diff --git a/crates/collab/src/db/queries/channels.rs b/crates/collab/src/db/queries/channels.rs
index b7785b0f7f..a0d80d4b94 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/db/queries/channels.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/db/queries/channels.rs
@@ -473,8 +473,11 @@ impl Database {
     ) -> Result<RemoveChannelMemberResult> {
         self.transaction(|tx| async move {
             let channel = self.get_channel_internal(channel_id, &*tx).await?;
-            self.check_user_is_channel_admin(&channel, admin_id, &*tx)
-                .await?;
+
+            if member_id != admin_id {
+                self.check_user_is_channel_admin(&channel, admin_id, &*tx)
+                    .await?;
+            }
 
             let result = channel_member::Entity::delete_many()
                 .filter(
diff --git a/crates/collab/src/tests/channel_tests.rs b/crates/collab/src/tests/channel_tests.rs
index 950d096df2..87987f7602 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/tests/channel_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/tests/channel_tests.rs
@@ -1306,6 +1306,28 @@ async fn test_invite_access(
     })
 }
 
+#[gpui::test]
+async fn test_leave_channel(cx_a: &mut TestAppContext, cx_b: &mut TestAppContext) {
+    let (_server, client_a, client_b, channel_id) = TestServer::start2(cx_a, cx_b).await;
+
+    client_b
+        .channel_store()
+        .update(cx_b, |channel_store, cx| {
+            channel_store.remove_member(channel_id, client_b.user_id().unwrap(), cx)
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    cx_a.run_until_parked();
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        client_b
+            .channel_store()
+            .read_with(cx_b, |store, _| store.channels().count()),
+        0
+    );
+}
+
 #[gpui::test]
 async fn test_channel_moving(
     executor: BackgroundExecutor,
diff --git a/crates/collab/src/tests/following_tests.rs b/crates/collab/src/tests/following_tests.rs
index 584de35e29..f4ec70d0a9 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/tests/following_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/tests/following_tests.rs
@@ -1575,7 +1575,7 @@ async fn test_following_across_workspaces(cx_a: &mut TestAppContext, cx_b: &mut
 
 #[gpui::test]
 async fn test_following_stops_on_unshare(cx_a: &mut TestAppContext, cx_b: &mut TestAppContext) {
-    let (client_a, client_b, channel_id) = TestServer::start2(cx_a, cx_b).await;
+    let (_, client_a, client_b, channel_id) = TestServer::start2(cx_a, cx_b).await;
 
     let (workspace_a, cx_a) = client_a.build_test_workspace(cx_a).await;
     client_a
diff --git a/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs b/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
index 009561d9ae..757add782c 100644
--- a/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
+++ b/crates/collab/src/tests/test_server.rs
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ impl TestServer {
     pub async fn start2(
         cx_a: &mut TestAppContext,
         cx_b: &mut TestAppContext,
-    ) -> (TestClient, TestClient, u64) {
+    ) -> (TestServer, TestClient, TestClient, u64) {
         let mut server = Self::start(cx_a.executor()).await;
         let client_a = server.create_client(cx_a, "user_a").await;
         let client_b = server.create_client(cx_b, "user_b").await;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ impl TestServer {
             .await;
         cx_a.run_until_parked();
 
-        (client_a, client_b, channel_id)
+        (server, client_a, client_b, channel_id)
     }
 
     pub async fn start1<'a>(cx: &'a mut TestAppContext) -> TestClient {
diff --git a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
index 8a552224ca..0d743f1e15 100644
--- a/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
+++ b/crates/collab_ui/src/collab_panel.rs
@@ -1122,7 +1122,9 @@ impl CollabPanel {
                     }),
                 );
 
+            let mut has_destructive_actions = false;
             if self.channel_store.read(cx).is_channel_admin(channel_id) {
+                has_destructive_actions = true;
                 context_menu = context_menu
                     .separator()
                     .entry(
@@ -1194,6 +1196,17 @@ impl CollabPanel {
                 );
             }
 
+            if self.channel_store.read(cx).is_root_channel(channel_id) {
+                if !has_destructive_actions {
+                    context_menu = context_menu.separator()
+                }
+                context_menu = context_menu.entry(
+                    "Leave Channel",
+                    None,
+                    cx.handler_for(&this, move |this, cx| this.leave_channel(channel_id, cx)),
+                );
+            }
+
             context_menu
         });
 
@@ -1667,6 +1680,34 @@ impl CollabPanel {
         .detach();
     }
 
+    fn leave_channel(&self, channel_id: ChannelId, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
+        let Some(user_id) = self.user_store.read(cx).current_user().map(|u| u.id) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let Some(channel) = self.channel_store.read(cx).channel_for_id(channel_id) else {
+            return;
+        };
+        let prompt_message = format!("Are you sure you want to leave \"#{}\"?", channel.name);
+        let answer = cx.prompt(
+            PromptLevel::Warning,
+            &prompt_message,
+            None,
+            &["Leave", "Cancel"],
+        );
+        cx.spawn(|this, mut cx| async move {
+            if answer.await? != 0 {
+                return Ok(());
+            }
+            this.update(&mut cx, |this, cx| {
+                this.channel_store.update(cx, |channel_store, cx| {
+                    channel_store.remove_member(channel_id, user_id, cx)
+                })
+            })?
+            .await
+        })
+        .detach_and_prompt_err("Failed to leave channel", cx, |_, _| None)
+    }
+
     fn remove_channel(&mut self, channel_id: ChannelId, cx: &mut ViewContext<Self>) {
         let channel_store = self.channel_store.clone();
         if let Some(channel) = channel_store.read(cx).channel_for_id(channel_id) {