diff --git a/src/nethsec/mwan/__init__.py b/src/nethsec/mwan/__init__.py
index b2c7f2f5..282bf3a3 100644
--- a/src/nethsec/mwan/__init__.py
+++ b/src/nethsec/mwan/__init__.py
@@ -384,3 +384,11 @@ def order_rules(e_uci: EUci, rules: list[str]) -> list[str]:
 
     e_uci.save('mwan3')
     return order
+
+
+def delete_rule(e_uci: EUci, name: str):
+    if name not in utils.get_all_by_type(e_uci, 'mwan3', 'rule').keys():
+        raise ValidationError('name', 'invalid', name)
+
+    e_uci.delete('mwan3', name)
+    e_uci.save('mwan3')
diff --git a/tests/test_mwan.py b/tests/test_mwan.py
index 4cd27b0e..d593c747 100644
--- a/tests/test_mwan.py
+++ b/tests/test_mwan.py
@@ -407,3 +407,22 @@ def test_index_rules(e_uci, mocker):
             'label': 'default',
         }
     }
+
+
+def test_delete_rule(e_uci, mocker):
+    mocker.patch('subprocess.run')
+    mwan.store_policy(e_uci, 'default', [
+        {
+            'name': 'RED_1',
+            'metric': '10',
+            'weight': '100',
+        },
+        {
+            'name': 'RED_2',
+            'metric': '10',
+            'weight': '100',
+        }
+    ])
+    mwan.store_rule(e_uci, 'additional rule', 'ns_default')
+    mwan.delete_rule(e_uci, 'ns_additional_r')
+    assert 'ns_additional_r' not in e_uci.get_all('mwan3').keys()
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