diff --git a/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/SolrServer.java b/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/SolrServer.java
index b661d651977..b556e10e40d 100644
--- a/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/SolrServer.java
+++ b/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/SolrServer.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.QueryRequest;
 import org.apache.solr.client.solrj.request.SolrPing;
@@ -101,6 +102,10 @@ public abstract class SolrServer implements Serializable
     return new UpdateRequest().deleteById( id ).process( this );
   }
 
+  public UpdateResponse deleteById(List<String> ids) throws SolrServerException, IOException {
+    return new UpdateRequest().deleteById( ids ).process( this );
+  }
+
   public UpdateResponse deleteByQuery(String query) throws SolrServerException, IOException {
     return new UpdateRequest().deleteByQuery( query ).process( this );
   }
diff --git a/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/UpdateRequest.java b/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/UpdateRequest.java
index a1af0b9775b..e9322c242f6 100644
--- a/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/UpdateRequest.java
+++ b/src/solrj/org/apache/solr/client/solrj/request/UpdateRequest.java
@@ -113,6 +113,13 @@ public class UpdateRequest extends SolrRequest
     deleteById.add( id );
     return this;
   }
+  public UpdateRequest deleteById( List<String> ids )
+  {
+    if( deleteById == null ) {
+      deleteById = new ArrayList<String>(ids);
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
   
   public UpdateRequest deleteByQuery( String q )
   {