diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/components/ResponseButtons.tsx b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/components/ResponseButtons.tsx
index 56683d47439..63c1ac4b8a4 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/components/ResponseButtons.tsx
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/components/ResponseButtons.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import type { ReactElement } from 'react';
 
-import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import {
   Button,
   ButtonSize,
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ import { opportunityMatchOptions } from '../queries';
 import { OpportunityMatchStatus } from '../types';
 import { useLogContext } from '../../../contexts/LogContext';
 import { LogEvent } from '../../../lib/log';
+import { useToastNotification } from '../../../hooks';
+import { rejectOpportunityMatchMutationOptions } from '../mutations';
+import { useUpdateQuery } from '../../../hooks/useUpdateQuery';
 
 export const ResponseButtons = ({
   id,
@@ -24,11 +27,25 @@ export const ResponseButtons = ({
   className?: { container?: string; buttons?: string };
   size?: ButtonSize;
 }): ReactElement => {
+  const { displayToast } = useToastNotification();
   const { logEvent } = useLogContext();
-  const { data } = useQuery(opportunityMatchOptions({ id }));
+  const opts = opportunityMatchOptions({ id });
+  const updateQuery = useUpdateQuery(opts);
+  const { data } = useQuery(opts);
   const status = data?.status;
 
-  const handleClick = (event_name: LogEvent): void => {
+  const { mutateAsync: rejectOpportunity } = useMutation({
+    ...rejectOpportunityMatchMutationOptions(id, updateQuery),
+    onError: () => {
+      displayToast('Failed to reject opportunity. Please try again.');
+    },
+  });
+
+  const handleClick = async (event_name: LogEvent): Promise<void> => {
+    if (event_name === LogEvent.RejectOpportunityMatch) {
+      await rejectOpportunity();
+    }
+
     logEvent({
       event_name,
       target_id: id,
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/graphql.ts b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/graphql.ts
index 9eef519e239..4a631753be9 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/graphql.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/graphql.ts
@@ -217,6 +217,14 @@ export const ACCEPT_OPPORTUNITY_MATCH = gql`
   }
 `;
 
+export const REJECT_OPPORTUNITY_MATCH = gql`
+  mutation RejectOpportunityMatch($id: ID!) {
+    rejectOpportunityMatch(id: $id) {
+      _
+    }
+  }
+`;
+
 export const CLEAR_RESUME_MUTATION = gql`
   mutation ClearResume {
     clearResume {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/mutations.ts b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/mutations.ts
index 1eca6d3639c..8ea7a121909 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/mutations.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/features/opportunity/mutations.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   CLEAR_RESUME_MUTATION,
   EDIT_OPPORTUNITY_MUTATION,
   RECOMMEND_OPPORTUNITY_SCREENING_QUESTIONS_MUTATION,
+  REJECT_OPPORTUNITY_MATCH,
   SAVE_OPPORTUNITY_SCREENING_ANSWERS,
   UPDATE_CANDIDATE_PREFERENCES_MUTATION,
   UPDATE_OPPORTUNITY_STATE_MUTATION,
@@ -17,9 +18,11 @@ import {
 import type { EmptyResponse } from '../../graphql/emptyResponse';
 import type {
   Opportunity,
+  OpportunityMatch,
   OpportunityScreeningAnswer,
   UserCandidatePreferences,
 } from './types';
+import { OpportunityMatchStatus } from './types';
 import type { UseUpdateQuery } from '../../hooks/useUpdateQuery';
 import type {
   opportunityEditContentSchema,
@@ -83,6 +86,25 @@ export const acceptOpportunityMatchMutationOptions = (
   };
 };
 
+export const rejectOpportunityMatchMutationOptions = (
+  opportunityId: string,
+  [get, set]: UseUpdateQuery<OpportunityMatch>,
+): MutationOptions<EmptyResponse> => {
+  const match = get();
+  return {
+    mutationFn: async () =>
+      gqlClient.request(REJECT_OPPORTUNITY_MATCH, {
+        id: opportunityId,
+      }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      set({
+        ...match,
+        status: OpportunityMatchStatus.CandidateRejected,
+      });
+    },
+  };
+};
+
 export const clearResumeMutationOptions = (
   [get, set]: UseUpdateQuery<UserCandidatePreferences>,
   successCallback?: () => void,