diff --git a/lib/Crypt/PWSafe3.pm b/lib/Crypt/PWSafe3.pm
index f38010c..62ef3d5 100644
--- a/lib/Crypt/PWSafe3.pm
+++ b/lib/Crypt/PWSafe3.pm
@@ -470,6 +470,26 @@ sub modifyrecord {
   $this->markmodified();
 }
 
+sub deleterecord {
+  #
+  # delete a record identified by the given uuid, if present
+  # 
+  # returns 1 if record was actually removed, 0 if it was not present
+  my($this, $uuid) = @_;
+
+  if (! exists $this->{record}->{$uuid}) {
+      return 0;
+  }
+
+  delete $this->{record}->{$uuid};
+
+  # mark vault as modified
+  $this->markmodified();
+
+  return 1;
+}
+
+
 sub markmodified {
   #
   # mark the vault as modified by setting the appropriate header fields
diff --git a/t/run.t b/t/run.t
index 078d587..b3dd84b 100644
--- a/t/run.t
+++ b/t/run.t
@@ -108,6 +108,31 @@ eval {
 };
 ok(!$@, "modify some header fields ($@)");
 
+### 6 delete
+eval {
+  my $vault6 = new Crypt::PWSafe3(file => 't/3.out', password => 'tom');
+  my $uuid      = $vault6->newrecord(user => 'xxx', passwd => 'y');
+  $vault6->save(file=>'t/6.out');
+
+  my $rvault6 = new Crypt::PWSafe3(file => 't/6.out', password => 'tom');
+  my $rec = $rvault6->getrecord($uuid);
+  if ($rec->user ne 'xxx') {
+    die "oop way record change failed";
+  }
+  $rvault6->deleterecord($uuid);
+  if ($rvault6->getrecord($uuid)) {
+      die "deleted record still present in open vault";
+  }
+  $vault6->save(file=>'t/6a.out');
+  
+  my $rvault6a = new Crypt::PWSafe3(file => 't/6a.out', password => 'tom');
+  if ($rvault6->getrecord($uuid)) {
+      die "deleted record reappears after save and reload";
+  }
+};
+ok(!$@, "delete record\n" . $@ . "\n");
+
+
 ### clean temporary files
 unlink('t/3.out');
 unlink('t/4.out');