diff --git a/Lib/test/test_descr.py b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
index 1dfc5abe87b..543dfa475fa 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_descr.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_descr.py
@@ -1399,13 +1399,16 @@ def compattr():
     if verbose: print "Testing computed attributes..."
     class C(object):
         class computed_attribute(object):
-            def __init__(self, get, set=None):
+            def __init__(self, get, set=None, delete=None):
                 self.__get = get
                 self.__set = set
+                self.__delete = delete
             def __get__(self, obj, type=None):
                 return self.__get(obj)
             def __set__(self, obj, value):
                 return self.__set(obj, value)
+            def __delete__(self, obj):
+                return self.__delete(obj)
         def __init__(self):
             self.__x = 0
         def __get_x(self):
@@ -1414,13 +1417,17 @@ def compattr():
             return x
         def __set_x(self, x):
             self.__x = x
-        x = computed_attribute(__get_x, __set_x)
+        def __delete_x(self):
+            del self.__x
+        x = computed_attribute(__get_x, __set_x, __delete_x)
     a = C()
     vereq(a.x, 0)
     vereq(a.x, 1)
     a.x = 10
     vereq(a.x, 10)
     vereq(a.x, 11)
+    del a.x
+    vereq(hasattr(a, 'x'), 0)
 
 def newslot():
     if verbose: print "Testing __new__ slot override..."
@@ -1733,8 +1740,8 @@ def properties():
     verify(not hasattr(a, "_C__x"))
     C.x.__set__(a, 100)
     vereq(C.x.__get__(a), 100)
-##    C.x.__set__(a)
-##    verify(not hasattr(a, "x"))
+    C.x.__delete__(a)
+    verify(not hasattr(a, "x"))
 
     raw = C.__dict__['x']
     verify(isinstance(raw, property))
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index fa08b8a7236..6e484574863 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -452,6 +452,7 @@ Nathan Sullivan
 Mark Summerfield
 Kalle Svensson
 Hajime Saitou
+Nathan Srebro
 RajGopal Srinivasan
 Jim St. Pierre
 Quentin Stafford-Fraser
diff --git a/Objects/typeobject.c b/Objects/typeobject.c
index 6bd2b7a366c..f7069a0c64b 100644
--- a/Objects/typeobject.c
+++ b/Objects/typeobject.c
@@ -2807,6 +2807,22 @@ wrap_descr_set(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
 	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
 	return Py_None;
 }
+  
+static PyObject *
+wrap_descr_delete(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped)
+{
+	descrsetfunc func = (descrsetfunc)wrapped;
+	PyObject *obj;
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "O", &obj))
+		return NULL;
+	ret = (*func)(self, obj, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return NULL;
+	Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+	return Py_None;
+}
 
 static PyObject *
 wrap_init(PyObject *self, PyObject *args, void *wrapped, PyObject *kwds)
@@ -3883,6 +3899,8 @@ static slotdef slotdefs[] = {
 	       "descr.__get__(obj[, type]) -> value"),
 	TPSLOT("__set__", tp_descr_set, slot_tp_descr_set, wrap_descr_set,
 	       "descr.__set__(obj, value)"),
+	TPSLOT("__delete__", tp_descr_set, slot_tp_descr_set,
+	       wrap_descr_delete, "descr.__delete__(obj)"),
 	FLSLOT("__init__", tp_init, slot_tp_init, (wrapperfunc)wrap_init,
 	       "x.__init__(...) initializes x; "
 	       "see x.__class__.__doc__ for signature",