diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
index 951f655e87..b1c10b6a9c 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/API.php
@@ -80,6 +80,10 @@ class API {
     return $this->segments->addList($list);
   }
 
+  public function deleteList(string $listId): bool {
+    return $this->segments->deleteList($listId);
+  }
+
   public function updateList(array $list): array {
     return $this->segments->updateList($list);
   }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/APIException.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/APIException.php
index ecbaec3bcf..7f51e2c659 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/APIException.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/APIException.php
@@ -20,4 +20,7 @@ class APIException extends \Exception {
   const WELCOME_FAILED_TO_SEND = 17;
   const LIST_ID_REQUIRED = 18;
   const FAILED_TO_UPDATE_LIST = 19;
+  const LIST_USED_IN_EMAIL = 20;
+  const LIST_USED_IN_FORM = 21;
+  const FAILED_TO_DELETE_LIST = 22;
 }
diff --git a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/Segments.php b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/Segments.php
index a7efcc7b8c..a2b02a734d 100644
--- a/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/Segments.php
+++ b/mailpoet/lib/API/MP/v1/Segments.php
@@ -3,17 +3,29 @@
 namespace MailPoet\API\MP\v1;
 
 use MailPoet\Entities\SegmentEntity;
+use MailPoet\Form\FormsRepository;
+use MailPoet\Newsletter\Segment\NewsletterSegmentRepository;
 use MailPoet\Segments\SegmentsRepository;
 
 class Segments {
   private const DATE_FORMAT = 'Y-m-d H:i:s';
 
+  /** @var NewsletterSegmentRepository */
+  private $newsletterSegmentRepository;
+
+  /** @var FormsRepository */
+  private $formsRepository;
+
   /** @var SegmentsRepository */
   private $segmentsRepository;
 
   public function __construct (
+    NewsletterSegmentRepository $newsletterSegmentRepository,
+    FormsRepository $formsRepository,
     SegmentsRepository $segmentsRepository
   ) {
+    $this->newsletterSegmentRepository = $newsletterSegmentRepository;
+    $this->formsRepository = $formsRepository;
     $this->segmentsRepository = $segmentsRepository;
   }
 
@@ -66,6 +78,52 @@ class Segments {
     return $this->buildItem($segment);
   }
 
+  public function deleteList(string $listId): bool {
+    $this->validateSegmentId($listId);
+
+    $activelyUsedNewslettersSubjects = $this->newsletterSegmentRepository->getSubjectsOfActivelyUsedEmailsForSegments([$listId]);
+    if (isset($activelyUsedNewslettersSubjects[$listId])) {
+      throw new APIException(
+        str_replace(
+          '%1$s',
+          "'" . join("', '", $activelyUsedNewslettersSubjects[$listId] ) . "'",
+          // translators: %1$s is a comma-seperated list of emails for which the segment is used.
+          _x('List cannot be deleted because it’s used for %1$s email', 'Alert shown when trying to delete segment, which is assigned to any automatic emails.', 'mailpoet')
+        ),
+        APIException::LIST_USED_IN_EMAIL
+      );
+    }
+
+    $activelyUsedFormNames = $this->formsRepository->getNamesOfFormsForSegments();
+    if (isset($activelyUsedFormNames[$listId])) {
+      throw new APIException(
+        str_replace(
+          '%1$s',
+          "'" . join("', '", $activelyUsedFormNames[$listId] ) . "'",
+          // translators: %1$s is a comma-seperated list of forms for which the segment is used.
+          _nx(
+            'List cannot be deleted because it’s used for %1$s form',
+            'List cannot be deleted because it’s used for %1$s forms',
+            count($activelyUsedFormNames[$listId]),
+            'Alert shown when trying to delete segment, when it is assigned to a form.',
+            'mailpoet'
+          )
+        ),
+        APIException::LIST_USED_IN_FORM
+      );
+    }
+
+    try {
+      $this->segmentsRepository->bulkDelete([$listId]);
+      return true;
+    } catch (\Exception $e) {
+      throw new APIException(
+        __('The list couldn’t be deleted from the database', 'mailpoet'),
+        APIException::FAILED_TO_DELETE_LIST
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
   private function validateSegmentId(string $segmentId): void {
     if (empty($segmentId)) {
       throw new APIException(