diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/groups.ts b/backend/src/controllers/groups.ts
index b5f32d37..781cd4fd 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/groups.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/groups.ts
@@ -1,14 +1,11 @@
 import { Request, Response } from 'express';
-import { createGroup, getAllGroups, getGroup, getGroupSubmissions } from '../services/groups.js';
+import { createGroup, deleteGroup, getAllGroups, getGroup, getGroupSubmissions } from '../services/groups.js';
 import { GroupDTO } from '@dwengo-1/common/interfaces/group';
 import { requireFields } from './error-helper.js';
 import { BadRequestException } from '../exceptions/bad-request-exception.js';
 import { getLogger } from '../logging/initalize.js';
 
-export async function getGroupHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
-    const classId = req.params.classid;
-    const assignmentId = parseInt(req.params.assignmentid);
-    const groupId = parseInt(req.params.groupid);
+function checkGroupFields(classId: any, assignmentId: any, groupId: any) {
     requireFields({ classId, assignmentId, groupId });
 
     if (isNaN(assignmentId)) {
@@ -18,13 +15,26 @@ export async function getGroupHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void
     if (isNaN(groupId)) {
         throw new BadRequestException('Group id must be a number');
     }
+}
+
+export async function getGroupHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    const classId = req.params.classid;
+    const assignmentId = parseInt(req.params.assignmentid);
+    const groupId = parseInt(req.params.groupid);
+    checkGroupFields(classId, assignmentId, groupId);
 
     const group = await getGroup(classId, assignmentId, groupId);
 
-    if (!group) {
-        res.status(404).json({ error: 'Group not found' });
-        return;
-    }
+    res.json({ group });
+}
+
+export async function deleteGroupHandler(req: Request, res: Response): Promise<void> {
+    const classId = req.params.classid;
+    const assignmentId = parseInt(req.params.assignmentid);
+    const groupId = parseInt(req.params.groupid);
+    checkGroupFields(classId, assignmentId, groupId);
+
+    const group = await deleteGroup(classId, assignmentId, groupId);
 
     res.json({ group });
 }
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/groups.ts b/backend/src/routes/groups.ts
index 81532a90..4a7d6b10 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/groups.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/groups.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import express from 'express';
-import { createGroupHandler, getAllGroupsHandler, getGroupHandler, getGroupSubmissionsHandler } from '../controllers/groups.js';
+import { createGroupHandler, deleteGroupHandler, getAllGroupsHandler, getGroupHandler, getGroupSubmissionsHandler } from '../controllers/groups.js';
 
 const router = express.Router({ mergeParams: true });
 
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ router.get('/', getAllGroupsHandler);
 
 router.post('/', createGroupHandler);
 
-// Information about a group (members, ... [TODO DOC])
 router.get('/:groupid', getGroupHandler);
 
+router.delete('/:groupid', deleteGroupHandler);
+
 router.get('/:groupid/submissions', getGroupSubmissionsHandler);
 
 export default router;
diff --git a/backend/src/services/groups.ts b/backend/src/services/groups.ts
index 94f96d54..68784177 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/groups.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/groups.ts
@@ -35,6 +35,16 @@ export async function getGroup(classId: string, assignmentNumber: number, groupN
     return mapToGroupDTO(group);
 }
 
+export async function deleteGroup(classId: string, assignmentNumber: number, groupNumber: number): Promise<GroupDTO> {
+    const group = await fetchGroup(classId, assignmentNumber, groupNumber);
+    const assignment = await fetchAssignment(classId, assignmentNumber);
+    
+    const groupRepository = getGroupRepository();
+    await groupRepository.deleteByAssignmentAndGroupNumber(assignment, groupNumber);
+
+    return mapToGroupDTO(group);
+}
+
 export async function getExistingGroupFromGroupDTO(groupData: GroupDTO) {
     const classId = typeof(groupData.class) === 'string' ? groupData.class : groupData.class.id;
     const assignmentNumber = typeof(groupData.assignment) === 'number' ? groupData.assignment : groupData.assignment.id;