diff --git a/restapi/index.php b/restapi/index.php
index af965e498..5effb5f30 100644
--- a/restapi/index.php
+++ b/restapi/index.php
@@ -2233,6 +2233,25 @@ class RestapiController { /* {{{ */
         return $response->withJson(array('success'=>true, 'message'=>'', 'data'=>$this->__getRoleData($newRole)), 201);
     } /* }}} */
 
+    function deleteRole($request, $response, $args) { /* {{{ */
+        $dms = $this->container->dms;
+        $userobj = $this->container->userobj;
+
+        $check = $this->checkIfAdmin($request, $response);
+        if($check !== true)
+            return $check;
+
+        if($role = $dms->getRole($args['id'])) {
+            if($result = $role->remove($userobj)) {
+                return $response->withJson(array('success'=>$result, 'message'=>'', 'data'=>''), 200);
+            } else {
+                return $response->withJson(array('success'=>$result, 'message'=>'Could not delete role', 'data'=>''), 500);
+            }
+        } else {
+            return $response->withJson(array('success'=>false, 'message'=>'No such role', 'data'=>''), 404);
+        }
+    } /* }}} */
+
     function getRole($request, $response, $args) { /* {{{ */
         $dms = $this->container->dms;
         $userobj = $this->container->userobj;
@@ -2985,6 +3004,7 @@ $app->put('/users/{id}/password', \RestapiController::class.':changeUserPassword
 $app->get('/roles', \RestapiController::class.':getRoles');
 $app->post('/roles', \RestapiController::class.':createRole');
 $app->get('/roles/{id}', \RestapiController::class.':getRole');
+$app->delete('/roles/{id}', \RestapiController::class.':deleteRole');
 $app->post('/groups', \RestapiController::class.':createGroup');
 $app->get('/groups', \RestapiController::class.':getGroups');
 $app->delete('/groups/{id}', \RestapiController::class.':deleteGroup');