diff --git a/server/controllers/shelf.js b/server/controllers/shelf.js
index df28b30..0d816cf 100644
--- a/server/controllers/shelf.js
+++ b/server/controllers/shelf.js
@@ -286,6 +286,25 @@ class ShelfController {
 
     return success;
   }
+
+  async deleteShelfItem(shelfItem) {
+    // Only fully remove if no statuses are associated
+    const statuses = await shelfItem.getStatuses();
+    const options = {};
+    if (statuses.length < 1) {
+      options.force = true;
+    }
+
+    const success = await shelfItem.destroy(options);
+
+    if (!success) {
+      return {
+        error: shelfItem,
+      };
+    }
+
+    return success;
+  }
 }
 
 module.exports = ShelfController;
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diff --git a/server/routes/shelf.js b/server/routes/shelf.js
index 5284f79..53f9ddb 100644
--- a/server/routes/shelf.js
+++ b/server/routes/shelf.js
@@ -258,11 +258,11 @@ async function routes(fastify, options) {
 
     const shelfController = new ShelfController(fastify.models, request.language);
     
-    const shelfItem = await shelfController.moveShelfItem(shelfItem, toShelf);
+    const moveSuccess = await shelfController.moveShelfItem(shelfItem, toShelf);
 
-    if (typeof shelfItem.error !== 'undefined') {
+    if (typeof moveSuccess.error !== 'undefined') {
       return reply.code(400).send({
-        error: shelfItem.error,
+        error: moveSuccess.error,
         message: 'api.shelf.moveItem.could_not_move',
       });
     }
@@ -272,6 +272,49 @@ async function routes(fastify, options) {
       message: 'api.shelf.moveItem.success',
     });
   });
+
+  fastify.post('/api/shelf/deleteItem', async (request, reply) => {
+    if (!request.isLoggedInUser) {
+      return reply.code(401).send({
+        error: true,
+        message: 'api.not_logged_in',
+      });
+    }
+
+    if (typeof request.body.itemId === 'undefined') {
+      return reply.code(400).send({
+        error: true,
+        message: 'api.shelf.deleteItem.missing_item_id',
+      });
+    }
+
+    const shelfItem = await fastify.models.ShelfItem.findByPk(request.body.itemId, {
+      include: [ fastify.models.Shelf ],
+    });
+
+    if (!ShelfController.userOwnsShelf(request.user, shelfItem.Shelf)) {
+      return reply.code(403).send({
+        error: true,
+        message: 'api.shelf.not_owner',
+      });
+    }
+
+    const shelfController = new ShelfController(fastify.models, request.language);
+    
+    const deleteSuccess = await shelfController.deleteShelfItem(shelfItem);
+
+    if (typeof deleteSuccess.error !== 'undefined') {
+      return reply.code(400).send({
+        error: deleteSuccess.error,
+        message: 'api.shelf.deleteItem.could_not_delete',
+      });
+    }
+
+    return reply.send({
+      error: false,
+      message: 'api.shelf.deleteItem.success',
+    });
+  });
 }
 
 module.exports = routes;
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diff --git a/server/sequelize/models/ShelfItem.js b/server/sequelize/models/ShelfItem.js
index ba9e13a..f6c721c 100644
--- a/server/sequelize/models/ShelfItem.js
+++ b/server/sequelize/models/ShelfItem.js
@@ -51,4 +51,5 @@ module.exports = sequelize => sequelize.define('ShelfItem', {
       fields: ['shelfId'],
     },
   ],
+  paranoid: true, // Keep shelfItems in database just in case there are Statuses associated
 });
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