diff --git a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
index 630395a07..a676ff89e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller.rb
@@ -43,13 +43,7 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
   end
 
   def add_member
-    if params[:type] == 'User'
-      member = User
-    elsif params[:type] == 'Group'
-      member = Group
-    end
-    member = member.where(:id => params[:member_id]).first if member
-    if member && @platform.add_member(member)
+    if member.present? && @platform.add_member(member)
       render :json => {
         :platform => {
           :id => @platform.id,
@@ -61,4 +55,30 @@ class Api::V1::PlatformsController < Api::V1::BaseController
     end
   end
 
+  def remove_member
+    if member.present? && @platform.remove_member(member)
+      render :json => {
+        :platform => {
+          :id => @platform.id,
+          :message => "#{member.class.to_s} '#{member.id}' has been removed from platform successfully"
+        }
+      }.to_json
+    else
+      render :json => validation_failed(@platform), :status => 422
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def member
+    return @member if @member
+    if params[:type] == 'User'
+      member = User
+    elsif params[:type] == 'Group'
+      member = Group
+    end
+    @member = member.where(:id => params[:member_id]).first if member
+    @member ||= ''
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index e9fe3826b..c87672d5e 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ Rosa::Application.routes.draw do
         member {
           get :members
           put :add_member
+          delete :remove_member
         }
       end
       resources :repositories, :only => [:show]
diff --git a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
index 1af389736..24d6d358d 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/api/v1/platforms_controller_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ shared_examples_for 'api platform user with writer rights' do
       put :add_member, {:member_id => member.id, :type => 'User', :id => @platform.id}, :format => :json
     end
 
-    it 'should be able to perform update action' do
+    it 'should be able to perform add_member action' do
       response.should be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that new member has been added to platform' do
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@ shared_examples_for 'api platform user with writer rights' do
     end
   end
 
+  context 'api platform user with remove_member rights' do
+    let(:member) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+    before do
+      @platform.add_member(member)
+      delete :remove_member, {:member_id => member.id, :type => 'User', :id => @platform.id}, :format => :json
+    end
+
+    it 'should be able to perform update action' do
+      response.should be_success
+    end
+    it 'ensures that member has been removed from platform' do
+      @platform.members.should_not include(member)
+    end
+  end
+
 end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api platform user without writer rights' do
@@ -69,13 +84,29 @@ shared_examples_for 'api platform user without writer rights' do
       put :add_member, {:member_id => member.id, :type => 'User', :id => @platform.id}, :format => :json
     end
 
-    it 'should not be able to perform update action' do
+    it 'should not be able to perform add_member action' do
       response.should_not be_success
     end
     it 'ensures that new member has not been added to platform' do
       @platform.members.should_not include(member)
     end
   end
+
+  context 'api platform user without remove_member rights' do
+    let(:member) { FactoryGirl.create(:user) }
+    before do
+      @platform.add_member(member)
+      delete :remove_member, {:member_id => member.id, :type => 'User', :id => @platform.id}, :format => :json
+    end
+
+    it 'should be able to perform update action' do
+      response.should_not be_success
+    end
+    it 'ensures that member has not been removed from platform' do
+      @platform.members.should include(member)
+    end
+  end
+
 end
 
 shared_examples_for 'api platform user with reader rights for hidden platform' do