(this.html).toContain('delete 2 datasets');
       expect(this.html).toContain('them'); // the object pronoun of the sentence
     });
+    
+    describe('and OK button is clicked', function() {
+      beforeEach(function() {
+        this.deferreds = [];
+        this.collection.each(function(m, i) {
+          this.deferreds[i] = $.Deferred();
+          spyOn(m, 'destroy').and.returnValue(this.deferreds[i].promise());
+        }, this);
+
+        spyOn(this.view, 'hide');
+
+        this.view.$('.js-ok').click();
+      });
+
+      it('should destroy selected items', function() {
+        expect(this.collection.at(0).destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(this.collection.at(2).destroy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should not remove items from collection until DELETE response comes back successfully', function() {
+        expect(this.collection.at(0).destroy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ wait: true }));
+        expect(this.collection.at(2).destroy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(jasmine.objectContaining({ wait: true }));
+      });
+
+      it('should NOT destroy unselected items', function() {
+        expect(this.collection.at(1).destroy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should hide dialog but not until all items deleted', function() {
+        // Still one pending after 1st resolve
+        this.deferreds[0].resolve();
+        expect(this.view.hide).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+
+        // 2nd resolve, all should be done
+        this.deferreds[2].resolve();
+        expect(this.view.hide).toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+
+      it('should TBD if any item cannot be deleted', function() {
+        // 1st fails, so even if 2nd resolves should not hide view
+        // TODO: How should errors be handled?
+        this.deferreds[0].fail();
+        this.deferreds[2].resolve();
+        expect(this.view.hide).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      });
+    });
   });
 
   afterEach(function() {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bab7b38974..02c6b8d1a5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "load-grunt-tasks": "~0.2.0",
     "moment": "^2.8.4",
     "open": "0.0.5",
+    "queue-async": "^1.0.7",
     "remapify": "^1.3.0",
     "rewireify": "0.0.13",
     "shelljs": "~0.2.6",