diff --git a/briar-headless/README.md b/briar-headless/README.md
index a27d9dc3d..d35bcc98e 100644
--- a/briar-headless/README.md
+++ b/briar-headless/README.md
@@ -72,9 +72,16 @@ Returns a JSON array of contacts:
 The only workaround is to add a contact to the Briar app running on a rooted Android phone
 and then move its database (and key files) to the headless peer.
 
+### Removing a contact
+
+`DELETE /v1/contacts/{contactId}`
+
+The `{contactId}` is the `contactId` of the contact (`1` in the example above).
+It returns with a status code `200`, if removal was successful.
+
 ### Listing all private messages
 
-`GET /messages/{contactId}`
+`GET /v1/messages/{contactId}`
 
 The `{contactId}` is the `contactId` of the contact (`1` in the example above).
 It returns a JSON array of private messages:
@@ -100,7 +107,7 @@ Attention: There can messages of other `type`s where the message `text` is `null
 
 ### Writing a private message
 
-`POST /messages/{contactId}`
+`POST /v1/messages/{contactId}`
 
 The text of the message should be posted as JSON:
 
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/Router.kt b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/Router.kt
index 7e8000ce4..c155fcfd9 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/Router.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/Router.kt
@@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ import io.javalin.Context
 import io.javalin.Javalin
 import io.javalin.JavalinEvent.SERVER_START_FAILED
 import io.javalin.JavalinEvent.SERVER_STOPPED
+import io.javalin.NotFoundResponse
 import io.javalin.apibuilder.ApiBuilder.*
 import io.javalin.core.util.ContextUtil
 import io.javalin.core.util.Header.AUTHORIZATION
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.blogs.BlogController
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.contact.ContactController
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.event.WebSocketController
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ constructor(
             path("/v1") {
                 path("/contacts") {
                     get { ctx -> contactController.list(ctx) }
+                    path("/:contactId") {
+                        delete { ctx -> contactController.delete(ctx) }
+                    }
                 }
                 path("/messages/:contactId") {
                     get { ctx -> messagingController.list(ctx) }
@@ -112,6 +117,21 @@ constructor(
 
 }
 
+/**
+ * Returns a [ContactId] from the "contactId" path parameter.
+ *
+ * @throws NotFoundResponse when contactId is not a number.
+ */
+fun Context.getContactIdFromPathParam(): ContactId {
+    val contactString = pathParam("contactId")
+    val contactInt = try {
+        Integer.parseInt(contactString)
+    } catch (e: NumberFormatException) {
+        throw NotFoundResponse()
+    }
+    return ContactId(contactInt)
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns a String from the JSON field or throws [BadRequestResponse] if null or empty.
  */
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactController.kt b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactController.kt
index 9eb21a120..d7a0bfbc4 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactController.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactController.kt
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ import io.javalin.Context
 interface ContactController {
 
     fun list(ctx: Context): Context
+    fun delete(ctx: Context): Context
 
 }
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerImpl.kt b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerImpl.kt
index bf94c70a5..89f4c0789 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerImpl.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerImpl.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.headless.contact
 
 import io.javalin.Context
+import io.javalin.NotFoundResponse
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactManager
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchContactException
+import org.briarproject.briar.headless.getContactIdFromPathParam
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable
 import javax.inject.Inject
 import javax.inject.Singleton
@@ -19,4 +22,14 @@ constructor(private val contactManager: ContactManager) : ContactController {
         return ctx.json(contacts)
     }
 
+    override fun delete(ctx: Context): Context {
+        val contactId = ctx.getContactIdFromPathParam()
+        try {
+            contactManager.removeContact(contactId)
+        } catch (e: NoSuchContactException) {
+            throw NotFoundResponse()
+        }
+        return ctx
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/messaging/MessagingControllerImpl.kt b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/messaging/MessagingControllerImpl.kt
index 66d951aa8..0521666f9 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/messaging/MessagingControllerImpl.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/main/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/messaging/MessagingControllerImpl.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.invitation.GroupInvitationRequest
 import org.briarproject.briar.api.privategroup.invitation.GroupInvitationResponse
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.event.WebSocketController
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.event.output
+import org.briarproject.briar.headless.getContactIdFromPathParam
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.getFromJson
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.json.JsonDict
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor
@@ -84,13 +85,7 @@ constructor(
     }
 
     private fun getContact(ctx: Context): Contact {
-        val contactString = ctx.pathParam("contactId")
-        val contactInt = try {
-            Integer.parseInt(contactString)
-        } catch (e: NumberFormatException) {
-            throw NotFoundResponse()
-        }
-        val contactId = ContactId(contactInt)
+        val contactId = ctx.getContactIdFromPathParam()
         return try {
             contactManager.getContact(contactId)
         } catch (e: NoSuchContactException) {
diff --git a/briar-headless/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerTest.kt b/briar-headless/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerTest.kt
index 7566c9842..428b9aaa2 100644
--- a/briar-headless/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerTest.kt
+++ b/briar-headless/src/test/java/org/briarproject/briar/headless/contact/ContactControllerTest.kt
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 package org.briarproject.briar.headless.contact
 
+import io.javalin.NotFoundResponse
 import io.javalin.json.JavalinJson.toJson
+import io.mockk.Runs
 import io.mockk.every
+import io.mockk.just
 import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.Contact
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.contact.ContactId
+import org.briarproject.bramble.api.db.NoSuchContactException
 import org.briarproject.bramble.identity.output
 import org.briarproject.briar.headless.ControllerTest
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test
 
 internal class ContactControllerTest : ControllerTest() {
@@ -25,6 +31,30 @@ internal class ContactControllerTest : ControllerTest() {
         controller.list(ctx)
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun testDelete() {
+        every { ctx.pathParam("contactId") } returns "1"
+        every { contactManager.removeContact(ContactId(1)) } just Runs
+        controller.delete(ctx)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testDeleteInvalidContactId() {
+        every { ctx.pathParam("contactId") } returns "foo"
+        assertThrows(NotFoundResponse::class.java) {
+            controller.delete(ctx)
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun testDeleteNonexistentContactId() {
+        every { ctx.pathParam("contactId") } returns "1"
+        every { contactManager.removeContact(ContactId(1)) } throws NoSuchContactException()
+        assertThrows(NotFoundResponse::class.java) {
+            controller.delete(ctx)
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test
     fun testOutputContact() {
         val json = """