diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5d01005d..b109d416 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Currently, the following operations are supported:
 | Subcommand      | Description |
 | --------- | ----------- |
 | `delete acls [flags]` | Deletes ACL(s) in the cluster matching the provided flags |
+| `delete topic [topic]` | Deletes a single topic in the cluster |
 
 #### get
 
diff --git a/cmd/topicctl/subcmd/delete.go b/cmd/topicctl/subcmd/delete.go
index 27fdbd09..6f0ab557 100644
--- a/cmd/topicctl/subcmd/delete.go
+++ b/cmd/topicctl/subcmd/delete.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ func init() {
 	addSharedFlags(deleteCmd, &deleteConfig.shared)
 	deleteCmd.AddCommand(
 		deleteACLCmd(),
+		deleteTopicCmd(),
 	)
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
 }
@@ -150,3 +151,24 @@ $ topicctl delete acls --resource-type topic --resource-pattern-type literal --r
 	cmd.MarkFlagRequired("resource-type")
 	return cmd
 }
+
+func deleteTopicCmd() *cobra.Command {
+	return &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "topic [topic name]",
+		Short: "Delete a topic",
+		Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			ctx := context.Background()
+			sess := session.Must(session.NewSession())
+
+			adminClient, err := deleteConfig.shared.getAdminClient(ctx, sess, false)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			defer adminClient.Close()
+
+			cliRunner := cli.NewCLIRunner(adminClient, log.Infof, !noSpinner)
+			return cliRunner.DeleteTopic(ctx, args[0])
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/admin/brokerclient.go b/pkg/admin/brokerclient.go
index 6cf1305a..5b69699f 100644
--- a/pkg/admin/brokerclient.go
+++ b/pkg/admin/brokerclient.go
@@ -616,6 +616,31 @@ func (c *BrokerAdminClient) AssignPartitions(
 	return err
 }
 
+// DeleteTopic deletes a topic in the cluster.
+func (c *BrokerAdminClient) DeleteTopic(ctx context.Context, topic string) error {
+	if c.config.ReadOnly {
+		return errors.New("Cannot delete topics in read-only mode")
+	}
+
+	req := &kafka.DeleteTopicsRequest{
+		Topics: []string{topic},
+	}
+	log.Debugf("DeleteTopics request: %+v", req)
+
+	resp, err := c.client.DeleteTopics(ctx, req)
+	log.Debugf("DeleteTopics response: %+v (%+v)", resp, err)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err, ok := resp.Errors[topic]; ok {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AddPartitions extends a topic by adding one or more new partitions to it.
 func (c *BrokerAdminClient) AddPartitions(
 	ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/pkg/admin/brokerclient_test.go b/pkg/admin/brokerclient_test.go
index 8691195a..856fbe18 100644
--- a/pkg/admin/brokerclient_test.go
+++ b/pkg/admin/brokerclient_test.go
@@ -419,6 +419,70 @@ func TestBrokerClientAddPartitions(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []int{6, 1}, topicInfo.Partitions[4].Replicas)
 }
 
+func TestBrokerDeleteTopic(t *testing.T) {
+	if !util.CanTestBrokerAdmin() {
+		t.Skip("Skipping because KAFKA_TOPICS_TEST_BROKER_ADMIN is not set")
+	}
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	client, err := NewBrokerAdminClient(
+		ctx,
+		BrokerAdminClientConfig{
+			ConnectorConfig: ConnectorConfig{
+				BrokerAddr: util.TestKafkaAddr(),
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	topicName := util.RandomString("topic-delete-", 6)
+	err = client.CreateTopic(
+		ctx,
+		kafka.TopicConfig{
+			Topic:             topicName,
+			NumPartitions:     -1,
+			ReplicationFactor: -1,
+			ReplicaAssignments: []kafka.ReplicaAssignment{
+				{
+					Partition: 0,
+					Replicas:  []int{1, 2},
+				},
+				{
+					Partition: 1,
+					Replicas:  []int{2, 3},
+				},
+				{
+					Partition: 2,
+					Replicas:  []int{3, 4},
+				},
+			},
+			ConfigEntries: []kafka.ConfigEntry{
+				{
+					ConfigName:  "flush.ms",
+					ConfigValue: "2000",
+				},
+				{
+					ConfigName:  "retention.ms",
+					ConfigValue: "10000000",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	util.RetryUntil(t, 5*time.Second, func() error {
+		_, err := client.GetTopic(ctx, topicName, true)
+		return err
+	})
+
+	err = client.DeleteTopic(ctx, topicName)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	time.Sleep(time.Second * 10)
+
+	_, err = client.GetTopic(ctx, topicName, false)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestBrokerClientAlterAssignments(t *testing.T) {
 	if !util.CanTestBrokerAdmin() {
 		t.Skip("Skipping because KAFKA_TOPICS_TEST_BROKER_ADMIN is not set")
diff --git a/pkg/admin/client.go b/pkg/admin/client.go
index 919a282c..e05d5dda 100644
--- a/pkg/admin/client.go
+++ b/pkg/admin/client.go
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ type Client interface {
 		detailed bool,
 	) (TopicInfo, error)
 
+	// DeleteTopic deletes a single topic in the cluster.
+	DeleteTopic(ctx context.Context, topic string) error
+
 	// GetACLs gets full information about each ACL in the cluster.
 	GetACLs(
 		ctx context.Context,
diff --git a/pkg/admin/zkclient.go b/pkg/admin/zkclient.go
index 417fd507..b8f23a56 100644
--- a/pkg/admin/zkclient.go
+++ b/pkg/admin/zkclient.go
@@ -645,6 +645,29 @@ func (c *ZKAdminClient) CreateTopic(
 	return err
 }
 
+func (c *ZKAdminClient) DeleteTopic(ctx context.Context, topic string) error {
+	if c.readOnly {
+		return errors.New("Cannot delete topics in read-only mode")
+	}
+
+	req := kafka.DeleteTopicsRequest{
+		Topics: []string{topic},
+	}
+	log.Debugf("DeleteTopics request: %+v", req)
+
+	resp, err := c.Connector.KafkaClient.DeleteTopics(ctx, &req)
+	log.Debugf("DeleteTopics response: %+v (%+v)", resp, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err, ok := resp.Errors[topic]; ok {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AssignPartitions notifies the cluster to begin a partition reassignment.
 // This should only be used for existing partitions; to create new partitions,
 // use the AddPartitions method.
diff --git a/pkg/cli/cli.go b/pkg/cli/cli.go
index ee20f497..a60a1208 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cli.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cli.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/segmentio/topicctl/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/segmentio/topicctl/pkg/groups"
 	"github.com/segmentio/topicctl/pkg/messages"
+	"github.com/segmentio/topicctl/pkg/util"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -608,6 +609,40 @@ func (c *CLIRunner) GetTopics(ctx context.Context, full bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeleteTopic deletes a single topic.
+func (c *CLIRunner) DeleteTopic(ctx context.Context, topic string) error {
+	c.printer("Checking if topic %s exists...", topic)
+	c.startSpinner()
+	// First check that topic exists
+	_, err := c.adminClient.GetTopic(ctx, topic, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.stopSpinner()
+		return fmt.Errorf("error fetching topic info: %+v", err)
+	}
+	c.stopSpinner()
+	c.printer("Topic %s exists in the cluster!", topic)
+
+	confirm, err := util.Confirm(fmt.Sprintf("Delete topic \"%s\"", topic), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !confirm {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	c.startSpinner()
+	err = c.adminClient.DeleteTopic(ctx, topic)
+	c.stopSpinner()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	c.printer("Topic %s successfully deleted", topic)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // GerUsers fetches the details of each user in the cluster and prints out a table of them.
 func (c *CLIRunner) GetUsers(ctx context.Context, names []string) error {
 	c.startSpinner()
diff --git a/pkg/version/version.go b/pkg/version/version.go
index e2b6ecac..502a5946 100644
--- a/pkg/version/version.go
+++ b/pkg/version/version.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 package version
 
 // Version is the current topicctl version.
-const Version = "1.20.2"
+const Version = "1.21.0"