diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py b/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
index 3d2d2fc6f..4996043aa 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/_proxy.py
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class Proxy(proxy2.BaseProxy):
         """
         return self._create(_server.Server, **attrs)
 
-    def delete_server(self, server, ignore_missing=True):
+    def delete_server(self, server, ignore_missing=True, force=False):
         """Delete a server
 
         :param server: The value can be either the ID of a server or a
@@ -331,11 +331,17 @@ class Proxy(proxy2.BaseProxy):
                     :class:`~openstack.exceptions.ResourceNotFound` will be
                     raised when the server does not exist.
                     When set to ``True``, no exception will be set when
-                    attempting to delete a nonexistent server.
+                    attempting to delete a nonexistent server
+        :param bool force: When set to ``True``, the server deletion will be
+                           forced immediatly.
 
         :returns: ``None``
         """
-        self._delete(_server.Server, server, ignore_missing=ignore_missing)
+        if force:
+            server = self._get_resource(_server.Server, server)
+            server.force_delete(self.session)
+        else:
+            self._delete(_server.Server, server, ignore_missing=ignore_missing)
 
     def find_server(self, name_or_id, ignore_missing=True):
         """Find a single server
diff --git a/openstack/compute/v2/server.py b/openstack/compute/v2/server.py
index 541034446..d6baba518 100644
--- a/openstack/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstack/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -136,6 +136,11 @@ class Server(resource2.Resource, metadata.MetadataMixin):
         body = {'reboot': {'type': reboot_type}}
         self._action(session, body)
 
+    def force_delete(self, session):
+        """Force delete a server."""
+        body = {'forceDelete': None}
+        self._action(session, body)
+
     def rebuild(self, session, name, admin_password,
                 preserve_ephemeral=False, image=None,
                 access_ipv4=None, access_ipv6=None,
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
index 177943321..16e1189fe 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_proxy.py
@@ -207,6 +207,11 @@ class TestComputeProxy(test_proxy_base2.TestProxyBase):
     def test_server_delete_ignore(self):
         self.verify_delete(self.proxy.delete_server, server.Server, True)
 
+    def test_server_force_delete(self):
+        self._verify("openstack.compute.v2.server.Server.force_delete",
+                     self.proxy.delete_server,
+                     method_args=["value", False, True])
+
     def test_server_find(self):
         self.verify_find(self.proxy.find_server, server.Server)
 
diff --git a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
index 7330d79b1..0273ed02f 100644
--- a/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
+++ b/openstack/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ class TestServer(testtools.TestCase):
         self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
             url, endpoint_filter=sot.service, json=body, headers=headers)
 
+    def test_force_delete(self):
+        sot = server.Server(**EXAMPLE)
+
+        self.assertIsNone(sot.force_delete(self.sess))
+
+        url = 'servers/IDENTIFIER/action'
+        body = {'forceDelete': None}
+        headers = {'Accept': ''}
+        self.sess.post.assert_called_with(
+            url, endpoint_filter=sot.service, json=body, headers=headers)
+
     def test_rebuild(self):
         sot = server.Server(**EXAMPLE)
         # Let the translate pass through, that portion is tested elsewhere