diff --git a/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs b/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/http/handlers/blob.rs
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@
 pub struct RemoveHolderPayload {
   holder: String,
   blob_hash: String,
+  /// If true, the blob will be deleted intantly
+  /// after the last holder is revoked.
+  #[serde(default)]
+  instant_delete: bool,
 }
 
 #[instrument(name = "remove_holder", skip(service))]
@@ -190,10 +194,16 @@
   payload: web::Json<RemoveHolderPayload>,
 ) -> actix_web::Result<HttpResponse> {
   info!("Revoke holder request");
-  let RemoveHolderPayload { holder, blob_hash } = payload.into_inner();
+  let RemoveHolderPayload {
+    holder,
+    blob_hash,
+    instant_delete,
+  } = payload.into_inner();
   validate_identifier!(holder);
   validate_identifier!(blob_hash);
 
-  service.revoke_holder(blob_hash, holder).await?;
+  service
+    .revoke_holder(blob_hash, holder, instant_delete)
+    .await?;
   Ok(HttpResponse::NoContent().finish())
 }
diff --git a/services/blob/src/service.rs b/services/blob/src/service.rs
--- a/services/blob/src/service.rs
+++ b/services/blob/src/service.rs
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@
     &self,
     blob_hash: impl Into<String>,
     holder: impl Into<String>,
+    instant_delete: bool,
   ) -> BlobServiceResult<()> {
     let blob_hash: String = blob_hash.into();
     let holder: String = holder.into();
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@
     trace!(blob_hash, holder, "Attempting to revoke holder");
     self.db.delete_holder_assignment(&blob_hash, holder).await?;
 
-    if self.config.instant_delete_orphaned_blobs {
+    if instant_delete || self.config.instant_delete_orphaned_blobs {
       trace!("Instant orphan deletion enabled. Looking for holders");
       let is_orphan = self
         .db