diff --git a/server/homebrew.api.js b/server/homebrew.api.js
index 2ab29f31b..fba1e57fc 100644
--- a/server/homebrew.api.js
+++ b/server/homebrew.api.js
@@ -414,6 +414,28 @@ const api = {
 
 		res.status(200).send(saved);
 	},
+	deleteAuthor : async (req, res)=>{
+		try {
+			await api.getBrew('edit')(req, res, ()=>{});
+		} catch (err) {
+			throw { name: 'deleteAuthor Error', message: err, status: 500, brewId: brew._id };
+		}
+
+		let brew = req.brew;
+		const account = req.account;
+		const author = req.params.author;
+		const isOwner = account && (brew.authors[0] === account.username);
+
+		if(brew._id && isOwner) {
+			brew = _.assign(await HomebrewModel.findOne({ _id: brew._id }), brew);
+			brew.authors = _.pull(brew.authors, author);
+			brew.markModified('authors'); //Mongo will not properly update arrays without markModified()
+			await brew.save().catch((err)=>{
+				throw { name: 'deleteAuthor Error', message: err, status: 500, HBErrorCode: '08', brewId: brew._id };
+			});
+		}
+		res.status(204).send();
+	},
 	deleteGoogleBrew : async (account, id, editId, res)=>{
 		const auth = await GoogleActions.authCheck(account, res);
 		await GoogleActions.deleteGoogleBrew(auth, id, editId);
@@ -485,6 +507,7 @@ router.post('/api', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.newBrew));
 router.put('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
 router.put('/api/update/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.getBrew('edit', true)), asyncHandler(api.updateBrew));
 router.delete('/api/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
+router.put('/api/:id/:author', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteAuthor));
 router.get('/api/remove/:id', checkClientVersion, asyncHandler(api.deleteBrew));
 router.get('/api/theme/:renderer/:id', asyncHandler(api.getThemeBundle));