diff --git a/.eslintrc.json b/.eslintrc.json
index 74a4073..b4bfbc9 100644
--- a/.eslintrc.json
+++ b/.eslintrc.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 				"prettier"
 			],
 			"rules": {
-				"@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-ignore": "warn",
+				"@typescript-eslint/ban-ts-comment": "warn",
 				"@typescript-eslint/camelcase": "off",
 				"@typescript-eslint/explicit-function-return-type": "off",
 				"@typescript-eslint/no-floating-promises": "error",
diff --git a/example.config.js b/example.config.js
index 61b3b90..4ab47a9 100644
--- a/example.config.js
+++ b/example.config.js
@@ -42,10 +42,11 @@ const config = {
 
 
 	chats: {
+
 		/**
 		 * @type {(number | false)}
-		 * Chat to send member (un)ban/(un)warn/report notifications and relevant messages to.
-		 * Pass false to disable this feature.
+		 * Chat to send member (un)ban/(un)warn/report notifications and
+		 * relevant messages to. Pass false to disable this feature.
 		 */
 		adminLog: false,
 
@@ -62,6 +63,13 @@ const config = {
 		 * Pass false to disable this feature.
 		 */
 		report: false,
+
+		/**
+		 * @type {(true | false)}
+		 * Disable whether clicking on `[Report handled]` deletes the
+		 * report chat message.
+		 */
+		noReportChatDeletion: false,
 	},
 
 	/**
@@ -73,7 +81,7 @@ const config = {
 
 	deleteCustom: {
 		longerThan: 450, // UTF-16 characters
-		after: '20 minutes'
+		after: '20 minutes',
 	},
 
 	/**
diff --git a/handlers/middlewares/reportHandled.ts b/handlers/middlewares/reportHandled.ts
index 61d4f97..4e2d11b 100644
--- a/handlers/middlewares/reportHandled.ts
+++ b/handlers/middlewares/reportHandled.ts
@@ -1,19 +1,28 @@
-import { CallbackQuery, Update } from "telegraf/types";
+import { CallbackQuery, Message, Update } from "telegraf/types";
+import { config } from "../../utils/config";
 import type { ExtendedContext } from "../../typings/context";
 
-export = (ctx: ExtendedContext<Update.CallbackQueryUpdate<CallbackQuery.DataQuery>>) => {
+export = async (
+	ctx: ExtendedContext<Update.CallbackQueryUpdate<CallbackQuery.DataQuery>>,
+) => {
 	if (ctx.from?.status !== "admin") {
 		return ctx.answerCbQuery("✋ Not permitted!", { cache_time: 600 });
 	}
 
-	const [, chatId, msgId] = ctx.match!;
+	// @ts-expect-error ctx.match is available but not registered in this callback type
+	const [, chatId, msgId] = (ctx.match as string[])!;
 
+	// delete the report in the actual chat
+	await ctx.telegram.deleteMessage(+chatId, +msgId);
+
+	if (config.chats?.noReportChatDeletion) return null;
 	return Promise.all([
 		// delete the report in the report chat
 		ctx.deleteMessage(),
 		// delete the forwarded contextual message in report chat
-		ctx.deleteMessage(ctx.callbackQuery.message?.reply_to_message?.message_id),
-		// delete the report in the actual chat
-		ctx.telegram.deleteMessage(+chatId, +msgId),
+		ctx.deleteMessage(
+			(ctx.callbackQuery.message as Message.TextMessage)?.reply_to_message
+				?.message_id,
+		),
 	]);
 };
diff --git a/typings/config.d.ts b/typings/config.d.ts
index fed3afc..7373ab2 100644
--- a/typings/config.d.ts
+++ b/typings/config.d.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export interface Config {
 		 * Pass false to disable this feature.
 		 */
 		report?: number | false;
+
+		/**
+		 * Disable whether clicking on `[Report handled]` deletes the
+		 * report chat message.
+		 */
+		noReportChatDeletion: boolean;
 	};
 
 	/**