diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
index fee08b6..8d56183 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerKeys.scala
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ object DockerKeys {
   val docker = taskKey[ImageId]("Build a Docker image.")
   val dockerBuildAndPush = taskKey[Map[ImageName, ImageDigest]]("Build a Docker image and pushes it to a registry.")
   val dockerPush = taskKey[Map[ImageName, ImageDigest]]("Push a already built Docker image to a registry.")
+  val dockerRmi = taskKey[Map[ImageName, Seq[ImageDigest]]]("Delete built images.")
 
   @deprecated("Use imageNames instead.", "1.0.0")
   val imageName = taskKey[ImageName]("Name of the built image.")
diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerRmi.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerRmi.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2719b15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerRmi.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+package sbtdocker
+
+import sbt._
+
+import scala.sys.process.{Process, ProcessLogger}
+
+object DockerRmi {
+
+  /**
+    * Delete Docker images.
+    *
+    * @param dockerPath path to the docker binary
+    * @param imageNames names of the images to delete
+    * @param log logger
+    */
+  def apply(dockerPath: String, imageNames: Seq[ImageName], log: Logger): Map[ImageName, Seq[ImageDigest]] = {
+    imageNames.map { imageName =>
+      apply(dockerPath, imageName, log)
+    }.toMap
+  }
+
+  /**
+    * Delete a Docker image.
+    *
+    * @param dockerPath path to the docker binary
+    * @param imageName name of the image to delete
+    * @param log logger
+    */
+  def apply(dockerPath: String, imageName: ImageName, log: Logger): (ImageName, Seq[ImageDigest]) = {
+    log.info(s"Deleting docker image with name: '$imageName'")
+
+    var lines = Seq.empty[String]
+    val processLog = ProcessLogger(
+      { line =>
+        log.info(line)
+        lines :+= line
+      },
+      { line =>
+        log.info(line)
+        lines :+= line
+      }
+    )
+
+    val command = dockerPath :: "rmi" :: "-f" :: imageName.toString :: Nil
+    log.debug(s"Running command: '${command.mkString(" ")}'")
+
+    val process = Process(command)
+    val exitCode = process ! processLog
+    if (exitCode != 0) throw new DockerRmiException(s"Failed to run 'docker rmi' on image $imageName. Exit code $exitCode")
+
+    val DeletedImageDigestSha256 = ".*Deleted: ([^:]*):([0-9a-f]+).*".r
+
+    val deletedImages = lines.collect {
+      case DeletedImageDigestSha256(algo, digest) => ImageDigest(algo, digest)
+    }
+
+    (imageName, deletedImages)
+  }
+}
+
+class DockerRmiException(message: String) extends RuntimeException(message)
diff --git a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
index 2bcd7fc..2f9182a 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/sbtdocker/DockerSettings.scala
@@ -25,6 +25,13 @@ object DockerSettings {
 
       DockerPush(dockerPath, imageNames, log)
     },
+    dockerRmi := {
+      val log = Keys.streams.value.log
+      val dockerPath = (docker / DockerKeys.dockerPath).value
+      val imageNames = (docker / DockerKeys.imageNames).value
+
+      DockerRmi(dockerPath, imageNames, log)
+    },
     dockerBuildAndPush := Def.taskDyn {
       docker.value
       Def.task {
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/build.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/build.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..648ed78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/build.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+enablePlugins(DockerPlugin)
+
+name := "scripted-rmi"
+
+organization := "sbtdocker"
+
+version := "0.1.0"
+
+// Define a Dockerfile
+docker / dockerfile := {
+  val jarFile = (Compile / packageBin / Keys.`package`).value
+  val classpath = (Compile / managedClasspath).value
+  val mainclass = (Compile / packageBin / mainClass).value.getOrElse {
+    sys.error("Expected exactly one main class")
+  }
+  val jarTarget = s"/app/${jarFile.getName}"
+  // Add all files on the classpath
+  val files = classpath.files.map(file => file -> s"/app/${file.getName}").toMap
+  // Make a colon separated classpath with the JAR file
+  val classpathString = files.values.mkString(":") + ":" + jarTarget
+  new Dockerfile {
+    from("openjdk:8-jre")
+    // Add all files that is on the classpath
+    files.foreach {
+      case (source, destination) =>
+        add(source, destination)
+    }
+    // Add the JAR and set the entry point
+    add(jarFile, jarTarget)
+    entryPoint("java", "-cp", classpathString, mainclass)
+  }
+}
+
+// Set a custom image name
+docker / imageNames := {
+  val imageName = ImageName(
+    namespace = Some(organization.value),
+    repository = name.value,
+    tag = Some("v" + version.value))
+  Seq(imageName, imageName.copy(tag = Some("latest")))
+}
+
+val check = taskKey[Unit]("Check")
+
+check := {
+  val names = (docker / imageNames).value
+  names.foreach { imageName =>
+    val process = scala.sys.process.Process("docker", Seq("run", "--rm", imageName.toString))
+    val out = process.!!
+    if (out.trim != "Hello World") sys.error("Unexpected output: " + out)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/build.properties b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/build.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0837f7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/build.properties
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+sbt.version=1.3.13
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/plugins.sbt b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/plugins.sbt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c16d993
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  sys.props.get("plugin.version") match {
+    case Some(v) =>
+      addSbtPlugin("se.marcuslonnberg" % "sbt-docker" % v)
+    case None =>
+      sys.error("The system property 'plugin.version' is not defined. " +
+        "Specify this property using the scriptedLaunchOpts -D.")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/src/main/scala/simple/HelloWorld.scala b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/src/main/scala/simple/HelloWorld.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..93d4b02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/src/main/scala/simple/HelloWorld.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package simple
+
+object HelloWorld extends App {
+  println("Hello World")
+}
diff --git a/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/test b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..003ce0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sbt-test/sbt-docker/rmi/test
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+> docker
+> check
+> dockerRmi
+-> check