diff --git a/lib/git-up.rb b/lib/git-up.rb
index d26d041..5d22b3d 100644
--- a/lib/git-up.rb
+++ b/lib/git-up.rb
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 require 'colored'
 require 'grit'
-
 require 'git-up/version'
 
 class GitUp
   def run(argv)
     @fetch = true
-    
+
     process_args(argv)
 
     if @fetch
@@ -18,13 +17,13 @@ def run(argv)
       system(*command)
       raise GitError, "`git fetch` failed" unless $? == 0
     end
-    
+
     @remote_map = nil # flush cache after fetch
 
     Grit::Git.with_timeout(0) do
       with_stash do
         returning_to_current_branch do
-          rebase_all_branches
+          rebase_all_branches(argv)
         end
       end
     end
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ def process_args(argv)
     man_path = File.expand_path('../../man/git-up.1', __FILE__)
 
     case argv
-    when []
+    when [], ["-d"], ["-D"]
       return
     when ["-v"], ["--version"]
       $stdout.puts "git-up #{GitUp::VERSION}"
@@ -99,13 +98,11 @@ def process_args(argv)
     end
   end
 
-  def rebase_all_branches
-    col_width = branches.map { |b| b.name.length }.max + 1
-
+  def rebase_all_branches(argv)
     branches.each do |branch|
       remote = remote_map[branch.name]
 
-      curbranch = branch.name.ljust(col_width)
+      curbranch = branch.name.ljust(max_width)
       if branch.name == repo.head.name
         print curbranch.bold
       else
@@ -137,6 +134,8 @@ def rebase_all_branches
       checkout(branch.name)
       rebase(remote)
     end
+
+    delete_branches(argv) if argv.any?
   end
 
   def repo
@@ -351,5 +350,46 @@ def version_array(version_string)
   def git_version
     `git --version`[/\d+(\.\d+)+/]
   end
+
+  def delete_branches(argv)
+    @repo || repo
+    branches = only_in_local_git_branches
+
+    return puts "No branch to remove".on_black if branches.empty?
+
+    branches.each do |branch|
+      command = "git branch #{argv.first} #{branch} --quiet 2> /dev/null"
+      print_deleted(branch) if system(command)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def print_deleted(branch)
+    print "#{branch.ljust(max_width)}"
+    puts "deleted".on_black
+  end
+
+  def remote_branches
+    repo.remotes.map(&:name)
+      .collect {|b| b.sub(/^origin\//, '') }
+      .reject {|b| b =~ /(HEAD|master)/ }
+  end
+
+  def local_branches
+    repo.branches.map(&:name)
+      .reject {|b| b=~ /master/ }
+  end
+
+  def only_in_local_git_branches
+    local_branches - remote_branches
+  end
+
+  def max_width
+    @col_width ||= 1 + (branch_mapping).max
+  end
+
+  def branch_mapping
+    branches.map { |b| b.name.length } +
+      only_in_local_git_branches.map {|b| b.length }
+  end
 end