diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b1fd111..138b75b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ add_library(mfapi SHARED
 	mfapi/apicalls/file_get_info.c
 	mfapi/apicalls/user_get_info.c
 	mfapi/apicalls/file_get_links.c
+	mfapi/apicalls/file_delete.c
 	mfapi/apicalls/user_session.c
 	mfapi/apicalls/folder_get_info.c
 	mfapi/apicalls/folder_create.c
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ add_executable(mediafire-shell
 	mfshell/commands/pwd.c
 	mfshell/commands/whoami.c
 	mfshell/commands/rmdir.c
+	mfshell/commands/rm.c
 	mfshell/commands/status.c
 	mfshell/commands/changes.c
 	mfshell/config.c
diff --git a/mfapi/apicalls.h b/mfapi/apicalls.h
index ddfddda..c9ff7b2 100644
--- a/mfapi/apicalls.h
+++ b/mfapi/apicalls.h
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ int             mfconn_api_user_get_session_token(mfconn * conn,
 
 int             mfconn_api_folder_delete(mfconn * conn, const char *folderkey);
 
+int             mfconn_api_file_delete(mfconn * conn, const char *quickkey);
+
 int             mfconn_api_device_get_status(mfconn * conn,
                                              uint64_t * revision);
 
diff --git a/mfapi/apicalls/file_delete.c b/mfapi/apicalls/file_delete.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..091b497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mfapi/apicalls/file_delete.c
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Bryan Christ <bryan.christ@mediafire.com>
+ *               2014 Johannes Schauer <j.schauer@email.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "../../utils/http.h"
+#include "../mfconn.h"
+#include "../apicalls.h"        // IWYU pragma: keep
+
+int mfconn_api_file_delete(mfconn * conn, const char *quickkey)
+{
+    const char     *api_call;
+    int             retval;
+    mfhttp         *http;
+
+    if (conn == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (quickkey == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (strlen(quickkey) != 15)
+        return -1;
+
+    api_call = mfconn_create_signed_get(conn, 0, "file/delete.php",
+                                        "?quick_key=%s&response_format=json",
+                                        quickkey);
+
+    http = http_create();
+    retval = http_get_buf(http, api_call, NULL, NULL);
+    http_destroy(http);
+
+    free((void *)api_call);
+
+    return retval;
+}
diff --git a/mfshell/commands.h b/mfshell/commands.h
index c1ce321..8f7536f 100644
--- a/mfshell/commands.h
+++ b/mfshell/commands.h
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ int             mfshell_cmd_whoami(mfshell * mfshell, int argc,
 int             mfshell_cmd_rmdir(mfshell * mfshell, int argc,
                                   char *const argv[]);
 
+int             mfshell_cmd_rm(mfshell * mfshell, int argc,
+                               char *const argv[]);
+
 int             mfshell_cmd_status(mfshell * mfshell, int argc,
                                    char *const argv[]);
 
diff --git a/mfshell/commands/rm.c b/mfshell/commands/rm.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89199d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mfshell/commands/rm.c
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Bryan Christ <bryan.christ@mediafire.com>
+ *               2014 Johannes Schauer <j.schauer@email.de>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2, as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for
+ * more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
+ * this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51
+ * Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include "../../mfapi/apicalls.h"
+#include "../mfshell.h"
+#include "../../mfapi/mfconn.h"
+#include "../commands.h"        // IWYU pragma: keep
+
+int mfshell_cmd_rm(mfshell * mfshell, int argc, char *const argv[])
+{
+    int             retval;
+    const char     *quickkey;
+
+    if (mfshell == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    if (mfshell->conn == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "conn is NULL\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (argc != 2) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Invalid number of arguments\n");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    quickkey = argv[1];
+    if (quickkey == NULL)
+        return -1;
+
+    // check the lenght of the key
+    if (strlen(quickkey) != 15) {
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    retval = mfconn_api_file_delete(mfshell->conn, quickkey);
+    mfconn_update_secret_key(mfshell->conn);
+
+    return retval;
+}
diff --git a/mfshell/mfshell.c b/mfshell/mfshell.c
index 119a1e0..c6b6114 100644
--- a/mfshell/mfshell.c
+++ b/mfshell/mfshell.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct mfcmd    commands[] = {
      mfshell_cmd_links},
     {"get", "[quickkey]", "download a file", mfshell_cmd_get},
     {"rmdir", "[folderkey]", "remove directory", mfshell_cmd_rmdir},
+    {"rm", "[quickkey]", "remove file", mfshell_cmd_rm},
     {"status", "", "device status", mfshell_cmd_status},
     {"changes", "<revision>", "device changes (default: 0)",
      mfshell_cmd_changes},