diff --git a/app/Form/Actions/ParticipantDestroyAction.php b/app/Form/Actions/ParticipantDestroyAction.php
index 8100c34c..a83931ff 100644
--- a/app/Form/Actions/ParticipantDestroyAction.php
+++ b/app/Form/Actions/ParticipantDestroyAction.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use App\Form\Models\Participant;
 use App\Lib\JobMiddleware\JobChannels;
 use App\Lib\JobMiddleware\WithJobState;
 use App\Lib\Queue\TracksJob;
+use Lorisleiva\Actions\ActionRequest;
 use Lorisleiva\Actions\Concerns\AsAction;
 
 class ParticipantDestroyAction
@@ -13,14 +14,20 @@ class ParticipantDestroyAction
     use AsAction;
     use TracksJob;
 
-    public function handle(int $participantId): void
+    public function handle(int $participantId, bool $force): void
     {
-        Participant::findOrFail($participantId)->update(['cancelled_at' => now()]);
+        $participant = Participant::findOrFail($participantId);
+
+        if ($force) {
+            $participant->delete();
+        } else {
+            $participant->update(['cancelled_at' => now()]);
+        }
     }
 
-    public function asController(Participant $participant): void
+    public function asController(ActionRequest $request, Participant $participant): void
     {
-        $this->startJob($participant->id);
+        $this->startJob($participant->id, $request->header('X-Force') === '1');
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/resources/js/composables/useApiIndex.js b/resources/js/composables/useApiIndex.js
index e5e5007e..7af11661 100644
--- a/resources/js/composables/useApiIndex.js
+++ b/resources/js/composables/useApiIndex.js
@@ -47,8 +47,10 @@ export function useApiIndex(firstUrl, siteName = null) {
         single.value = null;
     }
 
-    async function remove(model) {
-        await axios.delete(model.links.destroy);
+    async function remove(model, force = true) {
+        await axios.delete(model.links.destroy, {
+            headers: { 'X-Force': force ? '1' : '0' }
+        });
         await reload();
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue b/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
index b02220c0..2a4800aa 100644
--- a/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
+++ b/resources/js/views/form/Participants.vue
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
         <ui-popup v-if="assigning !== null" heading="Mitglied zuweisen" closeable @close="assigning = null">
             <member-assign @assign="assign" />
         </ui-popup>
-        <ui-popup v-if="deleting !== null" heading="Teilnehmer*in löschen?" @close="deleting = null">
+        <ui-popup v-if="deleting !== null" heading="Teilnehmer*in abmelden?" @close="deleting = null">
             <div>
-                <p class="mt-4">Den*Die Teilnehmer*in löschen?</p>
+                <p class="mt-4">Den*Die Teilnehmer*in abmelden?</p>
+                <f-switch class="mt-2" v-model="deleting.force" name="force_delete" id="force_delete" label="löschen statt abmelden (permanent)" size="sm" />
                 <div class="grid grid-cols-2 gap-3 mt-6">
                     <a href="#" class="text-center btn btn-danger" @click.prevent="handleDelete">Mitglied loschen</a>
                     <a href="#" class="text-center btn btn-primary" @click.prevent="deleting = null">Abbrechen</a>
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@
                     </td>
                     <td>
                         <a v-tooltip="`Bearbeiten`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-warning btn-sm" @click.prevent="editReal(participant)"><ui-sprite src="pencil" /></a>
-                        <a v-tooltip="`Löschen`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-danger btn-sm" @click.prevent="deleting = participant"><ui-sprite src="trash" /></a>
+                        <a v-tooltip="`Abmelden`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-danger btn-sm" @click.prevent="deleting = {model: participant, force: false}"><ui-sprite src="trash" /></a>
                     </td>
                 </tr>
                 <template v-for="child in childrenOf(participant.id)" :key="child.id">
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
                         </td>
                         <td>
                             <a v-tooltip="`Bearbeiten`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-warning btn-sm" @click.prevent="editReal(child)"><ui-sprite src="pencil" /></a>
-                            <a v-tooltip="`Löschen`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-danger btn-sm" @click.prevent="deleting = child"><ui-sprite src="trash" /></a>
+                            <a v-tooltip="`Abmelden`" href="#" class="ml-2 inline-flex btn btn-danger btn-sm" @click.prevent="deleting = {model: child, force: false}"><ui-sprite src="trash" /></a>
                         </td>
                     </tr>
                 </template>
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ const sortingConfig = computed({
 });
 
 async function handleDelete() {
-    await remove(deleting.value);
+    await remove(deleting.value.model, deleting.value.force);
     deleting.value = null;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Form/ParticipantDestroyActionTest.php b/tests/Feature/Form/ParticipantDestroyActionTest.php
index df445dfb..86bfec01 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Form/ParticipantDestroyActionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Form/ParticipantDestroyActionTest.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ beforeEach(function () {
     test()->setUpForm();
 });
 
-it('testItCanDestroyAParticipant', function () {
+it('cancels a participant', function () {
     $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
     $form = Form::factory()
         ->has(Participant::factory())
@@ -30,3 +30,16 @@ it('testItCanDestroyAParticipant', function () {
         'id' => $form->participants->first()->id,
     ]);
 });
+
+it('testItCanDestroyAParticipant', function () {
+    $this->login()->loginNami()->withoutExceptionHandling();
+    $form = Form::factory()
+        ->has(Participant::factory())
+        ->sections([])
+        ->create();
+
+    $this->deleteJson(route('participant.destroy', ['participant' => $form->participants->first()]), [], ['X-Force' => '1'])
+        ->assertOk();
+
+    $this->assertDatabaseCount('participants', 0);
+});