diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV2Dot1Controller.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV2Dot1Controller.php
index 548be7e2d..d54896732 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV2Dot1Controller.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/ApiV2Dot1Controller.php
@@ -3,10 +3,15 @@
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Api;
 
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
+use App\Jobs\DeletePipeline\DeleteAccountPipeline;
+use App\Models\OauthClient;
 use App\Models\UserSetting;
+use App\Services\AccountService;
 use App\Services\AppService;
 use Illuminate\Http\JsonResponse;
 use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Cache;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 
 class ApiV2Dot1Controller extends Controller
 {
@@ -27,6 +32,11 @@ class ApiV2Dot1Controller extends Controller
         return $this->json(app(AppService::class)->getConfig());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * GET /api/v2.1/account/timeline/settings
+     *
+     * Get timeline settings for non-webUI clients, allowing them to view reblog state
+     */
     public function accountTimelineSettings(Request $request)
     {
         abort_if(! $request->user() || ! $request->user()->token(), 403);
@@ -69,6 +79,44 @@ class ApiV2Dot1Controller extends Controller
         return $this->json($this->formatTimelineSettings($userSettings));
     }
 
+    public function accountPermanentDelete(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->validate($request, [
+            'current_password' => 'required|current_password:api',
+        ]);
+
+        $user = $request->user();
+        abort_if(! config('pixelfed.account_deletion'), 403);
+        abort_if($user->is_admin, 403);
+        $profile = $user->profile;
+        abort_if($profile->status != null, 400);
+
+        $ts = now()->addMonth();
+        $user->email = $user->id;
+        $user->password = '';
+        $user->status = 'delete';
+        $profile->status = 'delete';
+        $user->delete_after = $ts;
+        $profile->delete_after = $ts;
+        $user->save();
+        $profile->save();
+
+        Cache::forget('profiles:private');
+        AccountService::del($profile->id);
+        $accessTokenIds = DB::table('oauth_access_tokens')
+            ->where('user_id', $user->id)
+            ->pluck('id')
+            ->all();
+        DB::table('oauth_refresh_tokens')
+            ->whereIn('access_token_id', $accessTokenIds)
+            ->delete();
+        DB::table('oauth_access_tokens')->where('user_id', $user->id)->delete();
+        OauthClient::where('user_id', $user->id)->delete();
+        DeleteAccountPipeline::dispatch($user)->onQueue('low');
+
+        return $this->json(['message' => 'Account deleted']);
+    }
+
     protected function formatTimelineSettings(UserSetting $userSettings): array
     {
         $other = is_array($userSettings->other) ? $userSettings->other : [];
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 14371dcd3..bef9865aa 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -372,6 +372,7 @@ Route::prefix('api')->group(function () use ($middleware) {
 
         Route::get('account/timeline/settings', [ApiV2Dot1Controller::class, 'accountTimelineSettings'])->middleware($middleware);
         Route::post('account/timeline/settings', [ApiV2Dot1Controller::class, 'updateAccountTimelineSettings'])->middleware($middleware);
+        Route::post('account/remove/permanent', [ApiV2Dot1Controller::class, 'accountPermanentDelete'])->middleware($middleware);
     });
 
     Route::prefix('live')->group(function () {