diff --git a/core/account.cpp b/core/account.cpp
index 5ffe182..dfa2191 100644
--- a/core/account.cpp
+++ b/core/account.cpp
@@ -747,7 +747,7 @@ void Core::Account::subscribeToContact(const QString& jid, const QString& reason
         QXmppRosterManager& rm = client.rosterManager();
         rm.subscribe(jid, reason);
     } else {
-        qDebug() << "An attempt to subscribe an account " << name << " to jid " << jid << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
+        qDebug() << "An attempt to subscribe account " << name << " to contact " << jid << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
     }
 }
 
@@ -757,7 +757,27 @@ void Core::Account::unsubscribeFromContact(const QString& jid, const QString& re
         QXmppRosterManager& rm = client.rosterManager();
         rm.unsubscribe(jid, reason);
     } else {
-        qDebug() << "An attempt to unsubscribe an account " << name << " from jid " << jid << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
+        qDebug() << "An attempt to unsubscribe account " << name << " from contact " << jid << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
     }
 }
 
+void Core::Account::removeContactRequest(const QString& jid)
+{
+    if (state == Shared::connected) {
+        QXmppRosterManager& rm = client.rosterManager();
+        rm.removeItem(jid);
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "An attempt to remove contact " << jid << " from account " << name << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
+    }
+}
+
+
+void Core::Account::addContactRequest(const QString& jid, const QString& name, const QSet<QString>& groups)
+{
+    if (state == Shared::connected) {
+        QXmppRosterManager& rm = client.rosterManager();
+        rm.addItem(jid, name, groups);
+    } else {
+        qDebug() << "An attempt to add contact " << jid << " to account " << name << " but the account is not in the connected state, skipping";
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/account.h b/core/account.h
index a26524b..fb2b7d8 100644
--- a/core/account.h
+++ b/core/account.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ public:
     void setReconnectTimes(unsigned int times);
     void subscribeToContact(const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
     void unsubscribeFromContact(const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
+    void removeContactRequest(const QString& jid);
+    void addContactRequest(const QString& jid, const QString& name, const QSet<QString>& groups);
     
 signals:
     void connectionStateChanged(int);
diff --git a/core/squawk.cpp b/core/squawk.cpp
index 0fd7c7c..e776a20 100644
--- a/core/squawk.cpp
+++ b/core/squawk.cpp
@@ -354,3 +354,14 @@ void Core::Squawk::unsubscribeContact(const QString& account, const QString& jid
     
     itr->second->unsubscribeFromContact(jid, reason);
 }
+
+void Core::Squawk::removeContactRequest(const QString& account, const QString& jid)
+{
+    AccountsMap::const_iterator itr = amap.find(account);
+    if (itr == amap.end()) {
+        qDebug("An attempt to remove contact from non existing account, skipping");
+        return;
+    }
+    
+    itr->second->removeContactRequest(jid);
+}
diff --git a/core/squawk.h b/core/squawk.h
index c56715d..9126fe3 100644
--- a/core/squawk.h
+++ b/core/squawk.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ public slots:
     void requestArchive(const QString& account, const QString& jid, int count, const QString& before);
     void subscribeContact(const QString& account, const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
     void unsubscribeContact(const QString& account, const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
+    void removeContactRequest(const QString& account, const QString& jid);
     
 private:
     typedef std::deque<Account*> Accounts;
diff --git a/ui/squawk.cpp b/ui/squawk.cpp
index 0c6fe4e..d2599aa 100644
--- a/ui/squawk.cpp
+++ b/ui/squawk.cpp
@@ -313,8 +313,8 @@ void Squawk::onRosterContextMenu(const QPoint& point)
                 Models::Contact* cnt = static_cast<Models::Contact*>(item);
                 hasMenu = true;
                 
-                QAction* remove = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("mail-message"), "Open dialog");
-                connect(remove, &QAction::triggered, [this, index]() {
+                QAction* dialog = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("mail-message"), "Open dialog");
+                connect(dialog, &QAction::triggered, [this, index]() {
                     onRosterItemDoubleClicked(index);
                 });
                 
@@ -322,8 +322,8 @@ void Squawk::onRosterContextMenu(const QPoint& point)
                 switch (state) {
                     case Shared::both:
                     case Shared::to: {
-                        QAction* remove = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("news-unsubscribe"), "Unsubscribe");
-                        connect(remove, &QAction::triggered, [this, cnt]() {
+                        QAction* unsub = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("news-unsubscribe"), "Unsubscribe");
+                        connect(unsub, &QAction::triggered, [this, cnt]() {
                             emit unsubscribeContact(cnt->getAccountName(), cnt->getJid(), "");
                         });
                     }
@@ -331,13 +331,18 @@ void Squawk::onRosterContextMenu(const QPoint& point)
                     case Shared::from:
                     case Shared::unknown:
                     case Shared::none: {
-                        QAction* remove = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("news-subscribe"), "Subscribe");
-                        connect(remove, &QAction::triggered, [this, cnt]() {
+                        QAction* sub = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("news-subscribe"), "Subscribe");
+                        connect(sub, &QAction::triggered, [this, cnt]() {
                             emit subscribeContact(cnt->getAccountName(), cnt->getJid(), "");
                         });
                     }    
                 }
                 
+                QAction* remove = contextMenu->addAction(QIcon::fromTheme("edit-delete"), "Remove");
+                connect(remove, &QAction::triggered, [this, cnt]() {
+                    emit removeContactRequest(cnt->getAccountName(), cnt->getJid());
+                });
+                
             }
                 break;
             default:
diff --git a/ui/squawk.h b/ui/squawk.h
index d427401..5d8a4ee 100644
--- a/ui/squawk.h
+++ b/ui/squawk.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ signals:
     void requestArchive(const QString& account, const QString& jid, int count, const QString& before);
     void subscribeContact(const QString& account, const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
     void unsubscribeContact(const QString& account, const QString& jid, const QString& reason);
+    void removeContactRequest(const QString& account, const QString& jid);
     
 public slots:
     void newAccount(const QMap<QString, QVariant>& account);