diff --git a/src/error.h b/src/error.h
index 0c93ba8..e5a6ca8 100644
--- a/src/error.h
+++ b/src/error.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 #define ISO_NODE_ALREADY_ADDED          -50
 #define ISO_NODE_NAME_NOT_UNIQUE        -51
+#define ISO_NODE_NOT_ADDED_TO_DIR       -52
 
 #define ISO_FILE_ERROR					-100
 #define ISO_FILE_ALREADY_OPENNED		-101
diff --git a/src/libisofs.h b/src/libisofs.h
index e190ae3..8e87386 100644
--- a/src/libisofs.h
+++ b/src/libisofs.h
@@ -198,4 +198,29 @@ int iso_dir_iter_has_next(IsoDirIter *iter);
  */
 void iso_dir_iter_free(IsoDirIter *iter);
 
+/**
+ * Removes a child from a directory.
+ * The child is not freed, so you will become the owner of the node. Later
+ * you can add the node to another dir (calling iso_dir_add_node), or free
+ * it if you don't need it (with iso_node_unref).
+ * 
+ * @return 
+ *     1 on success, < 0 error
+ *     Possible errors:
+ *         ISO_NULL_POINTER, if node is NULL
+ *         ISO_NODE_NOT_ADDED_TO_DIR, if node doesn't belong to a dir
+ */
+int iso_node_take(IsoNode *node);
+
+/**
+ * Removes a child from a directory and free (unref) it.
+ * If you want to keep the child alive, you need to iso_node_ref() it
+ * before this call, but in that case iso_node_take() is a better
+ * alternative.
+ * 
+ * @return 
+ *     1 on success, < 0 error
+ */
+int iso_node_remove(IsoNode *node);
+
 #endif /*LIBISO_LIBISOFS_H_*/
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 0efb1e7..42590fc 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -29,7 +29,21 @@ void iso_node_ref(IsoNode *node)
 void iso_node_unref(IsoNode *node)
 {
     if (--node->refcount == 0) {
-        /* TODO #00002 handle deletion of each kind of node */
+        switch(node->type) {
+        case LIBISO_DIR:
+            {
+                IsoNode *child = ((IsoDir*)node)->children;
+                while (child != NULL) {
+                    IsoNode *tmp = child->next;
+                    iso_node_unref(child);
+                    child = tmp;
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+        default:
+            /* TODO #00002 handle deletion of each kind of node */
+            break;    
+        }
         free(node->name);
         free(node);
     }
@@ -268,3 +282,66 @@ int iso_dir_iter_has_next(IsoDirIter *iter)
     }
     return iter->pos == NULL ? 0 : 1;
 }
+
+static IsoNode**
+iso_dir_find_node(IsoDir *dir, IsoNode *node)
+{
+    IsoNode **pos;
+    pos = &(dir->children);
+    while (*pos != NULL && *pos != node) {
+        pos = &((*pos)->next);
+    } 
+    return pos;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes a child from a directory.
+ * The child is not freed, so you will become the owner of the node. Later
+ * you can add the node to another dir (calling iso_dir_add_node), or free
+ * it if you don't need it (with iso_node_unref).
+ * 
+ * @return 
+ *     1 on success, < 0 error
+ */
+int iso_node_take(IsoNode *node)
+{
+    IsoNode **pos;
+    IsoDir* dir;
+    
+    if (node == NULL) {
+        return ISO_NULL_POINTER;
+    }
+    dir = node->parent;
+    if (dir == NULL) {
+        return ISO_NODE_NOT_ADDED_TO_DIR;
+    }
+    pos = iso_dir_find_node(dir, node);
+    if (pos == NULL) {
+        /* should never occur */
+        return ISO_ERROR;
+    }
+    *pos = node->next;
+    node->parent = NULL;
+    node->next = NULL;
+    dir->nchildren--;
+    return ISO_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Removes a child from a directory and free (unref) it.
+ * If you want to keep the child alive, you need to iso_node_ref() it
+ * before this call, but in that case iso_node_take() is a better
+ * alternative.
+ * 
+ * @return 
+ *     1 on success, < 0 error
+ */
+int iso_node_remove(IsoNode *node)
+{
+    int ret;
+    ret = iso_node_take(node);
+    if (ret == ISO_SUCCESS) {
+        iso_node_unref(node);
+    }
+    return ret;
+}