diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/base.js b/ui (gen4)/features/base.js
index 7cc43f65..35c37e81 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/base.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/base.js	
@@ -1718,22 +1718,52 @@ module.CropActions = actions.Actions({
 			this.crop(this.data[selector](tags), flatten)
 		}],
 
-
 	// crop edit actions...
-	// XXX
-	removeFromCrop: ['- Crop/',
+	// XXX do we need this???
+	removeFromCrop: ['Crop/Remove from crop',
+		{browseMode: 'uncrop'},
 		function(gids){
+			var that = this
 			if(!this.cropped){
 				return
 			}
 
+			var data = this.data
+			var current = this.current
+			var focus = false
+
 			gids = arguments.length > 1 ? [].slice.call(arguments) : gids
 			gids = gids || 'current'
 			gids = gids instanceof Array ? gids : [gids] 
 
-			gids = this.data.normalizeGIDs(gids)
+			gids
+				// clear ribbons...
+				.filter(function(gid){ 
+					if(gid in data.ribbons){
+						delete data.ribbons[gid]
+						data.ribbon_order.splice(data.ribbon_order.indexOf(gid), 1)
 
-			// XXX
+						return false
+					}
+					return true
+				})
+				// clear images...
+				.forEach(function(gid){
+					gid = data.getImage(gid)
+
+					delete data.ribbons[data.getRibbon(gid)][data.order.indexOf(gid)]
+
+					if(gid == current){
+						focus = true
+					}
+				})
+
+			// the above may result in empty ribbons -> cleanup...
+			this.data.clear('empty')
+
+			// restore correct focus...
+			focus
+				&& this.focusImage(this.direction == 'left' ? 'prev' : 'next')
 		}]
 })
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/keyboard.js b/ui (gen4)/features/keyboard.js
index 8202800d..bda0f884 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/keyboard.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/keyboard.js	
@@ -134,7 +134,9 @@ module.GLOBAL_KEYBOARD = {
 
 		W: 'testAction2 -- XXX DEBUG: remove when done...',
 
-		// XXX should we add image level manipulation here, like "remove image"???
+		// XXX not sure about this...
+		Del: 'removeFromCrop',
+		shift_Del: 'removeMarkedFromCrop',
 	},
 
 	'Collection': {
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ module.GLOBAL_KEYBOARD = {
 		Esc: 'loadCollection: "ALL" -- Load all images',
 
 		Del: 'uncollect',
+		shift_Del: 'uncollectMarked',
 	},
 
 	'Range': {
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/marks.js b/ui (gen4)/features/marks.js
index ae427a6b..9d0b1e6f 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/marks.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/marks.js	
@@ -240,6 +240,11 @@ var ImageMarkActions = actions.Actions({
 		{browseMode: function(target){ 
 			return this.marked.length == 0 && 'disabled' }},
 		function(flatten){ this.cropTagged('selected', 'any', flatten) }],
+
+	removeMarkedFromCrop: ['Mark|Crop/Remove marked from crop',
+		{browseMode: function(target){ 
+			return (this.marked.length == 0 || !this.cropped) && 'disabled' }},
+		function(){ this.removeFromCrop(this.marked) }],
 })
 
 
diff --git a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-ribbons.js b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-ribbons.js
index dafdf469..394ef048 100755
--- a/ui (gen4)/features/ui-ribbons.js	
+++ b/ui (gen4)/features/ui-ribbons.js	
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ core.ImageGridFeatures.Feature({
 			'collapseGroup',
 			'crop',
 			'uncrop',
+			'removeFromCrop',
 		], 
 			function(target){ return this.reload(true) }],
 		[[