diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/correspondent-list/correspondent-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/correspondent-list/correspondent-list.component.ts
index c33089443..f867a10e3 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/correspondent-list/correspondent-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/correspondent-list/correspondent-list.component.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,7 @@ export class CorrespondentListComponent extends GenericListComponent<PaperlessCo
       super(correspondentsService,modalService,CorrespondentEditDialogComponent)
     }
 
+    getObjectName(object: PaperlessCorrespondent) {
+      return `correspondent '${object.name}'`
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-type-list/document-type-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-type-list/document-type-list.component.ts
index 4014a69ee..ae502efc2 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-type-list/document-type-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/document-type-list/document-type-list.component.ts
@@ -16,4 +16,7 @@ export class DocumentTypeListComponent extends GenericListComponent<PaperlessDoc
     super(service, modalService, DocumentTypeEditDialogComponent)
    }
 
+   getObjectName(object: PaperlessDocumentType) {
+    return `document type '${object.name}'`
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/generic-list/generic-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/generic-list/generic-list.component.ts
index 82a520bd5..5997f0ae9 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/generic-list/generic-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/generic-list/generic-list.component.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,13 @@ export abstract class GenericListComponent<T extends ObjectWithId> implements On
     })
   }
 
+  getObjectName(object: T) {
+    return object.toString()
+  }
+
   openDeleteDialog(object: T) {
     var activeModal = this.modalService.open(DeleteDialogComponent, {backdrop: 'static'})
-    activeModal.componentInstance.message = `Do you really want to delete ${object}?`
+    activeModal.componentInstance.message = `Do you really want to delete ${this.getObjectName(object)}?`
     activeModal.componentInstance.message2 = "Associated documents will not be deleted."
     activeModal.componentInstance.deleteClicked.subscribe(() => {
       this.service.delete(object).subscribe(_ => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tag-list/tag-list.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tag-list/tag-list.component.ts
index f92bb0382..2b8f916b9 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tag-list/tag-list.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/manage/tag-list/tag-list.component.ts
@@ -20,4 +20,8 @@ export class TagListComponent extends GenericListComponent<PaperlessTag> {
   getColor(id) {
     return PaperlessTag.COLOURS.find(c => c.id == id)
   }
+
+  getObjectName(object: PaperlessTag) {
+    return `tag '${object.name}'`
+  }
 }