diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-database-delete-to-osc-e6703e2d438824d1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-database-delete-to-osc-e6703e2d438824d1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6ee6e63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-database-delete-to-osc-e6703e2d438824d1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    The command ``trove database-delete`` is now available to use in
+    the python-openstackclient CLI as ``openstack database db delete``
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index d8aba3e8..e8f6663f 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ openstack.database.v1 =
     database_cluster_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_clusters:ShowDatabaseCluster
     database_configuration_list = troveclient.osc.v1.database_configurations:ListDatabaseConfigurations
     database_configuration_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_configurations:ShowDatabaseConfiguration
+    database_db_delete = troveclient.osc.v1.databases:DeleteDatabase
     database_flavor_list = troveclient.osc.v1.database_flavors:ListDatabaseFlavors
     database_flavor_show = troveclient.osc.v1.database_flavors:ShowDatabaseFlavor
     database_instance_list = troveclient.osc.v1.database_instances:ListDatabaseInstances
diff --git a/troveclient/osc/v1/databases.py b/troveclient/osc/v1/databases.py
index 54a9746a..ea68697e 100644
--- a/troveclient/osc/v1/databases.py
+++ b/troveclient/osc/v1/databases.py
@@ -13,10 +13,10 @@
 """Database v1 Databases action implementations"""
 
 from osc_lib.command import command
-from osc_lib import utils as osc_utils
+from osc_lib import exceptions
+from osc_lib import utils
 
 from troveclient.i18n import _
-from troveclient import utils
 
 
 class ListDatabases(command.Lister):
@@ -42,5 +42,36 @@ class ListDatabases(command.Lister):
         while items.next:
             items = databases.list(instance, marker=items.next)
             dbs += items
-        dbs = [osc_utils.get_item_properties(db, self.columns) for db in dbs]
+        dbs = [utils.get_item_properties(db, self.columns) for db in dbs]
         return self.columns, dbs
+
+
+class DeleteDatabase(command.Command):
+
+    _description = _("Deletes a database from an instance.")
+
+    def get_parser(self, prog_name):
+        parser = super(DeleteDatabase, self).get_parser(prog_name)
+        parser.add_argument(
+            dest='instance',
+            metavar='<instance>',
+            help=_('ID or name of the instance.')
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            dest='database',
+            metavar='<database>',
+            help=_('Name of the database.')
+        )
+        return parser
+
+    def take_action(self, parsed_args):
+        manager = self.app.client_manager.database
+        databases = manager.databases
+        try:
+            instance = utils.find_resource(manager.instances,
+                                           parsed_args.instance)
+            databases.delete(instance, parsed_args.database)
+        except Exception as e:
+            msg = (_("Failed to delete database %(database)s: %(e)s")
+                   % {'database': parsed_args.database, 'e': e})
+            raise exceptions.CommandError(msg)
diff --git a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_databases.py b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_databases.py
index 2593aa35..f55adf45 100644
--- a/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_databases.py
+++ b/troveclient/tests/osc/v1/test_databases.py
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@
 
 import mock
 
+from osc_lib import exceptions
+from osc_lib import utils
+
 from troveclient import common
 from troveclient.osc.v1 import databases
 from troveclient.tests.osc.v1 import fakes
-from troveclient import utils
 
 
 class TestDatabases(fakes.TestDatabasev1):
@@ -46,3 +48,29 @@ class TestDatabaseList(TestDatabases):
         self.database_client.list.assert_called_once_with(args[0])
         self.assertEqual(self.columns, columns)
         self.assertEqual([tuple(self.values)], data)
+
+
+class TestDatabaseDelete(TestDatabases):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestDatabaseDelete, self).setUp()
+        self.cmd = databases.DeleteDatabase(self.app, None)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'find_resource')
+    def test_database_delete(self, mock_find):
+        args = ['instance1', 'db1']
+        mock_find.return_value = args[0]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, args, [])
+        result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+        self.database_client.delete.assert_called_with('instance1', 'db1')
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+    @mock.patch.object(utils, 'find_resource')
+    def test_database_delete_with_exception(self, mock_find):
+        args = ['fakeinstance', 'db1']
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, args, [])
+
+        mock_find.side_effect = exceptions.CommandError
+        self.assertRaises(exceptions.CommandError,
+                          self.cmd.take_action,
+                          parsed_args)