diff --git a/include/Phone/modem.h b/include/Phone/modem.h
index 5c949d8..5c7a430 100644
--- a/include/Phone/modem.h
+++ b/include/Phone/modem.h
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ typedef enum _ModemEventType
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CALL,
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONNECTION,
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT,
+	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED,
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE,
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED,
 	MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_SENT,
@@ -214,6 +215,13 @@ typedef union _ModemEvent
 		char const * number;
 	} contact;
 
+	/* MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED */
+	struct
+	{
+		ModemEventType type;
+		unsigned int id;
+	} contact_deleted;
+
 	/* MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE */
 	struct
 	{
@@ -337,7 +345,6 @@ typedef union _ModemRequest
 	struct
 	{
 		ModemRequestType type;
-		unsigned int id;
 		char const * name;
 		char const * number;
 	} contact_new;
diff --git a/src/modem.c b/src/modem.c
index c3fe535..1db7acd 100644
--- a/src/modem.c
+++ b/src/modem.c
@@ -205,7 +205,6 @@ int modem_request_type(Modem * modem, ModemRequestType type, ...)
 			request.contact.id = va_arg(ap, unsigned int);
 			break;
 		case MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_NEW:
-			request.contact_new.id = va_arg(ap, unsigned int);
 			request.contact_new.name = va_arg(ap, char const *);
 			request.contact_new.number = va_arg(ap, char const *);
 			break;
diff --git a/src/modems/debug.c b/src/modems/debug.c
index c7d1c35..1e27c6e 100644
--- a/src/modems/debug.c
+++ b/src/modems/debug.c
@@ -230,6 +230,11 @@ static int _debug_request(ModemPlugin * modem, ModemRequest * request)
 	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
 	switch(request->type)
 	{
+		case MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_DELETE:
+			event.type = MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED;
+			event.contact_deleted.id = request->contact_delete.id;
+			helper->event(helper->modem, &event);
+			break;
 		case MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_NEW:
 			debug->event_contact.type = MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT;
 			debug->event_contact.contact.id++;
diff --git a/src/modems/hayes.c b/src/modems/hayes.c
index d66cd33..2678a91 100644
--- a/src/modems/hayes.c
+++ b/src/modems/hayes.c
@@ -273,6 +273,8 @@ static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_call_outgoing(HayesCommand * command,
 		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv);
 static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_call_status(HayesCommand * command,
 		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv);
+static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_contact_delete(HayesCommand * command,
+		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv);
 static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_contact_list(HayesCommand * command,
 		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv);
 static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_functional(HayesCommand * command,
@@ -492,6 +494,8 @@ static HayesRequestHandler _hayes_request_handlers[] =
 		_on_request_call_status },
 	{ MODEM_REQUEST_CALL_PRESENTATION,		NULL,
 		_on_request_generic },
+	{ MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_DELETE,			NULL,
+		_on_request_contact_delete },
 	{ MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_LIST,			"AT+CPBR=?",
 		_on_request_contact_list },
 	{ MODEM_REQUEST_MESSAGE,			NULL,
@@ -609,6 +613,8 @@ static char * _request_attention_apn(char const * protocol, char const * apn);
 static char * _request_attention_call(ModemPlugin * modem,
 		ModemRequest * request);
 static char * _request_attention_call_hangup(ModemPlugin * modem);
+static char * _request_attention_contact_delete(ModemPlugin * modem,
+		unsigned int id);
 static char * _request_attention_contact_list(ModemRequest * request);
 static char * _request_attention_gprs(ModemPlugin * modem,
 		char const * username, char const * password);
@@ -700,12 +706,15 @@ static char * _request_attention(ModemPlugin * modem, ModemRequest * request)
 					request->call_presentation.enabled
 					? 1 : 0);
 			return strdup(buf);
+		case MODEM_REQUEST_CONTACT_DELETE:
+			return _request_attention_contact_delete(modem,
+					request->contact_delete.id);
 		case MODEM_REQUEST_MESSAGE:
 			return _request_attention_message(modem,
 					request->message.id);
 		case MODEM_REQUEST_MESSAGE_DELETE:
 			return _request_attention_message_delete(modem,
-					request->message.id);
+					request->message_delete.id);
 		case MODEM_REQUEST_MESSAGE_SEND:
 			return _request_attention_message_send(modem,
 					request->message_send.number,
@@ -793,6 +802,19 @@ static char * _request_attention_call_hangup(ModemPlugin * modem)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static char * _request_attention_contact_delete(ModemPlugin * modem,
+		unsigned int id)
+{
+	Hayes * hayes = modem->priv;
+	char const cmd[] = "AT+CPBW=";
+	char buf[32];
+
+	/* FIXME store in the command itself */
+	hayes->events[MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED].contact_deleted.id = id;
+	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s%u%s", cmd, id, ",\"\"");
+	return strdup(buf);
+}
+
 static char * _request_attention_contact_list(ModemRequest * request)
 {
 	HayesRequestContactList * list = request->plugin.data;
@@ -1069,7 +1091,8 @@ static int _hayes_trigger(ModemPlugin * modem, ModemEventType event)
 			e = &hayes->events[MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_STATUS];
 			modem->helper->event(modem->helper->modem, e);
 			break;
-		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_ERROR: /* do not make sense */
+		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED: /* do not make sense */
+		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_ERROR:
 		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE:
 		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_DELETED:
 		case MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_MESSAGE_SENT:
@@ -2293,6 +2316,21 @@ static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_call_status(HayesCommand * command,
 }
 
 
+/* on_request_contact_delete */
+static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_contact_delete(HayesCommand * command,
+		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv)
+{
+	ModemPlugin * modem = priv;
+	Hayes * hayes = modem->priv;
+	ModemEvent * event = &hayes->events[MODEM_EVENT_TYPE_CONTACT_DELETED];
+
+	if((status = _on_request_generic(command, status, priv)) != HCS_SUCCESS)
+		return status;
+	modem->helper->event(modem->helper->modem, event);
+	return status;
+}
+
+
 /* on_request_contact_list */
 static HayesCommandStatus _on_request_contact_list(HayesCommand * command,
 		HayesCommandStatus status, void * priv)