diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/NavigationBar.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/NavigationBar.test.tsx
index 535086e..0ae2676 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/NavigationBar.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/NavigationBar.test.tsx
@@ -1,20 +1,32 @@
 import { vi, it, describe, expect } from "vitest"
 import { within } from "@testing-library/dom"
 import userEvent from "@testing-library/user-event"
+import { screen, render, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react"
+import { QueryClientProvider, QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query"
 
-import {
-	renderWithContexts as render,
-	getAxiosMockAdapter,
-} from "../../tests/helpers"
+import * as locationHook from "../../contexts/LocationContext"
+import { getAxiosMockAdapter } from "../../tests/helpers"
 import NavigationBar from "."
 
 import { type FileData } from "../../types/files"
 
+function renderComponent() {
+	const wrapper = ({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) => (
+		<QueryClientProvider client={new QueryClient()}>
+			{children}
+		</QueryClientProvider>
+	)
+	return {
+		...render(<NavigationBar />, { wrapper }),
+		user: userEvent.setup(),
+	}
+}
+
 describe("NavigationBar", () => {
 	describe("Upload functionality", () => {
 		it("Renders the upload button", () => {
-			const { getByText } = render(<NavigationBar />)
-			getByText("Upload file")
+			renderComponent()
+			expect(screen.queryByText("Upload file")).toBeInTheDocument()
 		})
 
 		it("Clicking the upload button and selecting a file POSTs the file", async () => {
@@ -27,10 +39,8 @@ describe("NavigationBar", () => {
 				size: 1,
 			})
 
-			const user = userEvent.setup()
-
-			const { getByText, container } = render(<NavigationBar />)
-			const uploadButton = getByText("Upload file")
+			const { user, container } = renderComponent()
+			const uploadButton = screen.getByText("Upload file")
 			const mockFile = new File(["test"], "test.txt", { type: "text/plain" })
 
 			const fileInput = container.querySelector('input[type="file"]')
@@ -48,4 +58,40 @@ describe("NavigationBar", () => {
 			expect(postRequest.url).toMatch(expectedUrlPattern)
 		})
 	})
+
+	describe("Log out", () => {
+		it("renders a logout button", () => {
+			renderComponent()
+
+			expect(screen.queryByText("Log out")).toBeInTheDocument()
+
+			const button = screen.getByText("Log out")
+		})
+
+		it("sends a logout request and redirects to the login page when logging out", async () => {
+			const axiosMock = getAxiosMockAdapter()
+			axiosMock.onDelete("/auth/session/").reply(204)
+			const mockNavigate = vi.fn()
+			const mockLocationHook = vi
+				.spyOn(locationHook, "useLocationContext")
+				.mockImplementation(() => ({
+					location: {
+						path: "",
+						label: "",
+						params: {},
+						pattern: "",
+					},
+					navigate: mockNavigate,
+				}))
+
+			const { user } = renderComponent()
+
+			const logoutButton = screen.getByText("Log out")
+
+			await user.click(logoutButton)
+
+			await waitFor(() => expect(axiosMock.history.delete.length).toEqual(1))
+			expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/login")
+		})
+	})
 })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/index.tsx b/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/index.tsx
index e09b83f..5abb032 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/index.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/NavigationBar/index.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography"
 import UploadIcon from "@mui/icons-material/Upload"
 
 import { useFileMutations } from "../../hooks/files"
+import { useLogout } from "../../queries/auth"
 
 function UploadFileButton() {
 	const fileRef = useRef(null)
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ function UploadFileButton() {
 }
 
 function NavigationBar() {
+	const { logout } = useLogout()
+
 	return (
 		<AppBar position="sticky" sx={{ display: "flex" }}>
 			<Toolbar>
@@ -52,6 +55,14 @@ function NavigationBar() {
 					Rotini
 				</Typography>
 				<UploadFileButton />
+				<Button
+					color="inherit"
+					onClick={() => {
+						logout()
+					}}
+				>
+					Log out
+				</Button>
 			</Toolbar>
 		</AppBar>
 	)
diff --git a/frontend/src/queries/auth.test.tsx b/frontend/src/queries/auth.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..083691b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/queries/auth.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import React from "react"
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest"
+import { renderHook, waitFor } from "@testing-library/react"
+import { QueryClientProvider, QueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query"
+import AxiosMockAdapter from "axios-mock-adapter"
+
+import * as locationHook from "../contexts/LocationContext"
+import axiosWithDefaults from "../axios"
+import { useLogout } from "./auth"
+
+function WithProviders({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
+	return (
+		<QueryClientProvider client={new QueryClient()}>
+			{children}
+		</QueryClientProvider>
+	)
+}
+
+describe("useLogout", () => {
+	it("sends a request to the logout api", async () => {
+		const axios = new AxiosMockAdapter(axiosWithDefaults)
+
+		axios.onDelete("/auth/session/").reply(204)
+
+		const { result } = renderHook(() => useLogout(), { wrapper: WithProviders })
+
+		result.current.logout()
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(axios.history.delete.length).toEqual(1))
+
+		const deleteRequest = axios.history.delete[0]
+
+		expect(deleteRequest.url).toEqual("/auth/session/")
+	})
+
+	it("navigates to the login page on success", async () => {
+		const mockNavigate = vi.fn()
+		const mockLocationHook = vi
+			.spyOn(locationHook, "useLocationContext")
+			.mockImplementation(() => ({
+				location: {
+					path: "",
+					label: "",
+					params: {},
+					pattern: "",
+				},
+				navigate: mockNavigate,
+			}))
+
+		const axios = new AxiosMockAdapter(axiosWithDefaults)
+
+		axios.onDelete("/auth/session/").reply(204)
+
+		const { result } = renderHook(() => useLogout(), { wrapper: WithProviders })
+
+		result.current.logout()
+
+		await waitFor(() => expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/login"))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/queries/auth.ts b/frontend/src/queries/auth.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..11fbe58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/queries/auth.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Authentication queries
+ *
+ * This module contains the set of queries (both fetches and mutations) that
+ * affect the user's session.
+ *
+ */
+import { useMutation } from "@tanstack/react-query"
+import { useLocationContext } from "../contexts/LocationContext"
+import axiosWithDefaults from "../axios"
+
+/*
+ * Handles the log-out interaction.
+ *
+ * Using `logout` will instruct the application to invalidate
+ * the current authentication token and will redirect the user
+ * to the login page.
+ */
+function useLogout() {
+	const { navigate } = useLocationContext()
+	const logoutMutation = useMutation({
+		mutationFn: async () => {
+			return axiosWithDefaults.delete("/auth/session/")
+		},
+		onSuccess: () => {
+			navigate("/login")
+		},
+	})
+
+	const { mutate, isError, isPending, ...rest } = logoutMutation
+
+	return {
+		logout: mutate,
+		isError,
+		isPending,
+	}
+}
+
+export { useLogout }
+
+export default {
+	useLogout,
+}