diff --git a/example/cpp-exchange/in-mem/proof_of_concept_iface.cpp b/example/cpp-exchange/in-mem/proof_of_concept_iface.cpp
index 9654045..2687375 100644
--- a/example/cpp-exchange/in-mem/proof_of_concept_iface.cpp
+++ b/example/cpp-exchange/in-mem/proof_of_concept_iface.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@ class UnorderedMapClient : public radex::IClient {
         return true;
     }
 
+    private:
+        void delete_key(std::string_view key) override {
+        _map.erase(std::string{key});
+    }
+
+    public:
     void put_bytes(std::string_view key, const void *bytes,
                    radex::detail::MetaInt length) override {
         auto ptr = static_cast<const std::uint8_t *>(bytes);
diff --git a/include/radex/client_base.hpp b/include/radex/client_base.hpp
index b76d471..b8fd1d8 100644
--- a/include/radex/client_base.hpp
+++ b/include/radex/client_base.hpp
@@ -201,6 +201,9 @@ class IClient {
     // <<< End Virtual Methods <<<
 
   private:
+    /// Delete the entry stored under `key` in the backing store.
+    virtual void delete_key(std::string_view key) = 0;
+
     detail::ItemInfo get_item_info(
         std::function<detail::BytesBuffer(std::string_view)> fetch_bytes,
         const data::IncomingHandle &handle);
@@ -213,6 +216,9 @@ class IClient {
     wait_for_item_info_ptr(const data::IncomingHandle &handle,
                            std::chrono::milliseconds timeout);
 
+    /// Delete a typed value and its associated metadata.
+    void delete_item(const data::OutgoingHandle &handle);
+
   public:
     /// Store a scalar value under `handle`.
     /// @tparam T One of `int32_t`, `int64_t`, `float`, `double`.
@@ -363,6 +369,11 @@ class Client : public IClient {
                 throw_backend_unavailable();
         }
 
+    private:
+        void delete_key(std::string_view key) override {
+            throw_backend_unavailable();
+        }
+
         void put_bytes(std::string_view key, const void *bytes, detail::MetaInt length) override {
                 throw_backend_unavailable();
         }
diff --git a/include/radex/dragon.hpp b/include/radex/dragon.hpp
index 0e2e690..4278f98 100644
--- a/include/radex/dragon.hpp
+++ b/include/radex/dragon.hpp
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ class Client : public IClient {
 
     Client(dragon::DDict<dragon::Serializable, dragon::Serializable> ddict);
 
+    void delete_key(std::string_view key) override;
+
     bool dormant_timeout_warning_triggered = false;
 
   public:
diff --git a/include/radex/smartredis.hpp b/include/radex/smartredis.hpp
index 4c7a180..f1597f9 100644
--- a/include/radex/smartredis.hpp
+++ b/include/radex/smartredis.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ class Client : public IClient {
     Client(std::unique_ptr<SmartRedis::ConfigOptions> options,
            std::string_view logger_name);
 
+    void delete_key(std::string_view key) override;
+
   public:
     /// Connect using configuration read from the environment.
     Client();
diff --git a/src/cpp/client.cpp b/src/cpp/client.cpp
index 830281a..8010f2a 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/client.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ IClient::wait_for_item_info_ptr(const data::IncomingHandle &handle,
         get_item_info(fetch_bytes, handle));
 }
 
+void IClient::delete_item(const data::OutgoingHandle &handle) {
+    delete_key(handle.key());
+    if (contains(handle.metadata_key())) {
+        delete_key(handle.metadata_key());
+    }
+}
+
 detail::MetaData IClient::get_meta_data(const data::IncomingHandle &handle) {
     return detail::MetaData::from_buffer(get_bytes(handle.metadata_key()));
 }
diff --git a/src/cpp/dragon.cpp b/src/cpp/dragon.cpp
index a76e718..81a07f5 100644
--- a/src/cpp/dragon.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/dragon.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ bool Client::contains(std::string_view key) {
     return ddict.contains(key_);
 }
 
+void Client::delete_key(std::string_view key) {
+    dragon::SerializableString key_{std::string{key}};
+    ddict.erase(key_);
+}
+
 void Client::put_bytes(std::string_view key, const void *bytes,
                        detail::MetaInt length) {
     // FIXME: Gross const cast needed -- check with Kent\!\!
diff --git a/src/cpp/smartredis.cpp b/src/cpp/smartredis.cpp
index 41a785a..519abc4 100644
--- a/src/cpp/smartredis.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp/smartredis.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ bool Client::contains(std::string_view key) {
     return client.key_exists(std::string{key});
 }
 
+void Client::delete_key(std::string_view key) {
+    client.delete_bytes(std::string{key});
+}
+
 void Client::put_bytes(std::string_view key, const void *bytes,
                        detail::MetaInt length) {
     client.put_bytes(std::string{key}, bytes, length);
diff --git a/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pxd b/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pxd
index 9ca37d9..bd83b0c 100644
--- a/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pxd
+++ b/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pxd
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ cdef extern from "radex/client.hpp" namespace "radex":
         void put_bytes(string_view, const void*, size_t) except +raise_py_error
         BytesBuffer get_bytes(string_view) except +raise_py_error
         BytesBuffer wait_for_bytes(string_view, milliseconds) except +raise_py_error
+        void delete_key(string_view) except +
         # <<< End Virtual Methods <<<
 
         void put_scalar[T](const OutgoingHandle&, T) except +raise_py_error
@@ -35,3 +36,4 @@ cdef extern from "radex/client.hpp" namespace "radex":
         unique_ptr[ItemInfo] get_item_info_ptr(const IncomingHandle&) except +raise_py_error
         unique_ptr[ItemInfo] wait_for_item_info_ptr(
                 const IncomingHandle&, milliseconds) except +raise_py_error
+        void delete_item(const OutgoingHandle&) except +raise_py_error
diff --git a/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pyx b/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pyx
index 4f2c606..5ef5689 100644
--- a/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pyx
+++ b/src/python/src/radex/clients/core.pyx
@@ -65,6 +65,10 @@ cdef class PyClient:
         cdef np.number val = coerce_py_objects_to_np_numbers(value)
         return self._put_scalar(handle, val)
 
+    def delete_item(self, OutgoingHandle handle):
+        """Delete a typed value and its associated metadata."""
+        self._client.delete_item(handle.unwrap()[0])
+
     def _put_scalar(self, OutgoingHandle handle, np.number value not None):
         # FIXME: Get rid of this ugly swith statment. Ideally we could used the
         #        fused `SupportedType` type, but there seems to be a known
diff --git a/tests/cpp/test_local_client.cpp b/tests/cpp/test_local_client.cpp
index abc8a48..b585289 100644
--- a/tests/cpp/test_local_client.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp/test_local_client.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,12 @@ class UnorderedMapClient : public radex::IClient {
         return true;
     }
 
+    private:
+        void delete_key(std::string_view key) override {
+        _map.erase(std::string{key});
+    }
+
+    public:
     void put_bytes(std::string_view key, const void *bytes,
                    radex::detail::MetaInt length) override {
         auto ptr = static_cast<const std::uint8_t *>(bytes);
@@ -75,6 +81,34 @@ TEMPLATE_TEST_CASE("In memory client test cases", "[in-mem]", std::int32_t,
         }
     }
 
+    SECTION("Client can delete a scalar value and its metadata") {
+        const radex::data::OutgoingHandle outgoing{"my-scalar"};
+        const radex::data::OutgoingHandle deletion_handle{"my-scalar"};
+        client.put_scalar(outgoing, TestType{});
+        REQUIRE(client.contains(outgoing.key()));
+        REQUIRE(client.contains(outgoing.metadata_key()));
+
+        client.delete_item(deletion_handle);
+
+        REQUIRE_FALSE(client.contains(outgoing.key()));
+        REQUIRE_FALSE(client.contains(outgoing.metadata_key()));
+    }
+
+    SECTION("Client can delete a tensor value and its metadata") {
+        const radex::data::OutgoingHandle outgoing{"my-tensor-to-delete"};
+        const radex::data::OutgoingHandle deletion_handle{"my-tensor-to-delete"};
+        const std::vector<radex::detail::MetaInt> dims{2};
+        const std::vector<TestType> data{TestType{1}, TestType{2}};
+        client.put_tensor(outgoing, dims, data);
+        REQUIRE(client.contains(outgoing.key()));
+        REQUIRE(client.contains(outgoing.metadata_key()));
+
+        client.delete_item(deletion_handle);
+
+        REQUIRE_FALSE(client.contains(outgoing.key()));
+        REQUIRE_FALSE(client.contains(outgoing.metadata_key()));
+    }
+
     SECTION("Client can put and get a 1D tensor value") {
         const int size = 12;
         std::vector<TestType> x_data(size);
diff --git a/tests/python/dragon/test_delete.py b/tests/python/dragon/test_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..65b6a37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/python/dragon/test_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import pytest
+
+from radex.handles.handles import IncomingHandle, OutgoingHandle
+
+
+def test_delete_typed_item(client, random_np_value):
+    key = "some-value-to-delete"
+    client.put_scalar(OutgoingHandle(key), random_np_value)
+    assert client.contains(key)
+
+    client.delete_item(OutgoingHandle(key))
+
+    assert not client.contains(key)
+    assert not client.contains(f"meta::{key}")
+
+
+def test_delete_raw_key(client, random_picklable):
+    key = "some-object-to-delete"
+    client.put_picklable(key, random_picklable)
+    assert client.contains(key)
+
+    client.delete_item(OutgoingHandle(key))
+
+    assert not client.contains(key)