diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e81d93c00..dda08b35e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ your own projects.
 
 ### Usage
 
-Download the binary ([OS X](http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/osx/postgrest-0.2.4.10.tar.xz) /  [Ubuntu](http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/heroku/postgrest-0.2.4.10.tar.xz)) and invoke like so:
+Download the binary ([OS X](http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/osx/postgrest-0.2.5.0.tar.xz) /  [Ubuntu](http://bin.begriffs.com/dbapi/heroku/postgrest-0.2.5.0.tar.xz)) and invoke like so:
 
 ```bash
 postgrest  --db-host localhost  --db-port 5432     \
diff --git a/postgrest.cabal b/postgrest.cabal
index b32f1b3f3..fd0ea9f0f 100644
--- a/postgrest.cabal
+++ b/postgrest.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name:                  postgrest
-version:               0.2.4.10
+version:               0.2.5.0
 synopsis:              The database is your api
 license:               MIT
 license-file:          LICENSE
diff --git a/src/App.hs b/src/App.hs
index 32ac72bd6..19c3e4122 100644
--- a/src/App.hs
+++ b/src/App.hs
@@ -153,6 +153,18 @@ app reqBody req =
           $ update qt (map cs $ keys obj) (elems obj)
         return $ responseLBS status204 [ jsonH ] ""
 
+    ([table], "DELETE") -> do
+      let qt = QualifiedTable schema (cs table)
+      let del = coerce $ countT
+            . returningStarT
+            . whereT qq
+            $ deleteFrom qt
+      row <- H.single del
+      let (Identity deletedCount) = fromMaybe (Identity 0 :: Identity Int) row
+      return $ if deletedCount == 0
+         then responseLBS status404 [] ""
+         else responseLBS status204 [("Content-Range", "*/"<> cs (show deletedCount))] ""
+
     (_, _) ->
       return $ responseLBS status404 [] ""
 
diff --git a/src/PgQuery.hs b/src/PgQuery.hs
index 06a8957e7..2aa95071f 100644
--- a/src/PgQuery.hs
+++ b/src/PgQuery.hs
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ iffNotT (aq, ap, apre) (bq, bp, bpre) =
   , All $ getAll apre && getAll bpre
   )
 
+countT :: StatementT
+countT (sql, params, pre) =
+  ("WITH qqq AS (" <> sql <> ") SELECT count(1) FROM qqq"
+  , params
+  , pre)
+
 countRows :: QualifiedTable -> DynamicSQL
 countRows t =
   ("select count(1) from " <> fromQt t, [], mempty)
@@ -93,6 +99,14 @@ selectStar :: QualifiedTable -> DynamicSQL
 selectStar t =
   ("select * from " <> fromQt t, [], mempty)
 
+returningStarT :: StatementT
+returningStarT (sql, params, pre) =
+  (sql <> " RETURNING *", params, pre)
+
+deleteFrom :: QualifiedTable -> DynamicSQL
+deleteFrom t =
+  ("delete from " <> fromQt t, [], mempty)
+
 insertInto :: QualifiedTable -> [Text] -> [JSON.Value] -> DynamicSQL
 insertInto t [] _ =
   ("insert into " <> fromQt t <> " default values returning *", [], mempty)
diff --git a/test/Feature/DeleteSpec.hs b/test/Feature/DeleteSpec.hs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..adf946e50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Feature/DeleteSpec.hs
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+module Feature.DeleteSpec where
+
+import Test.Hspec
+import Test.Hspec.Wai
+import SpecHelper
+
+import Network.HTTP.Types
+
+spec :: Spec
+spec = beforeAll (clearTable "items" >> createItems 15) . afterAll_ (clearTable "items")
+  . around withApp $
+  describe "Deleting" $ do
+    context "existing record" $ do
+      it "succeeds with 204 and deletion count" $
+        request methodDelete "/items?id=eq.1" [] ""
+          `shouldRespondWith` ResponseMatcher {
+            matchBody    = Nothing
+          , matchStatus  = 204
+          , matchHeaders = ["Content-Range" <:> "*/1"]
+          }
+
+      it "actually clears items ouf the db" $ do
+        _ <- request methodDelete "/items?id=lt.15" [] ""
+        get "/items"
+          `shouldRespondWith` ResponseMatcher {
+            matchBody    = Just "[{\"id\":15}]"
+          , matchStatus  = 200
+          , matchHeaders = ["Content-Range" <:> "0-0/1"]
+          }
+
+    context "known route, unknown record" $
+      it "fails with 404" $
+        request methodDelete "/items?id=eq.101" [] "" `shouldRespondWith` 404
+
+    context "totally unknown route" $
+      it "fails with 404" $
+        request methodDelete "/foozle?id=eq.101" [] "" `shouldRespondWith` 404