diff --git a/toREST/include/torrents.hpp b/toREST/include/torrents.hpp
index 24dca93..1376396 100644
--- a/toREST/include/torrents.hpp
+++ b/toREST/include/torrents.hpp
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ void del(torrent_session &session, response resp, request req) {
     return respond(http::bad_request);
   }
 
+  int options = 0;
+
+  if (request_object.find("remove_files") != request_object.end()) {
+    bool remove_files = false;
+    auto obj = request_object.at("remove_files");
+    if (obj.is_boolean())
+      remove_files = request_object.at("remove_files");
+    else if (obj.is_string()) {
+      std::string p = obj;
+      remove_files = p == "true";
+    }
+    options = remove_files;
+  }
+
   std::string sha1_hash_in = obj;
   libtorrent::sha1_hash sha1_hash;
   std::stringstream ss;
@@ -82,7 +96,7 @@ void del(torrent_session &session, response resp, request req) {
   auto handle = session.find_torrent(sha1_hash);
 
   if (handle.is_valid()) {
-    session.remove_torrent(handle);
+    session.remove_torrent(handle, options);
   } else {
     return respond(http::bad_request);
   }
diff --git a/toREST/tests/include/SessionContext.hpp b/toREST/tests/include/SessionContext.hpp
index 088654d..bfbb5a8 100644
--- a/toREST/tests/include/SessionContext.hpp
+++ b/toREST/tests/include/SessionContext.hpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
   bool is_dht_running() const;
   std::vector<TestTorrent> &get_torrents();
   TestTorrent find_torrent(const libtorrent::sha1_hash &hash);
-  void remove_torrent(const TestTorrent &torrent);
+  void remove_torrent(const TestTorrent &torrent, int options);
   void apply_settings(TestSessionSettings settings);
   void async_add_torrent(const libtorrent::add_torrent_params &params);
 };
diff --git a/toREST/tests/stubs/SessionContext.cpp b/toREST/tests/stubs/SessionContext.cpp
index 01c6110..7b2dca7 100644
--- a/toREST/tests/stubs/SessionContext.cpp
+++ b/toREST/tests/stubs/SessionContext.cpp
@@ -76,15 +76,17 @@ TestTorrent TestSession::find_torrent(const libtorrent::sha1_hash &hash) {
   return res;
 }
 
-void TestSession::remove_torrent(const TestTorrent &torrent) {
-  auto itr = torrents_.end();
-  for (itr = torrents_.begin(); itr != torrents_.end(); itr++) {
-    if (itr->info_hash() == torrent.info_hash()) {
-      break;
+void TestSession::remove_torrent(const TestTorrent &torrent, int options = -1) {
+  if (options > -1) {
+    auto itr = torrents_.end();
+    for (itr = torrents_.begin(); itr != torrents_.end(); itr++) {
+      if (itr->info_hash() == torrent.info_hash()) {
+        break;
+      }
     }
+    if (itr != torrents_.end())
+      torrents_.erase(itr);
   }
-  if (itr != torrents_.end())
-    torrents_.erase(itr);
 }
 
 void TestSession::apply_settings(TestSessionSettings settings) {
diff --git a/toREST/tests/torrents_test.cpp b/toREST/tests/torrents_test.cpp
index 38d7afe..1c86f8f 100644
--- a/toREST/tests/torrents_test.cpp
+++ b/toREST/tests/torrents_test.cpp
@@ -156,6 +156,17 @@ SCENARIO("We are running a POST /session/torrents resource") {
   }
 }
 
+void theTorrentExists(TestSession &torrent_session) {
+  torrent_session.torrents_.emplace_back();
+  libtorrent::sha1_hash sha1_hash;
+  std::stringstream ss;
+  ss << torrent_id;
+  ss >> sha1_hash;
+  torrent_session.torrents_[0].hash_ = sha1_hash;
+  torrent_session.torrents_[0].valid = true;
+  REQUIRE(torrent_session.get_torrents().size() == 1);
+};
+
 SCENARIO("We are running a DELETE /session/torrents resource") {
   auto torrent_session = TestSession();
   auto response = std::make_shared<TestResponse>();
@@ -193,17 +204,29 @@ SCENARIO("We are running a DELETE /session/torrents resource") {
         }
       }
       GIVEN("fields are correct") {
-        request->content << nlohmann::json({{"info_hash", torrent_id}});
         GIVEN("the torrent exists") {
-          torrent_session.torrents_.emplace_back();
-          libtorrent::sha1_hash sha1_hash;
-          std::stringstream ss;
-          ss << torrent_id;
-          ss >> sha1_hash;
-          torrent_session.torrents_[0].hash_ = sha1_hash;
+          theTorrentExists(torrent_session);
           THEN("the server should reply no content") {
+            request->content << nlohmann::json({{"info_hash", torrent_id}});
             tr::session::torrents::del(torrent_session, response, request);
             CommonResponse::no_content(response);
+            REQUIRE(torrent_session.get_torrents().size() == 0);
+          }
+          GIVEN("we want to remove files") {
+            THEN("the should reply with no content") {
+              request->content << nlohmann::json({{"info_hash", torrent_id},
+                                                  {"remove_files", true}});
+              tr::session::torrents::del(torrent_session, response, request);
+              CommonResponse::no_content(response);
+              REQUIRE(torrent_session.get_torrents().size() == 0);
+            }
+            THEN("we should reply with no content") {
+              request->content << nlohmann::json({{"info_hash", torrent_id},
+                                                  {"remove_files", "true"}});
+              tr::session::torrents::del(torrent_session, response, request);
+              CommonResponse::no_content(response);
+              REQUIRE(torrent_session.get_torrents().size() == 0);
+            }
           }
         }
         GIVEN("the torrent doesn't exist") {