diff --git a/src/components/ContactsList.vue b/src/components/ContactsList.vue
index ccf0dc4bdf..33ea44e13a 100644
--- a/src/components/ContactsList.vue
+++ b/src/components/ContactsList.vue
@@ -5,32 +5,81 @@
 
 <template>
 	<AppContentList class="content-list">
+		<NcDialog :open="showDeleteConfirmationDialog"
+			:name="n(
+				'contacts',
+				'Delete {number} contact',
+				'Delete {number} contacts',
+				multiSelectedContacts.size,
+				{ number: multiSelectedContacts.size }
+			)"
+			:buttons="buttons"
+			no-close>
+			{{ t('contacts', 'Are you sure you want to proceed?') }}
+			<NcNoteCard v-if="readOnlyMultiSelectedCount"
+				type="info"
+				:text="n('contacts',
+					'Please note that {number} contact is read only and won\'t be deleted',
+					'Please note that {number} contacts are read only and won\'t be deleted',
+					readOnlyMultiSelectedCount,
+					{ number: readOnlyMultiSelectedCount })" />
+		</NcDialog>
+
 		<div class="contacts-list__header">
 			<div class="search-contacts-field">
 				<input v-model="query" type="text" :placeholder="t('contacts', 'Search contacts …')">
 			</div>
 		</div>
+		<transition name="contacts-list__multiselect-header">
+			<div v-if="isMultiSelecting" class="contacts-list__multiselect-header">
+				<NcButton type="tertiary"
+					:title="t('contacts', 'Unselect {number}', { number: multiSelectedContacts.size })"
+					:close-after-click="true"
+					@click.prevent="unselectAllMultiSelected">
+					<IconSelect :size="16" />
+				</NcButton>
+				<NcButton type="tertiary"
+					:disabled="!isAtLeastOneEditable"
+					:title="deleteActionTitle"
+					:close-after-click="true"
+					@click.prevent="attemptDeleteAllMultiSelected">
+					<IconDelete :size="16" />
+				</NcButton>
+			</div>
+		</transition>
+
 		<VirtualList ref="scroller"
 			class="contacts-list"
 			data-key="key"
 			:data-sources="filteredList"
 			:data-component="ContactsListItem"
 			:estimate-size="68"
-			:extra-props="{reloadBus}" />
+			:extra-props="{reloadBus, onSelectMultipleFromParent: onSelectMultiple, onSelectRangeFromParent: onSelectRange }" />
 	</AppContentList>
 </template>
 
 <script>
-import { NcAppContentList as AppContentList } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import { NcAppContentList as AppContentList, NcButton, NcDialog, NcNoteCard } from '@nextcloud/vue'
 import ContactsListItem from './ContactsList/ContactsListItem.vue'
 import VirtualList from 'vue-virtual-scroll-list'
+import IconSelect from 'vue-material-design-icons/CloseThick.vue'
+import IconDelete from 'vue-material-design-icons/Delete.vue'
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+import IconCancelRaw from '@mdi/svg/svg/cancel.svg?raw'
+// eslint-disable-next-line import/no-unresolved
+import IconDeleteRaw from '@mdi/svg/svg/delete.svg?raw'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ContactsList',
 
 	components: {
 		AppContentList,
+		NcNoteCard,
 		VirtualList,
+		NcButton,
+		IconSelect,
+		IconDelete,
+		NcDialog,
 	},
 
 	props: {
@@ -56,6 +105,22 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			ContactsListItem,
 			query: '',
+			multiSelectedContacts: new Map(),
+			showDeleteConfirmationDialog: false,
+			buttons: [
+				{
+					label: t('contacts', 'Cancel'),
+					icon: IconCancelRaw,
+					callback: () => { this.showDeleteConfirmationDialog = false },
+				},
+				{
+					label: t('contacts', 'Delete'),
+					type: 'primary',
+					icon: IconDeleteRaw,
+					callback: () => { this.deleteAllMultiSelected() },
+				},
+			],
+			lastToggledIndex: undefined,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -67,9 +132,37 @@ export default {
 			return this.$route.params.selectedGroup
 		},
 		filteredList() {
-			return this.list
+			const contactsList = this.list
 				.filter(item => this.matchSearch(this.contacts[item.key]))
 				.map(item => this.contacts[item.key])
+
+			contactsList.forEach((contact, index) => {
+				contact.isMultiSelected = this.multiSelectedContacts.has(index)
+			})
+
+			return contactsList
+		},
+		isMultiSelecting() {
+			return this.multiSelectedContacts.size > 0
+		},
+		readOnlyMultiSelectedCount() {
+			let count = 0
+
+			this.multiSelectedContacts.forEach((contact) => {
+				if (contact.addressbook.readOnly) {
+					count++
+				}
+			})
+
+			return count
+		},
+		isAtLeastOneEditable() {
+			return this.readOnlyMultiSelectedCount !== this.multiSelectedContacts.size
+		},
+		deleteActionTitle() {
+			return this.isAtLeastOneEditable
+				? n('contacts', 'Delete {number} contact', 'Delete {number} contacts', this.multiSelectedContacts.size, { number: this.multiSelectedContacts.size })
+				: t('contacts', 'Please select at least one editable contact to delete')
 		},
 	},
 
@@ -145,6 +238,70 @@ export default {
 			}
 			return true
 		},
+
+		onSelectMultiple(contact, index, isRange = false) {
+			if (isRange && this.lastToggledIndex !== index) {
+				if (this.onSelectRange(index)) {
+					return
+				}
+			}
+
+			if (this.multiSelectedContacts.has(index)) {
+				this.multiSelectedContacts.delete(index)
+			} else {
+				this.multiSelectedContacts.set(index, contact)
+			}
+			this.lastToggledIndex = index
+			this.$set(this, 'multiSelectedContacts', new Map(this.multiSelectedContacts))
+		},
+
+		onSelectRange(index) {
+			const lastToggledIndex = this.lastToggledIndex ?? undefined
+			if (lastToggledIndex === undefined) {
+				return false
+			}
+
+			const start = Math.min(lastToggledIndex, index)
+			const end = Math.max(lastToggledIndex, index)
+			const selected = this.multiSelectedContacts.has(index)
+
+			const newSelection = new Map(this.multiSelectedContacts)
+
+			for (let i = start; i <= end; i++) {
+				if (!selected) {
+					newSelection.set(i, this.filteredList[i])
+				} else {
+					newSelection.delete(i)
+				}
+			}
+
+			this.lastToggledIndex = index
+			this.$set(this, 'multiSelectedContacts', newSelection)
+
+			return true
+		},
+
+		unselectAllMultiSelected() {
+			this.$set(this, 'multiSelectedContacts', new Map())
+			this.lastToggledIndex = undefined
+		},
+
+		attemptDeleteAllMultiSelected() {
+			this.showDeleteConfirmationDialog = true
+		},
+
+		deleteAllMultiSelected() {
+			this.multiSelectedContacts.forEach(async (contact) => {
+				if (contact.addressbook.readOnly) {
+					// Do not try to delete read only contacts
+					return
+				}
+				await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 500))
+				await this.$store.dispatch('deleteContact', { contact })
+			})
+			this.unselectAllMultiSelected()
+			this.showDeleteConfirmationDialog = false
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
@@ -175,4 +332,25 @@ export default {
 	padding: 0 var(--default-grid-baseline);
 }
 
+.contacts-list__multiselect-header {
+	display: flex;
+	flex-direction: row;
+	align-items: center;
+	justify-content: center;
+	background-color: var(--color-main-background-translucent);
+	position: sticky;
+	height: calc(var(--default-grid-baseline) * 12);
+	z-index: 100;
+}
+
+.contacts-list__multiselect-header-enter-active, .contacts-list__multiselect-header-leave-active {
+	transition: all calc(var(--animation-slow) / 2);
+}
+
+.contacts-list__multiselect-header-enter,
+.contacts-list__multiselect-header-leave-to {
+	opacity: 0;
+	height: 0;
+	transform: scaleY(0);
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/src/components/ContactsList/ContactsListItem.vue b/src/components/ContactsList/ContactsListItem.vue
index 20366b2f94..55cfabb9cd 100644
--- a/src/components/ContactsList/ContactsListItem.vue
+++ b/src/components/ContactsList/ContactsListItem.vue
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 <template>
 	<div class="contacts-list__item-wrapper"
 		:draggable="isDraggable"
-		@dragstart="startDrag($event, source)">
+		@dragstart="startDrag($event, source)"
+		@click.shift.exact.prevent="onSelectMultipleRange">
 		<ListItem :id="id"
 			:key="source.key"
 			class="list-item-style envelope"
@@ -14,8 +15,17 @@
 			<!-- @slot Icon slot -->
 
 			<template #icon>
-				<div class="app-content-list-item-icon">
-					<BaseAvatar :display-name="source.displayName" :url="avatarUrl" :size="40" />
+				<div class="contacts-list__item-icon"
+					@click.exact.prevent="onSelectMultiple"
+					@mouseenter="hoveringAvatar = true"
+					@mouseleave="hoveringAvatar = false">
+					<BaseAvatar v-if="!source.isMultiSelected && !hoveringAvatar"
+						:display-name="source.displayName"
+						:url="avatarUrl"
+						:size="40" />
+					<CheckIcon v-if="source.isMultiSelected || hoveringAvatar"
+						:size="28"
+						:class="{ 'contacts-list__item-avatar-selected': source.isMultiSelected, 'contacts-list__item-avatar-hovered': !source.isMultiSelected }" />
 				</div>
 			</template>
 			<template #subname>
@@ -34,6 +44,7 @@ import {
 	NcListItem as ListItem,
 	NcAvatar as BaseAvatar,
 } from '@nextcloud/vue'
+import CheckIcon from 'vue-material-design-icons/Check.vue'
 
 export default {
 	name: 'ContactsListItem',
@@ -41,6 +52,7 @@ export default {
 	components: {
 		ListItem,
 		BaseAvatar,
+		CheckIcon,
 	},
 
 	props: {
@@ -56,10 +68,15 @@ export default {
 			type: Object,
 			required: true,
 		},
+		onSelectMultipleFromParent: {
+			type: Function,
+			default: () => {},
+		},
 	},
 	data() {
 		return {
 			avatarUrl: undefined,
+			hoveringAvatar: false,
 		}
 	},
 
@@ -156,13 +173,20 @@ export default {
 				params: { selectedGroup: this.selectedGroup, selectedContact: this.source.key },
 			})
 		},
+		onSelectMultiple() {
+			// This weirdness of passing a function as a prop is because the VirtualList extra-props prop object does not support listening to custom events (afaik)
+			this.onSelectMultipleFromParent(this.source, this.index)
+		},
+		onSelectMultipleRange() {
+			this.onSelectMultipleFromParent(this.source, this.index, true)
+		},
 	},
 }
 </script>
 <style lang="scss" scoped>
 
 .envelope {
-	.app-content-list-item-icon {
+	.contacts-list__item-icon {
 		height: 40px; // To prevent some unexpected spacing below the avatar
 	}
 
@@ -195,4 +219,30 @@ export default {
 		cursor: not-allowed !important;
 	}
 }
+
+.contacts-list__item-icon {
+	cursor: pointer !important;
+}
+
+.contacts-list__item-avatar {
+
+	&-selected, &-hovered {
+		border-radius: 32px;
+		width: 40px;
+		height: 40px;
+		display: flex;
+		align-items: center;
+		justify-content: center;
+	}
+
+	&-selected {
+		background-color: var(--color-primary-element);
+		color: var(--color-primary-light);
+	}
+
+	&-hovered {
+		color: var(--color-primary-hover);
+		background-color: var(--color-primary-light-hover);
+	}
+}
 </style>