diff --git a/qbolt/boltdb.cpp b/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
index b908925..ad472a5 100644
--- a/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
+++ b/qbolt/boltdb.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,23 @@ bool BoltDB::addBucket(QStringList bucketPath, QByteArray bucketName, QString& e
 
 bool BoltDB::deleteBucket(QStringList bucketPath, QByteArray bucketName, QString& errorOut)
 {
-    errorOut = "Not implemented";
-    return false; // not implemented
+    GoSliceManagedWrapper browse(&bucketPath);
+    GoString bucketNameGS = Interop::toGoString_WeakRef(&bucketName);
+    auto resp = ::Bolt_DeleteBucket(this->gmsDbRef, browse.slice, bucketNameGS);
+
+    if (resp.r0 == ERROR_AND_STOP_CALLING) {
+        errorOut = QString::fromUtf8(resp.r1, resp.r2);
+        free(resp.r1);
+        return false;
+
+    } else if (resp.r0 == FINISHED_OK) {
+        return true;
+
+    } else {
+        // ?? unreachable
+        return false;
+
+    }
 }
 
 bool BoltDB::listBucketsAtRoot(QString& errorOut, NameReciever cb)
diff --git a/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp b/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
index 9879a2d..aa2b372 100644
--- a/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/qbolt/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -366,10 +366,25 @@ void MainWindow::on_actionDelete_bucket_triggered()
     auto *bdb = GET_BDB(top);
 
     // Prompt for confirmation
-
-    if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Delete bucket"), tr("Are you sure you want to remove the bucket '%s'?").arg(itm->text(0)), QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::Cancel) != QMessageBox::Yes) {
+    QString bucketToDelete = itm->text(0);
+    if (QMessageBox::question(this, tr("Delete bucket"), tr("Are you sure you want to remove the bucket '%1'?").arg(bucketToDelete), QMessageBox::Yes, QMessageBox::Cancel) != QMessageBox::Yes) {
         return;
     }
 
+    // One level down
+
+    browse.pop_back();
+
+    QString err;
+    if (! bdb->deleteBucket(browse, bucketToDelete.toUtf8(), err)) {
+        QMessageBox qmb;
+        qmb.setText(tr("Error removing bucket: %1").arg(err));
+        qmb.exec();
+        return;
+    }
+
+    // Refresh bucket list
+    refreshBucketTree(itm->parent()); // sub-tree only
+    ui->bucketTree->expandItem(itm->parent());
 
 }