diff --git a/troveclient/utils.py b/troveclient/utils.py
index e39ada33..a6ea4bdd 100644
--- a/troveclient/utils.py
+++ b/troveclient/utils.py
@@ -327,3 +327,10 @@ def decode_data(data):
 
     # py27 & py34 seem to understand bytearray the same
     return bytearray([item for item in base64.b64decode(data)])
+
+
+def do_action_with_msg(action, success_msg):
+    """Helper to run an action with return message."""
+
+    action
+    print(success_msg)
diff --git a/troveclient/v1/shell.py b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
index 09349c1c..11eff3f3 100644
--- a/troveclient/v1/shell.py
+++ b/troveclient/v1/shell.py
@@ -408,7 +408,9 @@ def do_cluster_shrink(cs, args):
 def do_delete(cs, args):
     """Deletes an instance."""
     instance = _find_instance(cs, args.instance)
-    cs.instances.delete(instance)
+    msg = _("Request to delete instance %s "
+            "has been accepted.") % instance.id
+    utils.do_action_with_msg(cs.instances.delete(instance), msg)
 
 
 @utils.arg('instance', metavar='<instance>',
@@ -417,8 +419,10 @@ def do_delete(cs, args):
 def do_force_delete(cs, args):
     """Force delete an instance."""
     instance = _find_instance(cs, args.instance)
+    msg = _("Request to force delete instance %s "
+            "has been accepted.") % instance.id
     cs.instances.reset_status(instance)
-    cs.instances.delete(instance)
+    utils.do_action_with_msg(cs.instances.delete(instance), msg)
 
 
 @utils.arg('instance', metavar='<instance>',
@@ -439,7 +443,9 @@ def do_reset_status(cs, args):
 def do_cluster_delete(cs, args):
     """Deletes a cluster."""
     cluster = _find_cluster(cs, args.cluster)
-    cs.clusters.delete(cluster)
+    msg = _("Request to delete cluster %s "
+            "has been accepted.") % cluster.id
+    utils.do_action_with_msg(cs.clusters.delete(cluster), msg)
 
 
 @utils.arg('cluster', metavar='<cluster>',
@@ -448,8 +454,10 @@ def do_cluster_delete(cs, args):
 def do_cluster_force_delete(cs, args):
     """Force delete a cluster"""
     cluster = _find_cluster(cs, args.cluster)
+    msg = _("Request to force delete cluster %s "
+            "has been accepted.") % cluster.id
     cs.clusters.reset_status(cluster)
-    cs.clusters.delete(cluster)
+    utils.do_action_with_msg(cs.clusters.delete(cluster), msg)
 
 
 @utils.arg('cluster', metavar='<cluster>',