diff --git a/client/src/components/hints.tsx b/client/src/components/hints.tsx
index 10aa46f..f9e1371 100644
--- a/client/src/components/hints.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/hints.tsx
@@ -25,3 +25,21 @@ export function Hints({hints, showHidden, step, selected, toggleSelection} : {hi
     {showHidden && hiddenHints.map((hint, j) => <HiddenHint key={`hidden-hint-${step}-${j}`} hint={hint} step={step} selected={selected} toggleSelection={toggleSelection}/>)}
   </>
 }
+
+export function DeletedHint({hint} : {hint: GameHint}) {
+  return <div className="message information deleted-hint">
+    <Markdown>{hint.text}</Markdown>
+  </div>
+}
+
+export function DeletedHints({hints, showHidden} : {hints: GameHint[], showHidden: boolean}) {
+
+  const openHints = hints.filter(hint => !hint.hidden)
+  const hiddenHints = hints.filter(hint => hint.hidden)
+
+  // TODO: Should not use index as key.
+  return <>
+    {openHints.map((hint, i) => <DeletedHint key={`deleted-hint-${i}`} hint={hint} />)}
+    {showHidden && hiddenHints.map((hint, i) => <DeletedHint key={`deleted-hidden-hint-${i}`} hint={hint}/>)}
+  </>
+}
diff --git a/client/src/components/infoview/command_line.tsx b/client/src/components/infoview/command_line.tsx
index e892f66..3991e40 100644
--- a/client/src/components/infoview/command_line.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/infoview/command_line.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import { InteractiveDiagnostic, getInteractiveDiagnostics } from '@leanprover/in
 import { Diagnostic } from 'vscode-languageserver-types';
 import { DocumentPosition } from '../../../../node_modules/lean4-infoview/src/infoview/util';
 import { useRpcSessionAtPos } from '../../../../node_modules/lean4-infoview/src/infoview/rpcSessions';
-import { InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep } from './context'
+import { DeletedChatContext, InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep } from './context'
 import { goalsToString } from './goals'
 import { InteractiveGoals } from './rpc_api'
 
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ export function CommandLine({proofPanelRef}: {proofPanelRef: React.MutableRefObj
   // The context storing all information about the current proof
   const {proof, setProof} = React.useContext(ProofContext)
 
+  // state to store the last batch of deleted messages
+  const {setDeletedChat} = React.useContext(DeletedChatContext)
+
   // TODO: does the position matter at all?
   const rpcSess = useRpcSessionAtPos({uri: uri, line: 1, character: 1})
 
@@ -184,6 +187,10 @@ export function CommandLine({proofPanelRef}: {proofPanelRef: React.MutableRefObj
   // Run the command
   const runCommand = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (processing) {return}
+
+    // TODO: Desired logic is to only reset this after a new *error-free* command has been entered
+    setDeletedChat([])
+
     const pos = editor.getPosition()
     if (commandLineInput) {
       setProcessing(true)
diff --git a/client/src/components/infoview/context.ts b/client/src/components/infoview/context.ts
index cff5400..dfc570a 100644
--- a/client/src/components/infoview/context.ts
+++ b/client/src/components/infoview/context.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import * as monaco from 'monaco-editor/esm/vs/editor/editor.api.js'
 import { InteractiveDiagnostic, InteractiveTermGoal } from '@leanprover/infoview-api';
-import { InteractiveGoal, InteractiveGoals } from './rpc_api';
+import { GameHint, InteractiveGoal, InteractiveGoals } from './rpc_api';
 
 export const MonacoEditorContext = React.createContext<monaco.editor.IStandaloneCodeEditor>(
   null as any)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export type ProofStep = {
   /** List of goals *after* this command */
   goals: InteractiveGoal[]     // TODO: Add correct type
   /** Story relevant messages */
-  hints: any        // TODO: Add correct type
+  hints: GameHint[]        // TODO: Add correct type
   /** Errors and warnings */
   errors: InteractiveDiagnostic[]       // TODO: Add correct type
 }
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ export const SelectionContext = React.createContext<{
   setSelectedStep: () => {}
 })
 
+/** Context for deleted Hints that are visible just a bit after they've been deleted */
+export const DeletedChatContext = React.createContext<{
+  deletedChat : GameHint[],
+  setDeletedChat: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<Array<GameHint>>>
+}>({
+  deletedChat: undefined,
+  setDeletedChat: () => {}
+})
 
 export const InputModeContext = React.createContext<{
   commandLineMode: boolean,
diff --git a/client/src/components/infoview/infoview.css b/client/src/components/infoview/infoview.css
index 9c1757e..1d533ad 100644
--- a/client/src/components/infoview/infoview.css
+++ b/client/src/components/infoview/infoview.css
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
   background-color: #FFBABA;
 }
 
+.message.deleted-hint {
+  background-color: #eee;
+  color: #777;
+  box-shadow: .0em .0em .5em .2em #eee;
+ }
+
 .hyp-group {
   margin-bottom: 0.3em;
 }
diff --git a/client/src/components/infoview/main.tsx b/client/src/components/infoview/main.tsx
index 7918617..f83fa9c 100644
--- a/client/src/components/infoview/main.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/infoview/main.tsx
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ import Markdown from '../markdown';
 import { Infos } from './infos';
 import { AllMessages, Errors, WithLspDiagnosticsContext } from './messages';
 import { Goal } from './goals';
-import { InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep, SelectionContext } from './context';
+import { DeletedChatContext, InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep, SelectionContext } from './context';
 import { CommandLine, hasErrors, hasInteractiveErrors } from './command_line';
 import { InteractiveDiagnostic } from '@leanprover/infoview/*';
 import { Button } from '../button';
 import { CircularProgress } from '@mui/material';
+import { GameHint } from './rpc_api';
 
 /** Wrapper for the two editors. It is important that the `div` with `codeViewRef` is
  * always present, or the monaco editor cannot start.
@@ -275,6 +276,7 @@ export function CommandLineInterface(props: {world: string, level: number, data:
   const gameId = React.useContext(GameIdContext)
   const {proof} = React.useContext(ProofContext)
   const {selectedStep, setSelectedStep} = React.useContext(SelectionContext)
+  const {setDeletedChat} = React.useContext(DeletedChatContext)
 
   const proofPanelRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null)
 
@@ -302,6 +304,12 @@ export function CommandLineInterface(props: {world: string, level: number, data:
    */
   function deleteProof(line: number) {
     return (ev) => {
+      let deletedChat: Array<GameHint> = []
+      proof.slice(line).map(step => {
+        deletedChat = [...deletedChat, ...step.hints]
+      })
+      setDeletedChat(deletedChat)
+
       editor.executeEdits("command-line", [{
         range: monaco.Selection.fromPositions(
           {lineNumber: line, column: 1},
diff --git a/client/src/components/level.tsx b/client/src/components/level.tsx
index d0efaad..2a043ab 100644
--- a/client/src/components/level.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/level.tsx
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ import {Inventory, Documentation} from './inventory';
 import { useGetGameInfoQuery, useLoadLevelQuery } from '../state/api';
 import { changedSelection, codeEdited, selectCode, selectSelections, progressSlice, selectCompleted } from '../state/progress';
 import { DualEditor } from './infoview/main'
-import { Hints } from './hints';
-import { InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep, SelectionContext } from './infoview/context';
+import { DeletedHint, DeletedHints, Hints } from './hints';
+import { DeletedChatContext, InputModeContext, MonacoEditorContext, ProofContext, ProofStep, SelectionContext } from './infoview/context';
 import { hasInteractiveErrors } from './infoview/command_line';
+import { GameHint } from './infoview/rpc_api';
 
 function Level() {
 
@@ -67,6 +68,10 @@ function PlayableLevel({worldId, levelId}) {
   // The state variables for the `ProofContext`
   const [proof, setProof] = useState<Array<ProofStep>>([])
 
+  // When deleting the proof, we want to keep to old messages around until
+  // a new proof has been entered. e.g. to consult messages coming from dead ends
+  const [deletedChat, setDeletedChat] = useState<Array<GameHint>>([])
+
   const initialCode = useAppSelector(selectCode(gameId, worldId, levelId))
   const initialSelections = useAppSelector(selectSelections(gameId, worldId, levelId))
 
@@ -216,6 +221,7 @@ function PlayableLevel({worldId, levelId}) {
 
   return <>
     <div style={level.isLoading ? null : {display: "none"}} className="app-content loading"><CircularProgress /></div>
+    <DeletedChatContext.Provider value={{deletedChat, setDeletedChat}}>
     <SelectionContext.Provider value={{selectedStep, setSelectedStep}}>
     <InputModeContext.Provider value={{commandLineMode, setCommandLineMode, commandLineInput, setCommandLineInput}}>
     <ProofContext.Provider value={{proof, setProof}}>
@@ -238,6 +244,7 @@ function PlayableLevel({worldId, levelId}) {
                   selected={selectedStep} toggleSelection={toggleSelection(i)}/>
               }
             })}
+            <DeletedHints hints={deletedChat} showHidden={showHiddenHints}/>
             {completed &&
               <>
                 <div className={`message information step-${k}${selectedStep == k ? ' selected' : ''}`} onClick={toggleSelection(k)}>
@@ -284,6 +291,7 @@ function PlayableLevel({worldId, levelId}) {
     </ProofContext.Provider>
     </InputModeContext.Provider>
     </SelectionContext.Provider>
+    </DeletedChatContext.Provider>
   </>
 }