diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/Nodes.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/Nodes.java
index 8ead27f7d0..64971c6ed5 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/Nodes.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/Nodes.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Document;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Folder;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.LockInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Node;
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.UnlockInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.UserInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.content.BasicContentInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.resource.content.BinaryResource;
@@ -254,6 +255,15 @@ public interface Nodes
      * @return
      */
     Node lock(String nodeId, LockInfo lockInfo, Parameters parameters);
+    
+    /**
+     * Unlock a node
+     * @param nodeId
+     * @param unlockInfo
+     * @param parameters
+     * @return
+     */
+    Node unlock(String nodeId, UnlockInfo unlockInfo, Parameters parameters);
 
     /**
      * Unlock a node
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/UnlockInfo.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/UnlockInfo.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..74b7b36a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/model/UnlockInfo.java
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+/*
+ * #%L
+ * Alfresco Remote API
+ * %%
+ * Copyright (C) 2005 - 2016 Alfresco Software Limited
+ * %%
+ * This file is part of the Alfresco software. 
+ * If the software was purchased under a paid Alfresco license, the terms of 
+ * the paid license agreement will prevail.  Otherwise, the software is 
+ * provided under the following open source license terms:
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ * 
+ * Alfresco is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+ * along with Alfresco. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ * #L%
+ */
+package org.alfresco.rest.api.model;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a unlock info
+ *
+ * @author Ancuta Morarasu
+ */
+
+public class UnlockInfo
+{
+    private Boolean includeChildren;
+    private Boolean allowCheckedOut;
+    
+    public UnlockInfo() {}
+
+    public Boolean getIncludeChildren()
+    {
+        return includeChildren;
+    }
+
+    public void setIncludeChildren(Boolean includeChildren)
+    {
+        this.includeChildren = includeChildren;
+    }
+
+    public Boolean getAllowCheckedOut()
+    {
+        return allowCheckedOut;
+    }
+
+    public void setAllowCheckedOut(Boolean allowCheckedOut)
+    {
+        this.allowCheckedOut = allowCheckedOut;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/nodes/NodesEntityResource.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/nodes/NodesEntityResource.java
index 7fec701ba9..75339f4b95 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/nodes/NodesEntityResource.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/nodes/NodesEntityResource.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import org.alfresco.rest.api.Nodes;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.LockInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.Node;
 import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.NodeTarget;
+import org.alfresco.rest.api.model.UnlockInfo;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.BinaryProperties;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.Operation;
 import org.alfresco.rest.framework.WebApiDescription;
@@ -179,6 +180,15 @@ public class NodesEntityResource implements
     {
         return nodes.lock(nodeId, lockInfo, parameters);
     }
+    
+    @Operation("unlock")
+    @WebApiDescription(title = "Unlock Node",
+            description="Removes a lock on a node.",
+            successStatus = HttpServletResponse.SC_OK)
+    public Node unlock(String nodeId, UnlockInfo unlockInfo, Parameters parameters, WithResponse withResponse)
+    {
+        return nodes.unlock(nodeId, unlockInfo, parameters);
+    }
 
     @Operation("unlock")
     @WebApiDescription(title = "Unlock Node",
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/AbstractBaseApiTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/AbstractBaseApiTest.java
index e6238c0012..6564003f9f 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/AbstractBaseApiTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/api/tests/AbstractBaseApiTest.java
@@ -799,13 +799,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseApiTest extends EnterpriseTestApi
         }
         return ResourceUtils.getFile(url);
     }
-    
+
     protected Document lock(String nodeId, String body) throws Exception
     {
         HttpResponse response = post(getNodeOperationUrl(nodeId, "lock"), body, null, 200);
         return RestApiUtil.parseRestApiEntry(response.getJsonResponse(), Document.class);
     }
-    
+
     protected Document unlock(String nodeId) throws Exception
     {
         HttpResponse response = post(getNodeOperationUrl(nodeId, "unlock"), null, null, 200);
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBaseApiTest extends EnterpriseTestApi
     {
         return URL_NODES + "/" + nodeId + "/" + URL_CONTENT;
     }
-    
+
     protected String getNodeOperationUrl(String nodeId, String operation)
     {
         return URL_NODES + "/" + nodeId + "/" + operation;