diff --git a/tools/delete_stable_branch.py b/tools/delete_stable_branch.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..edb795415d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/delete_stable_branch.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# Copyright 2021 Ericsson Software Technology
+#
+# 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.
+
+# This script helps deleting stable branches. Requires 'Delete reference'
+# access category for 'refs/for/stable/*' for the user who executes it.
+
+import argparse
+import getpass
+
+import requests
+
+
+GERRIT_URL = 'https://review.opendev.org/'
+
+
+def delete_branch(username, project_name, branch_id):
+    print(f'!!! WARNING: You are about to delete stable/{branch_id} '
+          f'from {project_name} !!!')
+    gerrit_auth = requests.auth.HTTPBasicAuth(
+        username,
+        getpass.getpass('Gerrit password: '))
+    url = (f'{GERRIT_URL}a/projects/{project_name.replace("/", "%2F")}/'
+           f'branches/stable%2F{branch_id}')
+    response = requests.delete(url, auth=gerrit_auth)
+    if response.status_code == 204:
+        print(f'Branch stable/{branch_id} successfully deleted '
+              f'from {project_name}!')
+    elif response.status_code == 401:
+        print('401 Unauthorized.')
+    else:
+        # NOTE(elod.illes): other possible errors from gerrit:
+        # 404: In case of project or branch is not found
+        # 409: Branch has open changes
+        print(f'Delete failed ({response.status_code}): {response.text}')
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(
+        description='Deletes stable/<branch> from <project>.')
+    parser.add_argument('username', help='Gerrit Username')
+    parser.add_argument('project', help='Project to delete from')
+    parser.add_argument('branch', help='Branch to delete')
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+    delete_branch(
+        args.username,
+        args.project,
+        args.branch.replace('stable/', ''))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tools/list_eol_stale_branches.sh b/tools/list_eol_stale_branches.sh
index 051a25da4d..2e0390bff1 100755
--- a/tools/list_eol_stale_branches.sh
+++ b/tools/list_eol_stale_branches.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@ function help {
 cat <<EOF
 usage: $0 [<args>]
 
-Provide a list of repositories that contains eol stale branches
+Provide a list of repositories that contains eol stale branches, and
+give option to delete them.
 
 Arguments:
     -d, --debug         Turn on the debug mode
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ for i in "$@"; do
 done
 
 
+gerrit_username=${GERRIT_USER:-}
 GERRIT_URL="https://review.opendev.org"
 TOOLSDIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 BASEDIR=$(dirname $TOOLSDIR)
@@ -68,8 +70,16 @@ function is_eol {
         req="${GERRIT_URL}/changes/?q=status:open+project:${repo}+branch:stable/${em_serie}"
         patches=$(curl -s ${req} | sed 1d | jq --raw-output '.[] | .change_id')
         if [ ! -z "${patches}" ]; then
-            echo "Patches remain opened on stale branch:"
+            echo "Patches remained open on stale branch (make sure to abandon them):"
             echo "https://review.opendev.org/q/status:open+project:${repo}+branch:stable/${em_serie}"
+        else
+            read -p "> Do you want to delete the branch stable/${em_serie} from ${repo} repository? [y/N]: " YN
+            if [ "${YN,,}" == "y" ]; then
+                if [ -z "$gerrit_username" ]; then
+                    read -p "Gerrit username: " gerrit_username
+                fi
+                ${TOOLSDIR}/delete_stable_branch.py ${gerrit_username} ${repo} ${em_serie}
+            fi
         fi
     fi
 }