diff --git a/docs/development/API/chats.md b/docs/development/API/chats.md
index f50144c865..2d488f610d 100644
--- a/docs/development/API/chats.md
+++ b/docs/development/API/chats.md
@@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ Returned data:
 }
 ```
 
+### Deleting a chat
+
+Deleting a chat works like this:
+
+`DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:chat_id`
+
+Returned data is the deleted chat.
+
 ### Deleting a chat message
 
 Deleting a chat message for given Chat id works like this:
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
index cf6a055fcd..611e73bfb2 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/api_spec/operations/chat_operation.ex
@@ -222,6 +222,30 @@ def post_chat_message_operation do
     }
   end
 
+  def delete_operation do
+    %Operation{
+      tags: ["chat"],
+      summary: "delete",
+      operationId: "ChatController.delete",
+      parameters: [
+        Operation.parameter(:id, :path, :string, "The ID of the Chat")
+      ],
+      responses: %{
+        200 =>
+          Operation.response(
+            "The deleted Chat",
+            "application/json",
+            Chat
+          )
+      },
+      security: [
+        %{
+          "oAuth" => ["write:chats"]
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  end
+
   def delete_message_operation do
     %Operation{
       tags: ["Chats"],
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
index 3d7b6a4a77..66ba0ae184 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller.ex
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
   alias Pleroma.User
   alias Pleroma.Web.CommonAPI
   alias Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.Chat.MessageReferenceView
+  alias Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatView
   alias Pleroma.Web.Plugs.OAuthScopesPlug
 
   import Ecto.Query
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
            :create,
            :mark_as_read,
            :mark_message_as_read,
-           :delete_message
+           :delete_message,
+           :delete
          ]
   )
 
@@ -42,6 +44,18 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.PleromaAPI.ChatController do
 
   defdelegate open_api_operation(action), to: Pleroma.Web.ApiSpec.ChatOperation
 
+  def delete(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{id: chat_id}) do
+    with {:ok, chat} <- Chat.get_by_user_and_id(user, chat_id),
+         {:ok, chat} <- Pleroma.Repo.delete(chat) do
+      conn
+      |> put_view(ChatView)
+      |> render("show.json", chat: chat)
+    else
+      _e ->
+        {:error, :could_not_delete}
+    end
+  end
+
   def delete_message(%{assigns: %{user: %{id: user_id} = user}} = conn, %{
         message_id: message_id,
         id: chat_id
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
index 6671cf0701..1006329fac 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/router.ex
@@ -464,6 +464,7 @@ defmodule Pleroma.Web.Router do
       post("/chats/by-account-id/:id", ChatController, :create)
       get("/chats", ChatController, :index)
       get("/chats/:id", ChatController, :show)
+      delete("/chats/:id", ChatController, :delete)
       get("/chats/:id/messages", ChatController, :messages)
       post("/chats/:id/messages", ChatController, :post_chat_message)
       delete("/chats/:id/messages/:message_id", ChatController, :delete_message)
diff --git a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
index aa40c6f440..a7929b9136 100644
--- a/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/chat_controller_test.exs
@@ -304,6 +304,24 @@ test "it returns a chat", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "DELETE /api/v1/pleroma/chats/:id" do
+    setup do: oauth_access(["write:chats"])
+
+    test "it deletes a chat", %{conn: conn, user: user} do
+      other_user = insert(:user)
+      {:ok, chat} = Chat.get_or_create(user.id, other_user.ap_id)
+
+      result =
+        conn
+        |> delete("/api/v1/pleroma/chats/#{chat.id}")
+        |> json_response_and_validate_schema(200)
+
+      assert result["id"] == to_string(chat.id)
+
+      refute Chat.get_by_id(chat.id)
+    end
+  end
+
   for tested_endpoint <- ["/api/v1/pleroma/chats", "/api/v2/pleroma/chats"] do
     describe "GET #{tested_endpoint}" do
       setup do: oauth_access(["read:chats"])