diff --git a/public/openapi/write.yaml b/public/openapi/write.yaml
index 6207546cee..b1dabb778b 100644
--- a/public/openapi/write.yaml
+++ b/public/openapi/write.yaml
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ paths:
     $ref: 'write/flags.yaml'
   /flags/{flagId}:
     $ref: 'write/flags/flagId.yaml'
+  /flags/{flagId}/report:
+    $ref: 'write/flags/flagId/report.yaml'
   /flags/{flagId}/notes:
     $ref: 'write/flags/flagId/notes.yaml'
   /flags/{flagId}/notes/{datetime}:
diff --git a/public/openapi/write/flags/flagId/report.yaml b/public/openapi/write/flags/flagId/report.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61944a24df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/openapi/write/flags/flagId/report.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+delete:
+  tags:
+    - flags
+  summary: rescind a flag report
+  description: This operation rescinds the report made for a given flag.
+  parameters:
+    - in: path
+      name: flagId
+      schema:
+        type: number
+      required: true
+      description: a valid flag id
+      example: 2
+  responses:
+    '200':
+      description: Flag report rescinded
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              status:
+                $ref: ../../../components/schemas/Status.yaml#/Status
+              response:
+                type: object
+                properties: {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/api/flags.js b/src/api/flags.js
index e4a3ba04e4..ffa56e2782 100644
--- a/src/api/flags.js
+++ b/src/api/flags.js
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ flagsApi.update = async (caller, data) => {
 
 flagsApi.delete = async (_, { flagId }) => await flags.purge([flagId]);
 
+flagsApi.rescind = async ({ uid }, { flagId }) => {
+	const { type, targetId } = await flags.get(flagId);
+	const exists = await flags.exists(type, targetId, uid);
+	if (!exists) {
+		throw new Error('[[error:no-flag]]');
+	}
+
+	await flags.rescindReport(type, targetId, uid);
+};
+
 flagsApi.appendNote = async (caller, data) => {
 	const allowed = await user.isPrivileged(caller.uid);
 	if (!allowed) {
diff --git a/src/controllers/write/flags.js b/src/controllers/write/flags.js
index 1b5df01d2d..4e3ac376a7 100644
--- a/src/controllers/write/flags.js
+++ b/src/controllers/write/flags.js
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ Flags.delete = async (req, res) => {
 	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
 };
 
+Flags.rescind = async (req, res) => {
+	await api.flags.rescind(req, { flagId: req.params.flagId });
+	helpers.formatApiResponse(200, res);
+};
+
 Flags.appendNote = async (req, res) => {
 	const { note, datetime } = req.body;
 	const payload = await api.flags.appendNote(req, {
diff --git a/src/flags.js b/src/flags.js
index fbbf103e5a..7ec1c504c1 100644
--- a/src/flags.js
+++ b/src/flags.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Flags.get = async function (flagId) {
 		Flags.getReports(flagId),
 	]);
 	if (!base) {
-		return;
+		throw new Error('[[error:no-flag]]');
 	}
 	const flagObj = {
 		state: 'open',
diff --git a/src/routes/write/flags.js b/src/routes/write/flags.js
index c498421e78..f30232c5b6 100644
--- a/src/routes/write/flags.js
+++ b/src/routes/write/flags.js
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ module.exports = function () {
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'put', '/:flagId', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.update);
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:flagId', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.delete);
 
+	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:flagId/report', middlewares, controllers.write.flags.rescind);
+
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'post', '/:flagId/notes', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.appendNote);
 	setupApiRoute(router, 'delete', '/:flagId/notes/:datetime', [...middlewares, middleware.assert.flag], controllers.write.flags.deleteNote);
 
diff --git a/test/flags.js b/test/flags.js
index cda71a111f..15dc14533b 100644
--- a/test/flags.js
+++ b/test/flags.js
@@ -1004,6 +1004,22 @@ describe('Flags', () => {
 			});
 		});
 
+		describe('.rescind()', () => {
+			it('should remove a flag\'s report', async () => {
+				const response = await request({
+					method: 'delete',
+					uri: `${nconf.get('url')}/api/v3/flags/2/report`,
+					jar,
+					headers: {
+						'x-csrf-token': csrfToken,
+					},
+					resolveWithFullResponse: true,
+				});
+
+				assert.strictEqual(response.statusCode, 200);
+			});
+		});
+
 		describe('.appendNote()', () => {
 			it('should append a note to the flag', async () => {
 				const { response } = await request({