diff --git a/docs/admin_api.md b/docs/admin_api.md
index 53833e3..d19658f 100644
--- a/docs/admin_api.md
+++ b/docs/admin_api.md
@@ -36,7 +36,18 @@ Returns a list of user objects.
 
 ### `DELETE /users/<user_id>`
 
-**TODO**
+Delete a single user. Does not *actually* remove the user from the users row,
+it changes the username to `Deleted User <random hex>`, etc.
+
+Also disconnects all of the users' devices from the gateway.
+
+Output:
+
+| field | type | description |
+| --: | :-- | :-- |
+| old | user object | old user object pre-delete |
+| new | user object | new user object post-delete |
+
 
 ## Instance invites
 
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/users.py b/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/users.py
index 713e065..cc60a69 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/users.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/admin_api/users.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ from litecord.schemas import validate
 from litecord.admin_schemas import USER_CREATE
 from litecord.errors import BadRequest
 from litecord.utils import async_map
+from litecord.blueprints.users import delete_user, user_disconnect
 
 bp = Blueprint('users_admin', __name__)
 
@@ -98,3 +99,20 @@ async def _search_users():
     return jsonify(
         await async_map(app.storage.get_user, rows)
     )
+
+
+@bp.route('/<user_id:int>', methods=['DELETE'])
+async def _delete_single_user(user_id: int):
+    await admin_check()
+
+    old_user = await app.storage.get_user(user_id)
+
+    await delete_user(user_id)
+    await user_disconnect(user_id)
+
+    new_user = await app.storage.get_user(user_id)
+
+    return jsonify({
+        'old': old_user,
+        'new': new_user
+    })
diff --git a/litecord/blueprints/users.py b/litecord/blueprints/users.py
index 1145b8d..3789eda 100644
--- a/litecord/blueprints/users.py
+++ b/litecord/blueprints/users.py
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ async def delete_user(user_id, *, db=None):
     await _del_from_table(db, 'channel_overwrites', user_id)
 
 
-async def _force_disconnect(user_id):
+async def user_disconnect(user_id):
+    """Disconnects the given user's devices."""
     # after removing the user from all tables, we need to force
     # all known user states to reconnect, causing the user to not
     # be online anymore.
@@ -597,6 +598,6 @@ async def delete_account():
         raise Unauthorized('password does not match')
 
     await delete_user(user_id)
-    await _force_disconnect(user_id)
+    await user_disconnect(user_id)
 
     return '', 204