diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/building.py b/evennia/commands/default/building.py
index de974a7f08..0437260930 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/building.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/building.py
@@ -1688,12 +1688,22 @@ class CmdSetAttribute(ObjManipCommand):
 
     def rm_attr(self, obj, attr):
         """
-        Remove an attribute from the object, and report back.
+        Remove an attribute from the object, or a nested data structure, and report back.
         """
-        if obj.attributes.has(attr):
-            val = obj.attributes.has(attr)
-            obj.attributes.remove(attr)
-            return "\nDeleted attribute '%s' (= %s) from %s." % (attr, val, obj.name)
+        for key, nested_keys in self.split_nested_attr(attr):
+            if obj.attributes.has(key):
+                if nested_keys:
+                    del_key = nested_keys[-1]
+                    val = obj.attributes.get(key)
+                    val = self.do_nested_lookup(val, *nested_keys[:-1])
+                    if val is not self.not_found:
+                        del val[del_key]
+                        obj.attributes.add(key, val)
+                    return "\nDeleted attribute '%s' (= nested) from %s." % (attr, obj.name)
+                else:
+                    exists = obj.attributes.has(key)
+                    obj.attributes.remove(attr)
+                    return "\nDeleted attribute '%s' (= %s) from %s." % (attr, exists, obj.name)
         else:
             return "\n%s has no attribute '%s'." % (obj.name, attr)
 
diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/tests.py b/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
index 0f44dcbba8..f54be20150 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/tests.py
@@ -540,13 +540,25 @@ class TestBuilding(CommandTest):
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1=[1,2]", "Created attribute Obj/test1 = [1, 2]")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1", "Attribute Obj/test1 = [1, 2]")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1[0]", "Attribute Obj/test1[0] = 1")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1[1]", "Attribute Obj/test1[1] = 2")
+        # list delete
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(),
+                  "Obj/test1[0] =", "Deleted attribute 'test1[0]' (= nested) from Obj.")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1[0]", "Attribute Obj/test1[0] = 2")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test1[1]", "Obj has no attribute 'test1[1]'.")
 
         # removing white space proves real parsing
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(),
-                  "Obj/test2={ 'one': 1 }", "Created attribute Obj/test2 = {'one': 1}")
-        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2", "Attribute Obj/test2 = {'one': 1}")
+                  "Obj/test2={ 'one': 1, 'two': 2 }", "Created attribute Obj/test2 = {'one': 1, 'two': 2}")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2", "Attribute Obj/test2 = {'one': 1, 'two': 2}")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2['one']", "Attribute Obj/test2['one'] = 1")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2['one]", "Attribute Obj/test2['one] = 1")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2['two']", "Attribute Obj/test2['two'] = 2")
+        # Dict delete
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(),
+                  "Obj/test2['two'] =", "Deleted attribute 'test2['two']' (= nested) from Obj.")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2['two']", "Obj has no attribute 'test2['two']'.")
+        self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2", "Attribute Obj/test2 = {'one': 1}")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test2[0]", "Obj has no attribute 'test2[0]'.")
 
         # Deaper nesting
@@ -565,8 +577,8 @@ class TestBuilding(CommandTest):
         # Prefer nested items
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test4[0]", "Attribute Obj/test4[0] = {'one': 1}")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test4[0]['one']", "Attribute Obj/test4[0]['one'] = 1")
-        self.call(building.CmdWipe(), "Obj/test4", "Wiped attributes test4 on Obj.")
         # Restored access
+        self.call(building.CmdWipe(), "Obj/test4", "Wiped attributes test4 on Obj.")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(), "Obj/test4[0]", "Attribute Obj/test4[0] = foo")
         self.call(building.CmdSetAttribute(),
                   "Obj/test4[0]['one']", "Obj has no attribute 'test4[0]['one']'.")