diff --git a/app/controllers/account_controller.rb b/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
index 3874d2d89..926e04499 100644
--- a/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/account_controller.rb
@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@ class AccountController < ApplicationController
 
   private
 
-  def logout_user
-    if User.current.logged?
-      cookies.delete :autologin
-      Token.delete_all(["user_id = ? AND action = ?", User.current.id, 'autologin'])
-      self.logged_user = nil
-    end
-  end
-
   def authenticate_user
     if Setting.openid? && using_open_id?
       open_id_authenticate(params[:openid_url])
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 5ac72cc70..0ecc04fcb 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -126,6 +126,15 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
     end
   end
 
+  # Logs out current user
+  def logout_user
+    if User.current.logged?
+      cookies.delete :autologin
+      Token.delete_all(["user_id = ? AND action = ?", User.current.id, 'autologin'])
+      self.logged_user = nil
+    end
+  end
+
   # check if login is globally required to access the application
   def check_if_login_required
     # no check needed if user is already logged in
diff --git a/app/controllers/my_controller.rb b/app/controllers/my_controller.rb
index cdf0182de..b3c975b78 100644
--- a/app/controllers/my_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/my_controller.rb
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ class MyController < ApplicationController
     end
   end
 
+  # Destroys user's account
+  def destroy
+    @user = User.current
+    unless @user.own_account_deletable?
+      redirect_to :action => 'account'
+      return
+    end
+
+    if request.post? && params[:confirm]
+      @user.destroy
+      if @user.destroyed?
+        logout_user
+        flash[:notice] = l(:notice_account_deleted)
+      end
+      redirect_to home_path
+    end
+  end
+
   # Manage user's password
   def password
     @user = User.current
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index d1fa2822a..b377dda67 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -482,6 +482,12 @@ class User < Principal
     allowed_to?(action, nil, options.reverse_merge(:global => true), &block)
   end
 
+  # Returns true if the user is allowed to delete his own account
+  def own_account_deletable?
+    Setting.unsubscribe? &&
+      (!admin? || User.active.first(:conditions => ["admin = ? AND id <> ?", true, id]).present?)
+  end
+
   safe_attributes 'login',
     'firstname',
     'lastname',
diff --git a/app/views/my/_sidebar.html.erb b/app/views/my/_sidebar.html.erb
index 407fe990f..c89e6f3b4 100644
--- a/app/views/my/_sidebar.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/my/_sidebar.html.erb
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 <p><%=l(:field_login)%>: <strong><%= link_to_user(@user, :format => :username) %></strong><br />
 <%=l(:field_created_on)%>: <%= format_time(@user.created_on) %></p>
 
+<% if @user.own_account_deletable? %>
+  <p><%= link_to(l(:button_delete_my_account), {:action => 'destroy'}, :class => 'icon icon-del') %></p>
+<% end %>
 
 <h4><%= l(:label_feeds_access_key) %></h4>
 
diff --git a/app/views/my/destroy.html.erb b/app/views/my/destroy.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5d6eaa004
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/my/destroy.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<h2><%=l(:label_confirmation)%></h2>
+<div class="warning">
+<p><%= simple_format l(:text_account_destroy_confirmation)%></p>
+<p>
+    <% form_tag({}) do %>
+    <label><%= check_box_tag 'confirm', 1 %> <%= l(:general_text_Yes) %></label>
+    <%= submit_tag l(:button_delete_my_account) %> |
+		<%= link_to l(:button_cancel), :action => 'account' %>
+    <% end %>
+</p>
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/settings/_authentication.html.erb b/app/views/settings/_authentication.html.erb
index bec373805..14396e274 100644
--- a/app/views/settings/_authentication.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/settings/_authentication.html.erb
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
                                            [l(:label_registration_manual_activation), "2"],
                                            [l(:label_registration_automatic_activation), "3"]] %></p>
 
+<p><%= setting_check_box :unsubscribe %></p>
+
 <p><%= setting_text_field :password_min_length, :size => 6 %></p>
 
 <p><%= setting_check_box :lost_password, :label => :label_password_lost %></p>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 6180a860e..9536cf9a9 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ en:
   notice_gantt_chart_truncated: "The chart was truncated because it exceeds the maximum number of items that can be displayed (%{max})"
   notice_issue_successful_create: "Issue %{id} created."
   notice_issue_update_conflict: "The issue has been updated by an other user while you were editing it."
+  notice_account_deleted: "Your account has been permanently deleted."
 
   error_can_t_load_default_data: "Default configuration could not be loaded: %{value}"
   error_scm_not_found: "The entry or revision was not found in the repository."
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ en:
   setting_issue_group_assignment: Allow issue assignment to groups
   setting_default_issue_start_date_to_creation_date: Use current date as start date for new issues
   setting_commit_cross_project_ref: Allow issues of all the other projects to be referenced and fixed
+  setting_unsubscribe: Allow users to unsubscribe
 
   permission_add_project: Create project
   permission_add_subprojects: Create subprojects
@@ -894,6 +896,7 @@ en:
   button_show: Show
   button_edit_section: Edit this section
   button_export: Export
+  button_delete_my_account: Delete my account
 
   status_active: active
   status_registered: registered
@@ -978,6 +981,7 @@ en:
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_overwrite: "Apply my changes anyway (previous notes will be kept but some changes may be overwritten)"
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_add_notes: "Add my notes and discard my other changes"
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_cancel: "Discard all my changes and redisplay %{link}"
+  text_account_destroy_confirmation: "Are you sure you want to proceed?\nYour account will be permanently deleted, with no way to reactivate it."
 
   default_role_manager: Manager
   default_role_developer: Developer
diff --git a/config/locales/fr.yml b/config/locales/fr.yml
index 10f3f9427..28fb54aee 100644
--- a/config/locales/fr.yml
+++ b/config/locales/fr.yml
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ fr:
   notice_gantt_chart_truncated: "Le diagramme a été tronqué car il excède le nombre maximal d'éléments pouvant être affichés (%{max})"
   notice_issue_successful_create: "La demande %{id} a été créée."
   notice_issue_update_conflict: "La demande a été mise à jour par un autre utilisateur pendant que vous la modifiez."
+  notice_account_deleted: "Votre compte a été définitivement supprimé."
 
   error_can_t_load_default_data: "Une erreur s'est produite lors du chargement du paramétrage : %{value}"
   error_scm_not_found: "L'entrée et/ou la révision demandée n'existe pas dans le dépôt."
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ fr:
   setting_issue_group_assignment: Permettre l'assignement des demandes aux groupes
   setting_default_issue_start_date_to_creation_date: Donner à la date de début d'une nouvelle demande la valeur de la date du jour
   setting_commit_cross_project_ref: Permettre le référencement et la résolution des demandes de tous les autres projets
+  setting_unsubscribe: Permettre aux utilisateurs de se désinscrire
 
   permission_add_project: Créer un projet
   permission_add_subprojects: Créer des sous-projets
@@ -868,6 +870,7 @@ fr:
   button_show: Afficher
   button_edit_section: Modifier cette section
   button_export: Exporter
+  button_delete_my_account: Supprimer mon compte
 
   status_active: actif
   status_registered: enregistré
@@ -934,6 +937,7 @@ fr:
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_overwrite: "Appliquer quand même ma mise à jour (les notes précédentes seront conservées mais des changements pourront être écrasés)"
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_add_notes: "Ajouter mes notes et ignorer mes autres changements"
   text_issue_conflict_resolution_cancel: "Annuler ma mise à jour et réafficher %{link}"
+  text_account_destroy_confirmation: "Êtes-vous sûr de vouloir continuer ?\nVotre compte sera définitivement supprimé, sans aucune possibilité de le réactiver."
 
   default_role_manager: "Manager "
   default_role_developer: "Développeur "
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 51bb66cca..de2a7c8ee 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ ActionController::Routing::Routes.draw do |map|
 
   map.connect 'my/account', :controller => 'my', :action => 'account',
               :conditions => {:method => [:get, :post]}
+  map.connect 'my/account/destroy', :controller => 'my', :action => 'destroy',
+              :conditions => {:method => [:get, :post]}
   map.connect 'my/page', :controller => 'my', :action => 'page',
               :conditions => {:method => :get}
   # Redirects to my/page
diff --git a/config/settings.yml b/config/settings.yml
index 28948fffe..66bc78e15 100644
--- a/config/settings.yml
+++ b/config/settings.yml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ self_registration:
   default: '2'
 lost_password:
   default: 1
+unsubscribe:
+  default: 1
 password_min_length:
   format: int
   default: 4
diff --git a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
index a89af91a2..644ecb792 100644
--- a/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/my_controller_test.rb
@@ -84,6 +84,45 @@ class MyControllerTest < ActionController::TestCase
     assert user.groups.empty?
   end
 
+  def test_my_account_should_show_destroy_link
+    get :account
+    assert_select 'a[href=/my/account/destroy]'
+  end
+
+  def test_get_destroy_should_display_the_destroy_confirmation
+    get :destroy
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_template 'destroy'
+    assert_select 'form[action=/my/account/destroy]' do
+      assert_select 'input[name=confirm]'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_post_destroy_without_confirmation_should_not_destroy_account
+    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
+      post :destroy
+    end
+    assert_response :success
+    assert_template 'destroy'
+  end
+
+  def test_post_destroy_without_confirmation_should_destroy_account
+    assert_difference 'User.count', -1 do
+      post :destroy, :confirm => '1'
+    end
+    assert_redirected_to '/'
+    assert_match /deleted/i, flash[:notice]
+  end
+
+  def test_post_destroy_with_unsubscribe_not_allowed_should_not_destroy_account
+    User.any_instance.stubs(:own_account_deletable?).returns(false)
+
+    assert_no_difference 'User.count' do
+      post :destroy, :confirm => '1'
+    end
+    assert_redirected_to '/my/account'
+  end
+
   def test_change_password
     get :password
     assert_response :success
diff --git a/test/integration/routing/my_test.rb b/test/integration/routing/my_test.rb
index 5537a8b72..11c8a2cfb 100644
--- a/test/integration/routing/my_test.rb
+++ b/test/integration/routing/my_test.rb
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ class RoutingMyTest < ActionController::IntegrationTest
           { :controller => 'my', :action => 'account' }
         )
     end
+    ["get", "post"].each do |method|
+      assert_routing(
+          { :method => method, :path => "/my/account/destroy" },
+          { :controller => 'my', :action => 'destroy' }
+        )
+    end
     assert_routing(
         { :method => 'get', :path => "/my/page" },
         { :controller => 'my', :action => 'page' }
diff --git a/test/unit/user_test.rb b/test/unit/user_test.rb
index e698207da..607f23770 100644
--- a/test/unit/user_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/user_test.rb
@@ -770,7 +770,34 @@ class UserTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       user.auth_source = denied_auth_source
       assert !user.change_password_allowed?, "User allowed to change password, though auth source does not"
     end
+  end
 
+  def test_own_account_deletable_should_be_true_with_unsubscrive_enabled
+    with_settings :unsubscribe => '1' do
+      assert_equal true, User.find(2).own_account_deletable?
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_own_account_deletable_should_be_false_with_unsubscrive_disabled
+    with_settings :unsubscribe => '0' do
+      assert_equal false, User.find(2).own_account_deletable?
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_own_account_deletable_should_be_false_for_a_single_admin
+    User.delete_all(["admin = ? AND id <> ?", true, 1])
+
+    with_settings :unsubscribe => '1' do
+      assert_equal false, User.find(1).own_account_deletable?
+    end
+  end
+
+  def test_own_account_deletable_should_be_true_for_an_admin_if_other_admin_exists
+    User.generate_with_protected(:admin => true)
+
+    with_settings :unsubscribe => '1' do
+      assert_equal true, User.find(1).own_account_deletable?
+    end
   end
 
   context "#allowed_to?" do