diff --git a/doc/http_post.md b/doc/http_post.md
index 97cec2a07..d77aa9329 100644
--- a/doc/http_post.md
+++ b/doc/http_post.md
@@ -70,6 +70,12 @@ User ability to post is based on node configuration.
 	
 User ability to post is based on node configuration.
 
+### Deleting an item ###
+
+	$ curl -u jid:password -i -X DELETE http://post:port/pshb/domain/node/itemid 
+	
+User ability to post is based on node configuration.
+
 
 ### Creating a new node ###
 
diff --git a/src/web/pshb_http.erl b/src/web/pshb_http.erl
index 0b48b378d..f7967b285 100644
--- a/src/web/pshb_http.erl
+++ b/src/web/pshb_http.erl
@@ -116,6 +116,14 @@ out(Args, 'POST', [_D, _Node]=Uri, {_User, _Domain} = UD) ->
 out(Args, 'PUT', [_D, _Node, Slug]=Uri, {_User, _Domain} = UD) ->
   publish_item(Args, Uri, Slug, UD);
 	
+out(Args, 'DELETE', [_D, Node, Id]= Uri, {User, UDomain}) ->
+  Host = get_host(Uri),
+  Jid = jlib:make_jid({User, UDomain, ""}),
+  case mod_pubsub:delete_item(get_host(Uri), list_to_binary(Node), Jid, Id) of
+    {error, Error} -> error(Error);
+    {result, Res} -> success(200)
+  end;
+
 
 out(Args, 'PUT', [_Domain, Node]= Uri, {User, UDomain}) ->
   Host = get_host(Uri),