diff --git a/src/Api/Actions/Users/DeleteAvatarAction.php b/src/Api/Actions/Users/DeleteAvatarAction.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7d1f534a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Api/Actions/Users/DeleteAvatarAction.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Api\Actions\Users;
+
+use Flarum\Core\Commands\DeleteAvatarCommand;
+use Flarum\Api\Actions\SerializeResourceAction;
+use Flarum\Api\JsonApiRequest;
+use Flarum\Api\JsonApiResponse;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher;
+
+class DeleteAvatarAction extends SerializeResourceAction
+{
+    /**
+     * @var \Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher
+     */
+    protected $bus;
+
+    /**
+     * The name of the serializer class to output results with.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    public static $serializer = 'Flarum\Api\Serializers\UserSerializer';
+
+    /**
+     * Instantiate the action.
+     *
+     * @param \Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher $bus
+     */
+    public function __construct(Dispatcher $bus)
+    {
+        $this->bus = $bus;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Delete a user's avatar, and return the user ready to be serialized and
+     * assigned to the JsonApi response.
+     *
+     * @param \Flarum\Api\JsonApiRequest $request
+     * @param \Flarum\Api\JsonApiResponse $response
+     * @return \Flarum\Core\Models\User
+     */
+    protected function data(JsonApiRequest $request, JsonApiResponse $response)
+    {
+        return $this->bus->dispatch(
+            new DeleteAvatarCommand($request->get('id'), $this->actor->getUser())
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Api/Events/CommandWillBeDispatched.php b/src/Api/Events/CommandWillBeDispatched.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 0b1d12fc2..000000000
--- a/src/Api/Events/CommandWillBeDispatched.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-<?php namespace Flarum\Api\Events;
-
-class CommandWillBeDispatched
-{
-    public $command;
-
-    public $params;
-
-    public function __construct($command, $params)
-    {
-        $this->command = $command;
-        $this->params = $params;
-    }
-}
diff --git a/src/Api/routes.php b/src/Api/routes.php
index 67cd4e46b..16c1d47ab 100644
--- a/src/Api/routes.php
+++ b/src/Api/routes.php
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'api', 'middleware' => 'Flarum\Api\Middleware\LoginWit
         'uses' => $action('Flarum\Api\Actions\Users\UploadAvatarAction')
     ]);
 
+    Route::delete('users/{id}/avatar', [
+        'as' => 'flarum.api.users.avatar.delete',
+        'uses' => $action('Flarum\Api\Actions\Users\DeleteAvatarAction')
+    ]);
+
     /*
     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------
     | Activity
diff --git a/src/Core/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommand.php b/src/Core/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3e38ae82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Commands;
+
+use RuntimeException;
+
+class DeleteAvatarCommand
+{
+    public $userId;
+
+    public $actor;
+
+    public function __construct($userId, $actor)
+    {
+        if (empty($userId) || !intval($userId)) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('No valid user ID specified.');
+        }
+
+        $this->userId = $userId;
+        $this->actor = $actor;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/Events/AvatarWillBeDeleted.php b/src/Core/Events/AvatarWillBeDeleted.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c5128a65e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Events/AvatarWillBeDeleted.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Events;
+
+use Flarum\Core\Models\User;
+
+class AvatarWillBeDeleted
+{
+    public $user;
+
+    public $command;
+
+    public function __construct(User $user, $command)
+    {
+        $this->user = $user;
+        $this->command = $command;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommandHandler.php b/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommandHandler.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c079def54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/DeleteAvatarCommandHandler.php
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+<?php namespace Flarum\Core\Handlers\Commands;
+
+use Flarum\Core\Commands\DeleteAvatarCommand;
+use Flarum\Core\Events\AvatarWillBeDeleted;
+use Flarum\Core\Repositories\UserRepositoryInterface;
+use Flarum\Core\Support\DispatchesEvents;
+use League\Flysystem\Adapter\Local;
+use League\Flysystem\Filesystem;
+use League\Flysystem\FilesystemInterface;
+use League\Flysystem\MountManager;
+
+class DeleteAvatarCommandHandler
+{
+    use DispatchesEvents;
+
+    /**
+     * @var UserRepositoryInterface
+     */
+    protected $users;
+
+    /**
+     * @var FilesystemInterface
+     */
+    protected $uploadDir;
+
+    public function __construct(UserRepositoryInterface $users, FilesystemInterface $uploadDir)
+    {
+        $this->users = $users;
+        $this->uploadDir = $uploadDir;
+    }
+
+    public function handle(DeleteAvatarCommand $command)
+    {
+        $user = $this->users->findOrFail($command->userId);
+
+        // Make sure the current user is allowed to edit the user profile.
+        // This will let admins and the user themselves pass through, and
+        // throw an exception otherwise.
+        $user->assertCan($command->actor, 'edit');
+
+        $avatarPath = $user->avatar_path;
+        $user->changeAvatarPath(null);
+
+        event(new AvatarWillBeDeleted($user, $command));
+
+        $this->uploadDir->delete($avatarPath);
+
+        $user->save();
+        $this->dispatchEventsFor($user);
+
+        return $user;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/UploadAvatarCommandHandler.php b/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/UploadAvatarCommandHandler.php
index 5e36c6da5..531d74694 100644
--- a/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/UploadAvatarCommandHandler.php
+++ b/src/Core/Handlers/Commands/UploadAvatarCommandHandler.php
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ class UploadAvatarCommandHandler
             'target' => $this->uploadDir,
         ]);
 
+        // @todo delete old avatar
+
         $user->changeAvatarPath($uploadName);
 
         event(new AvatarWillBeUploaded($user, $command));