diff --git a/documents/resources.py b/documents/resources.py
index c6a6b71..d4bbfed 100644
--- a/documents/resources.py
+++ b/documents/resources.py
@@ -72,6 +72,17 @@ def get_document_data(document_id):
     else:
         return jsonify({'message':'unauthorized request.'}), 403
 
+@documents.route('/<document_id>', methods=['DELETE'])
+@utils.server_error_check
+@utils.authorize_user
+def delete_document(document_id,payload):
+    user_id = payload['user_id']
+    user_id_from_document_row = str(state_machine.get_document_by_id(document_id).user_id)
+    if user_id != user_id_from_document_row:
+        return jsonify({'message':'unauthorized request.'}), 403
+    state_machine.delete_document(document_id)
+    return jsonify({"message":"Document deleted."}), 200
+
 @documents.route('/<document_id>/share', methods=['POST'])
 @utils.server_error_check
 @utils.authorize_user
diff --git a/documents/state_machine.py b/documents/state_machine.py
index 393ceab..4b196c3 100644
--- a/documents/state_machine.py
+++ b/documents/state_machine.py
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ def update_document_data_by_document_id(document_id, data_from_user):
     db.session.commit()
     return {'data updated'}
 
+def delete_document(document_id):
+    document = db.session.query(Document).filter(Document.id == document_id).first()
+    db.session.delete(document)
+    db.session.commit()
+
 def upsert_shared_document(document_id, email):
     shared_document = SharedDocument(
         document_id = document_id,
diff --git a/models/SharedDocument.py b/models/SharedDocument.py
index d753dd1..a29dcf6 100644
--- a/models/SharedDocument.py
+++ b/models/SharedDocument.py
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class SharedDocument(db.Model):
     __tablename__ = 'shared_documents'
     id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True, unique=True, server_default=sqlalchemy.text("uuid_generate_v4()"),)
-    document_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), sqlalchemy.ForeignKey(Document.id), unique=False, nullable=False)
+    document_id = db.Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), sqlalchemy.ForeignKey(Document.id, ondelete='CASCADE'), unique=False, nullable=False)
     email = db.Column(db.String(255), unique=False, nullable=False)
     public = db.Column(sqlalchemy.Boolean, unique=False, nullable=True)
     created_at = db.Column(db.DateTime(), nullable=False, server_default=db.func.now())