diff --git a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/__init__.py b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/__init__.py
index babc6e6..b764bce 100644
--- a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/__init__.py
+++ b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/__init__.py
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
 from pecan import rest
 
 from surveil.api.controllers.v2.actions import acknowledge
+from surveil.api.controllers.v2.actions import downtime
 
 
 class ActionsController(rest.RestController):
     acknowledge = acknowledge.AcknowledgeController()
+    downtime = downtime.DowntimeController()
     # externalcommands = ExternalCommandsController()
     # engine = EngineController()
     pass
diff --git a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/acknowledge.py b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/acknowledge.py
index 8de16d4..85cede1 100644
--- a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/acknowledge.py
+++ b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/acknowledge.py
@@ -37,4 +37,20 @@ class AcknowledgeController(rest.RestController):
             data=data
         )
 
-        return info.Info(message='Acknowledgement received. %s' % data)
+        return info.Info(message='Acknowledgement received.')
+
+    @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(info.Info,
+                         body=acknowledgement.Acknowledgement,
+                         status_code=200)
+    def delete(self, ack):
+        """Delete a host/service acknowledgement."""
+
+        data = ack.as_dict()
+        data.update({'action': 'delete'})
+
+        requests.post(
+            pecan.request.ws_arbiter_url + "/acknowledge",
+            data=data
+        )
+
+        return info.Info(message='Acknowledgement received.')
diff --git a/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/downtime.py b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/downtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..134d2e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/api/controllers/v2/actions/downtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+# Copyright 2015 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import pecan
+from pecan import rest
+import requests
+import wsmeext.pecan as wsme_pecan
+
+from surveil.api.datamodel.actions import downtime
+from surveil.api.datamodel import info
+
+
+class DowntimeController(rest.RestController):
+
+    @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(info.Info,
+                         body=downtime.Downtime,
+                         status_code=200)
+    def post(self, dt):
+        """Put a host/service in downtime."""
+
+        data = dt.as_dict()
+        data.update({'action': 'add'})
+
+        requests.post(
+            pecan.request.ws_arbiter_url + "/downtime",
+            data=data
+        )
+
+        return info.Info(message='Downtime received.')
+
+    @wsme_pecan.wsexpose(info.Info,
+                         body=downtime.Downtime,
+                         status_code=200)
+    def delete(self, dt):
+        """Delete a host/service downtime."""
+
+        data = dt.as_dict()
+        data.update({'action': 'delete'})
+
+        requests.post(
+            pecan.request.ws_arbiter_url + "/downtime",
+            data=data
+        )
+
+        return info.Info(message='Downtime received.')
diff --git a/surveil/api/datamodel/actions/downtime.py b/surveil/api/datamodel/actions/downtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..87a6765
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/api/datamodel/actions/downtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# Copyright 2015 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import wsme
+import wsme.types as wtypes
+
+from surveil.api.datamodel import types
+
+
+class Downtime(types.Base):
+    host_name = wsme.wsattr(wtypes.text, mandatory=True)
+    """The name of the host"""
+
+    service_description = wsme.wsattr(wtypes.text, mandatory=False)
+    """Ther service description"""
+
+    time_stamp = wsme.wsattr(wtypes.text, mandatory=False)
+    """Time stamp for the downtime"""
+
+    start_time = wsme.wsattr(int, mandatory=False)
+    """When to start the downtime"""
+
+    end_time = wsme.wsattr(int, mandatory=False)
+    """When to end the downtime"""
+
+    fixed = wsme.wsattr(int, mandatory=False)
+
+    duration = wsme.wsattr(int, mandatory=False)
+    """The duration of the downtime, in seconds"""
+
+    trigger_id = wsme.wsattr(int, mandatory=False)
+
+    author = wsme.wsattr(wtypes.text, mandatory=False)
+    """The author of the downtime"""
+
+    comment = wsme.wsattr(wtypes.text, mandatory=False)
+    """Comment for the downtime"""
+
+    @classmethod
+    def sample(cls):
+        return cls(
+            host_name="localhost",
+            service_description="ws-arbiter",
+            time_stamp=1430150469,
+            start_time=1430150469,
+            end_time=1430150469,
+            fixed=1,
+            duration=86400,
+            trigger_id=0,
+            author='aviau',
+            comment='No comment.'
+        )
diff --git a/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_acknowledge.py b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_acknowledge.py
index 3ed4bc5..074f884 100644
--- a/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_acknowledge.py
+++ b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_acknowledge.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ from surveil.tests.api import functionalTest
 class TestAcknowledgeController(functionalTest.FunctionalTest):
 
     @httpretty.activate
-    def test_acknowledge(self):
+    def test_acknowledge_add(self):
         httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST,
                                self.ws_arbiter_url + "/acknowledge")
 
@@ -36,3 +36,21 @@ class TestAcknowledgeController(functionalTest.FunctionalTest):
                          'action=add&host_name=localhost')
         self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().path,
                          '/acknowledge')
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_acknowledge_delete(self):
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST,
+                               self.ws_arbiter_url + "/downtime")
+
+        ack = {
+            "host_name": "localhost",
+        }
+
+        response = self.app.delete_json("/v2/actions/downtime/", params=ack)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_int, 200)
+
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().body,
+                         'duration=86400&action=delete&host_name=localhost')
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().path,
+                         '/downtime')
diff --git a/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_downtime.py b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_downtime.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c334f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/surveil/tests/api/controllers/v2/actions/test_downtime.py
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+# Copyright 2015 - Savoir-Faire Linux inc.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+# not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+# a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+# WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+# License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+
+import httpretty
+
+from surveil.tests.api import functionalTest
+
+
+class TestDowntimeController(functionalTest.FunctionalTest):
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_downtime_post(self):
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST,
+                               self.ws_arbiter_url + "/downtime")
+
+        dt = {
+            "host_name": "localhost",
+            "duration": 86400
+        }
+
+        response = self.app.post_json("/v2/actions/downtime/", params=dt)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_int, 200)
+
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().body,
+                         'duration=86400&action=add&host_name=localhost')
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().path,
+                         '/downtime')
+
+    @httpretty.activate
+    def test_downtime_delete(self):
+        httpretty.register_uri(httpretty.POST,
+                               self.ws_arbiter_url + "/downtime")
+
+        dt = {
+            "host_name": "localhost",
+            "duration": 86400
+        }
+
+        response = self.app.delete_json("/v2/actions/downtime/", params=dt)
+
+        self.assertEqual(response.status_int, 200)
+
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().body,
+                         'duration=86400&action=delete&host_name=localhost')
+        self.assertEqual(httpretty.last_request().path,
+                         '/downtime')