diff --git a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/preference/preferences.delete.js b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/preference/preferences.delete.js
index a6d69532b8..f13f5148ca 100644
--- a/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/preference/preferences.delete.js
+++ b/config/alfresco/templates/webscripts/org/alfresco/repository/preference/preferences.delete.js
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ function main()
 	   status.setCode(status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND, "The user " + userid + " could not be found");
 	   return;
 	}
+	
+	preferenceService.clearPreferences(userid, args["pf"]);
 }
 
 main();
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diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
index 54303d70ab..7ef0310980 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/repo/web/scripts/preference/PreferenceServiceTest.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.alfresco.service.cmr.security.PersonService;
 import org.alfresco.util.PropertyMap;
 import org.alfresco.web.scripts.TestWebScriptServer.GetRequest;
 import org.alfresco.web.scripts.TestWebScriptServer.PostRequest;
+import org.alfresco.web.scripts.TestWebScriptServer.DeleteRequest;
 import org.alfresco.web.scripts.TestWebScriptServer.Response;
 import org.json.JSONException;
 import org.json.JSONObject;
@@ -158,9 +159,24 @@ public class PreferenceServiceTest extends BaseWebScriptTest
         assertFalse(jsonResult.has("stringValue"));
         
         // Clear some of the preferences
+        sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL + "?pf=comp1"), 200);
+        
+        resp = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL), 200);
+        jsonResult = new JSONObject(resp.getContentAsString());
+        assertNotNull(jsonResult);
+        assertTrue(jsonResult.keys().hasNext());
+        
+        checkJSONObject(jsonResult.getJSONObject("comp2"));
+        assertFalse(jsonResult.has("comp1")); 
         
         // Clear all the preferences
+        sendRequest(new DeleteRequest(URL), 200);
         
+        resp = sendRequest(new GetRequest(URL), 200);
+        jsonResult = new JSONObject(resp.getContentAsString());
+        assertNotNull(jsonResult);
+        assertFalse(jsonResult.keys().hasNext());
+
         // Test trying to update another user's permissions
         sendRequest(new PostRequest("/api/people/" + USER_BAD + "/preferences", jsonObject.toString(), "application/json"), 500);