diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth/auth.ts b/backend/src/middleware/auth/auth.ts
index 73a65b9a..2e1c3765 100644
--- a/backend/src/middleware/auth/auth.ts
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/auth/auth.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { AuthenticatedRequest } from './authenticated-request.js';
 import { AuthenticationInfo } from './authentication-info.js';
 import { UnauthorizedException } from '../../exceptions/unauthorized-exception.js';
 import { ForbiddenException } from '../../exceptions/forbidden-exception.js';
+import { RequestHandler } from 'express';
 
 const JWKS_CACHE = true;
 const JWKS_RATE_LIMIT = true;
@@ -115,11 +116,17 @@ export const authenticateUser = [verifyJwtToken, addAuthenticationInfo];
  * @param accessCondition Predicate over the current AuthenticationInfo. Access is only granted when this evaluates
  *                        to true.
  */
-export function authorize(accessCondition: (auth: AuthenticationInfo) => boolean) {
-    return (req: AuthenticatedRequest, _res: express.Response, next: express.NextFunction): void => {
+export function authorize(
+    accessCondition: (auth: AuthenticationInfo, req: AuthenticatedRequest) => boolean | Promise<boolean>
+): RequestHandler {
+    return async (
+        req: AuthenticatedRequest,
+        _res: express.Response,
+        next: express.NextFunction
+    ): Promise<void> => {
         if (!req.auth) {
             throw new UnauthorizedException();
-        } else if (!accessCondition(req.auth)) {
+        } else if (!(await accessCondition(req.auth, req))) {
             throw new ForbiddenException();
         } else {
             next();
diff --git a/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/learning-object-auth-checks.ts b/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/learning-object-auth-checks.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..31387198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/src/middleware/auth/checks/learning-object-auth-checks.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { Language } from "@dwengo-1/common/util/language";
+import learningObjectService from "../../../services/learning-objects/learning-object-service";
+import { authorize } from "../auth";
+import { AuthenticatedRequest } from "../authenticated-request";
+import { AuthenticationInfo } from "../authentication-info";
+
+export const onlyAdminsForLearningObject = authorize(async (auth: AuthenticationInfo, req: AuthenticatedRequest) => {
+    const { hruid } = req.params;
+    const { version, language } = req.query;
+    const admins = await learningObjectService.getAdmins({
+        hruid,
+        language: language as Language,
+        version: parseInt(version as string)
+    });
+    return auth.username in admins;
+});
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/learning-objects.ts b/backend/src/routes/learning-objects.ts
index 254d7ebc..46339ce5 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/learning-objects.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/learning-objects.ts
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import {
     getAttachment,
     getLearningObject,
     getLearningObjectHTML,
+    handleDeleteLearningObject,
     handlePostLearningObject
 } from '../controllers/learning-objects.js';
 
 import submissionRoutes from './submissions.js';
 import questionRoutes from './questions.js';
 import fileUpload from "express-fileupload";
+import { teachersOnly } from '../middleware/auth/auth.js';
+import { onlyAdminsForLearningObject } from '../middleware/auth/checks/learning-object-auth-checks.js';
 
 const router = express.Router();
 
@@ -25,7 +28,7 @@ const router = express.Router();
 // Example 2: http://localhost:3000/learningObject?full=true&hruid=un_artificiele_intelligentie
 router.get('/', getAllLearningObjects);
 
-router.post('/', fileUpload({useTempFiles: true}), handlePostLearningObject)
+router.post('/', teachersOnly, fileUpload({useTempFiles: true}), handlePostLearningObject)
 
 // Parameter: hruid of learning object
 // Query: language
@@ -33,6 +36,12 @@ router.post('/', fileUpload({useTempFiles: true}), handlePostLearningObject)
 // Example: http://localhost:3000/learningObject/un_ai7
 router.get('/:hruid', getLearningObject);
 
+// Parameter: hruid of learning object
+// Query: language
+// Route to delete a learning object based on its hruid.
+// Example: http://localhost:3000/learningObject/un_ai7?language=nl&version=1
+router.delete('/:hruid', onlyAdminsForLearningObject, handleDeleteLearningObject)
+
 router.use('/:hruid/submissions', submissionRoutes);
 
 router.use('/:hruid/:version/questions', questionRoutes);
diff --git a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/learning-object-service.ts b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/learning-object-service.ts
index 4ada879b..f70b88b2 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/learning-objects/learning-object-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/learning-objects/learning-object-service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {getLearningObjectRepository, getTeacherRepository} from "../../data/repo
 import {processLearningObjectZip} from "./learning-object-zip-processing-service";
 import {LearningObject} from "../../entities/content/learning-object.entity";
 import { LearningObjectIdentifier } from '../../entities/content/learning-object-identifier.js';
+import { NotFoundException } from '../../exceptions/not-found-exception.js';
 
 function getProvider(id: LearningObjectIdentifierDTO): LearningObjectProvider {
     if (id.hruid.startsWith(getEnvVar(envVars.UserContentPrefix))) {
@@ -92,6 +93,19 @@ const learningObjectService = {
     async deleteLearningObject(id: LearningObjectIdentifier): Promise<LearningObject | null> {
         const learningObjectRepository = getLearningObjectRepository();
         return await learningObjectRepository.removeByIdentifier(id);
+    },
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a list of the usernames of the administrators of the learning object with the given identifier.
+     * @throws NotFoundException if the specified learning object was not found in the database.
+     */
+    async getAdmins(id: LearningObjectIdentifier): Promise<string[]> {
+        const learningObjectRepo = getLearningObjectRepository();
+        const learningObject = await learningObjectRepo.findByIdentifier(id);
+        if (!learningObject) {
+            throw new NotFoundException("The specified learning object does not exist.");
+        }
+        return learningObject.admins.map(admin => admin.username);
     }
 };