diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/intercooler/post_action_toggle_button.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/intercooler/post_action_toggle_button.jinja2
index 48d0f36..e2ca3b2 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/intercooler/post_action_toggle_button.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/intercooler/post_action_toggle_button.jinja2
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 
 {% from 'macros/buttons.jinja2' import post_action_toggle_button with context %}
 
-{{ post_action_toggle_button("bookmark", subject, is_toggled) }}
+{{ post_action_toggle_button(name, subject, is_toggled) }}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/buttons.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/buttons.jinja2
index a847057..afd4c67 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/buttons.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/buttons.jinja2
@@ -12,6 +12,16 @@
   {% if name == "bookmark" %}
     {% set normal_label = "Bookmark" %}
     {% set toggled_label = "Unbookmark" %}
+  {% elif name == "lock" %}
+    {% set normal_label = "Lock" %}
+    {% set toggled_label = "Unlock" %}
+    {% set normal_confirm = "Lock this topic?" %}
+    {% set toggled_confirm = "Unlock this topic?" %}
+  {% elif name == "remove" %}
+    {% set normal_label = "Remove" %}
+    {% set toggled_label = "Un-remove" %}
+    {% set normal_confirm = "Remove this " + type_name + "?" %}
+    {% set toggled_confirm = "Un-remove this " + type_name + "?" %}
   {% endif %}
 
   <li>
@@ -19,11 +29,13 @@
     <button class="btn-post-action"
       data-ic-put-to="{{ _post_action_toggle_button_url(route_name, subject) }}"
       data-ic-replace-target="true"
+      {% if normal_confirm %}data-ic-confirm="{{ normal_confirm }}"{% endif %}
     >{{ normal_label }}</button>
   {% else %}
     <button class="btn-post-action btn-post-action-used"
       data-ic-delete-from="{{ _post_action_toggle_button_url(route_name, subject) }}"
       data-ic-replace-target="true"
+      {% if toggled_confirm %}data-ic-confirm="{{ toggled_confirm }}"{% endif %}
     >{{ toggled_label }}</button>
   {% endif %}
   </li>
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
index f234e33..a69b7de 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/macros/comments.jinja2
@@ -212,27 +212,7 @@
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if request.has_permission("remove", comment) %}
-          <li>
-          {% if not comment.is_removed %}
-            <button class="btn-post-action"
-              data-ic-put-to="{{ request.route_url(
-                'ic_comment_remove',
-                comment_id36=comment.comment_id36,
-              ) }}"
-              data-ic-replace-target="true"
-              data-ic-confirm="Remove this comment?"
-            >Remove</button>
-          {% else %}
-            <button class="btn-post-action"
-              data-ic-delete-from="{{ request.route_url(
-                'ic_comment_remove',
-                comment_id36=comment.comment_id36,
-              ) }}"
-              data-ic-replace-target="true"
-              data-ic-confirm="Un-remove this comment?"
-            >Un-remove</button>
-          {% endif %}
-          </li>
+          {{ post_action_toggle_button("remove", comment, comment.is_removed) }}
         {% endif %}
 
         {% if request.has_permission('reply', comment) %}
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2 b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
index 66a256b..f725421 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
+++ b/tildes/tildes/templates/topic.jinja2
@@ -141,27 +141,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if request.has_permission('lock', topic) %}
-      <li>
-      {% if not topic.is_locked %}
-        <button class="btn-post-action"
-          data-ic-put-to="{{ request.route_url(
-            'ic_topic_lock',
-            topic_id36=topic.topic_id36,
-          ) }}"
-          data-ic-replace-target="true"
-          data-ic-confirm="Lock this topic?"
-        >Lock</button>
-      {% else %}
-        <button class="btn-post-action"
-          data-ic-delete-from="{{ request.route_url(
-            'ic_topic_lock',
-            topic_id36=topic.topic_id36,
-          ) }}"
-          data-ic-replace-target="true"
-          data-ic-confirm="Unlock this topic?"
-        >Unlock</button>
-      {% endif %}
-      </li>
+      {{ post_action_toggle_button("lock", topic, topic.is_locked) }}
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if request.has_permission('bookmark', topic) %}
@@ -169,27 +149,7 @@
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if request.has_permission("remove", topic) %}
-      <li>
-      {% if not topic.is_removed %}
-        <button class="btn-post-action"
-          data-ic-put-to="{{ request.route_url(
-            'ic_topic_remove',
-            topic_id36=topic.topic_id36,
-          ) }}"
-          data-ic-replace-target="true"
-          data-ic-confirm="Remove this topic?"
-        >Remove</button>
-      {% else %}
-        <button class="btn-post-action"
-          data-ic-delete-from="{{ request.route_url(
-            'ic_topic_remove',
-            topic_id36=topic.topic_id36,
-          ) }}"
-          data-ic-replace-target="true"
-          data-ic-confirm="Un-remove this topic?"
-        >Un-remove</button>
-      {% endif %}
-      </li>
+      {{ post_action_toggle_button("remove", topic, topic.is_removed) }}
     {% endif %}
   </menu>
   <div class="btn-post-settings"></div>
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/comment.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/comment.py
index aded654..45e1020 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/comment.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/comment.py
@@ -398,28 +398,36 @@ def put_mark_comments_read(request: Request, mark_all_previous: bool) -> Respons
     return IC_NOOP
 
 
-@ic_view_config(route_name="comment_remove", request_method="PUT", permission="remove")
-def put_comment_remove(request: Request) -> Response:
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name="comment_remove",
+    request_method="PUT",
+    permission="remove",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
+)
+def put_comment_remove(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Remove a comment with Intercooler."""
     comment = request.context
 
     comment.is_removed = True
     request.db_session.add(LogComment(LogEventType.COMMENT_REMOVE, request, comment))
 
-    return Response("Removed")
+    return {"name": "remove", "subject": comment, "is_toggled": True}
 
 
 @ic_view_config(
-    route_name="comment_remove", request_method="DELETE", permission="remove"
+    route_name="comment_remove",
+    request_method="DELETE",
+    permission="remove",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
 )
-def delete_comment_remove(request: Request) -> Response:
+def delete_comment_remove(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Un-remove a comment with Intercooler."""
     comment = request.context
 
     comment.is_removed = False
     request.db_session.add(LogComment(LogEventType.COMMENT_UNREMOVE, request, comment))
 
-    return Response("Un-removed")
+    return {"name": "remove", "subject": comment, "is_toggled": False}
 
 
 @ic_view_config(
diff --git a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/topic.py b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/topic.py
index 962cfba..98bcd88 100644
--- a/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/topic.py
+++ b/tildes/tildes/views/api/web/topic.py
@@ -236,48 +236,68 @@ def patch_move_topic(request: Request, path: str) -> dict:
     return Response("Moved")
 
 
-@ic_view_config(route_name="topic_remove", request_method="PUT", permission="remove")
-def put_topic_remove(request: Request) -> Response:
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name="topic_remove",
+    request_method="PUT",
+    permission="remove",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
+)
+def put_topic_remove(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Remove a topic with Intercooler."""
     topic = request.context
 
     topic.is_removed = True
     request.db_session.add(LogTopic(LogEventType.TOPIC_REMOVE, request, topic))
 
-    return Response("Removed")
+    return {"name": "remove", "subject": topic, "is_toggled": True}
 
 
-@ic_view_config(route_name="topic_remove", request_method="DELETE", permission="remove")
-def delete_topic_remove(request: Request) -> Response:
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name="topic_remove",
+    request_method="DELETE",
+    permission="remove",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
+)
+def delete_topic_remove(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Un-remove a topic with Intercooler."""
     topic = request.context
 
     topic.is_removed = False
     request.db_session.add(LogTopic(LogEventType.TOPIC_UNREMOVE, request, topic))
 
-    return Response("Un-removed")
+    return {"name": "remove", "subject": topic, "is_toggled": False}
 
 
-@ic_view_config(route_name="topic_lock", request_method="PUT", permission="lock")
-def put_topic_lock(request: Request) -> Response:
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name="topic_lock",
+    request_method="PUT",
+    permission="lock",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
+)
+def put_topic_lock(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Lock a topic with Intercooler."""
     topic = request.context
 
     topic.is_locked = True
     request.db_session.add(LogTopic(LogEventType.TOPIC_LOCK, request, topic))
 
-    return Response("Locked")
+    return {"name": "lock", "subject": topic, "is_toggled": True}
 
 
-@ic_view_config(route_name="topic_lock", request_method="DELETE", permission="lock")
-def delete_topic_lock(request: Request) -> Response:
+@ic_view_config(
+    route_name="topic_lock",
+    request_method="DELETE",
+    permission="lock",
+    renderer="post_action_toggle_button.jinja2",
+)
+def delete_topic_lock(request: Request) -> dict:
     """Unlock a topic with Intercooler."""
     topic = request.context
 
     topic.is_locked = False
     request.db_session.add(LogTopic(LogEventType.TOPIC_UNLOCK, request, topic))
 
-    return Response("Unlocked")
+    return {"name": "lock", "subject": topic, "is_toggled": False}
 
 
 @ic_view_config(