diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 89b5817a..a0154c0c 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+0.137
+  - support delete requests for repositories.
+
 0.136
   - prefer TLS v1.1 or v1.2 if available
   - declined is considered to be an open state (that is "osc rq list" also shows declined requests)
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index 258c8847..4367d8b7 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -1635,6 +1635,8 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
 
     @cmdln.option('-m', '--message', metavar='TEXT',
                   help='specify message TEXT')
+    @cmdln.option('-r', '--repository', metavar='TEXT',
+                  help='specify message TEXT')
     @cmdln.alias("dr")
     @cmdln.alias("dropreq")
     @cmdln.alias("droprequest")
@@ -1645,6 +1647,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         usage:
             osc deletereq [-m TEXT]                     # works in checked out project/package
             osc deletereq [-m TEXT] PROJECT [PACKAGE]
+            osc deletereq [-m TEXT] PROJECT [--repository REPOSITORY]
         ${cmd_option_list}
         """
         import cgi
@@ -1653,6 +1656,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
 
         project = None
         package = None
+        repository = None
 
         if len(args) > 2:
             raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Too many arguments.')
@@ -1669,6 +1673,9 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
         else: 
             raise oscerr.WrongArgs('Please specify at least a project.')
 
+        if opts.repository:
+            repository = opts.repository
+
         if not opts.message:
             import textwrap
             if package is not None:
@@ -1681,7 +1688,7 @@ Please submit there instead, or use --nodevelproject to force direct submission.
             opts.message = edit_message(footer)
 
         r = Request()
-        r.add_action('delete', tgt_project=project, tgt_package=package)
+        r.add_action('delete', tgt_project=project, tgt_package=package, tgt_repository=repository)
         r.description = cgi.escape(opts.message)
         r.create(self.get_api_url())
         print r.reqid
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index c42d538e..e40462bb 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ class Action:
         'set_bugowner': ('tgt_project', 'tgt_package', 'person_name'), # obsoleted by add_role
         'maintenance_release': ('src_project', 'src_package', 'src_rev', 'tgt_project', 'tgt_package', 'person_name'),
         'maintenance_incident': ('src_project', 'src_package', 'src_rev', 'tgt_project', 'tgt_releaseproject', 'person_name', 'opt_sourceupdate'),
-        'delete': ('tgt_project', 'tgt_package'),
+        'delete': ('tgt_project', 'tgt_package', 'tgt_repository'),
         'change_devel': ('src_project', 'src_package', 'tgt_project', 'tgt_package')}
     # attribute prefix to element name map (only needed for abbreviated attributes)
     prefix_to_elm = {'src': 'source', 'tgt': 'target', 'opt': 'options'}
@@ -2406,9 +2406,11 @@ class Request:
         format an action depending on the action's type.
         A dict which contains the formatted str's is returned.
         """
-        def prj_pkg_join(prj, pkg):
+        def prj_pkg_join(prj, pkg, repository):
             if not pkg:
-                return prj or ''
+                if not repository:
+                   return prj or ''
+                return '%s(%s)' % (prj, repository)
             return '%s/%s' % (prj, pkg)
 
         d = {'type': '%s:' % action.type}
@@ -2450,7 +2452,7 @@ class Request:
             d['target'] = prj_pkg_join(action.tgt_project, action.tgt_package)
         elif action.type == 'delete':
             d['source'] = ''
-            d['target'] = prj_pkg_join(action.tgt_project, action.tgt_package)
+            d['target'] = prj_pkg_join(action.tgt_project, action.tgt_package, action.tgt_repository)
         return d
 
     def list_view(self):