diff --git a/app/api/server/v1/roles.js b/app/api/server/v1/roles.js
index e66e5495987..c17e43107c6 100644
--- a/app/api/server/v1/roles.js
+++ b/app/api/server/v1/roles.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Meteor } from 'meteor/meteor';
 import { Match, check } from 'meteor/check';
 
-import { Roles } from '../../../models';
+import { Roles, Users } from '../../../models';
 import { API } from '../api';
 import { getUsersInRole, hasPermission } from '../../../authorization/server';
 import { settings } from '../../../settings/server/index';
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ API.v1.addRoute('roles.update', { authRequired: true }, {
 
 		if (roleData.name) {
 			const otherRole = Roles.findOneByIdOrName(roleData.name);
-			if (otherRole && otherRole._id !== role.roleId) {
+			if (otherRole && otherRole._id !== role._id) {
 				throw new Meteor.Error('error-duplicate-role-names-not-allowed', 'Role name already exists');
 			}
 		}
@@ -213,3 +213,62 @@ API.v1.addRoute('roles.delete', { authRequired: true }, {
 		return API.v1.success();
 	},
 });
+
+API.v1.addRoute('roles.removeUserFromRole', { authRequired: true }, {
+	post() {
+		check(this.bodyParams, {
+			roleName: String,
+			username: String,
+		});
+
+		const data = {
+			roleName: this.bodyParams.roleName,
+			username: this.bodyParams.username,
+		};
+
+		if (!hasPermission(this.userId, 'access-permissions')) {
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-not-allowed', 'Accessing permissions is not allowed');
+		}
+
+		const user = Users.findOneByUsername(data.username);
+
+		if (!user) {
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-user', 'There is no user with this username');
+		}
+
+		const role = Roles.findOneByIdOrName(data.roleName);
+
+		if (!role) {
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-invalid-roleId', 'This role does not exist');
+		}
+
+		if (user.roles.indexOf(role.name) === -1) {
+			throw new Meteor.Error('error-user-not-in-role', 'User is not in this role');
+		}
+
+		if (role._id === 'admin') {
+			const adminCount = Roles.findUsersInRole('admin', role.scope).count();
+			if (adminCount === 1) {
+				throw new Meteor.Error('error-admin-required', 'You need to have at least one admin');
+			}
+		}
+
+		Roles.removeUserRoles(user._id, role.name, role.scope);
+
+		if (settings.get('UI_DisplayRoles')) {
+			api.broadcast('user.roleUpdate', {
+				type: 'removed',
+				_id: role._id,
+				u: {
+					_id: user._id,
+					username: user.username,
+				},
+				scope: role.scope,
+			});
+		}
+
+		return API.v1.success({
+			role,
+		});
+	},
+});
diff --git a/tests/end-to-end/api/13-roles.js b/tests/end-to-end/api/13-roles.js
index 207aa83b229..f1ca6ea0591 100644
--- a/tests/end-to-end/api/13-roles.js
+++ b/tests/end-to-end/api/13-roles.js
@@ -31,19 +31,18 @@ function createRole(name, scope, description) {
 	});
 }
 
-function addUserToRole(roleId, username) {
+function addUserToRole(roleName, username) {
 	return new Promise((resolve) => {
 		request.post(api('roles.addUserToRole'))
 			.set(credentials)
 			.send({
-				roleName: roleId,
+				roleName,
 				username,
 			})
 			.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
 			.expect(200)
 			.expect((res) => {
 				expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', true);
-				expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role._id', roleId);
 			})
 			.end((err, req) => {
 				resolve(req.body.role);
@@ -385,4 +384,55 @@ describe('[Roles]', function() {
 				.end(done);
 		});
 	});
+
+	describe('POST [/roles.removeUserFromRole]', () => {
+		let usersScopedRole;
+		let subscriptionsScopedRole;
+
+		before(async () => {
+			usersScopedRole = await createRole(`usersScopedRole-${ Date.now() }`, 'Users');
+			subscriptionsScopedRole = await createRole(`subscriptionsScopedRole-${ Date.now() }`, 'Subscriptions');
+
+			await addUserToRole(usersScopedRole.name, login.user);
+			await addUserToRole(subscriptionsScopedRole.name, login.user);
+		});
+
+		it('should unassign a role with User scope from an user', (done) => {
+			request.post(api('roles.removeUserFromRole'))
+				.set(credentials)
+				.send({
+					roleName: usersScopedRole.name,
+					username: login.user,
+				})
+				.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+				.expect(200)
+				.expect((res) => {
+					expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', true);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role._id', usersScopedRole._id);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.name', usersScopedRole.name);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.scope', usersScopedRole.scope);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.description', usersScopedRole.description);
+				})
+				.end(done);
+		});
+
+		it('should unassign a role with Subscriptions scope from an user', (done) => {
+			request.post(api('roles.removeUserFromRole'))
+				.set(credentials)
+				.send({
+					roleName: subscriptionsScopedRole.name,
+					username: login.user,
+				})
+				.expect('Content-Type', 'application/json')
+				.expect(200)
+				.expect((res) => {
+					expect(res.body).to.have.property('success', true);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role._id', subscriptionsScopedRole._id);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.name', subscriptionsScopedRole.name);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.scope', subscriptionsScopedRole.scope);
+					expect(res.body).to.have.nested.property('role.description', subscriptionsScopedRole.description);
+				})
+				.end(done);
+		});
+	});
 });