diff --git a/packages/backend/src/routers/delete-own-user.js b/packages/backend/src/routers/delete-own-user.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..03325092
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/routers/delete-own-user.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+const eggspress = require("../api/eggspress");
+const { deleteUser, invalidate_cached_user } = require("../helpers");
+
+const config = require("../config");
+
+module.exports = eggspress("/delete-own-user", {
+    subdomain: "api",
+    auth: true,
+    allowedMethods: ["POST"],
+}, async (req, res, next) => {
+    const bcrypt = require('bcrypt');
+
+    const validate_request = async () => {
+        const user = req.user;
+
+        // `user` should always have a value, but this is checked
+        // any way in case the auth middleware is broken.
+        if ( ! user ) return false;
+
+        // temporary users don't require password verification
+        if ( ! user.email && ! user.password ) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if ( ! req.body.password ) return false;
+        if ( ! user || ! user.password ) return false;
+        if ( ! await bcrypt.compare(req.body.password, req.user.password) ) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    if ( ! await validate_request() ) {
+        return res.status(400).send({ success: false });
+    }
+
+    res.clearCookie(config.cookie_name);
+
+    await deleteUser(req.user.id);
+    invalidate_cached_user(req.user);
+
+    return res.send({ success: true });
+});
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/services/PuterAPIService.js b/packages/backend/src/services/PuterAPIService.js
index 3ccd2938..4976252b 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/services/PuterAPIService.js
+++ b/packages/backend/src/services/PuterAPIService.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ class PuterAPIService extends BaseService {
         app.use(require('../routers/auth/check-app'))
         app.use(require('../routers/auth/app-uid-from-origin'))
         app.use(require('../routers/auth/create-access-token'))
+        app.use(require('../routers/auth/delete-own-user'))
         app.use(require('../routers/drivers/call'))
         app.use(require('../routers/drivers/list-interfaces'))
         app.use(require('../routers/drivers/usage'))