diff --git a/include/wine/server_protocol.h b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
index 5ae51f652bc..7175ae7fd29 100644
--- a/include/wine/server_protocol.h
+++ b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
@@ -4042,6 +4042,19 @@ struct get_object_info_reply
 };
 
 
+
+struct unlink_object_request
+{
+    struct request_header __header;
+    obj_handle_t   handle;
+};
+struct unlink_object_reply
+{
+    struct reply_header __header;
+};
+
+
+
 struct get_token_impersonation_level_request
 {
     struct request_header __header;
@@ -4516,6 +4529,7 @@ enum request
     REQ_open_symlink,
     REQ_query_symlink,
     REQ_get_object_info,
+    REQ_unlink_object,
     REQ_get_token_impersonation_level,
     REQ_allocate_locally_unique_id,
     REQ_create_device_manager,
@@ -4757,6 +4771,7 @@ union generic_request
     struct open_symlink_request open_symlink_request;
     struct query_symlink_request query_symlink_request;
     struct get_object_info_request get_object_info_request;
+    struct unlink_object_request unlink_object_request;
     struct get_token_impersonation_level_request get_token_impersonation_level_request;
     struct allocate_locally_unique_id_request allocate_locally_unique_id_request;
     struct create_device_manager_request create_device_manager_request;
@@ -4996,6 +5011,7 @@ union generic_reply
     struct open_symlink_reply open_symlink_reply;
     struct query_symlink_reply query_symlink_reply;
     struct get_object_info_reply get_object_info_reply;
+    struct unlink_object_reply unlink_object_reply;
     struct get_token_impersonation_level_reply get_token_impersonation_level_reply;
     struct allocate_locally_unique_id_reply allocate_locally_unique_id_reply;
     struct create_device_manager_reply create_device_manager_reply;
@@ -5015,6 +5031,6 @@ union generic_reply
     struct set_window_layered_info_reply set_window_layered_info_reply;
 };
 
-#define SERVER_PROTOCOL_VERSION 342
+#define SERVER_PROTOCOL_VERSION 343
 
 #endif /* __WINE_WINE_SERVER_PROTOCOL_H */
diff --git a/server/directory.c b/server/directory.c
index d1d323cccc6..f2545eadb5b 100644
--- a/server/directory.c
+++ b/server/directory.c
@@ -508,3 +508,15 @@ DECL_HANDLER(get_directory_entry)
         release_object( dir );
     }
 }
+
+/* unlink a named object */
+DECL_HANDLER(unlink_object)
+{
+    struct object *obj = get_handle_obj( current->process, req->handle, 0, NULL );
+
+    if (obj)
+    {
+        unlink_named_object( obj );
+        release_object( obj );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/protocol.def b/server/protocol.def
index d9fd48cb28a..b1258b2f78a 100644
--- a/server/protocol.def
+++ b/server/protocol.def
@@ -2913,6 +2913,13 @@ enum message_type
     unsigned int   ref_count;     /* object ref count */
 @END
 
+
+/* Unlink a named object */
+@REQ(unlink_object)
+    obj_handle_t   handle;        /* handle to the object */
+@END
+
+
 /* Query the impersonation level of an impersonation token */
 @REQ(get_token_impersonation_level)
     obj_handle_t   handle;        /* handle to the object */
diff --git a/server/request.h b/server/request.h
index 308b6205b4e..5fc5236004a 100644
--- a/server/request.h
+++ b/server/request.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ DECL_HANDLER(create_symlink);
 DECL_HANDLER(open_symlink);
 DECL_HANDLER(query_symlink);
 DECL_HANDLER(get_object_info);
+DECL_HANDLER(unlink_object);
 DECL_HANDLER(get_token_impersonation_level);
 DECL_HANDLER(allocate_locally_unique_id);
 DECL_HANDLER(create_device_manager);
@@ -568,6 +569,7 @@ static const req_handler req_handlers[REQ_NB_REQUESTS] =
     (req_handler)req_open_symlink,
     (req_handler)req_query_symlink,
     (req_handler)req_get_object_info,
+    (req_handler)req_unlink_object,
     (req_handler)req_get_token_impersonation_level,
     (req_handler)req_allocate_locally_unique_id,
     (req_handler)req_create_device_manager,
diff --git a/server/trace.c b/server/trace.c
index 8cdc0214c4c..8e1737eb8c6 100644
--- a/server/trace.c
+++ b/server/trace.c
@@ -3595,6 +3595,11 @@ static void dump_get_object_info_reply( const struct get_object_info_reply *req
     fprintf( stderr, " ref_count=%08x", req->ref_count );
 }
 
+static void dump_unlink_object_request( const struct unlink_object_request *req )
+{
+    fprintf( stderr, " handle=%p", req->handle );
+}
+
 static void dump_get_token_impersonation_level_request( const struct get_token_impersonation_level_request *req )
 {
     fprintf( stderr, " handle=%p", req->handle );
@@ -4011,6 +4016,7 @@ static const dump_func req_dumpers[REQ_NB_REQUESTS] = {
     (dump_func)dump_open_symlink_request,
     (dump_func)dump_query_symlink_request,
     (dump_func)dump_get_object_info_request,
+    (dump_func)dump_unlink_object_request,
     (dump_func)dump_get_token_impersonation_level_request,
     (dump_func)dump_allocate_locally_unique_id_request,
     (dump_func)dump_create_device_manager_request,
@@ -4248,6 +4254,7 @@ static const dump_func reply_dumpers[REQ_NB_REQUESTS] = {
     (dump_func)dump_open_symlink_reply,
     (dump_func)dump_query_symlink_reply,
     (dump_func)dump_get_object_info_reply,
+    (dump_func)0,
     (dump_func)dump_get_token_impersonation_level_reply,
     (dump_func)dump_allocate_locally_unique_id_reply,
     (dump_func)dump_create_device_manager_reply,
@@ -4485,6 +4492,7 @@ static const char * const req_names[REQ_NB_REQUESTS] = {
     "open_symlink",
     "query_symlink",
     "get_object_info",
+    "unlink_object",
     "get_token_impersonation_level",
     "allocate_locally_unique_id",
     "create_device_manager",