diff --git a/rq/queue.py b/rq/queue.py
index e694e3f9..11e6553e 100644
--- a/rq/queue.py
+++ b/rq/queue.py
@@ -111,6 +111,16 @@ class Queue(object):
         script = self.connection.register_script(script)
         return script(keys=[self.key])
 
+    def delete(self, delete_jobs=True):
+        """Deletes the queue. If delete_jobs is true it removes all the associated messages on the queue first."""
+        if delete_jobs:
+            self.empty()
+
+        with self.connection._pipeline() as pipeline:
+            pipeline.srem(self.redis_queues_keys, self._key)
+            pipeline.delete(self._key)
+            pipeline.execute()
+
     def is_empty(self):
         """Returns whether the current queue is empty."""
         return self.count == 0
diff --git a/tests/test_queue.py b/tests/test_queue.py
index e19415f9..96035c8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_queue.py
+++ b/tests/test_queue.py
@@ -72,6 +72,38 @@ class TestQueue(RQTestCase):
         self.testconn.rpush('rq:queue:example', 'sentinel message')
         self.assertEqual(q.is_empty(), False)
 
+    def test_queue_delete(self):
+        """Test queue.delete properly removes queue"""
+        q = Queue('example')
+        job = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+        job2 = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+
+        q.delete()
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+        self.assertEqual(False, self.testconn.exists(job.key))
+        self.assertEqual(False, self.testconn.exists(job2.key))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(self.testconn.smembers(Queue.redis_queues_keys)))
+        self.assertEqual(False, self.testconn.exists(q.key))
+
+    def test_queue_delete_but_keep_jobs(self):
+        """Test queue.delete properly removes queue but keeps the job keys in the redis store"""
+        q = Queue('example')
+        job = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+        job2 = q.enqueue(say_hello)
+
+        self.assertEqual(2, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+
+        q.delete(delete_jobs=False)
+
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(q.get_job_ids()))
+        self.assertEqual(True, self.testconn.exists(job.key))
+        self.assertEqual(True, self.testconn.exists(job2.key))
+        self.assertEqual(0, len(self.testconn.smembers(Queue.redis_queues_keys)))
+        self.assertEqual(False, self.testconn.exists(q.key))
+
     def test_remove(self):
         """Ensure queue.remove properly removes Job from queue."""
         q = Queue('example')