diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Router.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Router.scala
index aac67ed2bc..5f609a94be 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Router.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/Router.scala
@@ -165,8 +165,9 @@ class Router @Inject() (
     case PATCH(p"/profile/$profileId")  => profileCtrl.update(profileId)
     case DELETE(p"/profile/$profileId") => profileCtrl.delete(profileId)
 
-    case GET(p"/tag/$id")   => tagCtrl.get(id)
-    case PATCH(p"/tag/$id") => tagCtrl.update(id)
+    case GET(p"/tag/$id")    => tagCtrl.get(id)
+    case PATCH(p"/tag/$id")  => tagCtrl.update(id)
+    case DELETE(p"/tag/$id") => tagCtrl.delete(id)
 
     case GET(p"/describe/_all")       => describeCtrl.describeAll
     case GET(p"/describe/$modelName") => describeCtrl.describe(modelName)
diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/TagCtrl.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/TagCtrl.scala
index 4c83a40857..103dc91042 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/TagCtrl.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/controllers/v1/TagCtrl.scala
@@ -77,4 +77,14 @@ class TagCtrl @Inject() (
           .update(_.getFreetag(organisationSrv, EntityIdOrName(tagId)), propertyUpdaters)
           .map(_ => Results.NoContent)
       }
+
+  def delete(tagId: String): Action[AnyContent] =
+    entrypoint("delete tag")
+      .authPermittedTransaction(db, Permissions.manageTag) { implicit request => implicit graph =>
+        tagSrv
+          .getFreetag(EntityIdOrName(tagId))
+          .getOrFail("Tag")
+          .flatMap(tagSrv.delete)
+          .map(_ => Results.NoContent)
+      }
 }
diff --git a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/services/TagSrv.scala b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/services/TagSrv.scala
index 823da0f84e..4b247a616c 100644
--- a/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/services/TagSrv.scala
+++ b/thehive/app/org/thp/thehive/services/TagSrv.scala
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ class TagSrv @Inject() (
 
   def getTag(tag: Tag)(implicit graph: Graph): Traversal.V[Tag] = startTraversal.getTag(tag)
 
+  def getFreetag(idOrName: EntityIdOrName)(implicit graph: Graph, authContext: AuthContext): Traversal.V[Tag] =
+    startTraversal.getFreetag(organisationSrv, idOrName)
+
   def getOrCreate(tagName: String)(implicit graph: Graph, authContext: AuthContext): Try[Tag with Entity] =
     fromString(tagName)
       .flatMap {