diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.cpp b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.cpp
index 1210422e..c7583068 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.cpp
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ DSMAction* SCSysModule::getAction(const string& from_str) {
   DEF_CMD("sys.mkdir", SCMkDirAction);
   DEF_CMD("sys.mkdirRecursive", SCMkDirRecursiveAction);
   DEF_CMD("sys.rename", SCRenameAction);
+  DEF_CMD("sys.unlink", SCUnlinkAction);
 
   return NULL;
 }
@@ -175,3 +176,17 @@ EXEC_ACTION_START(SCRenameAction) {
   }
 
 } EXEC_ACTION_END;
+
+EXEC_ACTION_START(SCUnlinkAction) {
+  string fname = resolveVars(arg, sess, sc_sess, event_params);
+  if (fname.empty())
+    return false;
+
+  if (!unlink(fname.c_str())) {
+    sc_sess->SET_ERRNO(DSM_ERRNO_OK);    
+  } else {
+    DBG("unlink '%s' failed: '%s'\n", 
+	fname.c_str(), strerror(errno));
+    sc_sess->SET_ERRNO(DSM_ERRNO_FILE);
+  }
+} EXEC_ACTION_END;
diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.h b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.h
index 34f3173e..951e5b84 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.h
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/ModSys.h
@@ -43,5 +43,5 @@ DEF_SCCondition(FileExistsCondition);
 DEF_ACTION_1P(SCMkDirAction);
 DEF_ACTION_1P(SCMkDirRecursiveAction);
 DEF_ACTION_2P(SCRenameAction);
-
+DEF_ACTION_1P(SCUnlinkAction);
 #endif
diff --git a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/Readme.mod_sys.txt b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/Readme.mod_sys.txt
index dcdb5d81..8bc70e32 100644
--- a/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/Readme.mod_sys.txt
+++ b/apps/dsm/mods/mod_sys/Readme.mod_sys.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 Actions: 
  sys.mkdir(string dirname)
  sys.mkdirRecursive(string dirname)
+ sys.rename(string from, string to)
+ sys.unlink(string filename)
 
 Conditions: 
  sys.file_exists(string fname)