diff --git a/CliClient/tests/services_rest_Api.js b/CliClient/tests/services_rest_Api.js
index 27ce5814aa..54469b13c8 100644
--- a/CliClient/tests/services_rest_Api.js
+++ b/CliClient/tests/services_rest_Api.js
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ const { fileContentEqual, setupDatabase, setupDatabaseAndSynchronizer, db, synch
 const markdownUtils = require('lib/markdownUtils.js');
 const Api = require('lib/services/rest/Api');
 const Folder = require('lib/models/Folder');
+const Resource = require('lib/models/Resource');
 const Note = require('lib/models/Note');
 const Tag = require('lib/models/Tag');
-const Resource = require('lib/models/Resource');
+const { shim } = require('lib/shim');
 
 jasmine.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_INTERVAL = 10000;
 
@@ -252,6 +253,28 @@ describe('services_rest_Api', function() {
 		done();
 	});
 
+	it('should delete resources', async (done) => {
+		let response = null;
+		const f = await Folder.save({ title: "mon carnet" });
+		
+		response = await api.route('POST', 'notes', null, JSON.stringify({
+			title: 'testing image',
+			parent_id: f.id,
+			image_data_url: "data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAgAAAAICAIAAABLbSncAAAAGXRFWHRTb2Z0d2FyZQBBZG9iZSBJbWFnZVJlYWR5ccllPAAAANZJREFUeNoAyAA3/wFwtO3K6gUB/vz2+Prw9fj/+/r+/wBZKAAExOgF4/MC9ff+MRH6Ui4E+/0Bqc/zutj6AgT+/Pz7+vv7++nu82c4DlMqCvLs8goA/gL8/fz09fb59vXa6vzZ6vjT5fbn6voD/fwC8vX4UiT9Zi//APHyAP8ACgUBAPv5APz7BPj2+DIaC2o3E+3o6ywaC5fT6gD6/QD9/QEVf9kD+/dcLQgJA/7v8vqfwOf18wA1IAIEVycAyt//v9XvAPv7APz8LhoIAPz9Ri4OAgwARgx4W/6fVeEAAAAASUVORK5CYII="
+		}));
+
+		const resource = (await Resource.all())[0];
+
+		const filePath = Resource.fullPath(resource);
+		expect(await shim.fsDriver().exists(filePath)).toBe(true);
+
+		await api.route('DELETE', 'resources/' + resource.id);
+		expect(await shim.fsDriver().exists(filePath)).toBe(false);
+		expect(!(await Resource.load(resource.id))).toBe(true);
+		
+		done();
+	});
+
 	it('should create notes from HTML', async (done) => {
 		let response = null;
 		const f = await Folder.save({ title: "mon carnet" });
diff --git a/CliClient/tests/synchronizer.js b/CliClient/tests/synchronizer.js
index 509ebb2449..968e1ed7c6 100644
--- a/CliClient/tests/synchronizer.js
+++ b/CliClient/tests/synchronizer.js
@@ -947,6 +947,9 @@ describe('Synchronizer', function() {
 		await synchronizer().start();
 		expect((await remoteNotesFoldersResources()).length).toBe(2);
 
+		const remoteBlob = await fileApi().stat('.resource/' + resource1.id);
+		expect(!remoteBlob).toBe(true);
+
 		await switchClient(1);
 
 		expect(await shim.fsDriver().exists(resourcePath1)).toBe(true);
diff --git a/ReactNativeClient/lib/synchronizer.js b/ReactNativeClient/lib/synchronizer.js
index 95e45fdddf..0685acbf08 100644
--- a/ReactNativeClient/lib/synchronizer.js
+++ b/ReactNativeClient/lib/synchronizer.js
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ class Synchronizer {
 			this.dispatch({ type: "SYNC_HAS_DISABLED_SYNC_ITEMS" });
 		}
 
+		const resourceRemotePath = resourceId => {
+			return this.resourceDirName_ + "/" + resourceId;
+		}
+
 		try {
 			await this.api().mkdir(this.syncDirName_);
 			this.api().setTempDirName(this.syncDirName_);
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ class Synchronizer {
 								action = null;
 							} else {
 								try {
-									const remoteContentPath = this.resourceDirName_ + "/" + local.id;
+									const remoteContentPath = resourceRemotePath(local.id);
 									const result = await Resource.fullPathForSyncUpload(local);
 									local = result.resource;
 									const localResourceContentPath = result.path;
@@ -461,6 +465,12 @@ class Synchronizer {
 					let path = BaseItem.systemPath(item.item_id);
 					this.logSyncOperation("deleteRemote", null, { id: item.item_id }, "local has been deleted");
 					await this.api().delete(path);
+
+					if (item.item_type === BaseModel.TYPE_RESOURCE) {
+						const remoteContentPath = resourceRemotePath(item.item_id);
+						await this.api().delete(remoteContentPath);
+					}
+
 					await BaseItem.remoteDeletedItem(syncTargetId, item.item_id);
 				}
 			} // DELETE_REMOTE STEP