diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
index c933b5c21..c2ebeb2de 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.cpp
@@ -354,6 +354,14 @@ int HTTPClient::GET()
 {
     return sendRequest("GET");
 }
+/**
+ * send a DELETE request
+ * @return http code
+ */
+int HTTPClient::DELETE()
+{
+    return sendRequest("DELETE");
+}
 
 /**
  * sends a post request to the server
diff --git a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
index 3605a807f..9c92d9318 100644
--- a/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
+++ b/libraries/ESP8266HTTPClient/src/ESP8266HTTPClient.h
@@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ public:
 
     /// request handling
     int GET();
+    int DELETE();
     int POST(const uint8_t* payload, size_t size);
     int POST(const String& payload);
     int PUT(const uint8_t* payload, size_t size);