diff --git a/modules/terraform/errors.go b/modules/terraform/errors.go
index d80a8514b..ae0e9a484 100644
--- a/modules/terraform/errors.go
+++ b/modules/terraform/errors.go
@@ -87,3 +87,17 @@ type PanicWhileParsingVarFile struct {
 func (err PanicWhileParsingVarFile) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("Recovering panic while parsing '%s'. Got error of type '%v': %v", err.ConfigFile, reflect.TypeOf(err.RecoveredValue), err.RecoveredValue)
 }
+
+// UnsupportedDefaultWorkspaceDeletion is returned when user tries to delete the workspace "default"
+type UnsupportedDefaultWorkspaceDeletion struct{}
+
+func (err *UnsupportedDefaultWorkspaceDeletion) Error() string {
+	return "Deleting the workspace 'default' is not supported"
+}
+
+// WorkspaceDoesNotExist is returned when user tries to delete a workspace which does not exist
+type WorkspaceDoesNotExist string
+
+func (err WorkspaceDoesNotExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("The workspace %q does not exist.", string(err))
+}
diff --git a/modules/terraform/workspace.go b/modules/terraform/workspace.go
index cd6998daa..1778d33a0 100644
--- a/modules/terraform/workspace.go
+++ b/modules/terraform/workspace.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/testing"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 // WorkspaceSelectOrNew runs terraform workspace with the given options and the workspace name
@@ -60,3 +61,49 @@ func nameMatchesWorkspace(name string, workspace string) bool {
 	match, _ := regexp.MatchString(fmt.Sprintf("^\\*?\\s*%s$", name), workspace)
 	return match
 }
+
+// WorkspaceDelete removes the specified terraform workspace with the given options.
+// It returns the name of the current workspace AFTER deletion, and the returned error (that can be nil).
+// If the workspace to delete is the current one, then it tries to switch to the "default" workspace.
+// Deleting the workspace "default" is not supported.
+func WorkspaceDeleteE(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, name string) (string, error) {
+	currentWorkspace, err := RunTerraformCommandE(t, options, "workspace", "show")
+	if err != nil {
+		return currentWorkspace, err
+	}
+
+	if name == "default" {
+		return currentWorkspace, &UnsupportedDefaultWorkspaceDeletion{}
+	}
+
+	out, err := RunTerraformCommandE(t, options, "workspace", "list")
+	if err != nil {
+		return currentWorkspace, err
+	}
+	if !isExistingWorkspace(out, name) {
+		return currentWorkspace, WorkspaceDoesNotExist(name)
+	}
+
+	// Switch workspace before deleting if it is the current
+	if currentWorkspace == name {
+		currentWorkspace, err = WorkspaceSelectOrNewE(t, options, "default")
+		if err != nil {
+			return currentWorkspace, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// delete workspace
+	_, err = RunTerraformCommandE(t, options, "workspace", "delete", name)
+
+	return currentWorkspace, err
+}
+
+// WorkspaceDelete removes the specified terraform workspace with the given options.
+// It returns the name of the current workspace AFTER deletion.
+// If the workspace to delete is the current one, then it tries to switch to the "default" workspace.
+// Deleting the workspace "default" is not supported and only return an empty string (to avoid a fatal error).
+func WorkspaceDelete(t testing.TestingT, options *Options, name string) string {
+	out, err := WorkspaceDeleteE(t, options, name)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return out
+}
diff --git a/modules/terraform/workspace_test.go b/modules/terraform/workspace_test.go
index 4d3d05916..0ccb3e752 100644
--- a/modules/terraform/workspace_test.go
+++ b/modules/terraform/workspace_test.go
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 package terraform
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/gruntwork-io/terratest/modules/files"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
 func TestWorkspaceNew(t *testing.T) {
@@ -130,3 +132,101 @@ func TestNameMatchesWorkspace(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, testCase.expected, actual, "Name: %q, Workspace: %q", testCase.name, testCase.workspace)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestWorkspaceDeleteE(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// state describes an expected status when a given testCase begins
+	type state struct {
+		workspaces []string
+		current    string
+	}
+
+	// testCase describes a named test case with a state, args and expcted results
+	type testCase struct {
+		name              string
+		initialState      state
+		toDeleteWorkspace string
+		expectedCurrent   string
+		expectedError     error
+	}
+
+	testCases := []testCase{
+		{
+			name: "delete another existing workspace and stay on current",
+			initialState: state{
+				workspaces: []string{"staging", "production"},
+				current:    "staging",
+			},
+			toDeleteWorkspace: "production",
+			expectedCurrent:   "staging",
+			expectedError:     nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete current workspace and switch to a specified",
+			initialState: state{
+				workspaces: []string{"staging", "production"},
+				current:    "production",
+			},
+			toDeleteWorkspace: "production",
+			expectedCurrent:   "default",
+			expectedError:     nil,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete a non existing workspace should trigger an error",
+			initialState: state{
+				workspaces: []string{"staging", "production"},
+				current:    "staging",
+			},
+			toDeleteWorkspace: "hellothere",
+			expectedCurrent:   "staging",
+			expectedError:     WorkspaceDoesNotExist("hellothere"),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete the default workspace triggers an error",
+			initialState: state{
+				workspaces: []string{"staging", "production"},
+				current:    "staging",
+			},
+			toDeleteWorkspace: "default",
+			expectedCurrent:   "staging",
+			expectedError:     &UnsupportedDefaultWorkspaceDeletion{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		testCase := testCase
+		t.Run(testCase.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			testFolder, err := files.CopyTerraformFolderToTemp("../../test/fixtures/terraform-workspace", testCase.name)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			options := &Options{
+				TerraformDir: testFolder,
+			}
+
+			// Set up pre-existing environment based on test case description
+			for _, existingWorkspace := range testCase.initialState.workspaces {
+				_, err = RunTerraformCommandE(t, options, "workspace", "new", existingWorkspace)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			}
+			// Switch to the specified workspace
+			_, err = RunTerraformCommandE(t, options, "workspace", "select", testCase.initialState.current)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			// Testing time, wooohoooo
+			gotResult, gotErr := WorkspaceDeleteE(t, options, testCase.toDeleteWorkspace)
+
+			// Check for errors
+			if testCase.expectedError != nil {
+				assert.True(t, errors.As(gotErr, &testCase.expectedError))
+			} else {
+				assert.NoError(t, gotErr)
+				// Check for results
+				assert.Equal(t, testCase.expectedCurrent, gotResult)
+				assert.False(t, isExistingWorkspace(RunTerraformCommand(t, options, "workspace", "list"), testCase.toDeleteWorkspace))
+			}
+		})
+
+	}
+}