diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/cmdset_player.py b/evennia/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
index 7da8b82e4b..10051e10dd 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/cmdset_player.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class PlayerCmdSet(CmdSet):
         self.add(player.CmdIC())
         self.add(player.CmdOOC())
         self.add(player.CmdCharCreate())
+        self.add(player.CmdCharDelete())
         #self.add(player.CmdSessions())
         self.add(player.CmdWho())
         self.add(player.CmdOption())
diff --git a/evennia/commands/default/player.py b/evennia/commands/default/player.py
index fffab575a2..78ab5e6f69 100644
--- a/evennia/commands/default/player.py
+++ b/evennia/commands/default/player.py
@@ -174,6 +174,57 @@ class CmdCharCreate(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
         self.msg("Created new character %s. Use {w@ic %s{n to enter the game as this character." % (new_character.key, new_character.key))
 
 
+class CmdCharDelete(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
+    """
+    delete a character - this cannot be undone!
+
+    Usage:
+        @chardelete <charname>
+
+    Permanently deletes one of your characters.
+    """
+    key = "@chardelete"
+    locks = "cmd:pperm(Players)"
+    help_category = "General"
+
+    def func(self):
+        "delete the character"
+        player = self.player
+
+        if not self.args:
+            self.msg("Usage: @chardelete <charactername>")
+            return
+
+        # use the playable_characters list to search
+        match = [char for char in utils.make_iter(player.db._playable_characters) if char.key.lower() == self.args.lower()]
+        if not match:
+            self.msg("You have no such character to delete.")
+            return
+        elif len(match) > 1:
+            self.msg("Aborting - there are two characters with the same name. Ask an admin to delete the right one.")
+            return
+        else: # one match
+            from evennia.utils.evmenu import get_input
+
+            def _callback(caller, prompt, result):
+                if result.lower() == "yes":
+                    # only take action
+                    delobj = caller.ndb._char_to_delete
+                    key = delobj.key
+                    caller.db._playable_characters = [char for char
+                                                        in caller.db._playable_characters if char != delobj]
+                    delobj.delete()
+                    caller.msg("Character '%s' was permanently deleted." % key)
+                else:
+                    caller.msg("Deletion was aborted.")
+                del caller.ndb._char_to_delete
+
+            match = match[0]
+            player.ndb._char_to_delete = match
+            prompt = "|rThis will permanently destroy '%s'. This cannot be undone.|n Continue yes/[no]?"
+            get_input(player, prompt % match.key, _callback)
+
+
 class CmdIC(COMMAND_DEFAULT_CLASS):
     """
     control an object you have permission to puppet
diff --git a/evennia/players/players.py b/evennia/players/players.py
index c29df12c28..b25df0b07b 100644
--- a/evennia/players/players.py
+++ b/evennia/players/players.py
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ class DefaultPlayer(with_metaclass(TypeclassBase, PlayerDB)):
                     string += "\n\n You don't have any characters yet. See |whelp @charcreate|n for creating one."
                 else:
                     string += "\n |w@charcreate <name> [=description]|n - create new character"
+                    string += "\n |w@chardelete <name>|n - delete a character (cannot be undone!)"
 
             if characters:
                 string_s_ending = len(characters) > 1 and "s" or ""
diff --git a/evennia/utils/evmenu.py b/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
index bb22b635bb..f99ee96d1e 100644
--- a/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
+++ b/evennia/utils/evmenu.py
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ class CmdGetInput(Command):
         caller = self.caller
         callback = caller.ndb._getinputcallback
         prompt = caller.ndb._getinputprompt
-        result = self.raw_string
+        result = self.raw_string.strip() # we strip the ending line break caused by sending
 
         ok = not callback(caller, prompt, result)
         if ok:
@@ -842,6 +842,13 @@ def get_input(caller, prompt, callback):
     Raises:
         RuntimeError: If the given callback is not callable.
 
+    Notes:
+        The result value sent to the callback is raw and not
+        processed in any way. This means that you will get
+        the ending line return character from most types of
+        client inputs. So make sure to strip that before
+        doing a comparison.
+
     """
     if not callable(callback):
         raise RuntimeError("get_input: input callback is not callable.")