diff --git a/extensions/elasticsearch/Command.php b/extensions/elasticsearch/Command.php
index e46210fafb..0780773a5d 100644
--- a/extensions/elasticsearch/Command.php
+++ b/extensions/elasticsearch/Command.php
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 namespace yii\elasticsearch;
 
 use yii\base\Component;
+use yii\base\InvalidCallException;
+use yii\base\InvalidParamException;
 use yii\helpers\Json;
 
 /**
@@ -64,6 +66,32 @@ class Command extends Component
         return $this->db->get($url, array_merge($this->options, $options), $query);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sends a request to the delete by query
+     * @param array $options
+     * @return mixed
+     */
+    public function deleteByQuery($options = [])
+    {
+        if (!isset($this->queryParts['query'])) {
+            throw new InvalidCallException('Can not call deleteByQuery when no query is given.');
+        }
+        $query = [
+            'query' => $this->queryParts['query'],
+        ];
+        if (isset($this->queryParts['filter'])) {
+            $query['filter'] = $this->queryParts['filter'];
+        }
+        $query = Json::encode($query);
+        $url = [
+            $this->index !== null ? $this->index : '_all',
+            $this->type !== null ? $this->type : '_all',
+            '_query'
+        ];
+
+        return $this->db->delete($url, array_merge($this->options, $options), $query);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sends a request to the _suggest API and returns the result
      * @param string|array $suggester the suggester body
diff --git a/extensions/elasticsearch/Query.php b/extensions/elasticsearch/Query.php
index cb515e9b14..d94d15e350 100644
--- a/extensions/elasticsearch/Query.php
+++ b/extensions/elasticsearch/Query.php
@@ -267,17 +267,16 @@ class Query extends Component implements QueryInterface
     /**
      * Executes the query and deletes all matching documents.
      *
-     * This will not run facet queries.
+     * Everything except query and filter will be ignored.
      *
      * @param Connection $db the database connection used to execute the query.
      * If this parameter is not given, the `elasticsearch` application component will be used.
-     * @return array the query results. If the query results in nothing, an empty array will be returned.
+     * @param array $options The options given with this query.
+     * @return array the query results.
      */
-    public function delete($db = null)
+    public function delete($db = null, $options = [])
     {
-        // TODO implement http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-delete-by-query.html
-        // http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/1.x/_search_requests.html
-        throw new NotSupportedException('Delete by query is not implemented yet.');
+        return $this->createCommand($db)->deleteByQuery($options);
     }
 
     /**