diff --git a/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py b/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
index 9102830e82f..e81af9e0d27 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/lovelace/__init__.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ WS_TYPE_GET_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/get'
 WS_TYPE_UPDATE_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/update'
 WS_TYPE_ADD_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/add'
 WS_TYPE_MOVE_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/move'
+WS_TYPE_DELETE_CARD = 'lovelace/config/card/delete'
 
 SCHEMA_GET_LOVELACE_UI = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Required('type'): vol.Any(WS_TYPE_GET_LOVELACE_UI,
@@ -65,6 +66,11 @@ SCHEMA_MOVE_CARD = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
     vol.Optional('new_view_id'): str,
 })
 
+SCHEMA_DELETE_CARD = websocket_api.BASE_COMMAND_MESSAGE_SCHEMA.extend({
+    vol.Required('type'): WS_TYPE_DELETE_CARD,
+    vol.Required('card_id'): str,
+})
+
 
 class WriteError(HomeAssistantError):
     """Error writing the data."""
@@ -312,6 +318,22 @@ def move_card_view(fname: str, card_id: str, view_id: str,
     save_yaml(fname, config)
 
 
+def delete_card(fname: str, card_id: str, position: int = None):
+    """Delete a card from view."""
+    config = load_yaml(fname)
+    for view in config.get('views', []):
+        for card in view.get('cards', []):
+            if str(card.get('id')) != card_id:
+                continue
+            cards = view.get('cards')
+            cards.pop(cards.index(card))
+            save_yaml(fname, config)
+            return
+
+    raise CardNotFoundError(
+        "Card with ID: {} was not found in {}.".format(card_id, fname))
+
+
 async def async_setup(hass, config):
     """Set up the Lovelace commands."""
     # Backwards compat. Added in 0.80. Remove after 0.85
@@ -339,6 +361,10 @@ async def async_setup(hass, config):
         WS_TYPE_MOVE_CARD, websocket_lovelace_move_card,
         SCHEMA_MOVE_CARD)
 
+    hass.components.websocket_api.async_register_command(
+        WS_TYPE_DELETE_CARD, websocket_lovelace_delete_card,
+        SCHEMA_DELETE_CARD)
+
     return True
 
 
@@ -481,3 +507,30 @@ async def websocket_lovelace_move_card(hass, connection, msg):
         message = websocket_api.error_message(msg['id'], *error)
 
     connection.send_message(message)
+
+
+@websocket_api.async_response
+async def websocket_lovelace_delete_card(hass, connection, msg):
+    """Delete card from lovelace over websocket and save."""
+    error = None
+    try:
+        await hass.async_add_executor_job(
+            delete_card, hass.config.path(LOVELACE_CONFIG_FILE),
+            msg['card_id'])
+        message = websocket_api.result_message(
+            msg['id']
+        )
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        error = ('file_not_found',
+                 'Could not find ui-lovelace.yaml in your config dir.')
+    except UnsupportedYamlError as err:
+        error = 'unsupported_error', str(err)
+    except CardNotFoundError as err:
+        error = 'card_not_found', str(err)
+    except HomeAssistantError as err:
+        error = 'save_error', str(err)
+
+    if error is not None:
+        message = websocket_api.error_message(msg['id'], *error)
+
+    connection.send_message(message)
diff --git a/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py b/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
index 5e486e295fe..21362a32193 100644
--- a/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/components/lovelace/test_init.py
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ async def test_lovelace_add_card_position(hass, hass_ws_client):
 
 
 async def test_lovelace_move_card_position(hass, hass_ws_client):
-    """Test add_card command."""
+    """Test move_card command."""
     await async_setup_component(hass, 'lovelace')
     client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
     yaml = YAML(typ='rt')
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ async def test_lovelace_move_card_position(hass, hass_ws_client):
 
 
 async def test_lovelace_move_card_view(hass, hass_ws_client):
-    """Test add_card command."""
+    """Test move_card to view command."""
     await async_setup_component(hass, 'lovelace')
     client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
     yaml = YAML(typ='rt')
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ async def test_lovelace_move_card_view(hass, hass_ws_client):
 
 
 async def test_lovelace_move_card_view_position(hass, hass_ws_client):
-    """Test add_card command."""
+    """Test move_card to view with position command."""
     await async_setup_component(hass, 'lovelace')
     client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
     yaml = YAML(typ='rt')
@@ -574,3 +574,29 @@ async def test_lovelace_move_card_view_position(hass, hass_ws_client):
     assert msg['id'] == 5
     assert msg['type'] == TYPE_RESULT
     assert msg['success']
+
+
+async def test_lovelace_delete_card(hass, hass_ws_client):
+    """Test delete_card command."""
+    await async_setup_component(hass, 'lovelace')
+    client = await hass_ws_client(hass)
+    yaml = YAML(typ='rt')
+
+    with patch('homeassistant.components.lovelace.load_yaml',
+               return_value=yaml.load(TEST_YAML_A)), \
+        patch('homeassistant.components.lovelace.save_yaml') \
+            as save_yaml_mock:
+        await client.send_json({
+            'id': 5,
+            'type': 'lovelace/config/card/delete',
+            'card_id': 'test',
+        })
+        msg = await client.receive_json()
+
+    result = save_yaml_mock.call_args_list[0][0][1]
+    cards = result.mlget(['views', 1, 'cards'], list_ok=True)
+    assert len(cards) == 2
+    assert cards[0]['title'] == 'Example'
+    assert msg['id'] == 5
+    assert msg['type'] == TYPE_RESULT
+    assert msg['success']