diff --git a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/controller/user/UserController.java b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/controller/user/UserController.java
index 39244808a53a656b9a60e6e25f6db0d7728e25f1..35a8e39ec8bcdc41e7d72f540943e25c4cf54d6a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/controller/user/UserController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/controller/user/UserController.java
@@ -152,6 +152,17 @@ public class UserController {
     return ResponseEntity.ok(userDTO);
   }
 
+  @Operation(summary = "Delete the authenticated user", description = "Delete the authenticated user")
+  @ApiResponses(value = {
+      @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Successfully deleted user")
+  })
+  @DeleteMapping(value = "/me", produces = MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON_VALUE)
+  public ResponseEntity<Void> deleteUser(@AuthenticationPrincipal AuthIdentity identity) {
+    userService.delete(identity.getId());
+    log.info("[UserController:deleteUser] user: {}", identity.getId());
+    return ResponseEntity.ok().build();
+  }
+
   @Operation(summary = "Update a password", description = "Update the password of the authenticated user")
   @ApiResponses(value = {
       @ApiResponse(responseCode = "200", description = "Successfully updated password")
diff --git a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/UserService.java b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/UserService.java
index 6acf9031d3eefc059486161b8a61df1cf6f49442..16adfa92404e68d3c9ae7aa35e3cd55560cabd28 100644
--- a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/UserService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/UserService.java
@@ -55,6 +55,15 @@ public interface UserService {
    */
   User update(User user);
 
+  /**
+   * Deletes a user from the system based on the specified user ID.
+   * This method permanently removes the user's record from the database. It should be used with caution,
+   * as this operation is irreversible and results in the loss of all data associated with the user's account.
+   *
+   * @param userId The unique identifier of the user to be deleted.
+   */
+  void delete(long userId);
+
   /**
    * Updates the password of a user.
    *
diff --git a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
index b4341e68ad77cbef179721dd472457e22d27974a..ce8c227673f1f9d0ebc35f24e8112fc000cac2ed 100644
--- a/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/no/ntnu/idi/stud/savingsapp/service/impl/UserServiceImpl.java
@@ -227,6 +227,18 @@ public class UserServiceImpl implements UserService {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Deletes a user from the system based on the specified user ID.
+   * This method permanently removes the user's record from the database. It should be used with caution,
+   * as this operation is irreversible and results in the loss of all data associated with the user's account.
+   *
+   * @param userId The unique identifier of the user to be deleted.
+   */
+  @Override
+  public void delete(long userId) {
+    userRepository.deleteById(userId);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates the password of a user.
    *