diff --git a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-Service.md b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-Service.md
index 7d3a08b23..ad23bd85e 100644
--- a/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-Service.md
+++ b/Documentation/REST-API/Resources-Service.md
@@ -302,6 +302,35 @@ object.
 |ssl_version            | The SSL version to use [TLSv1.2|TLSv1.1|TLSv1.0]  |
 |ssl_cert_verify_depth  | Certificate verification depth                    |
 
+### Destroy a listener
+
+```
+DELETE /v1/services/:service/listeners/:name
+```
+
+In the URI , the _:name_ must map to a listener and the _:service_ must map to a
+service. Both names must have all whitespace replaced with hyphens.
+
+#### Response
+
+OK:
+
+```
+Status: 204 No Content
+```
+
+Listener not found:
+
+```
+Status: 404 Not Found
+```
+
+Listener cannot be deleted:
+
+```
+Status: 403 Forbidden
+```
+
 ### Update a service
 
 The _:name_ in the URI must map to a service name and the request body must be a
diff --git a/include/maxscale/service.h b/include/maxscale/service.h
index 81464e1fa..d16a4d07e 100644
--- a/include/maxscale/service.h
+++ b/include/maxscale/service.h
@@ -258,6 +258,16 @@ bool serviceHasListener(SERVICE *service, const char *protocol,
  */
 bool service_port_is_used(unsigned short port);
 
+/**
+ * @brief Check if the service has a listener with a matching name
+ *
+ * @param service Service to check
+ * @param name    Name to compare to
+ *
+ * @return True if the service has a listener with a matching name
+ */
+bool service_has_named_listener(SERVICE *service, const char *name);
+
 int   serviceGetUser(SERVICE *service, char **user, char **auth);
 int   serviceSetUser(SERVICE *service, const char *user, const char *auth);
 bool  serviceSetFilters(SERVICE *service, char *filters);
diff --git a/server/core/config_runtime.cc b/server/core/config_runtime.cc
index b8710df3b..f81c52827 100644
--- a/server/core/config_runtime.cc
+++ b/server/core/config_runtime.cc
@@ -806,6 +806,7 @@ bool runtime_destroy_listener(SERVICE *service, const char *name)
         else
         {
             MXS_ERROR("Failed to destroy listener '%s' for service '%s'", name, service->name);
+            runtime_error("Failed to destroy listener '%s' for service '%s'", name, service->name);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/server/core/resource.cc b/server/core/resource.cc
index 8036e2611..a4d469405 100644
--- a/server/core/resource.cc
+++ b/server/core/resource.cc
@@ -353,6 +353,29 @@ HttpResponse cb_delete_monitor(const HttpRequest& request)
     return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, runtime_get_json_error());
 }
 
+HttpResponse cb_delete_listener(const HttpRequest& request)
+{
+
+    SERVICE* service = service_find(request.uri_part(1).c_str());
+    ss_dassert(service);
+
+    if (service)
+    {
+        std::string listener = request.uri_part(3);
+
+        if (!service_has_named_listener(service, listener.c_str()))
+        {
+            return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND);
+        }
+        else if (runtime_destroy_listener(service, listener.c_str()))
+        {
+            return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_NO_CONTENT);
+        }
+    }
+
+    return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, runtime_get_json_error());
+}
+
 HttpResponse cb_all_servers(const HttpRequest& request)
 {
     return HttpResponse(MHD_HTTP_OK, server_list_to_json(request.host()));
@@ -754,6 +777,12 @@ public:
         m_delete.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_delete_monitor, 2, "monitors", ":monitor")));
         m_delete.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_delete_user, 3, "users", "inet", ":inetuser")));
         m_delete.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_delete_user, 3, "users", "unix", ":unixuser")));
+
+        /** The wildcard for listener name isn't a good solution as it adds
+         * a burden to the callback and requires it to do the checking but it'll
+         * do for the time being */
+        m_delete.push_back(SResource(new Resource(cb_delete_listener, 4,
+                                                  "services", ":service", "listeners", "?")));
     }
 
     ~RootResource()
diff --git a/server/core/service.cc b/server/core/service.cc
index 72a21013a..e0dfa8ed9 100644
--- a/server/core/service.cc
+++ b/server/core/service.cc
@@ -796,6 +796,22 @@ bool serviceHasListener(SERVICE *service, const char *protocol,
     return false;
 }
 
+bool service_has_named_listener(SERVICE *service, const char *name)
+{
+    LISTENER_ITERATOR iter;
+
+    for (SERV_LISTENER *listener = listener_iterator_init(service, &iter);
+         listener; listener = listener_iterator_next(&iter))
+    {
+        if (listener_is_active(listener) && strcmp(listener->name, name) == 0)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Allocate a new server reference
  *