diff --git a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
index 90dc2fdd1..4f84bb6c4 100644
--- a/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/taler-wallet-cli/src/index.ts
@@ -330,6 +330,25 @@ transactionsCli
     });
   });
 
+transactionsCli
+  .subcommand("abortTransaction", "delete", {
+    help: "Abort a transaction.",
+  })
+  .requiredArgument("transactionId", clk.STRING, {
+    help: "Identifier of the transaction to delete",
+  })
+  .flag("force", ["--force"], {
+    help: "Force aborting the transaction.  Might lose money."
+  })
+  .action(async (args) => {
+    await withWallet(args, async (wallet) => {
+      await wallet.client.call(WalletApiOperation.AbortTransaction, {
+        transactionId: args.abortTransaction.transactionId,
+        forceImmediateAbort: args.abortTransaction.force,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
 walletCli
   .subcommand("version", "version", {
     help: "Show version details.",