diff --git a/troveclient/v1/backups.py b/troveclient/v1/backups.py
index eba5d8a9..d76a3f27 100644
--- a/troveclient/v1/backups.py
+++ b/troveclient/v1/backups.py
@@ -69,11 +69,11 @@ class Backups(base.ManagerWithFind):
             body['backup']['parent_id'] = parent_id
         return self._create("/backups", body, "backup")
 
-    def delete(self, backup_id):
+    def delete(self, backup):
         """Delete the specified backup.
 
-        :param backup_id: The backup id to delete
+        :param backup: The backup to delete
         """
-        url = "/backups/%s" % backup_id
+        url = "/backups/%s" % base.getid(backup)
         resp, body = self.api.client.delete(url)
         common.check_for_exceptions(resp, body, url)
diff --git a/troveclient/v1/shell.py b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
index 7d0c7b09..f8243892 100644
--- a/troveclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -753,11 +753,12 @@ def do_backup_list(cs, args):
                      order_by='updated')
 
 
-@utils.arg('backup', metavar='<backup>', help='ID of the backup.')
+@utils.arg('backup', metavar='<backup>', help='ID or name of the backup.')
 @utils.service_type('database')
 def do_backup_delete(cs, args):
     """Deletes a backup."""
-    cs.backups.delete(args.backup)
+    backup = _find_backup(cs, args.backup)
+    cs.backups.delete(backup)
 
 
 @utils.arg('instance', metavar='<instance>',