diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock b/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
index cdfa86a..e2ed366 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.lock
@@ -1474,7 +1474,7 @@ checksum = "a3e378b66a060d48947b590737b30a1be76706c8dd7b8ba0f2fe3989c68a853f"
 [[package]]
 name = "mediarepo-api"
 version = "0.12.0"
-source = "git+https://github.com/Trivernis/mediarepo-api.git?rev=914292532e562eed389a1a49e0bb802a9f9327e1#914292532e562eed389a1a49e0bb802a9f9327e1"
+source = "git+https://github.com/Trivernis/mediarepo-api.git?rev=e5b5158635191af5188e8bee7fd623328b28ab3b#e5b5158635191af5188e8bee7fd623328b28ab3b"
 dependencies = [
  "async-trait",
  "chrono",
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml b/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
index 2c77783..01f4ab2 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src-tauri/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ features = [ "env-filter" ]
 
 [dependencies.mediarepo-api]
 git = "https://github.com/Trivernis/mediarepo-api.git"
-rev = "914292532e562eed389a1a49e0bb802a9f9327e1"
+rev = "e5b5158635191af5188e8bee7fd623328b28ab3b"
 features = [ "tauri-plugin" ]
 
 [features]
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repository-card/repository-card.component.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repository-card/repository-card.component.ts
index 66f964b..e4f5abb 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repository-card/repository-card.component.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/components/core/repositories-tab/repository-card/repository-card.component.ts
@@ -45,25 +45,46 @@ export class RepositoryCardComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     public async removeRepository() {
-        await this.dialog.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
+        const confirmation = await this.dialog.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
             data: {
                 title: "Remove repository",
                 message: `Do you really want to remove the repository "${this.repository.name}"?`,
                 confirmAction: "Remove",
                 confirmColor: "warn"
             }
-        }).afterClosed().subscribe(async confirmation => {
-            if (confirmation === true) {
-                if (this.isSelectedRepository()) {
-                    if (this.repository.local) {
-                        await this.repoService.closeSelectedRepository();
-                    } else {
-                        await this.repoService.disconnectSelectedRepository();
-                    }
+        }).afterClosed().toPromise();
+        if (confirmation === true) {
+            if (this.isSelectedRepository()) {
+                if (this.repository.local) {
+                    await this.repoService.closeSelectedRepository();
+                } else {
+                    await this.repoService.disconnectSelectedRepository();
                 }
+            }
+            await this.promtDeleteRepository();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private async promtDeleteRepository() {
+        if (this.repository.local) {
+            const deleteContents = await this.dialog.open(
+                ConfirmDialogComponent, {
+                    data: {
+                        title: "Delete repository content",
+                        message: "Do you want to remove the contents of the repository as well?",
+                        confirmAction: "Delete",
+                        confirmColor: "warn",
+                        denyAction: "No",
+                    }
+                }).afterClosed().toPromise();
+            if (deleteContents) {
+                await this.repoService.deleteRepository(this.repository.name);
+            } else {
                 await this.repoService.removeRepository(this.repository.name);
             }
-        });
+        } else {
+            await this.repoService.removeRepository(this.repository.name);
+        }
     }
 
     public getDaemonStatusText(): string {
diff --git a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/services/repository/repository.service.ts b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/services/repository/repository.service.ts
index f7e4ebd..c075d33 100644
--- a/mediarepo-ui/src/app/services/repository/repository.service.ts
+++ b/mediarepo-ui/src/app/services/repository/repository.service.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,16 @@ export class RepositoryService {
         await this.loadRepositories();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Deletes a local repository from the filesystem
+     * @param {string} name
+     * @returns {Promise<void>}
+     */
+    public async deleteRepository(name: string): Promise<void> {
+        await invoke("plugin:mediarepo|delete_repository", {name});
+        await this.removeRepository(name);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Starts a daemon for the given repository path
      * @param {string} repoPath