diff --git a/api/repo_api.py b/api/repo_api.py
index f597715..5f5ede8 100644
--- a/api/repo_api.py
+++ b/api/repo_api.py
@@ -2288,6 +2288,31 @@ def git_forgejo_create_repo(repo):
                         "private" : False
                     })
 
+def git_forgejo_delete_command(url):
+    token = ""
+    with open("/opt/opengnsys/etc/ogGitApiToken.cfg", "r", encoding='utf-8') as token_file:
+        token = token_file.read().strip()
+
+    if url[0] == "/":
+        url = url[1:]
+
+    url = f"http://localhost:{OGGIT_FORGEJO_PORT}/{url}"
+
+    journal.send(f"Executing forgejo DELETE to {url}...", PRIORITY=journal.LOG_DEBUG, SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="ogrepo-api_DEBUG")
+
+    r = requests.delete(
+        url,
+        headers = { 'Authorization' : f"token {token}" },
+        timeout = 60
+    )
+
+    journal.send(f"Request status was {r.status_code}, content {r.content}", PRIORITY=journal.LOG_DEBUG, SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="ogrepo-api_DEBUG")
+
+    return r.status_code, r.content.decode('utf-8')
+
+def git_forgejo_delete_repo(repo):
+    return git_forgejo_delete_command(f"/api/v1/repos/oggit/{repo}")
+
 def git_forgejo_create_tag(repo,tag,msg,target):
     return git_forgejo_post_command(f"/api/v1/repos/oggit/{repo}/tags", {
         "message":  msg,
@@ -2453,9 +2478,23 @@ def git_create_repository():
 
     return jsonify({"status": "Repository created"}), 201
 
-@app.route("/ogrepository/v1/git/repositories", methods=['DELETE'])
-def git_delete_repository():
-    return jsonify({"error" : "Not implemented"}), 500
+@app.route("/ogrepository/v1/git/repositories/<string:repo>", methods=['DELETE'])
+def git_delete_repository(repo):
+    repo_path = os.path.join(REPOSITORIES_BASE_PATH, OGGIT_USER, repo + ".git")
+
+    status, content = git_forgejo_delete_repo(repo)
+    if status not in (204, 404):
+        journal.send(f"Can't delete repository {repo} from forgejo: {content}", PRIORITY=journal.LOG_ERR, SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="ogrepo-api_DEBUG")
+        return jsonify({"error" : f"Failed to delete from forgejo: {content}"}), 500
+
+    if os.path.isdir(repo_path):
+        import shutil
+        shutil.rmtree(repo_path, ignore_errors=True)
+        journal.send(f"Repository {repo} deleted", PRIORITY=journal.LOG_INFO, SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="ogrepo-api_DEBUG")
+        return jsonify({"status": "Repository deleted"}), 200
+    else:
+        journal.send(f"Can't delete repository {repo}, not found at {repo_path}", PRIORITY=journal.LOG_ERR, SYSLOG_IDENTIFIER="ogrepo-api_DEBUG")
+        return jsonify({"status": "Repository not found"}), 404
 
 @app.route("/ogrepository/v1/git/repositories/<string:repo>/sync", methods=['POST'])
 def git_sync_repository(repo):