diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
index 299708f0b..4e949c0ef 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/graphql.ts
@@ -978,6 +978,24 @@ export type LabelsSuccess = {
   labels: Array<Label>;
 };
 
+export type LeaveGroupError = {
+  __typename?: 'LeaveGroupError';
+  errorCodes: Array<LeaveGroupErrorCode>;
+};
+
+export enum LeaveGroupErrorCode {
+  BadRequest = 'BAD_REQUEST',
+  NotFound = 'NOT_FOUND',
+  Unauthorized = 'UNAUTHORIZED'
+}
+
+export type LeaveGroupResult = LeaveGroupError | LeaveGroupSuccess;
+
+export type LeaveGroupSuccess = {
+  __typename?: 'LeaveGroupSuccess';
+  success: Scalars['Boolean'];
+};
+
 export type Link = {
   __typename?: 'Link';
   highlightStats: HighlightStats;
@@ -1147,6 +1165,7 @@ export type Mutation = {
   googleLogin: LoginResult;
   googleSignup: GoogleSignupResult;
   joinGroup: JoinGroupResult;
+  leaveGroup: LeaveGroupResult;
   logOut: LogOutResult;
   mergeHighlight: MergeHighlightResult;
   moveFilter: MoveFilterResult;
@@ -1308,6 +1327,11 @@ export type MutationJoinGroupArgs = {
 };
 
 
+export type MutationLeaveGroupArgs = {
+  groupId: Scalars['ID'];
+};
+
+
 export type MutationMergeHighlightArgs = {
   input: MergeHighlightInput;
 };
@@ -3215,6 +3239,10 @@ export type ResolversTypes = {
   LabelsErrorCode: LabelsErrorCode;
   LabelsResult: ResolversTypes['LabelsError'] | ResolversTypes['LabelsSuccess'];
   LabelsSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<LabelsSuccess>;
+  LeaveGroupError: ResolverTypeWrapper<LeaveGroupError>;
+  LeaveGroupErrorCode: LeaveGroupErrorCode;
+  LeaveGroupResult: ResolversTypes['LeaveGroupError'] | ResolversTypes['LeaveGroupSuccess'];
+  LeaveGroupSuccess: ResolverTypeWrapper<LeaveGroupSuccess>;
   Link: ResolverTypeWrapper<Link>;
   LinkShareInfo: ResolverTypeWrapper<LinkShareInfo>;
   LogOutError: ResolverTypeWrapper<LogOutError>;
@@ -3633,6 +3661,9 @@ export type ResolversParentTypes = {
   LabelsError: LabelsError;
   LabelsResult: ResolversParentTypes['LabelsError'] | ResolversParentTypes['LabelsSuccess'];
   LabelsSuccess: LabelsSuccess;
+  LeaveGroupError: LeaveGroupError;
+  LeaveGroupResult: ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupError'] | ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupSuccess'];
+  LeaveGroupSuccess: LeaveGroupSuccess;
   Link: Link;
   LinkShareInfo: LinkShareInfo;
   LogOutError: LogOutError;
@@ -4571,6 +4602,20 @@ export type LabelsSuccessResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType ext
   __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
 };
 
+export type LeaveGroupErrorResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupError'] = ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupError']> = {
+  errorCodes?: Resolver<Array<ResolversTypes['LeaveGroupErrorCode']>, ParentType, ContextType>;
+  __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
+export type LeaveGroupResultResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupResult'] = ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupResult']> = {
+  __resolveType: TypeResolveFn<'LeaveGroupError' | 'LeaveGroupSuccess', ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
+export type LeaveGroupSuccessResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupSuccess'] = ResolversParentTypes['LeaveGroupSuccess']> = {
+  success?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['Boolean'], ParentType, ContextType>;
+  __isTypeOf?: IsTypeOfResolverFn<ParentType, ContextType>;
+};
+
 export type LinkResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends ResolversParentTypes['Link'] = ResolversParentTypes['Link']> = {
   highlightStats?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['HighlightStats'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   id?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['ID'], ParentType, ContextType>;
@@ -4692,6 +4737,7 @@ export type MutationResolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext, ParentType extends
   googleLogin?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['LoginResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationGoogleLoginArgs, 'input'>>;
   googleSignup?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['GoogleSignupResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationGoogleSignupArgs, 'input'>>;
   joinGroup?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['JoinGroupResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationJoinGroupArgs, 'inviteCode'>>;
+  leaveGroup?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['LeaveGroupResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationLeaveGroupArgs, 'groupId'>>;
   logOut?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['LogOutResult'], ParentType, ContextType>;
   mergeHighlight?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['MergeHighlightResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationMergeHighlightArgs, 'input'>>;
   moveFilter?: Resolver<ResolversTypes['MoveFilterResult'], ParentType, ContextType, RequireFields<MutationMoveFilterArgs, 'input'>>;
@@ -5757,6 +5803,9 @@ export type Resolvers<ContextType = ResolverContext> = {
   LabelsError?: LabelsErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
   LabelsResult?: LabelsResultResolvers<ContextType>;
   LabelsSuccess?: LabelsSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
+  LeaveGroupError?: LeaveGroupErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
+  LeaveGroupResult?: LeaveGroupResultResolvers<ContextType>;
+  LeaveGroupSuccess?: LeaveGroupSuccessResolvers<ContextType>;
   Link?: LinkResolvers<ContextType>;
   LinkShareInfo?: LinkShareInfoResolvers<ContextType>;
   LogOutError?: LogOutErrorResolvers<ContextType>;
diff --git a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
index 3b98f1c06..a6f3f4cf7 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
+++ b/packages/api/src/generated/schema.graphql
@@ -867,6 +867,22 @@ type LabelsSuccess {
   labels: [Label!]!
 }
 
+type LeaveGroupError {
+  errorCodes: [LeaveGroupErrorCode!]!
+}
+
+enum LeaveGroupErrorCode {
+  BAD_REQUEST
+  NOT_FOUND
+  UNAUTHORIZED
+}
+
+union LeaveGroupResult = LeaveGroupError | LeaveGroupSuccess
+
+type LeaveGroupSuccess {
+  success: Boolean!
+}
+
 type Link {
   highlightStats: HighlightStats!
   id: ID!
@@ -1023,6 +1039,7 @@ type Mutation {
   googleLogin(input: GoogleLoginInput!): LoginResult!
   googleSignup(input: GoogleSignupInput!): GoogleSignupResult!
   joinGroup(inviteCode: String!): JoinGroupResult!
+  leaveGroup(groupId: ID!): LeaveGroupResult!
   logOut: LogOutResult!
   mergeHighlight(input: MergeHighlightInput!): MergeHighlightResult!
   moveFilter(input: MoveFilterInput!): MoveFilterResult!
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
index 1582856e2..6f75dd769 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/function_resolvers.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ import {
   integrationsResolver,
   joinGroupResolver,
   labelsResolver,
+  leaveGroupResolver,
   logOutResolver,
   mergeHighlightResolver,
   moveFilterResolver,
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
     recommend: recommendResolver,
     joinGroup: joinGroupResolver,
     recommendHighlights: recommendHighlightsResolver,
+    leaveGroup: leaveGroupResolver,
   },
   Query: {
     me: getMeUserResolver,
@@ -649,4 +651,5 @@ export const functionResolvers = {
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('Recommend'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('JoinGroup'),
   ...resultResolveTypeResolver('RecommendHighlights'),
+  ...resultResolveTypeResolver('LeaveGroup'),
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts
index c51be3c0c..8dd3b1d09 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/resolvers/recommendations/index.ts
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ import {
   JoinGroupError,
   JoinGroupErrorCode,
   JoinGroupSuccess,
+  LeaveGroupError,
+  LeaveGroupErrorCode,
+  LeaveGroupSuccess,
   MutationCreateGroupArgs,
   MutationJoinGroupArgs,
+  MutationLeaveGroupArgs,
   MutationRecommendArgs,
   MutationRecommendHighlightsArgs,
   RecommendError,
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ import {
   getInviteUrl,
   getRecommendationGroups,
   joinGroup,
+  leaveGroup,
 } from '../../services/groups'
 import { authorized, userDataToUser } from '../../utils/helpers'
 import { getRepository } from '../../entity/utils'
@@ -368,3 +373,48 @@ export const recommendHighlightsResolver = authorized<
     }
   }
 })
+
+export const leaveGroupResolver = authorized<
+  LeaveGroupSuccess,
+  LeaveGroupError,
+  MutationLeaveGroupArgs
+>(async (_, { groupId }, { claims: { uid }, log }) => {
+  log.info('Leaving group', {
+    groupId,
+    labels: {
+      source: 'resolver',
+      resolver: 'leaveGroupResolver',
+      uid,
+    },
+  })
+
+  try {
+    const user = await getRepository(User).findOneBy({
+      id: uid,
+    })
+    if (!user) {
+      return {
+        errorCodes: [LeaveGroupErrorCode.Unauthorized],
+      }
+    }
+
+    const success = await leaveGroup(user, groupId)
+
+    return {
+      success,
+    }
+  } catch (error) {
+    log.error('Error leaving group', {
+      error,
+      labels: {
+        source: 'resolver',
+        resolver: 'leaveGroupResolver',
+        uid,
+      },
+    })
+
+    return {
+      errorCodes: [LeaveGroupErrorCode.BadRequest],
+    }
+  }
+})
diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema.ts b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
index 1e89a7ead..08627447d 100755
--- a/packages/api/src/schema.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema.ts
@@ -2264,6 +2264,22 @@ const schema = gql`
     NOT_FOUND
   }
 
+  union LeaveGroupResult = LeaveGroupSuccess | LeaveGroupError
+
+  type LeaveGroupSuccess {
+    success: Boolean!
+  }
+
+  type LeaveGroupError {
+    errorCodes: [LeaveGroupErrorCode!]!
+  }
+
+  enum LeaveGroupErrorCode {
+    UNAUTHORIZED
+    BAD_REQUEST
+    NOT_FOUND
+  }
+
   # Mutations
   type Mutation {
     googleLogin(input: GoogleLoginInput!): LoginResult!
@@ -2347,6 +2363,7 @@ const schema = gql`
     recommendHighlights(
       input: RecommendHighlightsInput!
     ): RecommendHighlightsResult!
+    leaveGroup(groupId: ID!): LeaveGroupResult!
   }
 
   # FIXME: remove sort from feedArticles after all cached tabs are closed
diff --git a/packages/api/src/services/groups.ts b/packages/api/src/services/groups.ts
index 76c48dd26..65fa13d5a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/services/groups.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/services/groups.ts
@@ -147,3 +147,51 @@ having count(*) < $4`,
     members,
   }
 }
+
+export const leaveGroup = async (
+  user: User,
+  groupId: string
+): Promise<boolean> => {
+  return AppDataSource.transaction(async (t) => {
+    const group = await t
+      .getRepository(Group)
+      .createQueryBuilder('group')
+      .setLock('pessimistic_write')
+      .innerJoinAndSelect('group.members', 'members')
+      .where('group.id = :groupId', { groupId })
+      .getOne()
+
+    if (!group) {
+      throw new Error('Group not found')
+    }
+
+    const membership = await t.getRepository(GroupMembership).findOne({
+      where: { user: { id: user.id }, group: { id: group.id } },
+    })
+    if (!membership) {
+      throw new Error('User not in group')
+    }
+
+    await t.getRepository(GroupMembership).remove(membership)
+
+    if (membership.isAdmin) {
+      // If the user is the admin, we need to promote another user to admin
+      const hasAdmin = group.members.some(
+        (m) => m.isAdmin && m.user.id !== user.id
+      )
+      if (!hasAdmin) {
+        const newAdmin = group.members.find((m) => !m.isAdmin)
+        if (!newAdmin) {
+          // delete the group if there are no more members
+          await t.getRepository(Group).delete({ id: group.id })
+          return true
+        }
+
+        newAdmin.isAdmin = true
+        await t.getRepository(GroupMembership).save(newAdmin)
+      }
+    }
+
+    return true
+  })
+}