diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/Project.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/Project.cs
index 4e24232086..cd45d6a465 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/Project.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/Project.cs
@@ -275,5 +275,10 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PackageManagement.EnvDTE
 		{
 			return fileService.GetCompilationUnit(fileName);
 		}
+		
+		internal void RemoveProjectItem(ProjectItem projectItem)
+		{
+			projectService.RemoveProjectItem(MSBuildProject, projectItem.MSBuildProjectItem);
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItem.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItem.cs
index 251fd4d0c2..d251f7dc95 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItem.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Project/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItem.cs
@@ -149,5 +149,15 @@ namespace ICSharpCode.PackageManagement.EnvDTE
 		{
 			return projectItem.Include;
 		}
+		
+		public virtual void Remove()
+		{
+			ContainingProject.RemoveProjectItem(this);
+			ContainingProject.Save();
+		}
+		
+		internal FileProjectItem MSBuildProjectItem {
+			get { return projectItem; }
+		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItemTests.cs b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItemTests.cs
index 6b7dd76d09..ce41f272e0 100644
--- a/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItemTests.cs
+++ b/src/AddIns/Misc/PackageManagement/Test/Src/EnvDTE/ProjectItemTests.cs
@@ -193,5 +193,29 @@ namespace PackageManagement.Tests.EnvDTE
 			Assert.AreEqual(@"d:\projects\MyProject\src\program.cs", fakeFileService.FileNamePassedToGetCompilationUnit);
 			Assert.AreEqual(0, codeElements.Count);
 		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void Remove_FileItemInProject_FileItemRemovedFromProject()
+		{
+			CreateProjectItems();
+			msbuildProject.AddFile(@"program.cs");
+			
+			ProjectItem fileItem = projectItems.Item("program.cs");
+			fileItem.Remove();
+			
+			Assert.AreEqual(0, msbuildProject.Items.Count);
+		}
+		
+		[Test]
+		public void Remove_FileItemInProject_ProjectIsSaved()
+		{
+			CreateProjectItems();
+			msbuildProject.AddFile(@"program.cs");
+			
+			ProjectItem fileItem = projectItems.Item("program.cs");
+			fileItem.Remove();
+			
+			Assert.IsTrue(msbuildProject.IsSaved);
+		}
 	}
 }