diff --git a/readthedocs/core/forms.py b/readthedocs/core/forms.py
index e0753a2ec..8d0017e18 100644
--- a/readthedocs/core/forms.py
+++ b/readthedocs/core/forms.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from __future__ import absolute_import
 from builtins import object
 import logging
 
+from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from haystack.forms import SearchForm
 from haystack.query import SearchQuerySet
 from django import forms
@@ -44,6 +45,22 @@ class UserProfileForm(forms.ModelForm):
         return profile
 
 
+class UserDeleteForm(forms.ModelForm):
+    username = CharField(label=_('Username'), help_text=_('Please type your username to confirm.'))
+
+    class Meta(object):
+        model = User
+        fields = ['username']
+
+    def clean_username(self):
+        data = self.cleaned_data['username']
+
+        if self.instance.username != data:
+            raise forms.ValidationError(_("Username does not match!"))
+
+        return data
+
+
 class FacetField(forms.MultipleChoiceField):
 
     """
diff --git a/readthedocs/profiles/urls/private.py b/readthedocs/profiles/urls/private.py
index dc2e11883..cdebde0a7 100644
--- a/readthedocs/profiles/urls/private.py
+++ b/readthedocs/profiles/urls/private.py
@@ -18,4 +18,5 @@ urlpatterns = [
             'template_name': 'profiles/private/edit_profile.html',
         },
         name='profiles_profile_edit'),
+    url(r'^delete/', views.delete_account, name='delete_account')
 ]
diff --git a/readthedocs/profiles/views.py b/readthedocs/profiles/views.py
index 79f2b40a8..b8cecfa7b 100644
--- a/readthedocs/profiles/views.py
+++ b/readthedocs/profiles/views.py
@@ -1,16 +1,21 @@
 """Views for creating, editing and viewing site-specific user profiles."""
 
 from __future__ import absolute_import
+
+from django.contrib import messages
+from django.contrib.auth import logout
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.http import HttpResponseRedirect
-from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404
+from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, render, redirect
 from django.shortcuts import render_to_response
 from django.template import RequestContext
 
+from readthedocs.core.forms import UserDeleteForm
+
 
 def create_profile(request, form_class, success_url=None,
                    template_name='profiles/private/create_profile.html',
@@ -183,6 +188,27 @@ def edit_profile(request, form_class, success_url=None,
 edit_profile = login_required(edit_profile)
 
 
+@login_required()
+def delete_account(request):
+    form = UserDeleteForm()
+    template_name = 'profiles/private/delete_account.html'
+
+    if request.method == 'POST':
+        form = UserDeleteForm(instance=request.user, data=request.POST)
+        if form.is_valid():
+
+            # Do not delete the account permanently because it may create disaster
+            # Inactive the user instead.
+            request.user.is_active = False
+            request.user.save()
+            logout(request)
+            messages.info(request, 'You have successfully deleted your account')
+
+            return redirect('homepage')
+
+    return render(request, template_name, {'form': form})
+
+
 def profile_detail(request, username, public_profile_field=None,
                    template_name='profiles/public/profile_detail.html',
                    extra_context=None):
diff --git a/readthedocs/templates/profiles/base_profile_edit.html b/readthedocs/templates/profiles/base_profile_edit.html
index b33d0ab2f..ef9a916e8 100644
--- a/readthedocs/templates/profiles/base_profile_edit.html
+++ b/readthedocs/templates/profiles/base_profile_edit.html
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
           <li class="{% block profile-admin-social-accounts %}{% endblock %}"><a href="{% url 'socialaccount_connections' %}">{% trans "Connected Services" %}</a></li>
           <li class="{% block profile-admin-change-password %}{% endblock %}"><a href="{% url 'account_change_password' %}">{% trans "Change Password" %}</a></li>
           <li class="{% block profile-admin-change-email %}{% endblock %}"><a href="{% url 'account_email' %}">{% trans "Change Email" %}</a></li>
+          <li class="{% block profile-admin-delete-account %}{% endblock %}"><a href="{% url 'delete_account' %}">{% trans "Delete Account" %}</a></li>
           <li class="{% block profile-admin-gold-edit %}{% endblock %}"><a href="{% url 'gold_detail' %}">{% trans "Gold" %}</a></li>
         {% endblock %}
       </ul>
diff --git a/readthedocs/templates/profiles/private/delete_account.html b/readthedocs/templates/profiles/private/delete_account.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6a76f5c75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/readthedocs/templates/profiles/private/delete_account.html
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+{% extends "profiles/base_profile_edit.html" %}
+
+{% load i18n %}
+
+{% block title %}{% trans "Delete Account" %}{% endblock %}
+
+{% block profile-admin-delete-account %}active{% endblock %}
+
+{% block edit_content_header %} {% trans "Delete Account" %} {% endblock %}
+
+{% block edit_content %}
+  <form method="POST" action=".">
+    {% csrf_token %}
+    {{ form }}
+    <input type="submit" name="submit" value="{% trans "Delete Account" %}" id="submit"/>
+  </form>
+{% endblock %}