diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/main.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dfd9d8b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package delete
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/container"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/node"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/pkg/wwlog"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func CobraRunE(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+
+	nodeDB, err := node.New()
+	if err != nil {
+		wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not open nodeDB: %s\n", err)
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+
+	nodes, _ := nodeDB.FindAllNodes()
+
+ARG_LOOP:
+	for _, arg := range args {
+		for _, n := range nodes {
+			if n.ContainerName.Get() == arg {
+				wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Container is configured for nodes, skipping: %s\n", arg)
+				continue ARG_LOOP
+			}
+		}
+
+		if container.ValidSource(arg) == false {
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Container name is not a valid source: %s\n", arg)
+			continue
+		}
+		err := container.DeleteSource(arg)
+		if err != nil {
+			wwlog.Printf(wwlog.ERROR, "Could not remove source: %s\n", arg)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Printf("Container has been deleted: %s\n", arg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/root.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2171df6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete/root.go
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package delete
+
+import "github.com/spf13/cobra"
+
+var (
+	baseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+		Use:   "delete",
+		Short: "Delete Source OCI VNFS images",
+		Long:  "Delete Source OCI VNFS images ",
+		RunE:  CobraRunE,
+		Args:  cobra.MinimumNArgs(1),
+	}
+	SetForce  bool
+	SetUpdate bool
+	SetBuild  bool
+)
+
+func init() {
+
+}
+
+// GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.
+func GetCommand() *cobra.Command {
+	return baseCmd
+}
diff --git a/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go b/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
index 9bda463a..00739fd7 100644
--- a/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
+++ b/internal/app/wwctl/container/root.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package container
 
 import (
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/build"
+	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/delete"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/exec"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/list"
 	"github.com/hpcng/warewulf/internal/app/wwctl/container/pull"
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ func init() {
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(list.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(pull.GetCommand())
 	baseCmd.AddCommand(exec.GetCommand())
-
+	baseCmd.AddCommand(delete.GetCommand())
 }
 
 // GetRootCommand returns the root cobra.Command for the application.