diff --git a/docs/content/design/coordinator.md b/docs/content/design/coordinator.md
index fff3b7dcfed..e959d73d33c 100644
--- a/docs/content/design/coordinator.md
+++ b/docs/content/design/coordinator.md
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ Optional Header Parameters for auditing the config change can also be specified.
 
 Disables a datasource.
 
-* `/druid/coordinator/v1/datasources/{dataSourceName}?kill=true&interval={myISO8601Interval}>`
+* `/druid/coordinator/v1/datasources/{dataSourceName}/intervals/{interval}?kill=true`
+* `@Deprecated. /druid/coordinator/v1/datasources/{dataSourceName}?kill=true&interval={myISO8601Interval}`
 
 Runs a [Kill task](../ingestion/tasks.html) for a given interval and datasource.
 
diff --git a/integration-tests/src/main/java/io/druid/testing/clients/CoordinatorResourceTestClient.java b/integration-tests/src/main/java/io/druid/testing/clients/CoordinatorResourceTestClient.java
index 2147954861e..04f7bc03a29 100644
--- a/integration-tests/src/main/java/io/druid/testing/clients/CoordinatorResourceTestClient.java
+++ b/integration-tests/src/main/java/io/druid/testing/clients/CoordinatorResourceTestClient.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class CoordinatorResourceTestClient
 
   private String getLoadStatusURL()
   {
-      return String.format("%s%s", getCoordinatorURL(), "loadstatus");
+    return String.format("%s%s", getCoordinatorURL(), "loadstatus");
   }
 
   // return a list of the segment dates for the specified datasource
@@ -136,9 +136,9 @@ public class CoordinatorResourceTestClient
       makeRequest(
           HttpMethod.DELETE,
           String.format(
-              "%sdatasources/%s?kill=%s&interval=%s",
+              "%sdatasources/%s/intervals/%s?kill=%s",
               getCoordinatorURL(),
-              dataSource, kill, URLEncoder.encode(interval.toString(), "UTF-8")
+              dataSource, interval.toString().replace("/", "_"), kill
           )
       );
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResource.java b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResource.java
index 09354ca7121..2f6dec84c6e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResource.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResource.java
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ import org.joda.time.Interval;
 import javax.annotation.Nullable;
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
 import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
+import javax.ws.rs.DefaultValue;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.POST;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@ public class DatasourcesResource
   }
 
   @DELETE
+  @Deprecated
   @Path("/{dataSourceName}")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
   public Response deleteDataSource(
@@ -200,6 +202,37 @@ public class DatasourcesResource
     return Response.ok().build();
   }
 
+  @DELETE
+  @Path("/{dataSourceName}/intervals/{interval}")
+  @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
+  public Response deleteDataSourceSpecificInterval(
+      @PathParam("dataSourceName") final String dataSourceName,
+      @PathParam("interval") final String interval,
+      @QueryParam("kill") @DefaultValue("true") final String kill
+  )
+  {
+    if (indexingServiceClient == null) {
+      return Response.ok(ImmutableMap.of("error", "no indexing service found")).build();
+    }
+    final Interval theInterval = new Interval(interval.replace("_", "/"));
+    if (kill != null && Boolean.valueOf(kill)) {
+      try {
+        indexingServiceClient.killSegments(dataSourceName, new Interval(theInterval));
+      }
+      catch (Exception e) {
+        return Response.serverError()
+                       .entity(ImmutableMap.of(
+                           "error",
+                           "Exception occurred. Are you sure you have an indexing service?"
+                       ))
+                       .build();
+      }
+    } else {
+      return Response.ok(ImmutableMap.of("error", "kill is set to false")).build();
+    }
+    return Response.ok().build();
+  }
+
   @GET
   @Path("/{dataSourceName}/intervals")
   @Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
diff --git a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResourceTest.java b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResourceTest.java
index cf3a248f1f0..55c124a806b 100644
--- a/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResourceTest.java
+++ b/server/src/test/java/io/druid/server/http/DatasourcesResourceTest.java
@@ -20,11 +20,14 @@
 package io.druid.server.http;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import io.druid.client.CoordinatorServerView;
 import io.druid.client.DruidDataSource;
 import io.druid.client.DruidServer;
 import io.druid.client.InventoryView;
+import io.druid.client.indexing.IndexingServiceClient;
+import io.druid.metadata.MetadataSegmentManager;
 import io.druid.timeline.DataSegment;
 import org.easymock.EasyMock;
 import org.joda.time.Interval;
@@ -383,4 +386,42 @@ public class DatasourcesResourceTest
     }
     EasyMock.verify(inventoryView);
   }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDeleteDataSourceSpecificInterval() throws Exception
+  {
+    String interval = "2010-01-01_P1D";
+    Interval theInterval = new Interval(interval.replace("_", "/"));
+
+    IndexingServiceClient indexingServiceClient = EasyMock.createStrictMock(IndexingServiceClient.class);
+    indexingServiceClient.killSegments("datasource1", theInterval);
+    EasyMock.expectLastCall().once();
+    EasyMock.replay(indexingServiceClient, server);
+
+    DatasourcesResource datasourcesResource = new DatasourcesResource(inventoryView, null, indexingServiceClient);
+    Response response = datasourcesResource.deleteDataSourceSpecificInterval("datasource1", interval, "true");
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+    Assert.assertEquals(null, response.getEntity());
+    EasyMock.verify(indexingServiceClient, server);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testDeleteDataSourceSpecificIntervalKillFalse() throws Exception
+  {
+    String interval = "2010-01-01_P1D";
+    Interval theInterval = new Interval(interval.replace("_", "/"));
+
+    IndexingServiceClient indexingServiceClient = EasyMock.createStrictMock(IndexingServiceClient.class);
+    EasyMock.replay(indexingServiceClient, server);
+
+    DatasourcesResource datasourcesResource = new DatasourcesResource(inventoryView, null, indexingServiceClient);
+    Response response = datasourcesResource.deleteDataSourceSpecificInterval("datasource1", interval, "false");
+
+    Assert.assertEquals(200, response.getStatus());
+    ImmutableMap<String, String> results = (ImmutableMap<String, String>) response.getEntity();
+    Assert.assertEquals(results, ImmutableMap.<String, String>of("error", "kill is set to false"));
+    EasyMock.verify(indexingServiceClient, server);
+  }
+
 }