diff --git a/lib/discourse_chat/helper.rb b/lib/discourse_chat/helper.rb
index 82c76d1..34bf1b9 100644
--- a/lib/discourse_chat/helper.rb
+++ b/lib/discourse_chat/helper.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ module DiscourseChat
       return text
   	end
 
+    # Delete a rule based on its (1 based) index as seen in the 
+    # status_for_channel function
+    def self.delete_by_index(provider, channel, index)
+      rules = DiscourseChat::Rule.all_for_channel(provider, channel)
+
+      return false if index < 1 or index > rules.size
+
+      return :deleted if rules[index-1].destroy
+    end
+
     # Create a rule for a specific channel
     # Designed to be used by provider's "Slash commands" 
     # Will intelligently adjust existing rules to avoid duplicates 
diff --git a/spec/lib/discourse_chat/helper_spec.rb b/spec/lib/discourse_chat/helper_spec.rb
index f3c721f..6cd73d7 100644
--- a/spec/lib/discourse_chat/helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/discourse_chat/helper_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,59 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseChat::Manager do
 
   end
 
+  describe '.delete_by_index' do
+    let(:category2) {Fabricate(:category)}
+    let(:category3) {Fabricate(:category)}
+
+    it 'deletes the correct rule' do
+      # Three identical rules, with different categories 
+      # Status will be sorted by category id, so they should
+      # be in this order
+      rule1 = DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'slack',
+                                          channel: '#general',
+                                          filter: 'watch',
+                                          category_id: category.id,
+                                          tags: [tag1.name, tag2.name]
+                                        }).save!
+      rule2 = DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'slack',
+                                          channel: '#general',
+                                          filter: 'watch',
+                                          category_id: category2.id,
+                                          tags: [tag1.name, tag2.name]
+                                        }).save!
+      rule3 = DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'slack',
+                                          channel: '#general',
+                                          filter: 'watch',
+                                          category_id: category3.id,
+                                          tags: [tag1.name, tag2.name]
+                                        }).save!
+
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Rule.all.size).to eq(3)
+
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Helper.delete_by_index('slack','#general',2)).to eq(:deleted)
+
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Rule.all.size).to eq(2)
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Rule.all.map(&:category_id)).to contain_exactly(category.id, category3.id)
+    end
+
+    it 'fails gracefully for out of range indexes' do
+      rule1 = DiscourseChat::Rule.new({provider: 'slack',
+                                          channel: '#general',
+                                          filter: 'watch',
+                                          category_id: category.id,
+                                          tags: [tag1.name, tag2.name]
+                                        }).save!
+
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Helper.delete_by_index('slack','#general',-1)).to eq(false)
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Helper.delete_by_index('slack','#general',0)).to eq(false)
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Helper.delete_by_index('slack','#general',2)).to eq(false)
+
+      expect(DiscourseChat::Helper.delete_by_index('slack','#general',1)).to eq(:deleted)
+    end
+
+
+  end
+
   describe '.smart_create_rule' do
 
     it 'creates a rule when there are none' do
@@ -141,8 +194,6 @@ RSpec.describe DiscourseChat::Manager do
 
       expect(val).to eq(false)
     end
-
-
   end
 
 end
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