diff --git a/src/App.vue b/src/App.vue
index 4525a079..87101e17 100644
--- a/src/App.vue
+++ b/src/App.vue
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import ContentAuth from './components/home/contentAuth'
 import ContentLinkShare from './components/home/contentLinkShare'
 import ContentNoAuth from './components/home/contentNoAuth'
 import {setLanguage} from './i18n/setup'
+import AccountDeleteService from '@/services/accountDelete'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'app',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ export default {
 		this.setupOnlineStatus()
 		this.setupPasswortResetRedirect()
 		this.setupEmailVerificationRedirect()
+		this.setupAccountDeletionVerification()
 	},
 	beforeCreate() {
 		this.$store.dispatch('config/update')
@@ -95,6 +97,17 @@ export default {
 				this.$router.push({name: 'user.login'})
 			}
 		},
+		setupAccountDeletionVerification() {
+			if (typeof this.$route.query.accountDeletionConfirm !== 'undefined') {
+				const accountDeletionService = new AccountDeleteService()
+				accountDeletionService.confirm(this.$route.query.accountDeletionConfirm)
+					.then(() => {
+						this.success({message: this.$t('user.deletion.confirmSuccess')})
+						this.$store.dispatch('auth/refreshUserInfo')
+					})
+					.catch(e => this.error(e))
+			}
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
diff --git a/src/components/tasks/partials/listSearch.vue b/src/components/tasks/partials/listSearch.vue
index 3cb83e89..1424babf 100644
--- a/src/components/tasks/partials/listSearch.vue
+++ b/src/components/tasks/partials/listSearch.vue
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 <template>
 	<multiselect
 		class="control is-expanded"
-		v-focus
 		:loading="listSerivce.loading"
 		:placeholder="$t('list.search')"
 		@search="findLists"
diff --git a/src/components/user/settings/deletion.vue b/src/components/user/settings/deletion.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..602d1be7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/user/settings/deletion.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+<template>
+	<card :title="$t('user.deletion.title')" v-if="userDeletionEnabled">
+		<template v-if="deletionScheduledAt !== null">
+			<form @submit.prevent="cancelDeletion()">
+				<p>
+					{{
+						$t('user.deletion.scheduled', {
+							date: formatDateShort(deletionScheduledAt),
+							dateSince: formatDateSince(deletionScheduledAt),
+						})
+					}}
+				</p>
+				<p>
+					{{ $t('user.deletion.scheduledCancelText') }}
+				</p>
+				<div class="field">
+					<label class="label" for="currentPasswordAccountDelete">
+						{{ $t('user.settings.currentPassword') }}
+					</label>
+					<div class="control">
+						<input
+							class="input"
+							:class="{'is-danger': errPasswordRequired}"
+							id="currentPasswordAccountDelete"
+							:placeholder="$t('user.settings.currentPasswordPlaceholder')"
+							type="password"
+							v-model="password"
+							@keyup="() => errPasswordRequired = password === ''"
+							ref="passwordInput"
+						/>
+					</div>
+					<p class="help is-danger" v-if="errPasswordRequired">
+						{{ $t('user.deletion.passwordRequired') }}
+					</p>
+				</div>
+			</form>
+
+			<x-button
+				:loading="accountDeleteService.loading"
+				@click="cancelDeletion()"
+				class="is-fullwidth mt-4">
+				{{ $t('user.deletion.scheduledCancelConfirm') }}
+			</x-button>
+		</template>
+		<template v-else>
+			<form @submit.prevent="deleteAccount()">
+				<p>
+					{{ $t('user.deletion.text1') }}
+				</p>
+				<p>
+					{{ $t('user.deletion.text2') }}
+				</p>
+				<div class="field">
+					<label class="label" for="currentPasswordAccountDelete">
+						{{ $t('user.settings.currentPassword') }}
+					</label>
+					<div class="control">
+						<input
+							class="input"
+							:class="{'is-danger': errPasswordRequired}"
+							id="currentPasswordAccountDelete"
+							:placeholder="$t('user.settings.currentPasswordPlaceholder')"
+							type="password"
+							v-model="password"
+							@keyup="() => errPasswordRequired = password === ''"
+							ref="passwordInput"
+						/>
+					</div>
+					<p class="help is-danger" v-if="errPasswordRequired">
+						{{ $t('user.deletion.passwordRequired') }}
+					</p>
+				</div>
+			</form>
+
+			<x-button
+				:loading="accountDeleteService.loading"
+				@click="deleteAccount()"
+				class="is-fullwidth mt-4 is-danger">
+				{{ $t('user.deletion.confirm') }}
+			</x-button>
+		</template>
+	</card>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import AccountDeleteService from '../../../services/accountDelete'
+import {mapState} from 'vuex'
+import {parseDateOrNull} from '../../../helpers/parseDateOrNull'
+
+export default {
+	name: 'user-settings-deletion',
+	data() {
+		return {
+			accountDeleteService: AccountDeleteService,
+			password: '',
+			errPasswordRequired: false,
+		}
+	},
+	created() {
+		this.accountDeleteService = new AccountDeleteService()
+	},
+	computed: mapState({
+		userDeletionEnabled: state => state.config.userDeletionEnabled,
+		deletionScheduledAt: state => parseDateOrNull(state.auth.info.deletionScheduledAt),
+	}),
+	methods: {
+		deleteAccount() {
+			if (this.password === '') {
+				this.errPasswordRequired = true
+				this.$refs.passwordInput.focus()
+				return
+			}
+
+			this.accountDeleteService.request(this.password)
+				.then(() => {
+					this.success({message: this.$t('user.deletion.requestSuccess')})
+					this.password = ''
+				})
+				.catch(e => this.error(e))
+		},
+		cancelDeletion() {
+			if (this.password === '') {
+				this.errPasswordRequired = true
+				this.$refs.passwordInput.focus()
+				return
+			}
+
+			this.accountDeleteService.cancel(this.password)
+				.then(() => {
+					this.success({message: this.$t('user.deletion.scheduledCancelSuccess')})
+					this.$store.dispatch('auth/refreshUserInfo')
+					this.password = ''
+				})
+				.catch(e => this.error(e))
+		},
+	},
+}
+</script>
diff --git a/src/i18n/lang/en.json b/src/i18n/lang/en.json
index 161edaf1..3cfc31e7 100644
--- a/src/i18n/lang/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/lang/en.json
@@ -96,6 +96,20 @@
         "statusUpdateSuccess": "Avatar status was updated successfully!",
         "setSuccess": "The avatar has been set successfully!"
       }
+    },
+    "deletion": {
+      "title": "Delete your Vikunja Account",
+      "text1": "The deletion of your account is permanent and cannot be undone. We will delete all your namespaces, lists, tasks and everything associated with it.",
+      "text2": "To proceed, please enter your password. You will receive an email with further instructions.",
+      "confirm": "Delete my account",
+      "requestSuccess": "The request was successful. You'll receive an email with further instructions.",
+      "passwordRequired": "Please enter your password.",
+      "confirmSuccess": "You've successfully confirmed the deletion of your account. We will delete your account in three days.",
+      "scheduled": "We will delete your Vikunja account at {date} ({dateSince}).",
+      "scheduledCancel": "To cancel the deletion of your account, click here.",
+      "scheduledCancelText": "To cancel the deletion of your account, please enter your password below:",
+      "scheduledCancelConfirm": "Cancel the deletion of my account",
+      "scheduledCancelSuccess": "We will not delete your account."
     }
   },
   "list": {
diff --git a/src/services/abstractService.js b/src/services/abstractService.js
index 86a8abda..7855421c 100644
--- a/src/services/abstractService.js
+++ b/src/services/abstractService.js
@@ -72,12 +72,14 @@ export default class AbstractService {
 			this.http.defaults.headers.common['Authorization'] = `Bearer ${token}`
 		}
 
-		this.paths = {
-			create: paths.create !== undefined ? paths.create : '',
-			get: paths.get !== undefined ? paths.get : '',
-			getAll: paths.getAll !== undefined ? paths.getAll : '',
-			update: paths.update !== undefined ? paths.update : '',
-			delete: paths.delete !== undefined ? paths.delete : '',
+		if (paths) {
+			this.paths = {
+				create: paths.create !== undefined ? paths.create : '',
+				get: paths.get !== undefined ? paths.get : '',
+				getAll: paths.getAll !== undefined ? paths.getAll : '',
+				update: paths.update !== undefined ? paths.update : '',
+				delete: paths.delete !== undefined ? paths.delete : '',
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/services/accountDelete.js b/src/services/accountDelete.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4f443cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/accountDelete.js
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import AbstractService from './abstractService'
+
+export default class AccountDeleteService extends AbstractService {
+	request(password) {
+		return this.post('/user/deletion/request', {password: password})
+	}
+	
+	confirm(token) {
+		return this.post('/user/deletion/confirm', {token: token})
+	}
+	
+	cancel(password) {
+		return this.post('/user/deletion/cancel', {password: password})
+	}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/store/modules/auth.js b/src/store/modules/auth.js
index 767ee2b1..2dfbd509 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/auth.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/auth.js
@@ -181,27 +181,8 @@ export default {
 				ctx.commit('info', info)
 
 				if (authenticated) {
-					const HTTP = HTTPFactory()
-					// We're not returning the promise here to prevent blocking the initial ui render if the user is
-					// accessing the site with a token in local storage
-					HTTP.get('user', {
-						headers: {
-							Authorization: `Bearer ${jwt}`,
-						},
-					})
-						.then(r => {
-							const info = new UserModel(r.data)
-							info.type = ctx.state.info.type
-							info.email = ctx.state.info.email
-							info.exp = ctx.state.info.exp
-
-							ctx.commit('info', info)
-							ctx.commit('authenticated', authenticated)
-							ctx.commit('lastUserRefresh')
-						})
-						.catch(e => {
-							console.error('Error while refreshing user info:', e)
-						})
+					ctx.dispatch('refreshUserInfo')
+					ctx.commit('authenticated', authenticated)
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -212,6 +193,33 @@ export default {
 
 			return Promise.resolve()
 		},
+		refreshUserInfo(ctx) {
+			const jwt = getToken()
+			if (!jwt) {
+				return
+			}
+			
+			const HTTP = HTTPFactory()
+			// We're not returning the promise here to prevent blocking the initial ui render if the user is
+			// accessing the site with a token in local storage
+			HTTP.get('user', {
+				headers: {
+					Authorization: `Bearer ${jwt}`,
+				},
+			})
+				.then(r => {
+					const info = new UserModel(r.data)
+					info.type = ctx.state.info.type
+					info.email = ctx.state.info.email
+					info.exp = ctx.state.info.exp
+
+					ctx.commit('info', info)
+					ctx.commit('lastUserRefresh')
+				})
+				.catch(e => {
+					console.error('Error while refreshing user info:', e)
+				})
+		},
 		// Renews the api token and saves it to local storage
 		renewToken(ctx) {
 			// Timeout to avoid race conditions when authenticated as a user (=auth token in localStorage) and as a
diff --git a/src/store/modules/config.js b/src/store/modules/config.js
index 1c0b5b34..60017fed 100644
--- a/src/store/modules/config.js
+++ b/src/store/modules/config.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ export default {
 			privacyPolicyUrl: '',
 		},
 		caldavEnabled: false,
+		userDeletionEnabled: true,
 		auth: {
 			local: {
 				enabled: true,
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ export default {
 			state.legal.imprintUrl = config.legal.imprint_url
 			state.legal.privacyPolicyUrl = config.legal.privacy_policy_url
 			state.caldavEnabled = config.caldav_enabled
+			state.userDeletionEnabled = config.user_deletion_enabled
 			const auth = objectToCamelCase(config.auth)
 			state.auth.local.enabled = auth.local.enabled
 			state.auth.openidConnect.enabled = auth.openidConnect.enabled
diff --git a/src/views/Home.vue b/src/views/Home.vue
index 25d874aa..50240f80 100644
--- a/src/views/Home.vue
+++ b/src/views/Home.vue
@@ -3,6 +3,17 @@
 		<h2>
 			{{ $t(`home.welcome${welcome}`, {username: userInfo.name !== '' ? userInfo.name : userInfo.username}) }}!
 		</h2>
+		<div class="notification is-danger" v-if="deletionScheduledAt !== null">
+			{{
+				$t('user.deletion.scheduled', {
+					date: formatDateShort(deletionScheduledAt),
+					dateSince: formatDateSince(deletionScheduledAt),
+				})
+			}}
+			<router-link :to="{name: 'user.settings', hash: '#deletion'}">
+				{{ $t('user.deletion.scheduledCancel') }}
+			</router-link>
+		</div>
 		<add-task
 			:listId="defaultListId"
 			@taskAdded="updateTaskList"
@@ -51,6 +62,7 @@ import {getHistory} from '../modules/listHistory'
 import ListCard from '@/components/list/partials/list-card.vue'
 import AddTask from '../components/tasks/add-task.vue'
 import {LOADING, LOADING_MODULE} from '../store/mutation-types'
+import {parseDateOrNull} from '../helpers/parseDateOrNull'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Home',
@@ -117,6 +129,7 @@ export default {
 				return state.namespaces.namespaces[0].lists.length > 0
 			},
 			loading: state => state[LOADING] && state[LOADING_MODULE] === 'tasks',
+			deletionScheduledAt: state => parseDateOrNull(state.auth.info.deletionScheduledAt),
 		}),
 	},
 	methods: {
diff --git a/src/views/user/Settings.vue b/src/views/user/Settings.vue
index a3f4bc2a..a66ac649 100644
--- a/src/views/user/Settings.vue
+++ b/src/views/user/Settings.vue
@@ -245,6 +245,9 @@
 			</x-button>
 		</card>
 
+		<!-- Account deletion -->
+		<user-settings-deletion id="deletion"/>
+
 		<!-- Caldav -->
 		<card v-if="caldavEnabled" :title="$t('user.settings.caldav.title')">
 			<p>
@@ -289,6 +292,7 @@ import {mapState} from 'vuex'
 import AvatarSettings from '../../components/user/avatar-settings.vue'
 import copy from 'copy-to-clipboard'
 import ListSearch from '@/components/tasks/partials/listSearch.vue'
+import UserSettingsDeletion from '../../components/user/settings/deletion'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'Settings',
@@ -318,6 +322,7 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	components: {
+		UserSettingsDeletion,
 		ListSearch,
 		AvatarSettings,
 	},
@@ -342,6 +347,7 @@ export default {
 	},
 	mounted() {
 		this.setTitle(this.$t('user.settings.title'))
+		this.anchorHashCheck()
 	},
 	computed: {
 		caldavUrl() {
@@ -452,6 +458,14 @@ export default {
 		copy(text) {
 			copy(text)
 		},
+		anchorHashCheck() {
+			if (window.location.hash === this.$route.hash) {
+				const el = document.getElementById(this.$route.hash.slice(1))
+				if (el) {
+					window.scrollTo(0, el.offsetTop)
+				}
+			}
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>