diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/v1/fakes.py b/cinderclient/tests/v1/fakes.py
index 260bcaa57..b1d482117 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/v1/fakes.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/v1/fakes.py
@@ -297,13 +297,17 @@ class FakeHTTPClient(base_client.HTTPClient):
     # at the very least it's not complete
     def get_volumes_detail(self, **kw):
         return (200, {}, {"volumes": [
-            {'id': 1234,
+            {'id': kw.get('id', 1234),
              'name': 'sample-volume',
              'attachments': [{'server_id': 1234}]},
         ]})
 
     def get_volumes_1234(self, **kw):
-        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail()[2]['volumes'][0]}
+        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail(id=1234)[2]['volumes'][0]}
+        return (200, {}, r)
+
+    def get_volumes_5678(self, **kw):
+        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail(id=5678)[2]['volumes'][0]}
         return (200, {}, r)
 
     def get_volumes_1234_encryption(self, **kw):
@@ -350,6 +354,9 @@ class FakeHTTPClient(base_client.HTTPClient):
     def delete_volumes_1234(self, **kw):
         return (202, {}, None)
 
+    def delete_volumes_5678(self, **kw):
+        return (202, {}, None)
+
     #
     # Quotas
     #
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py b/cinderclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
index 26571da1b..740342d9c 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/v1/test_shell.py
@@ -117,6 +117,10 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('delete 1234')
         self.assert_called('DELETE', '/volumes/1234')
 
+    def test_delete_multiple(self):
+        self.run_command('delete 1234 5678')
+        self.assert_called('DELETE', '/volumes/5678')
+
     def test_backup(self):
         self.run_command('backup-create 1234')
         self.assert_called('POST', '/backups')
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/v2/fakes.py b/cinderclient/tests/v2/fakes.py
index 35351b2ce..174369d0a 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/v2/fakes.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/v2/fakes.py
@@ -304,13 +304,17 @@ class FakeHTTPClient(base_client.HTTPClient):
     # at the very least it's not complete
     def get_volumes_detail(self, **kw):
         return (200, {}, {"volumes": [
-            {'id': 1234,
+            {'id': kw.get('id', 1234),
              'name': 'sample-volume',
              'attachments': [{'server_id': 1234}]},
         ]})
 
     def get_volumes_1234(self, **kw):
-        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail()[2]['volumes'][0]}
+        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail(id=1234)[2]['volumes'][0]}
+        return (200, {}, r)
+
+    def get_volumes_5678(self, **kw):
+        r = {'volume': self.get_volumes_detail(id=5678)[2]['volumes'][0]}
         return (200, {}, r)
 
     def get_volumes_1234_encryption(self, **kw):
@@ -357,6 +361,9 @@ class FakeHTTPClient(base_client.HTTPClient):
     def delete_volumes_1234(self, **kw):
         return (202, {}, None)
 
+    def delete_volumes_5678(self, **kw):
+        return (202, {}, None)
+
     #
     # Quotas
     #
diff --git a/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py b/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
index 566f620c7..26a389c8e 100644
--- a/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/tests/v2/test_shell.py
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('delete 1234')
         self.assert_called('DELETE', '/volumes/1234')
 
+    def test_delete_multiple(self):
+        self.run_command('delete 1234 5678')
+        self.assert_called('DELETE', '/volumes/5678')
+
     def test_backup(self):
         self.run_command('backup-create 1234')
         self.assert_called('POST', '/backups')
diff --git a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
index 2e90d5bf7..820dc87e0 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -277,22 +277,38 @@ def do_create(cs, args):
     _print_volume(volume)
 
 
-@utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>',
-           help='Name or ID of the volume to delete.')
+@utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>', nargs='+',
+           help='Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.')
 @utils.service_type('volume')
 def do_delete(cs, args):
-    """Remove a volume."""
-    volume = utils.find_volume(cs, args.volume)
-    volume.delete()
+    """Remove volume(s)."""
+    failure_count = 0
+    for volume in args.volume:
+        try:
+            utils.find_volume(cs, volume).delete()
+        except Exception as e:
+            failure_count += 1
+            print("Delete for volume %s failed: %s" % (volume, e))
+    if failure_count == len(args.volume):
+        raise exceptions.CommandError("Unable to delete any of the specified "
+                                      "volumes.")
 
 
-@utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>',
-           help='Name or ID of the volume to delete.')
+@utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>', nargs='+',
+           help='Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.')
 @utils.service_type('volume')
 def do_force_delete(cs, args):
-    """Attempt forced removal of a volume, regardless of its state."""
-    volume = utils.find_volume(cs, args.volume)
-    volume.force_delete()
+    """Attempt forced removal of volume(s), regardless of the state(s)."""
+    failure_count = 0
+    for volume in args.volume:
+        try:
+            utils.find_volume(cs, volume).force_delete()
+        except Exception as e:
+            failure_count += 1
+            print("Delete for volume %s failed: %s" % (volume, e))
+    if failure_count == len(args.volume):
+        raise exceptions.CommandError("Unable to force delete any of the "
+                                      "specified volumes.")
 
 
 @utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>',
diff --git a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
index d23360441..cd23ab44d 100644
--- a/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
+++ b/cinderclient/v2/shell.py
@@ -304,23 +304,39 @@ def do_create(cs, args):
 
 
 @utils.arg('volume',
-           metavar='<volume>',
-           help='Name or ID of the volume to delete.')
+           metavar='<volume>', nargs='+',
+           help='Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.')
 @utils.service_type('volumev2')
 def do_delete(cs, args):
-    """Remove a volume."""
-    volume = utils.find_volume(cs, args.volume)
-    volume.delete()
+    """Remove a volume(s)."""
+    failure_count = 0
+    for volume in args.volume:
+        try:
+            utils.find_volume(cs, volume).delete()
+        except Exception as e:
+            failure_count += 1
+            print("Delete for volume %s failed: %s" % (volume, e))
+    if failure_count == len(args.volume):
+        raise exceptions.CommandError("Unable to delete any of the specified "
+                                      "volumes.")
 
 
 @utils.arg('volume',
-           metavar='<volume>',
-           help='Name or ID of the volume to delete.')
+           metavar='<volume>', nargs='+',
+           help='Name or ID of the volume(s) to delete.')
 @utils.service_type('volumev2')
 def do_force_delete(cs, args):
-    """Attempt forced removal of a volume, regardless of its state."""
-    volume = utils.find_volume(cs, args.volume)
-    volume.force_delete()
+    """Attempt forced removal of volume(s), regardless of the state(s)."""
+    failure_count = 0
+    for volume in args.volume:
+        try:
+            utils.find_volume(cs, volume).force_delete()
+        except Exception as e:
+            failure_count += 1
+            print("Delete for volume %s failed: %s" % (volume, e))
+    if failure_count == len(args.volume):
+        raise exceptions.CommandError("Unable to force delete any of the "
+                                      "specified volumes.")
 
 
 @utils.arg('volume', metavar='<volume>',