diff --git a/plugins/attachment-resources/src/index.ts b/plugins/attachment-resources/src/index.ts
index 86ddc95acd..51b17a7f1f 100644
--- a/plugins/attachment-resources/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/attachment-resources/src/index.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import AttachmentsPresenter from './components/AttachmentsPresenter.svelte'
 import AttachmentPresenter from './components/AttachmentPresenter.svelte'
 import TxAttachmentCreate from './components/activity/TxAttachmentCreate.svelte'
 import Attachments from './components/Attachments.svelte'
-import { uploadFile } from './utils'
+import { uploadFile, deleteFile } from './utils'
 
 export { Attachments, AttachmentsPresenter }
 
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ export default async () => ({
     TxAttachmentCreate
   },
   helper: {
-    UploadFile: uploadFile
+    UploadFile: uploadFile,
+    DeleteFile: deleteFile
   }
 })
diff --git a/plugins/attachment-resources/src/utils.ts b/plugins/attachment-resources/src/utils.ts
index 787fb3eddc..d04cef4c9d 100644
--- a/plugins/attachment-resources/src/utils.ts
+++ b/plugins/attachment-resources/src/utils.ts
@@ -45,3 +45,19 @@ export async function uploadFile (file: File, space?: Ref<Space>, attachedTo?: R
   console.log(uuid)
   return uuid
 }
+
+export async function deleteFile (id: string): Promise<void> {
+  const uploadUrl = getMetadata(login.metadata.UploadUrl)
+
+  const url = `${uploadUrl as string}?file=${id}`
+  const resp = await fetch(url, {
+    method: 'DELETE',
+    headers: {
+      Authorization: 'Bearer ' + (getMetadata(login.metadata.LoginToken) as string)
+    }
+  })
+
+  if (resp.status !== 200) {
+    throw new Error('Failed to delete file')
+  }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/attachment/src/index.ts b/plugins/attachment/src/index.ts
index 677790c096..40345eaf56 100644
--- a/plugins/attachment/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/attachment/src/index.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ export default plugin(attachmentId, {
     Attachment: '' as Ref<Class<Attachment>>
   },
   helper: {
-    UploadFile: '' as Resource<(file: File, space?: Ref<Space>, attachedTo?: Ref<Doc>) => Promise<string>>
+    UploadFile: '' as Resource<(file: File, space?: Ref<Space>, attachedTo?: Ref<Doc>) => Promise<string>>,
+    DeleteFile: '' as Resource<(id: string) => Promise<void>>
   }
 })
diff --git a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
index 7a47e022e5..2052ac33c5 100644
--- a/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
+++ b/plugins/contact-resources/src/components/EditPerson.svelte
@@ -66,8 +66,12 @@
 
   async function onAvatarDone (e: any) {
     const uploadFile = await getResource(attachment.helper.UploadFile)
+    const deleteFile = await getResource(attachment.helper.DeleteFile)
     const { file: avatar } = e.detail
 
+    if (object.avatar != null) {
+      await deleteFile(object.avatar)
+    }
     const uuid = await uploadFile(avatar)
     await client.updateDoc(object._class, object.space, object._id, {
       avatar: uuid
diff --git a/server/front/src/app.ts b/server/front/src/app.ts
index 4bfb4dbf35..4a779c547b 100644
--- a/server/front/src/app.ts
+++ b/server/front/src/app.ts
@@ -198,6 +198,28 @@ export function start (config: { transactorEndpoint: string, elasticUrl: string,
     }
   })
 
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
+  app.delete('/files', async (req, res) => {
+    try {
+      const authHeader = req.headers.authorization
+      if (authHeader === undefined) {
+        res.status(403).send()
+        return
+      }
+
+      const token = authHeader.split(' ')[1]
+      const payload = decode(token ?? '', 'secret', false) as Token
+      const uuid = req.query.file as string
+
+      await config.minio.removeObject(payload.workspace, uuid)
+
+      res.status(200).send()
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.log(error)
+      res.status(500).send()
+    }
+  })
+
   app.get('/import', (req, res) => {
     const authHeader = req.headers.authorization
     if (authHeader === undefined) {