diff --git a/api/routers/v1/timelog.py b/api/routers/v1/timelog.py
index 8ec17ea76..99325c6d0 100644
--- a/api/routers/v1/timelog.py
+++ b/api/routers/v1/timelog.py
@@ -200,6 +200,17 @@ async def update_task(
     return result
 
 
+@router.delete("/tasks/{task_id}", status_code=204)
+async def delete_task(task_id: int, current_user=Depends(get_current_user), db: Session = Depends(get_db)):
+    task = TaskService(db).get_task(task_id)
+    if not task:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Task with id {task_id} not found")
+    if current_user.id != task.user_id:
+        raise HTTPException(status_code=403, detail="You are not authorized to delete tasks for this user")
+    TaskService(db).delete_task(task_id)
+    return
+
+
 def validate_task(task_to_validate: TaskSchema, db: Session):
     validated = ValidatedObject(is_valid=False, message="")
     user_can_create_tasks = ConfigService(db).can_user_edit_task(task_to_validate.date)
diff --git a/api/services/timelog.py b/api/services/timelog.py
index a4ca32f26..a7223e147 100644
--- a/api/services/timelog.py
+++ b/api/services/timelog.py
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@ def update_task(self, existing_task: Task, task_updates: TaskUpdate) -> Task:
         self.db.refresh(existing_task)
         return existing_task
 
+    def delete_task(self, task_id: int):
+        task = self.get_task(task_id)
+        self.db.delete(task)
+        self.db.commit()
+
     def check_task_for_overlap(self, task: Task) -> ValidatedObject:
         validated_task = ValidatedObject(is_valid=True, message="")
         user_tasks_for_day = self.db.query(Task).where(Task.user_id == task.user_id, Task.date == task.date)