diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/Jamfile b/src/bin/pkgman/Jamfile
index 4669d214f2..de3d08c07e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/Jamfile
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ BinCommand pkgman :
 	command_refresh.cpp
 	command_resolve_dependencies.cpp
 	command_search.cpp
+	command_uninstall.cpp
 	DecisionProvider.cpp
 	JobStateListener.cpp
 	PackageInfoErrorListener.cpp
diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
index e099995bfc..f587451f32 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.cpp
@@ -193,6 +193,36 @@ PackageManager::Install(const char* const* packages, int packageCount)
 }
 
 
+void
+PackageManager::Uninstall(const char* const* packages, int packageCount)
+{
+	// solve
+	BSolverPackageSpecifierList packagesToUninstall;
+	for (int i = 0; i < packageCount; i++) {
+		if (!packagesToUninstall.AppendSpecifier(packages[i]))
+			DIE(B_NO_MEMORY, "failed to add specified package");
+	}
+
+	const BSolverPackageSpecifier* unmatchedSpecifier;
+	status_t error = fSolver->Uninstall(packagesToUninstall,
+		&unmatchedSpecifier);
+	if (error != B_OK) {
+		if (unmatchedSpecifier != NULL) {
+			DIE(error, "failed to find a match for \"%s\"",
+				unmatchedSpecifier->SelectString().String());
+		} else
+			DIE(error, "failed to compute packages to uninstall");
+	}
+
+	_HandleProblems();
+
+	// install/uninstall packages
+	_AnalyzeResult();
+	_PrintResult();
+	_ApplyPackageChanges();
+}
+
+
 void
 PackageManager::_HandleProblems()
 {
@@ -254,7 +284,7 @@ PackageManager::_HandleProblems()
 
 		status_t error = fSolver->SolveAgain();
 		if (error != B_OK)
-			DIE(error, "failed to compute packages to install");
+			DIE(error, "failed to recompute packages to un/-install");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -265,7 +295,7 @@ PackageManager::_AnalyzeResult()
 	BSolverResult result;
 	status_t error = fSolver->GetResult(result);
 	if (error != B_OK)
-		DIE(error, "failed to compute packages to install");
+		DIE(error, "failed to compute packages to un/-install");
 
 	for (int32 i = 0; const BSolverResultElement* element = result.ElementAt(i);
 			i++) {
diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.h b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.h
index 7a8ebd050c..ca9b3a0c7e 100644
--- a/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.h
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/PackageManager.h
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ public:
 
 			void				Install(const char* const* packages,
 									int packageCount);
+			void				Uninstall(const char* const* packages,
+									int packageCount);
 
 private:
 			typedef BObjectList<BSolverPackage> PackageList;
diff --git a/src/bin/pkgman/command_uninstall.cpp b/src/bin/pkgman/command_uninstall.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5743603e73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/pkgman/command_uninstall.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013, Haiku, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
+ * Distributed under the terms of the MIT License.
+ *
+ * Authors:
+ *		Ingo Weinhold <ingo_weinhold@gmx.de>
+ */
+
+
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include "Command.h"
+#include "pkgman.h"
+#include "PackageManager.h"
+
+
+// TODO: internationalization!
+
+
+using namespace BPackageKit;
+using namespace BPackageKit::BPrivate;
+
+
+static const char* const kShortUsage =
+	"  %command% <package> ...\n"
+	"    Uninstalls one or more packages.\n";
+
+static const char* const kLongUsage =
+	"Usage: %program% %command% <package> ...\n"
+	"Uninstalls the specified packages.\n"
+	"\n"
+	"Options:\n"
+	"  -H, --home\n"
+	"    Uninstall the packages from the user's home directory. Default is to\n"
+	"    uninstall from the common directory.\n"
+	"\n";
+
+
+DEFINE_COMMAND(UninstallCommand, "uninstall", kShortUsage, kLongUsage)
+
+
+int
+UninstallCommand::Execute(int argc, const char* const* argv)
+{
+	bool uninstallFromHome = false;
+
+	while (true) {
+		static struct option sLongOptions[] = {
+			{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
+			{ "home", no_argument, 0, 'H' },
+			{ 0, 0, 0, 0 }
+		};
+
+		opterr = 0; // don't print errors
+		int c = getopt_long(argc, (char**)argv, "hu", sLongOptions, NULL);
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+
+		switch (c) {
+			case 'h':
+				PrintUsageAndExit(false);
+				break;
+
+			case 'H':
+				uninstallFromHome = true;
+				break;
+
+			default:
+				PrintUsageAndExit(true);
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The remaining arguments are the packages to be uninstalled.
+	if (argc < optind + 1)
+		PrintUsageAndExit(true);
+
+	int packageCount = argc - optind;
+	const char* const* packages = argv + optind;
+
+	// perform the installation
+	BPackageInstallationLocation location = uninstallFromHome
+		? B_PACKAGE_INSTALLATION_LOCATION_HOME
+		: B_PACKAGE_INSTALLATION_LOCATION_COMMON;
+	PackageManager packageManager(location, true, true);
+	packageManager.Uninstall(packages, packageCount);
+
+	return 0;
+}