diff --git a/java/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommand.java b/java/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommand.java
index 8ab855d12..35ee93b0d 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommand.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommand.java
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ final class DeleteDomainCommand extends MutatingEppToolCommand {
       required = true)
   private String domainName;
 
+  @Parameter(
+      names = {"--immediately"},
+      description = "Whether to bypass grace periods and delete the domain immediately.")
+  private boolean immediately = false;
+
   @Parameter(
       names = {"--reason"},
       description = "Reason for the change.",
@@ -43,15 +48,19 @@ final class DeleteDomainCommand extends MutatingEppToolCommand {
 
   @Parameter(
       names = {"--registrar_request"},
-      description = "Whether the change was requested by a registrar.",
-      arity = 1)
+      description = "Whether the change was requested by a registrar.")
   private boolean requestedByRegistrar = false;
 
   @Override
   protected void initMutatingEppToolCommand() {
+    if (immediately) {
+      // Immediate deletion is accomplished using the superuser extension.
+      superuser = true;
+    }
     setSoyTemplate(DeleteDomainSoyInfo.getInstance(), DeleteDomainSoyInfo.DELETEDOMAIN);
     addSoyRecord(clientId, new SoyMapData(
         "domainName", domainName,
+        "immediately", immediately,
         "reason", reason,
         "requestedByRegistrar", requestedByRegistrar));
   }
diff --git a/java/google/registry/tools/soy/DeleteDomain.soy b/java/google/registry/tools/soy/DeleteDomain.soy
index 0355ceb54..ceb66c11c 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/tools/soy/DeleteDomain.soy
+++ b/java/google/registry/tools/soy/DeleteDomain.soy
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
  */
 {template .deletedomain stricthtml="false"}
 {@param domainName: string}
+{@param immediately: bool}
 {@param reason: string}
 {@param requestedByRegistrar: any}
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
@@ -35,6 +36,12 @@
         <metadata:reason>Deleted by registry administrator: {$reason}</metadata:reason>
         <metadata:requestedByRegistrar>{$requestedByRegistrar}</metadata:requestedByRegistrar>
       </metadata:metadata>
+    {if $immediately}
+      <superuser:domainDelete xmlns:superuser="urn:google:params:xml:ns:superuser-1.0">
+        <superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>0</superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>
+        <superuser:pendingDeleteDays>0</superuser:pendingDeleteDays>
+      </superuser:domainDelete>
+    {/if}
     </extension>
     <clTRID>RegistryTool</clTRID>
   </command>
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommandTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommandTest.java
index 7d56a2b39..60ed0f2e5 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommandTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/tools/DeleteDomainCommandTest.java
@@ -30,30 +30,31 @@ public class DeleteDomainCommandTest extends EppToolCommandTestCase<DeleteDomain
 
   @Test
   public void testSuccess_multipleWordReason() throws Exception {
-    runCommand(
-        "--client=NewRegistrar", "--domain_name=example.tld", "--force", "--reason=\"Test test\"");
+    runCommandForced(
+        "--client=NewRegistrar", "--domain_name=example.tld", "--reason=\"Test test\"");
     eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_delete_multiple_word_reason.xml");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testSuccess_immediately() throws Exception {
+    runCommandForced(
+        "--client=NewRegistrar", "--domain_name=example.tld", "--immediately", "--reason=Test");
+    eppVerifier.expectSuperuser().verifySent("domain_delete_immediately.xml");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testSuccess_requestedByRegistrarFalse() throws Exception {
-    runCommand(
-        "--client=NewRegistrar",
-        "--domain_name=example.tld",
-        "--force",
-        "--reason=Test",
-        "--registrar_request=false");
+    runCommandForced("--client=NewRegistrar", "--domain_name=example.tld", "--reason=Test");
     eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_delete.xml");
   }
 
   @Test
   public void testSuccess_requestedByRegistrarTrue() throws Exception {
-    runCommand(
+    runCommandForced(
         "--client=NewRegistrar",
         "--domain_name=example.tld",
-        "--force",
         "--reason=Test",
-        "--registrar_request=true");
+        "--registrar_request");
     eppVerifier.verifySent("domain_delete_by_registrar.xml");
   }
 
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/tools/server/testdata/domain_delete_immediately.xml b/javatests/google/registry/tools/server/testdata/domain_delete_immediately.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e701b5ca7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/tools/server/testdata/domain_delete_immediately.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+  <command>
+    <delete>
+      <domain:delete
+       xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+        <domain:name>example.tld</domain:name>
+      </domain:delete>
+    </delete>
+    <extension>
+      <metadata:metadata xmlns:metadata="urn:google:params:xml:ns:metadata-1.0">
+        <metadata:reason>Deleted by registry administrator: Test</metadata:reason>
+        <metadata:requestedByRegistrar>false</metadata:requestedByRegistrar>
+      </metadata:metadata>
+      <superuser:domainDelete xmlns:superuser="urn:google:params:xml:ns:superuser-1.0">
+        <superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>0</superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>
+        <superuser:pendingDeleteDays>0</superuser:pendingDeleteDays>
+      </superuser:domainDelete>
+    </extension>
+    <clTRID>RegistryTool</clTRID>
+  </command>
+</epp>