diff --git a/gitea/issue.go b/gitea/issue.go
index 660e7c5..603d23d 100644
--- a/gitea/issue.go
+++ b/gitea/issue.go
@@ -289,6 +289,17 @@ func (c *Client) EditIssue(owner, repo string, index int64, opt EditIssueOption)
 	return issue, resp, err
 }
 
+// DeleteIssue delete a issue from a repository
+func (c *Client) DeleteIssue(user, repo string, id int64) (*Response, error) {
+	if err := escapeValidatePathSegments(&user, &repo); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	_, resp, err := c.getResponse("DELETE",
+		fmt.Sprintf("/repos/%s/%s/issues/%d", user, repo, id),
+		nil, nil)
+	return resp, err
+}
+
 func (c *Client) issueBackwardsCompatibility(issue *Issue) {
 	if c.checkServerVersionGreaterThanOrEqual(version1_12_0) != nil {
 		c.mutex.RLock()
diff --git a/gitea/issue_test.go b/gitea/issue_test.go
index 9db6fd8..6f7bdab 100644
--- a/gitea/issue_test.go
+++ b/gitea/issue_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func TestIssue(t *testing.T) {
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
 	editIssues(t, c)
 	listIssues(t, c)
+	deleteIssue(t, c)
 }
 
 func createIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client) {
@@ -47,6 +48,18 @@ func createIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client) {
 	createTestIssue(t, c, repo.Name, "", "you never know", nil, nil, mile.ID, nil, true, true)
 }
 
+func deleteIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client) {
+	log.Println("== TestDeleteIssues ==")
+
+	user, _, err := c.GetMyUserInfo()
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	repo, _ := createTestRepo(t, "IssueTestsRepo", c)
+
+	issue := createTestIssue(t, c, repo.Name, "Deleteable Issue", "", nil, nil, 0, nil, false, false)
+	_, err = c.DeleteIssue(user.UserName, repo.Name, issue.Index)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func editIssues(t *testing.T, c *Client) {
 	log.Println("== TestEditIssues ==")
 	il, _, err := c.ListIssues(ListIssueOption{KeyWord: "soon"})
@@ -104,7 +117,7 @@ func listIssues(t *testing.T, c *Client) {
 	assert.Len(t, issues, 3)
 }
 
-func createTestIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client, repoName, title, body string, assignees []string, deadline *time.Time, milestone int64, labels []int64, closed, shouldFail bool) {
+func createTestIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client, repoName, title, body string, assignees []string, deadline *time.Time, milestone int64, labels []int64, closed, shouldFail bool) *Issue {
 	user, _, err := c.GetMyUserInfo()
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	issue, _, e := c.CreateIssue(user.UserName, repoName, CreateIssueOption{
@@ -118,7 +131,7 @@ func createTestIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client, repoName, title, body string, assi
 	})
 	if shouldFail {
 		assert.Error(t, e)
-		return
+		return nil
 	}
 	assert.NoError(t, e)
 	assert.NotEmpty(t, issue)
@@ -137,4 +150,5 @@ func createTestIssue(t *testing.T, c *Client, repoName, title, body string, assi
 	} else {
 		assert.Empty(t, issue.Closed)
 	}
+	return issue
 }