diff --git a/Command/RmUrl.hs b/Command/RmUrl.hs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d3ded38a39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Command/RmUrl.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{- git-annex command
+ -
+ - Copyright 2013 Joey Hess <joey@kitenet.net>
+ -
+ - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
+ -}
+
+module Command.RmUrl where
+
+import Common.Annex
+import Command
+import Logs.Web
+
+def :: [Command]
+def = [notBareRepo $
+	command "rmurl" (paramPair paramFile paramUrl) seek
+		SectionCommon "record file is not available at url"]
+
+seek :: [CommandSeek]
+seek = [withPairs start]
+
+start :: (FilePath, String) -> CommandStart
+start (file, url) = flip whenAnnexed file $ \_ (key, _) -> do
+	showStart "rmurl" file
+	next $ next $ cleanup url key
+
+cleanup :: String -> Key -> CommandCleanup
+cleanup url key = do
+	setUrlMissing key url
+	return True
diff --git a/GitAnnex.hs b/GitAnnex.hs
index b78493dfc4..7dbaca3b50 100644
--- a/GitAnnex.hs
+++ b/GitAnnex.hs
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ import qualified Command.Ungroup
 import qualified Command.Vicfg
 import qualified Command.Sync
 import qualified Command.AddUrl
+import qualified Command.RmUrl
 import qualified Command.Import
 import qualified Command.Map
 import qualified Command.Direct
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ cmds = concat
 	, Command.Lock.def
 	, Command.Sync.def
 	, Command.AddUrl.def
+	, Command.RmUrl.def
 	, Command.Import.def
 	, Command.Init.def
 	, Command.Describe.def
diff --git a/Logs/Web.hs b/Logs/Web.hs
index 7cfad86481..0ed537a8e1 100644
--- a/Logs/Web.hs
+++ b/Logs/Web.hs
@@ -54,4 +54,7 @@ setUrlPresent key url = do
 		logChange key webUUID InfoPresent
 
 setUrlMissing :: Key -> URLString -> Annex ()
-setUrlMissing key url = addLog (urlLog key) =<< logNow InfoMissing url
+setUrlMissing key url = do
+	addLog (urlLog key) =<< logNow InfoMissing url
+	whenM (null <$> getUrls key) $
+		logChange key webUUID InfoMissing
diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index a6bd997ee8..f744f09e09 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ git-annex (4.20130418) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
     or git-annex watch daemon is running.
   * assistant: When built with git before 1.8.0, use `git remote rm`
     to delete a remote. Newer git uses `git remote remove`.
+  * rmurl: New command, removes one of the recorded urls for a file.
 
  -- Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>  Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:22:48 -0400
 
diff --git a/doc/git-annex.mdwn b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
index 1c2247654f..05ca4474a7 100644
--- a/doc/git-annex.mdwn
+++ b/doc/git-annex.mdwn
@@ -168,6 +168,10 @@ subdirectories).
   alternate locations from which the file can be downloaded. In this mode,
   addurl can be used both to add new files, or to add urls to existing files.
 
+* rmurl file url
+
+  Record that the file is no longer available at the url.
+
 * import [path ...]
 
   Moves files from somewhere outside the git working copy, and adds them to