diff --git a/app/routes/users.py b/app/routes/users.py
index 447ce8c..f6fcc34 100644
--- a/app/routes/users.py
+++ b/app/routes/users.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from ..auth import (
     digest, verify, create_session,
     is_logged_in, parse_username, is_password_valid,
     login_required, revoke_session, get_active_user,
-    parse_display_name, revoke_all_sessions
+    parse_display_name, revoke_all_sessions, csrf_verified
     )
-from ..models import Users, Posts, Reactions, Threads, Avatars
+from ..models import Users, Posts, Reactions, Threads, Avatars, PostHistory, Mentions
 from ..constants import PermissionLevel, InfoboxKind
 from ..util import get_form_checkbox
 import math
@@ -55,6 +55,51 @@ def validate_and_create_avatar(input_image, filename):
     except WandException:
         return False
 
+def anonymize_user(user_id):
+    deleted_user = Users.find({'username': 'deleteduser'})
+
+    from ..lib.babycode import sanitize, babycode_to_html
+    from ..db import db
+    threads = Threads.findall({'user_id': user_id})
+    posts = Posts.findall({'user_id': user_id})
+
+    revs_q = """SELECT DISTINCT m.revision_id FROM mentions m
+            WHERE m.mentioned_user_id = ?"""
+
+    mentioned_revs = db.query(revs_q, int(user_id))
+    with db.transaction():
+        for thread in threads:
+            thread.update({'user_id': int(deleted_user.id)})
+        for post in posts:
+            post.update({'user_id': int(deleted_user.id)})
+
+        revs = {}
+        for rev in mentioned_revs:
+            ph = PostHistory.find({'id': int(rev['revision_id'])})
+            ms = Mentions.findall({
+                'mentioned_user_id': int(user_id),
+                'revision_id': int(rev['revision_id']),
+            })
+            data = {
+                'text': sanitize(ph.original_markup),
+                'mentions': ms,
+            }
+            data['mentions'] = sorted(data['mentions'], key=lambda x: int(x.end_index), reverse=True)
+            revs[rev['revision_id']] = data
+
+        for rev_id, data in revs.items():
+            text = data['text']
+            for mention in data['mentions']:
+                text = text[:mention.start_index] + '@deleteduser' + text[mention.end_index:]
+                mention.delete()
+
+            res = babycode_to_html(text)
+            ph = PostHistory.find({'id': int(rev_id)})
+            ph.update({
+                'original_markup': text.unescape(),
+                'content': res.result,
+            })
+
 def redirect_if_logged_in(destination='topics.all_topics'):
     def decorator(view_func):
         @wraps(view_func)
@@ -378,3 +423,31 @@ def inbox(username):
 def bookmarks(username):
     username = username.lower()
     return 'stub'
+
+@bp.get('/<username>/delete-confirm/')
+@login_required
+@redirect_to_own
+def delete_confirm(username):
+    return render_template('users/delete_confirm.html')
+
+@bp.post('/<username>/delete-confirm/')
+@login_required
+@redirect_to_own
+@csrf_verified
+def delete_confirm_post(username):
+    user = get_active_user()
+
+    password = request.form.get('password', '')
+    if not verify(user.password_hash, password):
+        flash('Incorrect password.', InfoboxKind.ERROR)
+        return redirect(url_for('.delete_confirm', username=username))
+
+    if user.is_admin():
+        flash('You can not delete the admin account.', InfoboxKind.ERROR)
+        return redirect(url_for('.delete_confirm', username=username))
+
+    anonymize_user(user.id)
+    revoke_all_sessions(user.id)
+    user.delete()
+
+    return redirect(url_for('topics.all_topics'))
diff --git a/app/templates/users/delete_confirm.html b/app/templates/users/delete_confirm.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0e96cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/templates/users/delete_confirm.html
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{%- from 'common/macros.html' import subheader -%}
+{%- extends 'base.html' -%}
+{%- block title -%}account deletion confirmation{%- endblock -%}
+{%- block content -%}
+{%- set sub -%}
+<a href="{{url_for('users.settings', username=get_active_user().username)}}">&larr; Back to settings</a>
+{%- endset -%}
+{{- subheader('Confirm account deletion', sub) -}}
+<div class="plank">
+  <form class="full-width" method="POST">
+    <p>Are you sure you want to delete your account on {{ config.SITE_NAME }}? <strong>This action is irreversible.</strong> Your posts and threads will remain accessible to preserve history but will be de-personalized, showing up as authored by a system user. Posts that @mention you will also mention the system user instead.</p>
+    <p>If you wish for any and all content relating to you to be removed, you will have to <a href="{{url_for('guides.contact')}}" target="_blank">contact {{ config.SITE_NAME }}'s administrators separately.</a></p>
+    <p>If you are sure, please confirm your current password below.</p>
+    <label for="password">Confirm password</label>
+    {{csrf_input() | safe}}
+    <input type="password" id="password" name="password" required autocomplete="current-password">
+    <input type="submit" class="critical" value="Permanently delete account">
+  </form>
+</div>
+{%- endblock -%}
diff --git a/app/templates/users/settings.html b/app/templates/users/settings.html
index e5174c9..07e5e1c 100644
--- a/app/templates/users/settings.html
+++ b/app/templates/users/settings.html
@@ -77,4 +77,8 @@
   <div>If badges fail to load, make sure JS is enabled.</div>
 </fieldset>
 {%- endif -%}
+<fieldset class="plank">
+  <legend>Disown & Delete account</legend>
+  <a class="linkbutton critical" href="{{url_for('users.delete_confirm', username=user.username)}}">Delete account</a>
+</fieldset>
 {%- endblock -%}
diff --git a/app/templates/users/user_page.html b/app/templates/users/user_page.html
index 3332486..e864e64 100644
--- a/app/templates/users/user_page.html
+++ b/app/templates/users/user_page.html
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@
       {%- endfor -%}
     </div>
     {%- endif -%}
+    {#
     <fieldset class="plank secondary-bg minimal even no-shadow">
       <legend>About me</legend>
       <p>stub</p>
     </fieldset>
+    #}
     {%- if target_user.signature_rendered -%}
     <fieldset class="plank secondary-bg minimal even no-shadow">
       <legend>Signature</legend>