diff --git a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
index d01f8018..41c76dfc 100755
--- a/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
+++ b/rally-jobs/nova.yaml
@@ -1258,6 +1258,24 @@
         failure_rate:
           max: 0
 
+  NovaFlavors.create_and_delete_flavor:
+    -
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        concurrency: 2
+        times: 10
+      args:
+        ram: 500
+        vcpus : 1
+        disk: 1
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 2
+          users_per_tenant: 2
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
+
   NovaFlavors.create_and_list_flavor_access:
     -
       args:
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/flavors.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/flavors.py
index 32c40edb..1b1d0d61 100644
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/flavors.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/flavors.py
@@ -106,6 +106,24 @@ class CreateAndGetFlavor(utils.NovaScenario):
         self._get_flavor(flavor.id)
 
 
+@validation.required_services(consts.Service.NOVA)
+@validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
+@scenario.configure(context={"admin_cleanup": ["nova"]},
+                    name="NovaFlavors.create_and_delete_flavor")
+class CreateAndDeleteFlavor(utils.NovaScenario):
+    def run(self, ram, vcpus, disk, **kwargs):
+        """Create flavor and delete the flavor.
+
+        :param ram: Memory in MB for the flavor
+        :param vcpus: Number of VCPUs for the flavor
+        :param disk: Size of local disk in GB
+        :param kwargs: Optional additional arguments for flavor creation
+
+        """
+        flavor = self._create_flavor(ram, vcpus, disk, **kwargs)
+        self._delete_flavor(flavor.id)
+
+
 @validation.required_services(consts.Service.NOVA)
 @validation.required_openstack(admin=True)
 @scenario.configure(context={"admin_cleanup": ["nova"]},
diff --git a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/utils.py b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/utils.py
index fce8f21d..41bb9289 100755
--- a/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/utils.py
+++ b/rally/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/utils.py
@@ -1046,6 +1046,15 @@ class NovaScenario(scenario.OpenStackScenario):
         return self.admin_clients("nova").flavors.create(name, ram, vcpus,
                                                          disk, **kwargs)
 
+    @atomic.action_timer("nova.delete_flavor")
+    def _delete_flavor(self, flavor):
+        """Delete a flavor
+
+        :param flavor: The ID of the :class:`Flavor`
+        :returns: An instance of novaclient.base.TupleWithMeta
+        """
+        return self.admin_clients("nova").flavors.delete(flavor)
+
     @atomic.action_timer("nova.list_flavor_access")
     def _list_flavor_access(self, flavor):
         """List access-rules for non-public flavor.
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.json b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..33ce7826
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+{
+  "NovaFlavors.create_and_delete_flavor": [
+    {
+      "runner": {
+        "type": "constant",
+        "concurrency": 2,
+        "times": 10
+      },
+      "args": {
+        "ram": 500,
+        "vcpus" : 1,
+        "disk": 1
+      },
+      "context": {
+        "users": {
+          "tenants": 2,
+          "users_per_tenant": 2
+        }
+      },
+      "sla": {
+        "failure_rate": {
+          "max": 0
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.yaml b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35d7e7b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/tasks/scenarios/nova/create-and-delete-flavor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+  NovaFlavors.create_and_delete_flavor:
+    -
+      runner:
+        type: "constant"
+        concurrency: 2
+        times: 10
+      args:
+        ram: 500
+        vcpus : 1
+        disk: 1
+      context:
+        users:
+          tenants: 2
+          users_per_tenant: 2
+      sla:
+        failure_rate:
+          max: 0
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_flavors.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_flavors.py
index 219affe1..96ebbd86 100644
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_flavors.py
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ class NovaFlavorsTestCase(test.TestCase):
         scenario._get_flavor.assert_called_once_with(
             scenario._create_flavor.return_value.id)
 
+    def test_create_and_delete_flavor(self, **kwargs):
+        scenario = flavors.CreateAndDeleteFlavor()
+        scenario._create_flavor = mock.Mock()
+        scenario._delete_flavor = mock.Mock()
+        scenario.run(ram=100, vcpus=1, disk=1, **kwargs)
+
+        scenario._create_flavor.assert_called_once_with(100, 1, 1, **kwargs)
+        scenario._delete_flavor.assert_called_once_with(
+            scenario._create_flavor.return_value.id)
+
     def test_create_flavor_and_set_keys(self):
         scenario = flavors.CreateFlavorAndSetKeys()
         scenario._create_flavor = mock.MagicMock()
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
index 6f39196c..be99b4b8 100755
--- a/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/openstack/scenarios/nova/test_utils.py
@@ -1078,6 +1078,17 @@ class NovaScenarioTestCase(test.ScenarioTestCase):
         self._test_atomic_action_timer(nova_scenario.atomic_actions(),
                                        "nova.get_flavor")
 
+    def test__delete_flavor(self):
+        nova_scenario = utils.NovaScenario()
+        result = nova_scenario._delete_flavor("foo_flavor_id")
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.admin_clients("nova").flavors.delete.return_value,
+            result)
+        self.admin_clients("nova").flavors.delete.assert_called_once_with(
+            "foo_flavor_id")
+        self._test_atomic_action_timer(nova_scenario.atomic_actions(),
+                                       "nova.delete_flavor")
+
     def test__update_server(self):
         server = mock.Mock()
         nova_scenario = utils.NovaScenario()