diff --git a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Request.java b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Request.java
index 890a34ad555f..c40ada31aea8 100644
--- a/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Request.java
+++ b/okhttp/src/main/java/com/squareup/okhttp/Request.java
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ public Builder post(RequestBody body) {
       return method("POST", body);
     }
 
+    public Builder delete(RequestBody body) {
+      return method("DELETE", body);
+    }
+
     public Builder delete() {
       return method("DELETE", null);
     }