diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/content.resource.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/content.resource.js
index 7cf9c61111..72cbfe9cd2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/content.resource.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/resources/content.resource.js
@@ -531,8 +531,25 @@ function contentResource($q, $http, umbDataFormatter, umbRequestHelper) {
          */
         publish: function (content, isNew, files) {
             return saveContentItem(content, "publish" + (isNew ? "New" : ""), files);
+        },
+
+        publishById: function(id){
+
+            if (!id) {
+                throw "id cannot be null";
+            }
+         
+            return umbRequestHelper.resourcePromise(
+                           $http.post(
+                               umbRequestHelper.getApiUrl(
+                                   "contentApiBaseUrl",
+                                   "PostPublishById",
+                                   [{ id: id }])),
+                           'Failed to publish content with id ' + id);
+         
         }
 
+
     };
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 4c21914a5d..594f984de1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -282,6 +282,30 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
             return display;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Publishes a document with a given ID
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="id"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// The CanAccessContentAuthorize attribute will deny access to this method if the current user
+        /// does not have Publish access to this node.
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// 
+        [EnsureUserPermissionForContent("id", 'P')]
+        public HttpResponseMessage PostPublishById(int id)
+        {
+            var foundContent = Services.ContentService.GetById(id);
+            if (foundContent == null)
+            {
+                return HandleContentNotFound(id, false);
+            }
+
+            Services.ContentService.Publish(foundContent, UmbracoUser.Id);
+            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Moves an item to the recycle bin, if it is already there then it will permanently delete it
         /// </summary>
@@ -292,6 +316,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         /// does not have Delete access to this node.
         /// </remarks>
         [EnsureUserPermissionForContent("id", 'D')]
+        [HttpDelete]
         public HttpResponseMessage DeleteById(int id)
         {
             //TODO: We need to check if the user is allowed to do this!