diff --git a/meshchat.py b/meshchat.py
index b9cc6e4..718dcd9 100644
--- a/meshchat.py
+++ b/meshchat.py
@@ -1047,6 +1047,23 @@ class ReticulumMeshChat:
                 },
             })
 
+        # drop path to destination
+        @routes.post("/api/v1/destination/{destination_hash}/drop-path")
+        async def index(request):
+
+            # get path params
+            destination_hash = request.match_info.get("destination_hash", "")
+
+            # convert destination hash to bytes
+            destination_hash = bytes.fromhex(destination_hash)
+
+            # drop path
+            self.reticulum.drop_path(destination_hash)
+
+            return web.json_response({
+                "message": "Path has been dropped",
+            })
+
         # get signal metrics for a destination by checking the latest announce or lxmf message received from them
         @routes.get("/api/v1/destination/{destination_hash}/signal-metrics")
         async def index(request):
diff --git a/src/frontend/components/ping/PingPage.vue b/src/frontend/components/ping/PingPage.vue
index d4a3cb2..27545f7 100644
--- a/src/frontend/components/ping/PingPage.vue
+++ b/src/frontend/components/ping/PingPage.vue
@@ -29,15 +29,18 @@
                     </div>
 
                     <div class="p-2 space-x-1">
-                        <button v-if="!isRunning" @click.stop="start" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
+                        <button v-if="!isRunning" @click="start" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
                             Start
                         </button>
-                        <button v-if="isRunning" @click.stop="stop" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
+                        <button v-if="isRunning" @click="stop" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
                             Stop
                         </button>
-                        <button @click.stop="clear" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
+                        <button @click="clear" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-gray-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-gray-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-gray-500 dark:bg-zinc-800 dark:text-white dark:hover:bg-zinc-700 dark:focus-visible:outline-zinc-500">
                             Clear Results
                         </button>
+                        <button @click="dropPath" type="button" class="my-auto inline-flex items-center gap-x-1 rounded-md bg-red-500 px-2 py-1 text-sm font-semibold text-white shadow-sm hover:bg-red-400 focus-visible:outline focus-visible:outline-2 focus-visible:outline-offset-2 focus-visible:outline-red-500">
+                            Drop Path
+                        </button>
                     </div>
 
                 </div>
@@ -181,6 +184,24 @@ export default {
 
             }
         },
+        async dropPath() {
+
+            // simple check to ensure destination hash is valid
+            if(this.destinationHash == null || this.destinationHash.length !== 32){
+                DialogUtils.alert("Invalid Destination Hash!");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            try {
+                const response = await window.axios.post(`/api/v1/destination/${this.destinationHash}/drop-path`);
+                DialogUtils.alert(response.data.message);
+            } catch(e) {
+                console.log(e);
+                const message = e.response?.data?.message ?? `Failed to drop path: ${e}`;
+                DialogUtils.alert(message);
+            }
+
+        },
         addPingResult(result) {
             this.pingResults.push(result);
             this.scrollPingResultsToBottom();