diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogAsyncClient.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogAsyncClient.java
index b27edc92f2..8a79790c0a 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogAsyncClient.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogAsyncClient.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 import java.net.URI;
 
 import javax.ws.rs.Consumes;
+import javax.ws.rs.DELETE;
 import javax.ws.rs.GET;
 import javax.ws.rs.PUT;
 import javax.ws.rs.Path;
@@ -67,6 +68,15 @@ public interface AdminCatalogAsyncClient {
    ListenableFuture<AdminCatalog> updateCatalog(@EndpointParam URI catalogRef, 
          @BinderParam(BindToXMLPayload.class) AdminCatalog catalog);
    
+   /**
+    * @see AdminClient#deleteCatalog(URI)
+    */
+   @DELETE
+   @Consumes
+   @JAXBResponseParser
+   @ExceptionParser(ThrowVCloudErrorOn4xx.class)
+   ListenableFuture<Void> deleteCatalog(@EndpointParam URI catalogRef);
+   
    /**
     * @see AdminClient#getOwner(URI)
     */
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClient.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClient.java
index 5a3673aaca..f15fa2375f 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClient.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/main/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClient.java
@@ -58,6 +58,15 @@ public interface AdminCatalogClient {
     */
    AdminCatalog updateCatalog(URI catalogRef, AdminCatalog catalog);
    
+   /**
+    * Deletes a catalog. The catalog could be deleted if it is either published or unpublished.
+    * 
+    * <pre>
+    * DELETE /admin/catalog/{id}
+    * </pre>
+    */
+   void deleteCatalog(URI catalogRef);
+   
    /**
     * Retrieves the owner of a catalog.
     * 
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientExpectTest.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientExpectTest.java
index ae0d374bb6..6d66f34e8a 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientExpectTest.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientExpectTest.java
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ public class AdminCatalogClientExpectTest extends BaseVCloudDirectorRestClientEx
       client.getAdminCatalogClient().setOwner(catalogRef.getURI(), newOwner);
    }
    
+   @Test
+   public void testDeleteCatalog() {
+      VCloudDirectorClient client = requestsSendResponses(loginRequest, sessionResponse, 
+            new VcloudHttpRequestPrimer()
+               .apiCommand("DELETE", "/admin/catalog/7212e451-76e1-4631-b2de-ba1dfd8080e4")
+               .acceptAnyMedia()
+               .httpRequestBuilder().build(), 
+            new VcloudHttpResponsePrimer()
+               .httpResponseBuilder().statusCode(204).build());
+      
+      client.getAdminCatalogClient().deleteCatalog(catalogRef.getURI());
+   }
+   
    public static final AdminCatalog catalog() {
       return AdminCatalog.builder()
          .name("QunyingTestCatalog")
diff --git a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientLiveTest.java b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientLiveTest.java
index af2a1c2b74..747b243d06 100644
--- a/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientLiveTest.java
+++ b/labs/vcloud-director/src/test/java/org/jclouds/vcloud/director/v1_5/features/AdminCatalogClientLiveTest.java
@@ -19,18 +19,21 @@
 package org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.features;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Objects.equal;
-import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.GETTER_RETURNS_SAME_OBJ;
-import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.OBJ_FIELD_REQ;
+import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.OBJ_DEL;
 import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.OBJ_FIELD_UPDATABLE;
 import static org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorLiveTestConstants.REF_REQ_LIVE;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
+import static org.testng.Assert.assertNull;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertTrue;
+import static org.testng.Assert.fail;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.VCloudDirectorException;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.AdminCatalog;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Checks;
+import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Error;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Owner;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.Reference;
 import org.jclouds.vcloud.director.v1_5.domain.ReferenceType;
@@ -145,4 +148,30 @@ public class AdminCatalogClientLiveTest extends BaseVCloudDirectorClientLiveTest
          catalog = catalogClient.updateCatalog(catalog.getURI(), catalog);
       }
    }
+   
+   @Test(testName = "DELETE /admin/catalog/{id}",
+         dependsOnMethods = { "testUpdateCatalog" }, enabled = false )
+   public void testDeleteCatalog() {
+      catalogClient.deleteCatalog(catalogRef.getURI());
+      
+      Error expected = Error.builder()
+            .message("???")
+            .majorErrorCode(403)
+            .minorErrorCode("ACCESS_TO_RESOURCE_IS_FORBIDDEN")
+            .build();
+      
+      try {
+         catalog = catalogClient.getCatalog(catalogRef.getURI());
+         fail("Should give HTTP 403 error");
+      } catch (VCloudDirectorException vde) {
+         assertEquals(vde.getError(), expected);
+         catalog = null;
+      } catch (Exception e) {
+         fail("Should have thrown a VCloudDirectorException");
+      }
+      
+      if (catalog != null) { // guard against NPE on the .toStrings
+         assertNull(catalog, String.format(OBJ_DEL, CATALOG, catalog.toString()));
+      }
+   }
 }