diff --git a/bin/glance b/bin/glance
index 42000009eb..6963e219d1 100755
--- a/bin/glance
+++ b/bin/glance
@@ -309,7 +309,6 @@ def image_delete(options, args):
 %(prog)s delete [options] <ID>
 
 Deletes an image from Glance"""
-    c = get_client(options)
     try:
         image_id = args.pop()
     except IndexError:
@@ -317,6 +316,13 @@ Deletes an image from Glance"""
         print "as the first argument"
         return FAILURE
 
+    if not options.force and \
+       not user_confirm("Delete image %s?" % (image_id,)):
+        print 'Not deleting image %s' % (image_id,)
+        return FAILURE
+
+    c = get_client(options)
+
     try:
         c.delete_image(image_id)
         print "Deleted image %s" % image_id
@@ -428,6 +434,10 @@ def images_clear(options, args):
 %(prog)s clear [options]
 
 Deletes all images from a Glance server"""
+    if not options.force and not user_confirm("Delete all images?"):
+        print 'Not deleting any images'
+        return FAILURE
+
     c = get_client(options)
     images = c.get_images()
     for image in images:
@@ -470,6 +480,10 @@ def create_options(parser):
                       type=int, default=9292,
                       help="Port the Glance API host listens on. "
                            "Default: %default")
+    parser.add_option('-f', '--force', dest="force", metavar="FORCE",
+                      default=False, action="store_true",
+                      help="Prevent select actions from requesting "
+                           "user confirmation")
     parser.add_option('--dry-run', default=False, action="store_true",
                       help="Don't actually execute the command, just print "
                            "output showing what WOULD happen.")
@@ -532,6 +546,14 @@ def print_help(options, args):
     print COMMANDS[command].__doc__ % {'prog': os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])}
 
 
+def user_confirm(prompt):
+    try:
+        answer = raw_input("%s [Y/n] " % (prompt,))
+        return answer.lower() in ("yes", "y")
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     usage = """
 %prog <command> [options] [args]
diff --git a/tests/functional/test_bin_glance.py b/tests/functional/test_bin_glance.py
index 851f3c225c..9ad84b8cfc 100644
--- a/tests/functional/test_bin_glance.py
+++ b/tests/functional/test_bin_glance.py
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class TestBinGlance(functional.FunctionalTest):
         self.assertTrue('MyImage' in image_data_line)
 
         # 3. Delete the image
-        cmd = "bin/glance --port=%d delete 1" % api_port
+        cmd = "bin/glance --port=%d --force delete 1" % api_port
 
         exitcode, out, err = execute(cmd)
 
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ class TestBinGlance(functional.FunctionalTest):
             self.assertEqual('Added new image with ID: %i' % i, out.strip())
 
         # 2. Clear all images
-        cmd = "bin/glance --port=%d clear" % api_port
+        cmd = "bin/glance --port=%d --force clear" % api_port
         exitcode, out, err = execute(cmd)
         self.assertEqual(0, exitcode)