diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
index 351842e10..f7481fee4 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/api_server.py
@@ -200,6 +200,8 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
                               view_func=self._ping, methods=['GET'])
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/trades', 'trades',
                               view_func=self._trades, methods=['GET'])
+        self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/trades/<int:tradeid>', 'trades_delete',
+                              view_func=self._trades_delete, methods=['DELETE'])
         # Combined actions and infos
         self.app.add_url_rule(f'{BASE_URI}/blacklist', 'blacklist', view_func=self._blacklist,
                               methods=['GET', 'POST'])
@@ -424,6 +426,15 @@ class ApiServer(RPC):
         results = self._rpc_trade_history(limit)
         return self.rest_dump(results)
 
+    @require_login
+    @rpc_catch_errors
+    def _trades_delete(self, tradeid):
+        """
+        Handler for DELETE /trades/<tradeid> endpoint.
+        """
+        result = self._rpc_delete(tradeid)
+        return self.rest_dump(result)
+
     @require_login
     @rpc_catch_errors
     def _whitelist(self):
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
index f6627ed16..b79cac243 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/rpc.py
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ class RPC:
             return trade
         else:
             return None
-            
+
     def _rpc_delete(self, trade_id: str) -> Dict[str, str]:
         """
         Handler for delete <id>.
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ class RPC:
             _exec_delete(trade)
             Trade.session.flush()
             self._freqtrade.wallets.update()
-            return {'result': f'Deleted trade {trade_id}.'}
+            return {'result_msg': f'Deleted trade {trade_id}.'}
 
     def _rpc_performance(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
         """
diff --git a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
index 20c1cc9dc..293e3a686 100644
--- a/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
+++ b/freqtrade/rpc/telegram.py
@@ -547,7 +547,7 @@ class Telegram(RPC):
         trade_id = context.args[0] if len(context.args) > 0 else None
         try:
             msg = self._rpc_delete(trade_id)
-            self._send_msg('Delete Result: `{result}`'.format(**msg))
+            self._send_msg('Delete Result: `{result_msg}`'.format(**msg))
 
         except RPCException as e:
             self._send_msg(str(e))