diff --git a/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl b/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
index 5c22b62c655..65075d60490 100644
--- a/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
+++ b/contrib/completions/bash/kubectl
@@ -1179,6 +1179,7 @@ _kubectl_delete()
     flags+=("--grace-period=")
     flags+=("--ignore-not-found")
     flags+=("--include-extended-apis")
+    flags+=("--now")
     flags+=("--output=")
     two_word_flags+=("-o")
     flags+=("--recursive")
diff --git a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-delete.1 b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-delete.1
index 25e178bcf86..18d8f6503fc 100644
--- a/docs/man/man1/kubectl-delete.1
+++ b/docs/man/man1/kubectl-delete.1
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ will be lost along with the rest of the resource.
 \fB\-\-include\-extended\-apis\fP=true
     If true, include definitions of new APIs via calls to the API server. [default true]
 
+.PP
+\fB\-\-now\fP=false
+    If true, resources are force terminated without graceful deletion (same as \-\-grace\-period=0).
+
 .PP
 \fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-output\fP=""
     Output mode. Use "\-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).
@@ -184,6 +188,9 @@ kubectl delete pod,service baz foo
 # Delete pods and services with label name=myLabel.
 kubectl delete pods,services \-l name=myLabel
 
+# Delete a pod immediately (no graceful shutdown)
+kubectl delete pod foo \-\-now
+
 # Delete a pod with UID 1234\-56\-7890\-234234\-456456.
 kubectl delete pod 1234\-56\-7890\-234234\-456456
 
diff --git a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete.md b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete.md
index 9de55e9f5ff..b1fad60246e 100644
--- a/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete.md
+++ b/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete.md
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ kubectl delete pod,service baz foo
 # Delete pods and services with label name=myLabel.
 kubectl delete pods,services -l name=myLabel
 
+# Delete a pod immediately (no graceful shutdown)
+kubectl delete pod foo --now
+
 # Delete a pod with UID 1234-56-7890-234234-456456.
 kubectl delete pod 1234-56-7890-234234-456456
 
@@ -84,6 +87,7 @@ kubectl delete pods --all
       --grace-period=-1: Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.
       --ignore-not-found[=false]: Treat "resource not found" as a successful delete. Defaults to "true" when --all is specified.
       --include-extended-apis[=true]: If true, include definitions of new APIs via calls to the API server. [default true]
+      --now[=false]: If true, resources are force terminated without graceful deletion (same as --grace-period=0).
   -o, --output="": Output mode. Use "-o name" for shorter output (resource/name).
   -R, --recursive[=false]: If true, process directory recursively.
   -l, --selector="": Selector (label query) to filter on.
@@ -122,7 +126,7 @@ kubectl delete pods --all
 
 * [kubectl](kubectl.md)	 - kubectl controls the Kubernetes cluster manager
 
-###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 30-Mar-2016
+###### Auto generated by spf13/cobra on 6-Apr-2016
 
 <!-- BEGIN MUNGE: GENERATED_ANALYTICS -->
 [![Analytics](https://kubernetes-site.appspot.com/UA-36037335-10/GitHub/docs/user-guide/kubectl/kubectl_delete.md?pixel)]()
diff --git a/hack/test-cmd.sh b/hack/test-cmd.sh
index 9cae41e8554..1273f152cc6 100755
--- a/hack/test-cmd.sh
+++ b/hack/test-cmd.sh
@@ -364,6 +364,15 @@ runTests() {
   # Post-condition: valid-pod POD doesn't exist
   kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
 
+  ### Delete POD valid-pod by id with --now
+  # Pre-condition: valid-pod POD exists
+  kubectl create "${kube_flags[@]}" -f docs/admin/limitrange/valid-pod.yaml
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" 'valid-pod:'
+  # Command
+  kubectl delete pod valid-pod "${kube_flags[@]}" --now
+  # Post-condition: valid-pod POD doesn't exist
+  kube::test::get_object_assert pods "{{range.items}}{{$id_field}}:{{end}}" ''
+
   ### Create POD valid-pod from dumped YAML
   # Pre-condition: no POD exists
   create_and_use_new_namespace
@@ -758,7 +767,7 @@ __EOF__
   kubectl autoscale -f hack/testdata/frontend-controller.yaml --save-config "${kube_flags[@]}" --max=2
   # Post-Condition: hpa "frontend" has configuration annotation
   [[ "$(kubectl get hpa.v1beta1.extensions frontend -o yaml "${kube_flags[@]}" | grep kubectl.kubernetes.io/last-applied-configuration)" ]]
-  # Ensure we can interact with HPA objects in lists through both the extensions/v1beta1 and autoscaling/v1 APIs  
+  # Ensure we can interact with HPA objects in lists through both the extensions/v1beta1 and autoscaling/v1 APIs
   output_message=$(kubectl get hpa -o=jsonpath='{.items[0].apiVersion}' 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
   kube::test::if_has_string "${output_message}" 'extensions/v1beta1'
   output_message=$(kubectl get hpa.extensions -o=jsonpath='{.items[0].apiVersion}' 2>&1 "${kube_flags[@]}")
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
index ca0652b1a55..2982dee1e0d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/delete.go
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ kubectl delete pod,service baz foo
 # Delete pods and services with label name=myLabel.
 kubectl delete pods,services -l name=myLabel
 
+# Delete a pod immediately (no graceful shutdown)
+kubectl delete pod foo --now
+
 # Delete a pod with UID 1234-56-7890-234234-456456.
 kubectl delete pod 1234-56-7890-234234-456456
 
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ func NewCmdDelete(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("ignore-not-found", false, "Treat \"resource not found\" as a successful delete. Defaults to \"true\" when --all is specified.")
 	cmd.Flags().Bool("cascade", true, "If true, cascade the deletion of the resources managed by this resource (e.g. Pods created by a ReplicationController).  Default true.")
 	cmd.Flags().Int("grace-period", -1, "Period of time in seconds given to the resource to terminate gracefully. Ignored if negative.")
+	cmd.Flags().Bool("now", false, "If true, resources are force terminated without graceful deletion (same as --grace-period=0).")
 	cmd.Flags().Duration("timeout", 0, "The length of time to wait before giving up on a delete, zero means determine a timeout from the size of the object")
 	cmdutil.AddOutputFlagsForMutation(cmd)
 	cmdutil.AddInclude3rdPartyFlags(cmd)
@@ -140,10 +144,18 @@ func RunDelete(f *cmdutil.Factory, out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command, args []str
 		}
 	}
 
+	gracePeriod := cmdutil.GetFlagInt(cmd, "grace-period")
+	if cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "now") {
+		if gracePeriod != -1 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("--now and --grace-period cannot be specified together")
+		}
+		gracePeriod = 0
+	}
+
 	shortOutput := cmdutil.GetFlagString(cmd, "output") == "name"
 	// By default use a reaper to delete all related resources.
 	if cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "cascade") {
-		return ReapResult(r, f, out, cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "cascade"), ignoreNotFound, cmdutil.GetFlagDuration(cmd, "timeout"), cmdutil.GetFlagInt(cmd, "grace-period"), shortOutput, mapper)
+		return ReapResult(r, f, out, cmdutil.GetFlagBool(cmd, "cascade"), ignoreNotFound, cmdutil.GetFlagDuration(cmd, "timeout"), gracePeriod, shortOutput, mapper)
 	}
 	return DeleteResult(r, out, ignoreNotFound, shortOutput, mapper)
 }