diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e645f88..81b2a81 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ See a git log for the highlighted ref by pressing <kbd>SPACE</kbd>
 | <kbd>enter</kbd>                                                 | Select highlighted item                             |
 | <kbd>y</kbd>                                                     | Copy highlighted item                               |
 | <kbd>space</kbd>                                                 | Git log                                             |
+| <kbd>d</kbd>                                                     | Prompt to delete highlighted item                   |
 | <kbd>&</kbd>                                                     | Filter lines - enter blank search to show all lines |
 | <kbd>/</kbd>                                                     | Search Lines                                        |
 | <kbd>n</kbd>                                                     | Jump to next search result                          |
diff --git a/src/app.ts b/src/app.ts
index 0bc8b25..9d33d24 100644
--- a/src/app.ts
+++ b/src/app.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import * as config from "./utils/config.js";
 import {
   closeGitResponse,
   doCheckoutBranch,
+  forceDeleteBranch,
   doFetchBranches,
   getRefData,
 } from "./utils/git.js";
@@ -303,6 +304,39 @@ export const start = async (args: string[]) => {
     }
   });
 
+  branchTable.key("d", function () {
+    const selection = parseSelection(
+      branchTable.items[branchTable.selected].content,
+    );
+    const branchName = selection[2];
+
+    if (state.currentRemoteIndex !== 0) {
+      logger.error("Branch deletion is only available on heads");
+      return;
+    }
+
+    getPrompt(
+      `Are you sure you want to force delete ${branchName}? (only y is accepted)`,
+      async (value: string) => {
+        if (value === "y") {
+          try {
+            await forceDeleteBranch(branchName);
+
+            process.stdout.write(
+              `Successfully deleted branch ${chalk.bold(branchName)}\n`,
+            );
+
+            process.exit(0);
+          } catch (error) {
+            logger.error(`Failed to delete branch ${branchName}`);
+          }
+        } else {
+          logger.log("Skipping deletion");
+        }
+      },
+    );
+  });
+
   branchTable.focus();
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/utils/git.ts b/src/utils/git.ts
index ecec5bd..ca5b33d 100644
--- a/src/utils/git.ts
+++ b/src/utils/git.ts
@@ -127,6 +127,18 @@ export const doFetchBranches = () => {
   return execGit(args);
 };
 
+/**
+ * Force delete the given branch
+ *
+ * @param selectedBranch
+ * @returns {Promise<string>}
+ */
+export const forceDeleteBranch = (selectedBranch: string) => {
+  const args = ["branch", "-D", selectedBranch];
+
+  return execGit(args);
+};
+
 /**
  * Format output from getBranchesFrom() and return an array of arrays containing
  * formatted lines for the data table.
diff --git a/src/utils/helpText.ts b/src/utils/helpText.ts
index 0febecb..d9585bd 100644
--- a/src/utils/helpText.ts
+++ b/src/utils/helpText.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const helpText = (): Array<Array<string>> => {
     [chalk.bold("enter"), "Select highlighted item"],
     [chalk.bold("y"), "Copy highlighted item"],
     [chalk.bold("space"), "Git log"],
+    [chalk.bold("d"), "Prompt to delete highlighted item"],
     [chalk.bold("&"), "Filter lines - enter blank search to show all lines"],
     [chalk.bold("/"), "Search lines"],
     [chalk.bold("n"), "Jump to next search result"],