diff --git a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
index 2b0a76050..a5f0827ba 100644
--- a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
+++ b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
@@ -655,6 +655,16 @@ backup:
                     help: Print sizes in human readable format
                     action: store_true
 
+        ### backup_delete()
+        delete:
+            action_help: Delete a backup archive
+            api: DELETE /backup/archives/<name>
+            arguments:
+                name:
+                    help: Name of the archive to delete
+                    extra:
+                        pattern: *pattern_backup_archive_name
+
 
 #############################
 #          Monitor          #
diff --git a/lib/yunohost/backup.py b/lib/yunohost/backup.py
index 703f4a285..dfa806e9c 100644
--- a/lib/yunohost/backup.py
+++ b/lib/yunohost/backup.py
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ def backup_info(name, with_details=False, human_readable=False):
     archive_file = '%s/%s.tar.gz' % (archives_path, name)
     if not os.path.isfile(archive_file):
         logger.error("no local backup archive found at '%s'", archive_file)
-        raise MoulinetteError(errno.EIO, m18n.n('backup_archive_name_unknown'))
+        raise MoulinetteError(errno.EIO, m18n.n('backup_archive_name_unknown',name))
 
     info_file = "%s/%s.info.json" % (archives_path, name)
     try:
@@ -412,3 +412,32 @@ def backup_info(name, with_details=False, human_readable=False):
         for d in ['apps', 'hooks']:
             result[d] = info[d]
     return result
+    
+    
+def backup_delete(name):
+    """
+    Delete a backup
+
+    Keyword arguments:
+        name -- Name of the local backup archive
+
+    """    
+    from yunohost.hook import hook_callback
+    hook_callback('pre_backup_delete', args=[name])
+    
+    archive_file = '%s/%s.tar.gz' % (archives_path, name)
+        
+    info_file = "%s/%s.info.json" % (archives_path, name)
+    for backup_file in [archive_file,info_file]:
+        if not os.path.isfile(backup_file):
+            logger.error("no local backup archive found at '%s'", backup_file)
+            raise MoulinetteError(errno.EIO, m18n.n('backup_archive_name_unknown', backup_file))
+        try:
+            os.remove(backup_file)
+        except:
+            logger.exception("unable to delete '%s'", backup_file)
+            raise MoulinetteError(errno.EIO, m18n.n('backup_delete_error',backup_file))        
+        
+    hook_callback('post_backup_delete', args=[name])
+
+    msignals.display(m18n.n('backup_deleted'), 'success')
diff --git a/locales/en.json b/locales/en.json
index 4006ff6ed..85b9b08ed 100644
--- a/locales/en.json
+++ b/locales/en.json
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
     "backup_creating_archive" : "Creating the backup archive...",
     "backup_extracting_archive" : "Extracting the backup archive...",
     "backup_archive_open_failed" : "Unable to open the backup archive",
-    "backup_archive_name_unknown" : "Unknown local backup archive name",
+    "backup_archive_name_unknown" : "Unknown local backup archive named '{:s}'",
     "backup_archive_name_exists" : "Backup archive name already exists",
     "backup_complete" : "Backup complete",
     "backup_invalid_archive" : "Invalid backup archive",
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@
     "restore_complete" : "Restore complete",
     "unbackup_app" : "App '{:s}' will not be saved",
     "unrestore_app" : "App '{:s}' will not be restored",
+    "backup_delete_error" : "Unable to delete '{:s}'",
+    "backup_deleted" : "Backup successfully deleted",
 
     "field_invalid" : "Invalid field '{:s}'",
     "mail_domain_unknown" : "Unknown mail address domain '{:s}'",