diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
index 651235370..2bb2d4b1b 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -253,6 +253,14 @@ def do_delete(cs, args):
     volume.delete()
 
 
+@utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>', help='ID of the volume to delete.')
+@utils.service_type('volume')
+def do_force_delete(cs, args):
+    """Attempt forced removal of a volume, regardless of it's state."""
+    volume = _find_volume(cs, args.volume)
+    volume.force_delete()
+
+
 @utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>', help='ID of the volume to rename.')
 @utils.arg('display_name', nargs='?', metavar='<display-name>',
            help='New display-name for the volume.')
diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py b/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py
index 930435494..078cd6faa 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/volumes.py
@@ -112,6 +112,14 @@ class Volume(base.Resource):
         self.manager.upload_to_image(self, force, image_name, container_format,
                                      disk_format)
 
+    def force_delete(self):
+        """
+        Delete the specififed volume ignoring it's current state.
+
+        :param volume: The UUID of the volume to force-delete.
+        """
+        self.manager.force_delete(self)
+
 
 class VolumeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
     """
@@ -338,3 +346,6 @@ class VolumeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
                             'image_name': image_name,
                             'container_format': container_format,
                             'disk_format': disk_format})
+
+    def force_delete(self, volume):
+        return self._action('os-force_delete', base.getid(volume))