diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 13516492..065b4d98 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
   - drop the support for deprecated cbinstall and cbpreinstall directives
   - allow to set maintainer or bugowner ship for a binary package initially, but ask back if
     this is the right place.
+  - support listing of deleted source files "ls -D $PROJECT $PACKAGE"
 
 0.139
   - various bugfixes for owner search
diff --git a/osc/commandline.py b/osc/commandline.py
index f34b6f76..02f66a2b 100644
--- a/osc/commandline.py
+++ b/osc/commandline.py
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
                     package = store_read_package(cwd)
         if len(args) > 1:
             package = args[1]
-            if opts.deleted:
-                raise oscerr.WrongArgs("Too many arguments when listing deleted packages")
         if len(args) > 2:
             if opts.deleted:
                 raise oscerr.WrongArgs("Too many arguments when listing deleted packages")
@@ -405,6 +403,7 @@ class Osc(cmdln.Cmdln):
                                       verbose=opts.verbose,
                                       expand=opts.expand,
                                       meta=opts.meta,
+                                      deleted=opts.deleted,
                                       revision=rev)
                     link_seen = '_link' in l
                     if opts.verbose:
diff --git a/osc/core.py b/osc/core.py
index 02f7d7d1..a2970e37 100644
--- a/osc/core.py
+++ b/osc/core.py
@@ -2995,11 +2995,13 @@ def meta_get_packagelist(apiurl, prj, deleted=None):
     return [ node.get('name') for node in root.findall('entry') ]
 
 
-def meta_get_filelist(apiurl, prj, package, verbose=False, expand=False, revision=None, meta=False):
+def meta_get_filelist(apiurl, prj, package, verbose=False, expand=False, revision=None, meta=False, deleted=False):
     """return a list of file names,
     or a list File() instances if verbose=True"""
 
     query = {}
+    if deleted:
+        query['deleted'] = 1
     if expand:
         query['expand'] = 1
     if meta: