diff --git a/config/api.yml b/config/api.yml
index 7df49bfc72..98ede6f2f0 100644
--- a/config/api.yml
+++ b/config/api.yml
@@ -2621,7 +2621,7 @@
     :identifier: tasks
     :options:
     - :collection
-    :verbs: *gp
+    :verbs: *gpd
     :klass: MiqTask
     :collection_actions:
       :get:
@@ -2630,10 +2630,18 @@
       :post:
       - :name: query
         :identifier: tasks_view
+      - :name: delete
+        :identifier: miq_task_delete
     :resource_actions:
       :get:
       - :name: read
         :identifier: tasks_view
+      :post:
+      - :name: delete
+        :identifier: miq_task_delete
+      :delete:
+      - :name: delete
+        :identifier: miq_task_delete
   :templates:
     :description: Templates
     :identifier: miq_template
diff --git a/spec/requests/tasks_spec.rb b/spec/requests/tasks_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0786ae008e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/requests/tasks_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+describe 'TasksController' do
+  let(:task) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_task, :state => MiqTask::STATE_FINISHED) }
+  let(:task2) { FactoryGirl.create(:miq_task, :state => MiqTask::STATE_FINISHED) }
+
+  def expect_deleted(*args)
+    args.each do |arg|
+      expect(MiqTask.find_by(:id => arg.id)).to be_nil
+    end
+  end
+
+  it 'deletes on DELETE' do
+    api_basic_authorize resource_action_identifier(:tasks, :delete, :delete)
+
+    delete(api_task_url(nil, task))
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:no_content) # 204
+    expect_deleted(task)
+  end
+
+  it 'deletes on POST' do
+    api_basic_authorize resource_action_identifier(:tasks, :delete)
+
+    data = {
+      :action => 'delete'
+    }
+    post(api_task_url(nil, task), :params => data)
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok) # 200
+    expect_deleted(task)
+
+    expected = {
+      'success' => true,
+      'message' => "tasks id: #{task.id} deleting"
+    }
+    expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+  end
+
+  it 'bulk deletes' do
+    api_basic_authorize collection_action_identifier(:tasks, :delete)
+
+    data = {
+      :action    => 'delete',
+      :resources => [
+        {:href => api_task_url(nil, task)},
+        {:href => api_task_url(nil, task2)}
+      ]
+    }
+    post(api_tasks_url, :params => data)
+
+    expect(response).to have_http_status(:ok) # 200
+    expect_deleted(task, task2)
+
+    expected = {
+      'results' => a_collection_including(
+        a_hash_including('success' => true, 'message' => "tasks id: #{task.id} deleting"),
+        a_hash_including('success' => true, 'message' => "tasks id: #{task2.id} deleting")
+      )
+    }
+    expect(response.parsed_body).to include(expected)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/support/api/helpers.rb b/spec/support/api/helpers.rb
index 09897dc2f4..735df293af 100644
--- a/spec/support/api/helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/api/helpers.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ def collection_action_identifier(type, action, method = :post)
           action_identifier(type, action, :collection_actions, method)
         end
 
+        def resource_action_identifier(type, action, method = :post)
+          action_identifier(type, action, :resource_actions, method)
+        end
+
         def subcollection_action_identifier(type, subtype, action, method = :post)
           subtype_actions = "#{subtype}_subcollection_actions".to_sym
           if ::Api::ApiConfig.collections[type][subtype_actions]