diff --git a/src/backends/basepersonsdatasource.h b/src/backends/basepersonsdatasource.h
--- a/src/backends/basepersonsdatasource.h
+++ b/src/backends/basepersonsdatasource.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
     BasePersonsDataSourceV2(QObject *parent, const QVariantList &args = QVariantList());
 
     virtual bool addContact(const QVariantMap &properties) = 0;
+    virtual bool deleteContact(const QString &uri) = 0;
 };
 
 }
diff --git a/src/declarative/peopleqmlplugin.cpp b/src/declarative/peopleqmlplugin.cpp
--- a/src/declarative/peopleqmlplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/declarative/peopleqmlplugin.cpp
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
     Q_SCRIPTABLE bool addContact(const QVariantMap &properties) {
         return KPeople::PersonPluginManager::addContact(properties);
     }
+    Q_SCRIPTABLE bool deleteContact(const QString &uri) {
+        return KPeople::PersonPluginManager::deleteContact(uri);
+    }
 };
 
 void PeopleQMLPlugin::registerTypes(const char *uri)
diff --git a/src/personpluginmanager.h b/src/personpluginmanager.h
--- a/src/personpluginmanager.h
+++ b/src/personpluginmanager.h
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@
      * @since 5.62
      */
     static bool addContact(const QVariantMap &properties);
+
+    /**
+      * Deletes a contact with the specified &p uri
+      * @returns if it could be done successfully
+      *
+      * @since 5.62
+      */
+    static bool deleteContact(const QString &uri);
 };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/personpluginmanager.cpp b/src/personpluginmanager.cpp
--- a/src/personpluginmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/personpluginmanager.cpp
@@ -148,3 +148,16 @@
     }
     return ret;
 }
+
+bool KPeople::PersonPluginManager::deleteContact(const QString &uri)
+{
+    bool ret = false;
+    for (auto p : qAsConst(s_instance->dataSourcePlugins)) {
+        auto v2 = dynamic_cast<BasePersonsDataSourceV2*>(p);
+        if (!v2)
+            continue;
+        const bool deleted = v2->deleteContact(uri);
+        ret |= deleted;
+    }
+    return ret;
+}