diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
index fa27f68c88..aa4f237208 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -1317,6 +1317,11 @@ class DeleteServer(command.Command):
             nargs="+",
             help=_('Server(s) to delete (name or ID)'),
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--force',
+            action='store_true',
+            help=_('Force delete server(s)'),
+        )
         parser.add_argument(
             '--wait',
             action='store_true',
@@ -1335,7 +1340,12 @@ class DeleteServer(command.Command):
         for server in parsed_args.server:
             server_obj = utils.find_resource(
                 compute_client.servers, server)
-            compute_client.servers.delete(server_obj.id)
+
+            if parsed_args.force:
+                compute_client.servers.force_delete(server_obj.id)
+            else:
+                compute_client.servers.delete(server_obj.id)
+
             if parsed_args.wait:
                 if not utils.wait_for_delete(compute_client.servers,
                                              server_obj.id,
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
index 0f33dd7047..bde0699b06 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
@@ -2850,6 +2850,7 @@ class TestServerDelete(TestServer):
         super(TestServerDelete, self).setUp()
 
         self.servers_mock.delete.return_value = None
+        self.servers_mock.force_delete.return_value = None
 
         # Get the command object to test
         self.cmd = server.DeleteServer(self.app, None)
@@ -2868,6 +2869,26 @@ class TestServerDelete(TestServer):
         result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
 
         self.servers_mock.delete.assert_called_with(servers[0].id)
+        self.servers_mock.force_delete.assert_not_called()
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+    def test_server_delete_with_force(self):
+        servers = self.setup_servers_mock(count=1)
+
+        arglist = [
+            servers[0].id,
+            '--force',
+        ]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('server', [servers[0].id]),
+            ('force', True),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        self.servers_mock.force_delete.assert_called_with(servers[0].id)
+        self.servers_mock.delete.assert_not_called()
         self.assertIsNone(result)
 
     def test_server_delete_multi_servers(self):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/add-missing-server-delete-opts-071c3e054e3ce674.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/add-missing-server-delete-opts-071c3e054e3ce674.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2c1fc46ed2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/add-missing-server-delete-opts-071c3e054e3ce674.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Add ``--force`` option to ``server delete`` command, allowing users to
+    force delete a server. This is admin-only by default.