diff --git a/CHANGES/376.feature b/CHANGES/376.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..08e340b00
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/376.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added the ability to delete tasks.
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py b/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
index ad1d76be7..3bcba48cf 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ class PulpTaskContext(PulpEntityContext):
     HREF = "task_href"
     LIST_ID = "tasks_list"
     READ_ID = "tasks_read"
+    DELETE_ID = "tasks_delete"
     CANCEL_ID: ClassVar[str] = "tasks_cancel"
 
     resource_context: Optional[PulpEntityContext] = None
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py b/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
index aa824624a..9200cca12 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     pass_entity_context,
     pass_pulp_context,
 )
-from pulpcore.cli.common.generic import href_option, list_command, pulp_option
+from pulpcore.cli.common.generic import destroy_command, href_option, list_command, pulp_option
 from pulpcore.cli.core.context import PulpTaskContext
 from pulpcore.cli.core.generic import task_filter
 
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ def task(ctx: click.Context, pulp_ctx: PulpContext) -> None:
 
 
 task.add_command(list_command(decorators=task_filter))
+task.add_command(destroy_command(decorators=[href_option, uuid_option]))
 
 
 @task.command()