diff --git a/src/api2/config/network.rs b/src/api2/config/network.rs
index 3ff4b1e6..d981d309 100644
--- a/src/api2/config/network.rs
+++ b/src/api2/config/network.rs
@@ -334,6 +334,19 @@ pub fn reload_network_config() -> Result<(), Error> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+#[api(
+    access: {
+        permission: &Permission::Privilege(&[], PRIV_SYS_MODIFY, false),
+    },
+)]
+/// Revert network configuration (rm /etc/network/interfaces.new).
+pub fn revert_network_config() -> Result<(), Error> {
+
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_file(network::NETWORK_INTERFACES_NEW_FILENAME);
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 const ITEM_ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
     .get(&API_METHOD_READ_INTERFACE)
     .put(&API_METHOD_UPDATE_INTERFACE)
@@ -342,4 +355,5 @@ const ITEM_ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
 pub const ROUTER: Router = Router::new()
     .get(&API_METHOD_LIST_NETWORK_DEVICES)
     .put(&API_METHOD_RELOAD_NETWORK_CONFIG)
+    .delete(&API_METHOD_REVERT_NETWORK_CONFIG)
     .match_all("name", &ITEM_ROUTER);
diff --git a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
index d7c3126e..f1a63dfb 100644
--- a/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
+++ b/src/bin/proxmox-backup-manager.rs
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ fn network_commands() -> CommandLineInterface {
                 .arg_param(&["name"])
                 .completion_cb("name", config::network::complete_interface_name)
         )
+        .insert("revert", CliCommand::new(&api2::config::network::API_METHOD_REVERT_NETWORK_CONFIG))
         .insert(
             "reload",
             CliCommand::new(&api2::config::network::API_METHOD_RELOAD_NETWORK_CONFIG)