diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BranchCommandBuilder.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BranchCommandBuilder.java
index 4ec78c9bdc..58e3c5719c 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BranchCommandBuilder.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/api/BranchCommandBuilder.java
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ public final class BranchCommandBuilder {
     return command.branch(request);
   }
 
+  public void delete(String branchName) {
+    command.delete(branchName);
+  }
+
   private BranchCommand command;
   private BranchRequest request = new BranchRequest();
 }
diff --git a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BranchCommand.java b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BranchCommand.java
index c659c7fac0..bd644e6d03 100644
--- a/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BranchCommand.java
+++ b/scm-core/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/BranchCommand.java
@@ -41,4 +41,6 @@ import sonia.scm.repository.api.BranchRequest;
  */
 public interface BranchCommand {
   Branch branch(BranchRequest name);
+
+  void delete(String branchName);
 }
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
index fe39006a66..ff3732c836 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/main/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommand.java
@@ -45,8 +45,11 @@ import sonia.scm.repository.Repository;
 import sonia.scm.repository.api.BranchRequest;
 import sonia.scm.repository.util.WorkingCopy;
 
+import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
+import static sonia.scm.ContextEntry.ContextBuilder.entity;
+
 public class GitBranchCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements BranchCommand {
 
   private final GitWorkdirFactory workdirFactory;
@@ -73,6 +76,19 @@ public class GitBranchCommand extends AbstractGitCommand implements BranchComman
     }
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void delete(String branchName) {
+    try (Git gitRepo = new Git(context.open())) {
+      gitRepo
+        .branchDelete()
+        .setBranchNames(branchName)
+        .setForce(true)
+        .call();
+    } catch (GitAPIException | IOException ex) {
+      throw new InternalRepositoryException(entity(context.getRepository()), String.format("Could not delete branch: %s", branchName));
+    }
+  }
+
   private void handlePushError(RemoteRefUpdate remoteRefUpdate, BranchRequest request, Repository repository) {
     if (remoteRefUpdate.getStatus() != RemoteRefUpdate.Status.OK) {
       // TODO handle failed remote update
diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
index aa5e641b31..65745228b7 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitBranchCommandTest.java
@@ -4,12 +4,15 @@ import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.Rule;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import sonia.scm.repository.Branch;
+import sonia.scm.repository.InternalRepositoryException;
 import sonia.scm.repository.api.BranchRequest;
 import sonia.scm.repository.util.WorkdirProvider;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.List;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
 
 public class GitBranchCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
 
@@ -51,6 +54,21 @@ public class GitBranchCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
     Assertions.assertThat(readBranches(context)).filteredOn(b -> b.getName().equals("new_branch")).isNotEmpty();
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldDeleteBranch() throws IOException {
+    GitContext context = createContext();
+    String branchToBeDeleted = "squash";
+    new GitBranchCommand(context, repository, new SimpleGitWorkdirFactory(new WorkdirProvider())).delete(branchToBeDeleted);
+    Assertions.assertThat(readBranches(context)).filteredOn(b -> b.getName().equals(branchToBeDeleted)).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void shouldThrowInternalRepositoryException() {
+    GitContext context = createContext();
+    String branchToBeDeleted = "master";
+    assertThrows(InternalRepositoryException.class, () -> new GitBranchCommand(context, repository, new SimpleGitWorkdirFactory(new WorkdirProvider())).delete(branchToBeDeleted));
+  }
+
   private List<Branch> readBranches(GitContext context) throws IOException {
     return new GitBranchesCommand(context, repository).getBranches();
   }