diff --git a/actions.yaml b/actions.yaml
index c76df64..df585b5 100644
--- a/actions.yaml
+++ b/actions.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,10 @@ add-user:
       description: Role to give user
       type: string
       default: ""
+delete-user:
+  description: delete a dashboard user
+  params:
+    username:
+      description: Name of user to delete
+      type: string
+      default: ""
diff --git a/src/charm.py b/src/charm.py
index d4597f3..75ea0db 100755
--- a/src/charm.py
+++ b/src/charm.py
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ class CephDashboardCharm(ops_openstack.core.OSBaseCharm):
             self.radosgw_user.on.gw_user_ready,
             self._configure_dashboard)
         self.framework.observe(self.on.add_user_action, self._add_user_action)
+        self.framework.observe(
+            self.on.delete_user_action,
+            self._delete_user_action)
         self.ingress = interface_api_endpoints.APIEndpointsRequires(
             self,
             'loadbalancer',
@@ -518,5 +521,15 @@ class CephDashboardCharm(ops_openstack.core.OSBaseCharm):
                 else:
                     event.set_results({"password": password})
 
+    def _delete_user_action(self, event: ActionEvent) -> None:
+        """Delete a user"""
+        username = event.params["username"]
+        try:
+            self._run_cmd(['ceph', 'dashboard', 'ac-user-delete', username])
+            event.set_results({"message": "User {} deleted".format(username)})
+        except subprocess.CalledProcessError as exc:
+            event.fail(exc.output)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main(CephDashboardCharm)
diff --git a/unit_tests/test_ceph_dashboard_charm.py b/unit_tests/test_ceph_dashboard_charm.py
index 77c47d6..1332ea1 100644
--- a/unit_tests/test_ceph_dashboard_charm.py
+++ b/unit_tests/test_ceph_dashboard_charm.py
@@ -630,3 +630,14 @@ class TestCephDashboardCharmBase(CharmTestCase):
         self.subprocess.check_output.assert_called_once_with(
             ['ceph', 'dashboard', 'ac-user-create', '--enabled',
              '-i', 'tempfilename', 'auser', 'administrator'])
+
+    def test__delete_user_action(self):
+        self.subprocess.check_output.return_value = b''
+        self.harness.begin()
+        action_event = MagicMock()
+        action_event.params = {
+            'username': 'auser'}
+        self.harness.charm._delete_user_action(action_event)
+        self.subprocess.check_output.assert_called_once_with(
+            ['ceph', 'dashboard', 'ac-user-delete', 'auser'],
+            stderr=self.subprocess.STDOUT)