diff --git a/neutron/api/v2/base.py b/neutron/api/v2/base.py
index b1359b2930f..30c4c1c56db 100644
--- a/neutron/api/v2/base.py
+++ b/neutron/api/v2/base.py
@@ -536,6 +536,9 @@ class Controller(object):
 
     def delete(self, request, id, **kwargs):
         """Deletes the specified entity."""
+        if request.body:
+            msg = _('Request body is not supported in DELETE.')
+            raise webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest(msg)
         self._notifier.info(request.context,
                             self._resource + '.delete.start',
                             {self._resource + '_id': id})
diff --git a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
index 89622966c39..c75aae30352 100644
--- a/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
+++ b/neutron/tests/unit/db/test_db_base_plugin_v2.py
@@ -218,11 +218,11 @@ class NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase(testlib_api.WebTestCase):
                          params=params, subresource=subresource)
 
     def new_delete_request(self, resource, id, fmt=None, subresource=None,
-                           sub_id=None):
+                           sub_id=None, data=None):
         return self._req(
             'DELETE',
             resource,
-            None,
+            data,
             fmt,
             id=id,
             subresource=subresource,
@@ -866,6 +866,15 @@ class TestV2HTTPResponse(NeutronDbPluginV2TestCase):
         res = req.get_response(self.api)
         self.assertEqual(webob.exc.HTTPNoContent.code, res.status_int)
 
+    def test_delete_with_req_body_returns_400(self):
+        res = self._create_network(self.fmt, 'net1', True)
+        net = self.deserialize(self.fmt, res)
+        data = {"network": {"id": net['network']['id']}}
+        req = self.new_delete_request('networks', net['network']['id'],
+                                      data=data)
+        res = req.get_response(self.api)
+        self.assertEqual(webob.exc.HTTPBadRequest.code, res.status_int)
+
     def test_update_returns_200(self):
         with self.network() as net:
             req = self.new_update_request('networks',