diff --git a/api/client.go b/api/client.go
index c3ff5cd85229da9bcc54e0d06195b1f353dc3636..04ef12f039dce295c98ffc6a19b8bbd6ccc39007 100644
--- a/api/client.go
+++ b/api/client.go
@@ -743,6 +743,14 @@ func (c *Client) GetNodeRegistrationStatus() (int, int, error) {
 	return numRegistered, len(nodes) - numStale, nil
 }
 
+// DeleteRequest will delete a request, agnostic of request type
+// for the given partner ID. If no request exists for this
+// partner ID an error will be returned.
+func (c *Client) DeleteRequest(partnerId *id.ID) error {
+	jww.DEBUG.Printf("Deleting request for partner ID: %s", partnerId)
+	return c.GetStorage().Auth().DeleteRequest(partnerId)
+}
+
 // DeleteAllRequests clears all requests from client's auth storage.
 func (c *Client) DeleteAllRequests() error {
 	jww.DEBUG.Printf("Deleting all requests")
diff --git a/bindings/client.go b/bindings/client.go
index e543b80428c9b6ac9a5439c0534142bd8a1d17f1..dd44fc2ffba856d93b9e5c7b95db3a71a689d8e8 100644
--- a/bindings/client.go
+++ b/bindings/client.go
@@ -467,6 +467,19 @@ func (c *Client) GetNodeRegistrationStatus() (*NodeRegistrationsStatus, error) {
 	return &NodeRegistrationsStatus{registered, total}, err
 }
 
+// DeleteRequest will delete a request, agnostic of request type
+// for the given partner ID. If no request exists for this
+// partner ID an error will be returned.
+func (c *Client) DeleteRequest(requesterUserId []byte) error {
+	requesterId, err := id.Unmarshal(requesterUserId)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	jww.DEBUG.Printf("Deleting request for partner ID: %s", requesterId)
+	return c.api.DeleteRequest(requesterId)
+}
+
 // DeleteAllRequests clears all requests from Client's auth storage.
 func (c *Client) DeleteAllRequests() error {
 	return c.api.DeleteAllRequests()
diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index aa9a1c716608fc5eb87ecadd566a7dad5f592083..08b4927142772d0ed5dc08f54e28422d6924f384 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -328,6 +328,10 @@ var rootCmd = &cobra.Command{
 			client.DeleteAllRequests()
 		}
 
+		if viper.GetBool("delete-request") {
+			client.DeleteRequest(recipientID)
+		}
+
 		msg := message.Send{
 			Recipient:   recipientID,
 			Payload:     []byte(msgBody),
@@ -1110,6 +1114,12 @@ func init() {
 	viper.BindPFlag("delete-all-requests",
 		rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("delete-all-requests"))
 
+	rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("delete-request", false,
+		"Delete the request for the specified ID given by the "+
+			"destfile flag's contact file.")
+	viper.BindPFlag("delete-request",
+		rootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("delete-request"))
+
 	rootCmd.Flags().BoolP("send-auth-request", "", false,
 		"Send an auth request to the specified destination and wait"+
 			"for confirmation")
diff --git a/storage/auth/store.go b/storage/auth/store.go
index 069b828dbd663aa7e2fb658612041d70d5888b81..f0a48c6d7dd1c80b19d6c11aac046bb4da9a209d 100644
--- a/storage/auth/store.go
+++ b/storage/auth/store.go
@@ -479,6 +479,36 @@ func (s *Store) DeleteAllRequests() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeleteRequest deletes a request from Store given a partner ID.
+// If the partner ID exists as a request,  then the request will be deleted
+// and the state stored. If the partner does not exist, then an error will
+// be returned.
+func (s *Store) DeleteRequest(partnerId *id.ID) error {
+	s.mux.Lock()
+	defer s.mux.Unlock()
+
+	req, ok := s.requests[*partnerId]
+	if !ok {
+		return errors.Errorf("Request for %s does not exist", partnerId)
+	}
+
+	switch req.rt {
+	case Sent:
+		s.deleteSentRequest(req)
+	case Receive:
+		s.deleteReceiveRequest(req)
+	}
+
+	delete(s.requests, *partnerId)
+
+	if err := s.save(); err != nil {
+		jww.FATAL.Panicf("Failed to store updated request map after "+
+			"deleting receive request for partner %s: %+v", partnerId, err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // DeleteSentRequests deletes all Sent requests from Store.
 func (s *Store) DeleteSentRequests() error {
 	s.mux.Lock()
diff --git a/storage/auth/store_test.go b/storage/auth/store_test.go
index 1fc808235b9d48c1c9b59027a32de86feabd535b..2963efc611c16360a0aaa0d8411f6ed448ac9acc 100644
--- a/storage/auth/store_test.go
+++ b/storage/auth/store_test.go
@@ -908,6 +908,28 @@ func TestStore_GetAllReceived_MixSentReceived(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+// Error case: Call DeleteRequest on a request that does
+// not exist.
+func TestStore_DeleteRequest_NonexistantRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	s, _, _ := makeTestStore(t)
+	c := contact.Contact{ID: id.NewIdFromUInt(rand.Uint64(), id.User, t)}
+	rng := csprng.NewSystemRNG()
+	_, sidhPubKey := genSidhAKeys(rng)
+	if err := s.AddReceived(c, sidhPubKey); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("AddReceived() returned an error: %+v", err)
+	}
+	if _, _, err := s.GetReceivedRequest(c.ID); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("GetReceivedRequest() returned an error: %+v", err)
+	}
+
+	err := s.DeleteRequest(c.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("DeleteRequest should return an error " +
+			"when trying to delete a receive request")
+	}
+
+}
+
 // Unit test.
 func TestStore_DeleteReceiveRequests(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _, _ := makeTestStore(t)