diff --git a/dom/contacts/ContactManager.js b/dom/contacts/ContactManager.js
index 8a5416923251..19a636ff2e4a 100644
--- a/dom/contacts/ContactManager.js
+++ b/dom/contacts/ContactManager.js
@@ -391,14 +391,19 @@ ContactManager.prototype = {
     }
   },
 
-  remove: function removeContact(aRecord) {
+  remove: function removeContact(aRecordOrId) {
     let request = this.createRequest();
-    if (!aRecord || !aRecord.id) {
+    let id;
+    if (typeof aRecordOrId === "string") {
+      id = aRecordOrId;
+    } else if (!aRecordOrId || !aRecordOrId.id) {
       Services.DOMRequest.fireErrorAsync(request, true);
       return request;
+    } else {
+      id = aRecordOrId.id;
     }
 
-    let options = { id: aRecord.id };
+    let options = { id: id };
     let allowCallback = function() {
       cpmm.sendAsyncMessage("Contact:Remove", {requestID: this.getRequestId({request: request, reason: "remove"}), options: options});
     }.bind(this);
diff --git a/dom/contacts/tests/test_contacts_basics2.html b/dom/contacts/tests/test_contacts_basics2.html
index e2ec474f57c7..43353cb2c1c4 100644
--- a/dom/contacts/tests/test_contacts_basics2.html
+++ b/dom/contacts/tests/test_contacts_basics2.html
@@ -800,6 +800,28 @@ var steps = [
     ok(!c.jobTitle, "jobTitle is not set");
     next();
   },
+  function() {
+    ok(true, "mozContacts.remove with an ID works");
+    var c = new mozContact({name: ["Ephemeral Jimmy"]});
+    req = navigator.mozContacts.save(c);
+    req.onsuccess = function() {
+      req = navigator.mozContacts.remove(c.id);
+      req.onsuccess = function() {
+        req = navigator.mozContacts.find({
+          filterBy: ["id"],
+          filterOp: "equals",
+          filterValue: c.id
+        });
+        req.onsuccess = function() {
+          ise(req.result.length, 0, "Successfully removed contact by ID");
+          next();
+        };
+        req.onerror = onFailure;
+      };
+      req.onerror = onFailure;
+    };
+    req.onerror = onFailure;
+  },
   function () {
     ok(true, "all done!\n");
     SimpleTest.finish();
diff --git a/dom/webidl/Contacts.webidl b/dom/webidl/Contacts.webidl
index 70c004883fed..2512ecf819bc 100644
--- a/dom/webidl/Contacts.webidl
+++ b/dom/webidl/Contacts.webidl
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ interface ContactManager : EventTarget {
   DOMCursor  getAll(optional ContactFindSortOptions options);
   DOMRequest clear();
   DOMRequest save(mozContact contact);
-  DOMRequest remove(mozContact contact);
+  DOMRequest remove((mozContact or DOMString) contactOrId);
   DOMRequest getRevision();
   DOMRequest getCount();