diff --git a/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php b/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
index 302995581d..3d0bec9c5d 100644
--- a/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
+++ b/main/inc/lib/webservices/Rest.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class Rest extends WebService
     const SET_THREAD_NOTIFY = 'set_thread_notify';
 
     const PUT_WORK_STUDENT_ITEM_VISIBILITY = 'put_course_work_visibility';
+    const DELETE_WORK_STUDENT_ITEM = 'delete_work_student_item';
 
     const CREATE_CAMPUS = 'add_campus';
     const EDIT_CAMPUS = 'edit_campus';
@@ -2608,6 +2609,23 @@ class Rest extends WebService
         }
     }
 
+    public function deleteWorkStudentItem(int $workId): string
+    {
+        Event::event_access_tool(TOOL_STUDENTPUBLICATION);
+
+        require_once api_get_path(SYS_CODE_PATH).'work/work.lib.php';
+
+        $courseInfo = api_get_course_info_by_id($this->course->getId());
+
+        $fileDeleted = deleteWorkItem($workId, $courseInfo);
+
+        if ($fileDeleted) {
+            return get_lang('TheDocumentHasBeenDeleted');
+        }
+
+        return get_lang('YouAreNotAllowedToDeleteThisDocument');
+    }
+
     public static function isAllowedByRequest(bool $inpersonate = false): bool
     {
         $username = $_GET['username'] ?? null;
diff --git a/main/webservices/api/v2.php b/main/webservices/api/v2.php
index c4324163c8..70147714d8 100644
--- a/main/webservices/api/v2.php
+++ b/main/webservices/api/v2.php
@@ -312,6 +312,21 @@ try {
 
             $restResponse->setData(['status' => $data]);
             break;
+        case Rest::DELETE_WORK_STUDENT_ITEM:
+            if (!isset($_POST['work'])) {
+                throw new Exception(get_lang('ActionNotAllowed'));
+            }
+
+            if (!api_is_allowed_to_edit() && !api_is_coach()) {
+                throw new Exception(get_lang('NotAllowed'));
+            }
+
+            $restResponse->setData(
+                [
+                    'message' => $restApi->deleteWorkStudentItem((int) $_POST['work']),
+                ]
+            );
+            break;
 
         case Rest::CREATE_CAMPUS:
             $data = $restApi->createCampusURL($_POST);