diff --git a/.beads/issues.jsonl b/.beads/issues.jsonl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc687ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.beads/issues.jsonl
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{"id":"LazyPM-15e","title":"issue1","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","owner":"viljarb@tutanota.com","created_at":"2026-02-05T12:54:47.980567399+01:00","created_by":"vb","updated_at":"2026-02-05T12:54:54.505284343+01:00","deleted_at":"2026-02-05T12:54:54.505284343+01:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"feature"}
+{"id":"LazyPM-5dx","title":"gergreerg","description":"rgkjioergioreg","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","owner":"viljarb@tutanota.com","created_at":"2026-02-05T12:59:44.540301146+01:00","created_by":"vb","updated_at":"2026-02-05T14:14:33.565644925+01:00","deleted_at":"2026-02-05T14:14:33.565644925+01:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"feature"}
+{"id":"LazyPM-9qt","title":"asdf","description":"asjoidiajsoijodas","status":"tombstone","priority":2,"issue_type":"feature","owner":"viljarb@tutanota.com","created_at":"2026-02-05T12:59:28.40054283+01:00","created_by":"vb","updated_at":"2026-02-05T14:14:28.948203666+01:00","deleted_at":"2026-02-05T14:14:28.948203666+01:00","deleted_by":"batch delete","delete_reason":"batch delete","original_type":"feature"}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/commands/delete.go b/pkg/cli/commands/delete.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68fce1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/cli/commands/delete.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var deleteCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:     "delete [id]",
+	Short:   "Delete an existing issue",
+	Long:    `Delete an existing issue by its ID.`,
+	Example: `pm delete issue_id`,
+	RunE:    runDeleteCmd,
+	Aliases: []string{"del"},
+	Args:    cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+}
+
+func runDeleteCmd(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+	deleteID := strings.Join(args, " ")
+
+	err := svc.Beads.DeleteIssue(cmd.Context(), deleteID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting issue: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	str := fmt.Sprintf("Deleted issue with ID: %s\n", deleteID)
+
+	fmt.Print(str)
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/cli/commands/root.go b/pkg/cli/commands/root.go
index edee54c..158cdbb 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/commands/root.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/commands/root.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ func Execute(services *service.Services) error {
 
 func init() {
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(createCmd)
-
+	rootCmd.AddCommand(deleteCmd)
 	rootCmd.CompletionOptions.DisableDefaultCmd = false
 	rootCmd.AddGroup(&cobra.Group{ID: "help", Title: "Helping Commands"})
 	rootCmd.SetCompletionCommandGroupID("help")