diff --git a/src/packages.js b/src/packages.js
index 28292d0..bc96875 100644
--- a/src/packages.js
+++ b/src/packages.js
@@ -167,8 +167,6 @@ class Packages {
 
     const userRoot = options.root;
     const target = await realpath(`${userRoot}/${name}`, user);
-    const root = await realpath(userRoot, user);
-    const manifest = await realpath(`${userRoot}/metadata.json`, user);
 
     if (await fs.exists(target)) {
       throw new Error('Target already exists');
@@ -192,18 +190,58 @@ class Packages {
       throw new Error('Invalid package');
     }
 
-    // TODO: Check conflicts ?
+    await this.writeUserManifest(userRoot, user);
 
-    const filenames = await fg(root + '/*/metadata.json'); // FIXME: Windows!
-    const metadatas = await Promise.all(filenames.map(f => fs.readJson(f)));
+    return {
+      reload: !options.system
+    };
+  }
 
-    await fs.writeJson(manifest, metadatas);
+  /**
+   * Uninstalls a package by name
+   * @param {string} name
+   * @param {InstallPackageOptions} options
+   * @param {object} user
+   */
+  async uninstallPackage(name, options, user) {
+    const {realpath} = this.core.make('osjs/vfs');
+
+    if (!options.root) {
+      throw new Error('Missing package installation root path');
+    }
+
+    const userRoot = options.root;
+    const target = await realpath(`${userRoot}/${name}`, user);
+
+    if (await fs.exists(target)) {
+      await fs.remove(target);
+      await this.writeUserManifest(userRoot, user);
+    } else {
+      throw new Error('Package not found in root directory');
+    }
 
     return {
       reload: !options.system
     };
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Writes user installed package manifest
+   * @param {string} userRoot
+   * @param {object} user
+   */
+  async writeUserManifest(userRoot, user) {
+    const {realpath} = this.core.make('osjs/vfs');
+
+    // TODO: Check conflicts ?
+    const root = await realpath(userRoot, user);
+    const manifest = await realpath(`${userRoot}/metadata.json`, user);
+    const filenames = await fg(root + '/*/metadata.json'); // FIXME: Windows!
+    const metadatas = await Promise.all(filenames.map(f => fs.readJson(f)));
+
+    await fs.writeJson(manifest, metadatas);
+  }
+
   /**
    * Reads package manifests
    * @param {string[]} paths
diff --git a/src/providers/packages.js b/src/providers/packages.js
index 7652e4a..d418082 100644
--- a/src/providers/packages.js
+++ b/src/providers/packages.js
@@ -86,6 +86,15 @@ class PackageServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider {
         });
     });
 
+    routeAuthenticated('POST', '/api/packages/uninstall', (req, res) => {
+      this.packages.uninstallPackage(req.body.name, req.body.options, req.session.user)
+        .then(body => res.json(body))
+        .catch((error) => {
+          console.error(error);
+          res.status(400).json({error: 'Package uninstallation failed'});
+        });
+    });
+
     return this.packages.init();
   }