diff --git a/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb b/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
index 236a89420..3ce538832 100644
--- a/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/chat_channel_memberships_controller.rb
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ class ChatChannelMembershipsController < ApplicationController
     render "chat_channels/index.json"
   end
 
+  def destroy
+    @chat_channel_membership = ChatChannel.find(params[:id]).
+      chat_channel_memberships.where(user_id: current_user.id).first
+    authorize @chat_channel_membership
+    @chat_channel_membership.update(status: "left_channel")
+    @chat_channel_membership.chat_channel.index!
+    @chat_channels_memberships = []
+    render json: { result: "left channel" }, status: 201
+  end
+
   def permitted_params
     params.require(:chat_channel_membership).permit(:user_id, :chat_channel_id, :user_action, :id)
   end
diff --git a/app/javascript/chat/channelDetails.jsx b/app/javascript/chat/channelDetails.jsx
index 51fe6a7d4..1c424fca4 100644
--- a/app/javascript/chat/channelDetails.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/chat/channelDetails.jsx
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-
-
 import { h, Component } from 'preact';
 
-const algoliaId = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-id']").content
-const algoliaKey = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-key']").content
-const env = document.querySelector("meta[name='environment']").content
+const algoliaId = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-id']")
+  .content;
+const algoliaKey = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-key']")
+  .content;
+const env = document.querySelector("meta[name='environment']").content;
 const client = algoliasearch(algoliaId, algoliaKey);
-const index = client.initIndex('searchables_'+env);
+const index = client.initIndex(`searchables_${  env}`);
 
 export default class ChannelDetails extends Component {
   constructor(props) {
     super(props);
     this.state = {
       searchedUsers: [],
-      invitations: []
-    }
+      invitations: [],
+      hasLeftChannel: false,
+    };
   }
 
   triggerUserSearch = e => {
@@ -22,28 +23,23 @@ export default class ChannelDetails extends Component {
     const query = e.target.value;
     const filters = {
       hitsPerPage: 20,
-      attributesToRetrieve: [
-          'id',
-          'title',
-          'path'
-        ],
+      attributesToRetrieve: ['id', 'title', 'path'],
       attributesToHighlight: [],
       filters: 'class_name:User',
-    }
+    };
     if (query.length > 0) {
-      index.search(query, filters)
-      .then(function(content) {
-          component.setState({searchedUsers:content.hits})
+      index.search(query, filters).then((content) => {
+        component.setState({ searchedUsers: content.hits });
       });
     } else {
-      component.setState({searchedUsers:[]})
+      component.setState({ searchedUsers: [] });
     }
-  }
+  };
 
   triggerInvite = e => {
     const component = this;
     const id = e.target.dataset.content;
-    e.target.style.display = 'none'
+    e.target.style.display = 'none';
     fetch(`/chat_channel_memberships`, {
       method: 'POST',
       headers: {
@@ -55,64 +51,131 @@ export default class ChannelDetails extends Component {
         chat_channel_membership: {
           user_id: id,
           chat_channel_id: component.props.channel.id,
-        }
+        },
       }),
       credentials: 'same-origin',
     })
       .then(response => response)
       .then(this.handleInvitationSuccess)
       .catch(null);
-  }
+  };
+
+  triggerLeaveChannel = e => {
+    e.preventDefault();
+    const id = e.target.dataset.content;
+    fetch(`/chat_channel_memberships/${id}`, {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+      headers: {
+        Accept: 'application/json',
+        'X-CSRF-Token': window.csrfToken,
+        'Content-Type': 'application/json',
+      },
+      body: JSON.stringify({}),
+      credentials: 'same-origin',
+    })
+      .then(response => response)
+      .then(this.handleLeaveChannelSuccess)
+      .catch(null);
+  };
+
+  handleLeaveChannelSuccess = response => {
+    this.setState({ hasLeftChannel: true });
+  };
 
   handleInvitationSuccess = response => {
-    console.log(response)
-  }
+    console.log(response);
+  };
 
   render() {
-    const channel = this.props.channel
-    const users = Object.values(channel.channel_users).map((user) => {
-      return <div>
+    const channel = this.props.channel;
+    const users = Object.values(channel.channel_users).map(user => (
+      <div>
         <a
-          href={'/'+user.username}
-          style={{color:user.darker_color,padding: "3px 0px"}}
+          href={`/${  user.username}`}
+          style={{ color: user.darker_color, padding: '3px 0px' }}
           data-content={`users/by_username?url=${user.username}`}
-          >
+        >
           {user.name}
         </a>
       </div>
-    });
-    let subHeader = ''
+      ));
+    let subHeader = '';
     if (users.length === 80) {
-      subHeader = <h3>Recently Active Members</h3>
+      subHeader = <h3>Recently Active Members</h3>;
     }
-    let modSection = ''
+    let modSection = '';
     let searchedUsers = [];
     let pendingInvites = [];
     if (channel.channel_mod_ids.includes(window.currentUser.id)) {
-      searchedUsers = this.state.searchedUsers.map((user) => {
-        return <div><a href={user.path} target='_blank'>{user.title}</a> <button onClick={this.triggerInvite} data-content={user.id}>Invite</button></div>
-      })
-      pendingInvites = channel.pending_users_select_fields.map((user) => {
-        return <div><a href={'/'+user.username} target='_blank' data-content={'users/'+user.id}>@{user.username} - {user.name}</a></div>
-      })
-      modSection = <div>
-                    <h2>Invite Members</h2>
-                    <input onKeyUp={this.triggerUserSearch} placeholder="Find users"/>
-                    {searchedUsers}
-                    <h2>Pending Invites:</h2>
-                    {pendingInvites}
-                    <div style={{marginTop: "10px"}}>All functionality is early beta. Contact us if you need help with anything.</div>
-                   </div>
-    }
-    return  <div>
-              <h1>{channel.channel_name}</h1>
-              {subHeader}
-              <div style={{marginBottom: '20px'}}>
-                <em>{channel.description || ''}</em>
-              </div>
-              {users}
-              {modSection}
-            </div>
+      searchedUsers = this.state.searchedUsers.map(user => (
+        <div>
+          <a href={user.path} target="_blank">
+            {user.title}
+          </a>{' '}
+          <button onClick={this.triggerInvite} data-content={user.id}>
+              Invite
+          </button>
+        </div>
+        ));
+      pendingInvites = channel.pending_users_select_fields.map(user => (
+        <div>
+          <a
+            href={`/${  user.username}`}
+            target="_blank"
+            data-content={`users/${  user.id}`}
+          >
+              @{user.username} - {user.name}
+          </a>
+        </div>
+        ));
+      modSection = (
+        <div>
+          <h2>Invite Members</h2>
+          <input onKeyUp={this.triggerUserSearch} placeholder="Find users" />
+          {searchedUsers}
+          <h2>Pending Invites:</h2>
+          {pendingInvites}
+          <div style={{ marginTop: '10px' }}>
+            All functionality is early beta. Contact us if you need help with
+            anything.
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      );
+    } else if (this.state.hasLeftChannel) {
+        modSection = (
+          <div>
+            <h2>Danger Zone</h2>
+            <h3>You have left this channel 😢😢😢</h3>
+            <h4>It may not be immediately in the sidebar</h4>
+            <p>
+              Contact the admins at <a href="mailto:yo@dev.to">yo@dev.to</a> if
+              this was a mistake
+            </p>
+          </div>
+        );
+      } else {
+        modSection = (
+          <div>
+            <h2>Danger Zone</h2>
+            <button
+              onClick={this.triggerLeaveChannel}
+              data-content={channel.id}
+            >
+              Leave Channel.
+            </button>
+          </div>
+        );
+      }
+    return (
+      <div>
+        <h1>{channel.channel_name}</h1>
+        {subHeader}
+        <div style={{ marginBottom: '20px' }}>
+          <em>{channel.description || ''}</em>
+        </div>
+        {users}
+        {modSection}
+      </div>
+    );
   }
-
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/chat.jsx b/app/javascript/packs/chat.jsx
index c6625c2cf..0d265f26b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/packs/chat.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/chat.jsx
@@ -10,18 +10,29 @@ HTMLDocument.prototype.ready = new Promise(resolve => {
   return null;
 });
 
-document.ready.then(
+loadChat(); // Load initially
+window.InstantClick.on('change', () => {
+  loadChat(); // Load via instantclick nav
+});
+
+function loadChat() {
   getUserDataAndCsrfToken().then(currentUser => {
     if (document.getElementById('chat')) {
-      const { chatChannels, pusherKey, chatOptions, algoliaKey, algoliaId, algoliaIndex, githubToken } = document.getElementById(
-        'chat',
-      ).dataset;
+      const {
+        chatChannels,
+        pusherKey,
+        chatOptions,
+        algoliaKey,
+        algoliaId,
+        algoliaIndex,
+        githubToken,
+      } = document.getElementById('chat').dataset;
       window.currentUser = currentUser;
       window.csrfToken = document.querySelector(
         "meta[name='csrf-token']",
       ).content;
       const renderTarget = document.getElementById('chat');
-      const placeholder = document.getElementById('chat_placeholder')
+      const placeholder = document.getElementById('chat_placeholder');
       const root = render(
         <Chat
           pusherKey={pusherKey}
@@ -32,14 +43,29 @@ document.ready.then(
           algoliaIndex={algoliaIndex}
           githubToken={githubToken}
         />,
-        renderTarget, renderTarget.firstChild
+        renderTarget,
+        renderTarget.firstChild,
       );
       if (placeholder) {
         renderTarget.removeChild(placeholder);
       }
       window.InstantClick.on('change', () => {
-        render('', document.body, root);
+        if (window.location.href.indexOf('/connect') != -1) {
+          const root = render(
+            <Chat
+              pusherKey={pusherKey}
+              chatChannels={chatChannels}
+              chatOptions={chatOptions}
+              algoliaId={algoliaId}
+              algoliaKey={algoliaKey}
+              algoliaIndex={algoliaIndex}
+              githubToken={githubToken}
+            />,
+            renderTarget,
+            renderTarget.firstChild,
+          );
+        }
       });
     }
-  }),
-);
+  });
+}
diff --git a/app/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy.rb b/app/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy.rb
index 9f93edaf8..bd6a32bc6 100644
--- a/app/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy.rb
+++ b/app/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 class ChatChannelMembershipPolicy < ApplicationPolicy
-
   def update?
     record.present? && user.id == record.user_id
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+  
+  def destroy?
+    record.present? && user.id == record.user_id
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index 519c456ac..9f30ede31 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
 
   resources :messages, only: [:create]
   resources :chat_channels, only: [:index, :show, :create, :update]
-  resources :chat_channel_memberships, only: [ :create, :update]
+  resources :chat_channel_memberships, only: [ :create, :update, :destroy]
   resources :articles, only: [:update,:create,:destroy]
   resources :comments, only: [:create,:update,:destroy]
   resources :users, only: [:update]
diff --git a/spec/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy_spec.rb b/spec/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy_spec.rb
index f8d8980ea..afa75a17b 100644
--- a/spec/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/policies/chat_channel_membership_policy_spec.rb
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ RSpec.describe ChatChannelMembershipPolicy do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
     let(:chat_channel) { create(:chat_channel ) }
     let(:chat_channel_membership) { create(:chat_channel_membership, user_id: user.id, chat_channel_id: chat_channel.id ) }
-    it { is_expected.to permit_actions(%i[update]) }
+    it { is_expected.to permit_actions(%i[update destroy]) }
   end
   context "when user does not belong to membership" do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
     let(:other_user) { create(:user) }
     let(:chat_channel) { create(:chat_channel ) }
     let(:chat_channel_membership) { create(:chat_channel_membership, user_id: other_user.id, chat_channel_id: chat_channel.id ) }
-    it { is_expected.to forbid_actions(%i[update]) }
+    it { is_expected.to forbid_actions(%i[update destroy]) }
   end
 end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spec/requests/chat_channel_memberships_spec.rb b/spec/requests/chat_channel_memberships_spec.rb
index acf6841c1..254d5dc04 100644
--- a/spec/requests/chat_channel_memberships_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/chat_channel_memberships_spec.rb
@@ -61,4 +61,18 @@ RSpec.describe "ChatChannelMemberships", type: :request do
       end.to raise_error(Pundit::NotAuthorizedError)
     end
   end
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+
+  describe "DELETE /chat_channel_memberships/:id" do
+    before do
+      user.add_role(:super_admin)
+      post "/chat_channel_memberships", params: {
+        chat_channel_membership: {user_id: second_user.id, chat_channel_id: chat_channel.id}}
+    end
+    it "leaves chat channel" do
+      membership = ChatChannelMembership.last
+      sign_in second_user
+      delete "/chat_channel_memberships/#{membership.chat_channel.id}", params: {}
+      expect(ChatChannelMembership.find(membership.id).status).to eq("left_channel")
+    end
+  end
+end