--- a/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_message.py	Fri Jun 17 14:15:23 2022 +0200
+++ b/sat_frontends/jp/cmd_message.py	Fri Jun 17 14:15:23 2022 +0200
@@ -187,6 +187,33 @@
         await self.sendStdin(jid_)
 
 
+class Retract(base.CommandBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, host):
+        super().__init__(host, "retract", help=_("retract a message"))
+
+    def add_parser_options(self):
+        self.parser.add_argument(
+            "message_id",
+            help=_("ID of the message (internal ID)")
+        )
+
+    async def start(self):
+        try:
+            await self.host.bridge.messRetract(
+                self.args.message_id,
+                self.profile
+            )
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.disp(f"can't retract message: {e}", error=True)
+            self.host.quit(C.EXIT_BRIDGE_ERRBACK)
+        else:
+            self.disp(
+                "message retraction has been requested, please note that this is a "
+                "request which can't be enforced (see documentation for details).")
+            self.host.quit(C.EXIT_OK)
+
+
 class MAM(base.CommandBase):
 
     def __init__(self, host):
@@ -269,7 +296,7 @@
 
 
 class Message(base.CommandBase):
-    subcommands = (Send, MAM)
+    subcommands = (Send, Retract, MAM)
 
     def __init__(self, host):
         super(Message, self).__init__(