diff --git a/marconi/storage/base.py b/marconi/storage/base.py
index 44b1c6021..f27443cd8 100644
--- a/marconi/storage/base.py
+++ b/marconi/storage/base.py
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ class MessageBase(ControllerBase):
         """
         raise NotImplementedError
 
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def bulk_delete(self, queue, message_ids, project=None):
+        """Base method for deleting multiple messages.
+
+        :param queue: Name of the queue to post
+            message to.
+        :param message_ids: A sequence of message IDs
+            to be deleted.
+        :param project: Project id
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
 
 class ClaimBase(ControllerBase):
 
diff --git a/marconi/storage/mongodb/messages.py b/marconi/storage/mongodb/messages.py
index 2103d3732..598b080eb 100644
--- a/marconi/storage/mongodb/messages.py
+++ b/marconi/storage/mongodb/messages.py
@@ -587,6 +587,20 @@ class MessageController(storage.MessageBase):
         except exceptions.QueueDoesNotExist:
             pass
 
+    @utils.raises_conn_error
+    def bulk_delete(self, queue, message_ids, project=None):
+        try:
+            message_ids = [utils.to_oid(id) for id in message_ids]
+            query = {
+                'q': self._get_queue_id(queue, project),
+                '_id': {'$in': message_ids},
+            }
+
+            self._col.remove(query, w=0)
+
+        except exceptions.QueueDoesNotExist:
+            pass
+
 
 def _basic_message(msg, now):
     oid = msg['_id']
diff --git a/marconi/storage/sqlite/messages.py b/marconi/storage/sqlite/messages.py
index b7be109d6..e5a1767f1 100644
--- a/marconi/storage/sqlite/messages.py
+++ b/marconi/storage/sqlite/messages.py
@@ -211,3 +211,17 @@ class MessageController(base.MessageBase):
 
         if not self.driver.affected:
             raise exceptions.ClaimNotPermitted(utils.msgid_encode(id), claim)
+
+    def bulk_delete(self, queue, message_ids, project):
+        if project is None:
+            project = ''
+
+        message_ids = ','.join(["'%s'" % utils.msgid_decode(id)
+                                for id in message_ids])
+
+        self.driver.run('''
+            delete from Messages
+             where id in (%s)
+               and qid = (select id from Queues
+                           where project = ? and name = ?)
+        ''' % message_ids, project, queue)
diff --git a/marconi/tests/storage/base.py b/marconi/tests/storage/base.py
index a0e911830..fa1ce090a 100644
--- a/marconi/tests/storage/base.py
+++ b/marconi/tests/storage/base.py
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class MessageControllerTest(ControllerBaseTest):
         load_messages(5, self.queue_name, echo=True, project=self.project,
                       marker=next(interaction), client_uuid='my_uuid')
 
-    def test_get_multi_by_id(self):
+    def test_multi_ids(self):
         messages_in = [{'ttl': 120, 'body': 0}, {'ttl': 240, 'body': 1}]
         ids = self.controller.post(self.queue_name, messages_in,
                                    project=self.project,
@@ -201,6 +201,14 @@ class MessageControllerTest(ControllerBaseTest):
         for idx, message in enumerate(messages_out):
             self.assertEquals(message['body'], idx)
 
+        self.controller.bulk_delete(self.queue_name, ids,
+                                    project=self.project)
+
+        with testing.expect(StopIteration):
+            result = self.controller.bulk_get(self.queue_name, ids,
+                                              project=self.project)
+            next(result)
+
     def test_claim_effects(self):
         _insert_fixtures(self.controller, self.queue_name,
                          project=self.project, client_uuid='my_uuid', num=12)
diff --git a/marconi/tests/util/faulty_storage.py b/marconi/tests/util/faulty_storage.py
index 78efd3f59..8e6bccfdc 100644
--- a/marconi/tests/util/faulty_storage.py
+++ b/marconi/tests/util/faulty_storage.py
@@ -76,3 +76,6 @@ class MessageController(storage.MessageBase):
 
     def delete(self, queue, message_id, project=None, claim=None):
         raise NotImplementedError()
+
+    def bulk_delete(self, queue, message_ids, project=None):
+        raise NotImplementedError()