diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchOperations.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchOperations.java
index fabd15733..480f3d55c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchOperations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchOperations.java
@@ -197,6 +197,22 @@ public interface ElasticsearchOperations {
      */
     <T> void delete(DeleteQuery query, Class<T> clazz);
 
+    /**
+     * Deletes an index for given entity
+     * @param clazz
+     * @param <T>
+     * @return
+     */
+    <T> boolean deleteIndex(Class<T> clazz);
+
+    /**
+     * check if index is exists
+     * @param clazz
+     * @param <T>
+     * @return
+     */
+    <T> boolean indexExists(Class<T> clazz);
+
     /**
      * refresh the index
      * @param indexName
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
index 8fb584f34..b1be40ba3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core;
 
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.DeserializationConfig;
 import org.codehaus.jackson.map.ObjectMapper;
+import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.delete.DeleteIndexRequest;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.admin.indices.mapping.put.PutMappingRequestBuilder;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkItemResponse;
 import org.elasticsearch.action.bulk.BulkRequestBuilder;
@@ -226,6 +227,20 @@ public class ElasticsearchTemplate implements ElasticsearchOperations {
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public <T> boolean indexExists(Class<T> clazz){
+        return indexExists(getPersistentEntityFor(clazz).getIndexName());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <T> boolean deleteIndex(Class<T> clazz){
+        String indexName = getPersistentEntityFor(clazz).getIndexName();
+        if(indexExists(indexName)){
+            return client.admin().indices().delete(new DeleteIndexRequest(indexName)).actionGet().acknowledged();
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String delete(String indexName, String type, String id) {
         return client.prepareDelete(indexName, type, id)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTest.java
index f00eb7a24..cee9f3a70 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplateTest.java
@@ -728,4 +728,16 @@ public class ElasticsearchTemplateTest {
         assertThat(elasticsearchTemplate.putMapping(entity) , is(true)) ;
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void shouldDeleteIndexForGivenEntity(){
+        //given
+        Class clazz = SampleEntity.class;
+        //when
+        elasticsearchTemplate.deleteIndex(clazz);
+        //then
+        assertThat(elasticsearchTemplate.indexExists(clazz),is(false));
+    }
+
+
+
 }