diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
index 140d59c79..f85a4c295 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -579,11 +579,12 @@ def do_type_create(cs, args):
 
 @utils.arg('id',
            metavar='<id>',
-           help="Unique ID of the volume type to delete")
+           help="Name or ID of the volume type to delete")
 @utils.service_type('volume')
 def do_type_delete(cs, args):
     """Delete a specific volume type."""
-    cs.volume_types.delete(args.id)
+    volume_type = _find_volume_type(cs, args.id)
+    cs.volume_types.delete(volume_type)
 
 
 @utils.arg('vtype',
diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/volume_types.py b/cinderclient/v1/volume_types.py
index e8b2c3984..abfa43ede 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/volume_types.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/volume_types.py
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ class VolumeTypeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
         """
         Delete a specific volume_type.
 
-        :param volume_type: The ID of the :class:`VolumeType` to get.
+        :param volume_type: The name or ID of the :class:`VolumeType` to get.
         """
         self._delete("/types/%s" % base.getid(volume_type))
 
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
index 129fc8220..2e48339cd 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -637,11 +637,12 @@ def do_type_create(cs, args):
 
 @utils.arg('id',
            metavar='<id>',
-           help="Unique ID of the volume type to delete")
+           help="Name or ID of the volume type to delete")
 @utils.service_type('volumev2')
 def do_type_delete(cs, args):
     """Delete a specific volume type."""
-    cs.volume_types.delete(args.id)
+    volume_type = _find_volume_type(cs, args.id)
+    cs.volume_types.delete(volume_type)
 
 
 @utils.arg('vtype',
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/volume_types.py b/cinderclient/v2/volume_types.py
index 3d7630242..26b396f1d 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/volume_types.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/volume_types.py
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class VolumeTypeManager(base.ManagerWithFind):
     def delete(self, volume_type):
         """Delete a specific volume_type.
 
-        :param volume_type: The ID of the :class:`VolumeType` to get.
+        :param volume_type: The name or ID of the :class:`VolumeType` to get.
         """
         self._delete("/types/%s" % base.getid(volume_type))