diff --git a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/fakes.py b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/fakes.py
index 52e83ced2..cc24c7d42 100644
--- a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/fakes.py
+++ b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/fakes.py
@@ -489,6 +489,10 @@ class FakeHTTPClient(base_client.HTTPClient):
             assert body[action] is None
         elif action == 'os-start':
             assert body[action] is None
+        elif action == 'forceDelete':
+            assert body[action] is None
+        elif action == 'restore':
+            assert body[action] is None
         elif action == 'pause':
             assert body[action] is None
         elif action == 'unpause':
diff --git a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_servers.py b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_servers.py
index 04db70529..6fec98bac 100644
--- a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_servers.py
+++ b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_servers.py
@@ -284,6 +284,20 @@ class ServersTest(utils.TestCase):
         cs.servers.stop(s)
         cs.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action')
 
+    def test_force_delete(self):
+        s = cs.servers.get(1234)
+        s.force_delete()
+        cs.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action')
+        cs.servers.force_delete(s)
+        cs.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action')
+
+    def test_restore(self):
+        s = cs.servers.get(1234)
+        s.restore()
+        cs.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action')
+        cs.servers.restore(s)
+        cs.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action')
+
     def test_start(self):
         s = cs.servers.get(1234)
         s.start()
diff --git a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_shell.py b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_shell.py
index d0e064865..a1f87a983 100644
--- a/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_shell.py
+++ b/novaclient/tests/v1_1/test_shell.py
@@ -650,6 +650,20 @@ class ShellTest(utils.TestCase):
         self.run_command('delete sample-server')
         self.assert_called('DELETE', '/servers/1234')
 
+    def test_force_delete(self):
+        self.run_command('force-delete 1234')
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action',
+                           {'forceDelete': None})
+        self.run_command('force-delete sample-server')
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action',
+                           {'forceDelete': None})
+
+    def test_restore(self):
+        self.run_command('restore 1234')
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action', {'restore': None})
+        self.run_command('restore sample-server')
+        self.assert_called('POST', '/servers/1234/action', {'restore': None})
+
     def test_delete_two_with_two_existent(self):
         self.run_command('delete 1234 5678')
         self.assert_called('DELETE', '/servers/1234', pos=-3)
diff --git a/novaclient/v1_1/contrib/deferred_delete.py b/novaclient/v1_1/contrib/deferred_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1412702d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/novaclient/v1_1/contrib/deferred_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# Copyright 2013 OpenStack Foundation
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from novaclient import utils
+
+
+@utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
+def do_force_delete(cs, args):
+    """Force delete a server."""
+    utils.find_resource(cs.servers, args.server).force_delete()
+
+
+@utils.arg('server', metavar='<server>', help='Name or ID of server.')
+def do_restore(cs, args):
+    """Restore a soft-deleted server."""
+    utils.find_resource(cs.servers, args.server).restore()
diff --git a/novaclient/v1_1/servers.py b/novaclient/v1_1/servers.py
index 02a7aa338..b63fa09da 100644
--- a/novaclient/v1_1/servers.py
+++ b/novaclient/v1_1/servers.py
@@ -123,6 +123,18 @@ class Server(base.Resource):
         """
         self.manager.stop(self)
 
+    def force_delete(self):
+        """
+        Force delete -- Force delete a server.
+        """
+        self.manager.force_delete(self)
+
+    def restore(self):
+        """
+        Restore -- Restore a server in 'soft-deleted' state.
+        """
+        self.manager.restore(self)
+
     def start(self):
         """
         Start -- Start the paused server.
@@ -483,6 +495,18 @@ class ServerManager(local_base.BootingManagerWithFind):
         """
         return self._action('os-stop', server, None)
 
+    def force_delete(self, server):
+        """
+        Force delete the server.
+        """
+        return self._action('forceDelete', server, None)
+
+    def restore(self, server):
+        """
+        Restore soft-deleted server.
+        """
+        return self._action('restore', server, None)
+
     def start(self, server):
         """
         Start the server.