diff --git a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
index 0e972b4..12889ae 100644
--- a/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
+++ b/maloja/apis/native_v1.py
@@ -403,4 +403,4 @@ def get_export(**keys):
 @api.post("delete_scrobble")
 @authenticated_api
 def delete_scrobble(timestamp):
-	pass
+	database.remove_scrobble(timestamp)
diff --git a/maloja/database/__init__.py b/maloja/database/__init__.py
index 267a4a3..e01956b 100644
--- a/maloja/database/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/database/__init__.py
@@ -133,6 +133,11 @@ def incoming_scrobble(rawscrobble,fix=True,client=None,api=None,dbconn=None):
 
 
 
+@waitfordb
+def remove_scrobble(timestamp):
+	result = sqldb.delete_scrobble(timestamp)
+	dbcache.invalidate_caches(timestamp)
+
 
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/database/sqldb.py b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
index c564b3c..3776d2f 100644
--- a/maloja/database/sqldb.py
+++ b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
@@ -266,6 +266,16 @@ def add_scrobbles(scrobbleslist,dbconn=None):
 	if errors > 0: log(f"{errors} Scrobbles have not been written to database!",color='red')
 	return success,errors
 
+@connection_provider
+def delete_scrobble(scrobble_id,dbconn=None):
+
+	with SCROBBLE_LOCK:
+
+		op = DB['scrobbles'].delete().where(
+			DB['scrobbles'].c.timestamp == scrobble_id
+		)
+
+		dbconn.execute(op)
 
 ### these will 'get' the ID of an entity, creating it if necessary
 
diff --git a/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js b/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
index c44afc0..0a415ba 100644
--- a/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
+++ b/maloja/web/static/js/edit.js
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@ function toggleDeleteConfirm(element) {
 function deleteScrobble(id,element) {
 	element.parentElement.parentElement.parentElement.classList.add('removed');
 
+	neo.xhttpreq("/apis/mlj_1/delete_scrobble",data={'timestamp':id},method="POST",callback=(()=>null),json=true);
+
 }