diff --git a/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php b/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
index 95151ea..0891d2c 100644
--- a/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
+++ b/bp-xprofile/bp-xprofile-admin.php
@@ -247,6 +247,10 @@ function xprofile_admin_manage_field( $group_id, $field_id = null ) {
            $field->is_required = wp_filter_kses( $_POST['required'] );
            $field->type        = wp_filter_kses( $_POST['fieldtype'] );

+           // Allow newly-created fields to be deleted by default
+           if ( ! $field_id )
+               $field->can_delete = 1;
+
            if ( !empty( $_POST["sort_order_{$field->type}"] ) )
                $field->order_by = wp_filter_kses( $_POST["sort_order_{$field->type}"] );