diff --git a/measure-backend/measure-go/authz.go b/measure-backend/measure-go/authz.go
index 734578593..eb3e60550 100644
--- a/measure-backend/measure-go/authz.go
+++ b/measure-backend/measure-go/authz.go
@@ -174,6 +174,14 @@ func PerformAuthz(uid string, rid string, scope scope) (bool, error) {
 			return true, nil
 		}
 		return false, nil
+	case *ScopeTeamChangeRoleSameOrLower:
+		if slices.Contains(roleScope, *ScopeTeamAll) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		if slices.Contains(roleScope, *ScopeTeamChangeRoleSameOrLower) {
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		return false, nil
 	case *ScopeTeamAll:
 		if slices.Contains(roleScope, *ScopeTeamAll) {
 			return true, nil
diff --git a/measure-backend/measure-go/main.go b/measure-backend/measure-go/main.go
index c91cbf8bd..5e1f2287c 100644
--- a/measure-backend/measure-go/main.go
+++ b/measure-backend/measure-go/main.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func main() {
 	r := gin.Default()
 	cors := cors.New(cors.Config{
 		AllowOrigins:     []string{"http://localhost:3000", "https://www.measure.sh"},
-		AllowMethods:     []string{"GET", "OPTIONS", "PATCH"},
+		AllowMethods:     []string{"GET", "OPTIONS", "PATCH", "DELETE"},
 		AllowHeaders:     []string{"Authorization"},
 		AllowCredentials: true,
 		MaxAge:           12 * time.Hour,
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func main() {
 	r.Use(cors).PATCH("/teams/:id/rename", validateAccessToken(), renameTeam)
 	r.Use(cors).GET("/teams/:id/authz", validateAccessToken(), getAuthzRoles)
 	r.Use(cors).GET("/teams/:id/members", validateAccessToken(), getTeamMembers)
+	r.Use(cors).DELETE("/teams/:id/members/:memberId", validateAccessToken(), removeTeamMember)
 
 	r.Run(":8080") // listen and serve on 0.0.0.0:8080
 }
diff --git a/measure-backend/measure-go/teams.go b/measure-backend/measure-go/teams.go
index f7ba7af53..3e8a07ba4 100644
--- a/measure-backend/measure-go/teams.go
+++ b/measure-backend/measure-go/teams.go
@@ -238,6 +238,23 @@ func (t *Team) rename() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (t *Team) removeMember(memberId *uuid.UUID) error {
+	stmt := sqlf.PostgreSQL.DeleteFrom("team_membership").
+		Where("team_id = ?", nil).
+		Where("user_id = ?", nil)
+	defer stmt.Close()
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	_, err := server.PgPool.Exec(ctx, stmt.String(), t.ID, memberId)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func getTeams(c *gin.Context) {
 	userId := c.GetString("userId")
 	u := &User{
@@ -602,3 +619,67 @@ func getTeamMembers(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, members)
 }
+
+func removeTeamMember(c *gin.Context) {
+	userId := c.GetString("userId")
+	teamId, err := uuid.Parse(c.Param("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := `team id invalid or missing`
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	memberId, err := uuid.Parse(c.Param("memberId"))
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := `member id invalid or missing`
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusBadRequest, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	user := &User{
+		id: userId,
+	}
+
+	userRole, err := user.getRole(teamId.String())
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := `couldn't perform authorization checks`
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err != nil || userRole == unknown {
+		msg := `couldn't perform authorization checks`
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	ok, err := PerformAuthz(userId, teamId.String(), *ScopeTeamChangeRoleSameOrLower)
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := `couldn't perform authorization checks`
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf(`you don't have modify permissions to team [%s]`, teamId)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusForbidden, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	team := &Team{
+		ID: &teamId,
+	}
+
+	if err = team.removeMember(&memberId); err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("couldn't remove member [%s]", memberId)
+		fmt.Println(msg, err)
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": msg})
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{"ok": fmt.Sprintf("removed member [%s] from team [%s]", memberId, teamId)})
+}