diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Delete.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Delete.java
index 1f6048538f0..54f2244505a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Delete.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hbase/client/Delete.java
@@ -274,6 +274,15 @@ public class Delete implements Writable, Row, Comparable<Row> {
     return this.ts;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Set the timestamp of the delete.
+   * 
+   * @param timestamp
+   */
+  public void setTimestamp(long timestamp) {
+    this.ts = timestamp;
+  }
+
   /**
    * @return string
    */