diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketController.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketController.java
index 5592e8d..3661849 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketController.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketController.java
@@ -31,4 +31,9 @@ public Ticket createTicket(@Valid @RequestBody NewTicketDTO newTicketDTO) {
     public Ticket updateTicket(@Valid @RequestBody UpdateTicketDTO updateTicketDTO) {
         return ticketService.updateTicket(updateTicketDTO);
     }
+
+    @DeleteMapping("/{id}")
+    public void deleteTicket(@PathVariable String id) {
+        ticketService.deleteTicket(id);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketService.java b/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketService.java
index 84ed6bd..4449a9c 100644
--- a/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketService.java
+++ b/backend/src/main/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketService.java
@@ -54,4 +54,9 @@ public Ticket updateTicket(UpdateTicketDTO updateTicketDTO) {
                 existingTicket.author()
         ));
     }
+
+    public void deleteTicket(String id) {
+        Ticket ticket = getTicketById(id);
+        ticketRepository.delete(ticket);
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketControllerTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketControllerTest.java
index 3e1f499..b2f153a 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketControllerTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketControllerTest.java
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@
 
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.containsString;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.anyOf;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertFalse;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
 import static org.springframework.security.test.web.servlet.request.SecurityMockMvcRequestPostProcessors.oidcLogin;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.get;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.post;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.put;
+import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.delete;
 import static org.springframework.test.web.servlet.result.MockMvcResultMatchers.*;
 
 @SpringBootTest
@@ -325,4 +328,23 @@ void updateTicket_whenInvalidIdAndTitleAndDescription_thenReturnApiErrorMessage(
                 .andExpect(jsonPath("$.error", containsString("title (Title must not be empty)")));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    @WithMockUser
+    @DirtiesContext
+    void deleteTicket_whenDeletingTicketFromRepository_thenOnlyTheSpecifiedTicketIsDeleted() throws Exception {
+        //GIVEN
+        TicketScoutUser ticketScoutUser = new TicketScoutUser("test-name", "test-avatarUrl");
+        Ticket ticketToDelete = new Ticket("1", "projectName", "titleToDelete", "description", Status.OPEN, ticketScoutUser);
+        Ticket ticketToKeep = new Ticket("2", "projectName", "titleToKeep", "description", Status.OPEN, ticketScoutUser);
+        ticketRepository.insert(ticketToDelete);
+        ticketRepository.insert(ticketToKeep);
+
+        //WHEN
+        mockMvc.perform(delete("/api/ticket/{id}", ticketToDelete.id()))
+                //THEN
+                .andExpect(status().isOk());
+
+        assertFalse(ticketRepository.findById(ticketToDelete.id()).isPresent());
+        assertTrue(ticketRepository.findById(ticketToKeep.id()).isPresent());
+    }
 }
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diff --git a/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketServiceTest.java b/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketServiceTest.java
index c93e51f..d432f0c 100644
--- a/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketServiceTest.java
+++ b/backend/src/test/java/com/github/jonashonecker/backend/ticket/TicketServiceTest.java
@@ -159,4 +159,39 @@ void updateTicket_whenUpdateTicketTitle_returnTicketWithUpdatedTitle() {
         verify(ticketRepository, times(1)).findById(id);
         assertEquals(expected, actual);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    void deleteTicket_whenIdDoesNotExist_throwNoSuchTicketException() {
+        //GIVEN
+        String id = "test-id";
+        when(ticketRepository.findById(id)).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
+
+        //WHEN
+        NoSuchTicketException actual = assertThrows(NoSuchTicketException.class, () -> ticketService.deleteTicket(id));
+
+        //THEN
+        assertEquals("Could not find ticket with id: " + id, actual.getMessage());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void deleteTicket_whenIdExist_thenGetTicketByIdAndDeleteTicketByIdIsCalled() {
+        //GIVEN
+        String id = "test-id";
+        Ticket ticket = new Ticket(
+                id,
+                "test-projectName",
+                "test-title",
+                "test-description",
+                Status.OPEN,
+                new TicketScoutUser("test-name", "test-avatarUrl")
+        );
+        when(ticketRepository.findById(id)).thenReturn(Optional.of(ticket));
+
+        //WHEN
+        ticketService.deleteTicket(id);
+
+        //THEN
+        verify(ticketRepository, times(1)).findById(id);
+        verify(ticketRepository, times(1)).delete(ticket);
+    }
 }
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