diff --git a/appinfo/routes.php b/appinfo/routes.php
index 16a08d94..d58f751d 100644
--- a/appinfo/routes.php
+++ b/appinfo/routes.php
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 		['name' => 'login#backChannelLogout', 'url' => '/backchannel-logout/{providerIdentifier}', 'verb' => 'POST'],
 
 		['name' => 'api#createUser', 'url' => '/user', 'verb' => 'POST'],
+		['name' => 'api#deleteUser', 'url' => '/user/{userId}', 'verb' => 'DELETE'],
 
 		['name' => 'id4me#showLogin', 'url' => '/id4me', 'verb' => 'GET'],
 		['name' => 'id4me#login', 'url' => '/id4me', 'verb' => 'POST'],
diff --git a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
index 5b74d6d5..efade9c8 100644
--- a/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
+++ b/lib/Controller/ApiController.php
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 use OCA\UserOIDC\AppInfo\Application;
 use OCA\UserOIDC\Db\UserMapper;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
 use OCP\Files\IRootFolder;
 use OCP\Files\NotPermittedException;
@@ -97,4 +98,20 @@ public function createUser(int $providerId, string $userId, ?string $displayName
 
 		return new DataResponse(['user_id' => $user->getUID()]);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param string $userId
+	 * @return DataResponse
+	 */
+	public function deleteUser(string $userId): DataResponse {
+		$status = Http::STATUS_NOT_FOUND;
+		$user = $this->userManager->get($userId);
+
+		if (!is_null($user) && $user->getBackendClassName() === 'user_oidc') {
+			$user->delete();
+			$status = Http::STATUS_OK;
+		}
+
+		return new DataResponse(['user_id' => $userId], $status);
+	}
 }