diff --git a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/GistsClientTests.cs b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/GistsClientTests.cs
index 2554b95e..2477fe5e 100644
--- a/Octokit.Tests/Clients/GistsClientTests.cs
+++ b/Octokit.Tests/Clients/GistsClientTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ using Octokit;
 using Xunit;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Octokit.Tests.Helpers;
 
 public class GistsClientTests
 {
@@ -41,6 +43,30 @@ public class GistsClientTests
         }
     }
 
+    public class TheDeleteMethod
+    {
+        [Fact]
+        public void PostsToTheCorrectUrl()
+        {
+            var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
+            var client = new GistsClient(connection);
+
+            client.Delete("1");
+
+            connection.Received().Delete(Arg.Is<Uri>(u => u.ToString() == "gists/1"));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task EnsuresArgumentsNotNull()
+        {
+            var connection = Substitute.For<IApiConnection>();
+            var client = new GistsClient(connection);
+
+            AssertEx.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(async () => await
+                client.Delete(null));
+        }
+    }
+
     public class TheCtor
     {
         [Fact]
diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/GistsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/GistsClient.cs
index 6429417f..7dc92efc 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/GistsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/GistsClient.cs
@@ -63,5 +63,19 @@ namespace Octokit
 
             return ApiConnection.Post<Gist>(ApiUrls.Gist(), gist);
         }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deletes a gist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// http://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#delete-a-gist
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="id">The id of the gist</param>
+        public Task Delete(string id)
+        {
+            Ensure.ArgumentNotNull(id, "id");
+
+            return ApiConnection.Delete(ApiUrls.Gist(id));
+        }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/Octokit/Clients/IGistsClient.cs b/Octokit/Clients/IGistsClient.cs
index 72571f19..587d0b4f 100644
--- a/Octokit/Clients/IGistsClient.cs
+++ b/Octokit/Clients/IGistsClient.cs
@@ -32,5 +32,14 @@ namespace Octokit
         /// </remarks>
         /// <param name="newGist">The new gist to create</param>
         Task<Gist> Create(NewGist newGist);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Deletes a gist
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// http://developer.github.com/v3/gists/#delete-a-gist
+        /// </remarks>
+        /// <param name="id">The id of the gist</param>
+        Task Delete(string id);
     }
 }
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