diff --git a/cli.go b/cli.go
index b4686add..6d8baad8 100644
--- a/cli.go
+++ b/cli.go
@@ -474,6 +474,10 @@ func (c *Cli) FindIssues() (interface{}, error) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Cli) GetOptString(optName string, dflt string) string {
+	return c.getOptString(optName, dflt)
+}
+
 func (c *Cli) getOptString(optName string, dflt string) string {
 	if val, ok := c.opts[optName].(string); ok {
 		return val
@@ -482,6 +486,10 @@ func (c *Cli) getOptString(optName string, dflt string) string {
 	}
 }
 
+func (c *Cli) GetOptBool(optName string, dflt bool) bool {
+	return c.getOptBool(optName, dflt)
+}
+
 func (c *Cli) getOptBool(optName string, dflt bool) bool {
 	if val, ok := c.opts[optName].(bool); ok {
 		return val
diff --git a/commands.go b/commands.go
index f628f569..589f3b67 100644
--- a/commands.go
+++ b/commands.go
@@ -385,22 +385,34 @@ func (c *Cli) CmdDups(duplicate string, issue string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *Cli) CmdWatch(issue string) error {
-	watcher := c.getOptString("watcher", c.opts["user"].(string))
-	log.Debug("watch called")
+func (c *Cli) CmdWatch(issue string, watcher string, remove bool) error {
+	log.Debug("watch called: watcher: %q, remove: %n", watcher, remove)
 
+	var uri string
 	json, err := jsonEncode(watcher)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s/rest/api/2/issue/%s/watchers", c.endpoint, issue)
 	if c.getOptBool("dryrun", false) {
-		log.Debug("POST: %s", json)
-		log.Debug("Dryrun mode, skipping POST")
+		if !remove {
+			log.Debug("POST: %s", json)
+			log.Debug("Dryrun mode, skipping POST")
+		} else {
+			log.Debug("DELETE: %s", watcher)
+			log.Debug("Dryrun mode, skipping POST")
+		}
 		return nil
 	}
-	resp, err := c.post(uri, json)
+
+	var resp *http.Response
+	if !remove {
+		uri = fmt.Sprintf("%s/rest/api/2/issue/%s/watchers", c.endpoint, issue)
+		resp, err = c.post(uri, json)
+	} else {
+		uri = fmt.Sprintf("%s/rest/api/2/issue/%s/watchers?username=%s", c.endpoint, issue, watcher)
+		resp, err = c.delete(uri)
+	}
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -412,7 +424,11 @@ func (c *Cli) CmdWatch(issue string) error {
 	} else {
 		logBuffer := bytes.NewBuffer(make([]byte, 0))
 		resp.Write(logBuffer)
-		err := fmt.Errorf("Unexpected Response From POST")
+		if !remove {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected Response From POST")
+		} else {
+			err = fmt.Errorf("Unexpected Response From DELETE")
+		}
 		log.Error("%s:\n%s", err, logBuffer)
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/main/main.go b/main/main.go
index ff1f27b8..f58979c7 100644
--- a/main/main.go
+++ b/main/main.go
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ Usage:
   jira create [--noedit] [-p PROJECT] <Create Options>
   jira DUPLICATE dups ISSUE
   jira BLOCKER blocks ISSUE
-  jira watch ISSUE [-w WATCHER]
   jira vote ISSUE [--down]
+  jira watch ISSUE [-w WATCHER] [--remove]
   jira (trans|transition) TRANSITION ISSUE [--noedit] <Edit Options>
   jira ack ISSUE [--edit] <Edit Options>
   jira close ISSUE [--edit] <Edit Options>
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Command Options:
 		"a|assignee=s":          setopt,
 		"i|issuetype=s":         setopt,
 		"w|watcher=s":           setopt,
+		"remove":                setopt,
 		"r|reporter=s":          setopt,
 		"f|queryfields=s":       setopt,
 		"s|sort=s":              setopt,
@@ -353,7 +354,9 @@ Command Options:
 		}
 	case "watch":
 		requireArgs(1)
-		err = c.CmdWatch(args[0])
+		watcher := c.GetOptString("watcher", opts["user"].(string))
+		remove := c.GetOptBool("remove", false)
+		err = c.CmdWatch(args[0], watcher, remove)
 	case "transition":
 		requireArgs(2)
 		setEditing(true)