diff --git a/backend/internal/database/db.go b/backend/internal/database/db.go
index 842ffbd..92cbc71 100644
--- a/backend/internal/database/db.go
+++ b/backend/internal/database/db.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package database
 import (
 	"embed"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"ttime/internal/types"
 
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ type Database interface {
 	PromoteToAdmin(username string) error
 	GetUserId(username string) (int, error)
 	AddProject(name string, description string, username string) error
+	// DeleteProject(name string, username string) error
 	Migrate() error
 	MigrateSampleData() error
 	GetProjectId(projectname string) (int, error)
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ const getProjectsForUser = `SELECT p.id, p.name, p.description FROM projects p
 							JOIN user_roles ur ON p.id = ur.project_id
 							JOIN users u ON ur.user_id = u.id
 							WHERE u.username = ?`
+const deleteProject = `DELETE FROM projects
+						WHERE id = ? AND owner_username = ?`
 
 // DbConnect connects to the database
 func DbConnect(dbpath string) Database {
@@ -225,6 +229,21 @@ func (d *Db) AddProject(name string, description string, username string) error
 	return err
 }
 
+func (d *Db) DeleteProject(projectID string, username string) error {
+	tx := d.MustBegin()
+
+	_, err := tx.Exec(deleteProject, projectID, username)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		if rollbackErr := tx.Rollback(); rollbackErr != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error rolling back transaction: %v, delete error: %v", rollbackErr, err)
+		}
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
 func (d *Db) GetAllUsersProject(projectname string) ([]UserProjectMember, error) {
 	// Define the SQL query to fetch users and their roles for a given project
 	query := `