diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/ets.c b/src/libAtomVM/ets.c
index 26ad38b92..58dbd1eb8 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/ets.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/ets.c
@@ -413,23 +413,48 @@ EtsErrorCode ets_lookup_element(term name_or_ref, term key, size_t pos, term *re
     return EtsOk;
 }
 
-EtsErrorCode ets_delete(term name_or_ref, term key, term *ret, Context *ctx)
+static EtsErrorCode ets_table_delete(struct EtsTable *ets_table, term key, term *ret, Context *ctx)
 {
-    struct EtsTable *ets_table = term_is_atom(name_or_ref) ? ets_get_table_by_name(&ctx->global->ets, name_or_ref, TableAccessRead) : ets_get_table_by_ref(&ctx->global->ets, term_to_ref_ticks(name_or_ref), TableAccessRead);
-    if (ets_table == NULL) {
-        return EtsTableNotFound;
-    }
-
     if (ets_table->access_type != EtsAccessPublic && ets_table->owner_process_id != ctx->process_id) {
-        SMP_UNLOCK(ets_table);
         return EtsPermissionDenied;
     }
 
     bool _res = ets_hashtable_remove(ets_table->hashtable, key, ets_table->keypos, ctx->global);
     UNUSED(_res);
 
-    SMP_UNLOCK(ets_table);
     *ret = TRUE_ATOM;
+    return EtsOk;
+}
 
+EtsErrorCode ets_drop_table(term name_or_ref, term *ret, Context *ctx)
+{
+    struct EtsTable *ets_table = term_is_atom(name_or_ref) ? ets_get_table_by_name(&ctx->global->ets, name_or_ref, TableAccessWrite) : ets_get_table_by_ref(&ctx->global->ets, term_to_ref_ticks(name_or_ref), TableAccessWrite);
+    if (IS_NULL_PTR(ets_table)) {
+        return EtsTableNotFound;
+    }
+    if (ets_table->access_type != EtsAccessPublic && ets_table->owner_process_id != ctx->process_id) {
+        return EtsPermissionDenied;
+    }
+
+    synclist_wrlock(&ctx->global->ets.ets_tables);
+    SMP_UNLOCK(ets_table);
+    list_remove(&ets_table->head);
+    ets_table_destroy(ets_table, ctx->global);
+    synclist_unlock(&ctx->global->ets.ets_tables);
+
+    *ret = TRUE_ATOM;
     return EtsOk;
 }
+
+EtsErrorCode ets_delete(term name_or_ref, term key, term *ret, Context *ctx)
+{
+    struct EtsTable *ets_table = term_is_atom(name_or_ref) ? ets_get_table_by_name(&ctx->global->ets, name_or_ref, TableAccessRead) : ets_get_table_by_ref(&ctx->global->ets, term_to_ref_ticks(name_or_ref), TableAccessRead);
+    if (IS_NULL_PTR(ets_table)) {
+        return EtsTableNotFound;
+    }
+
+    EtsErrorCode res = ets_table_delete(ets_table, key, ret, ctx);
+
+    SMP_UNLOCK(ets_table);
+    return res;
+}
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/ets.h b/src/libAtomVM/ets.h
index 1d09125fa..d25117b7e 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/ets.h
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/ets.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ EtsErrorCode ets_insert(term ref, term entry, Context *ctx);
 EtsErrorCode ets_lookup(term ref, term key, term *ret, Context *ctx);
 EtsErrorCode ets_lookup_element(term ref, term key, size_t pos, term *ret, Context *ctx);
 EtsErrorCode ets_delete(term ref, term key, term *ret, Context *ctx);
+EtsErrorCode ets_drop_table(term ref, term *ret, Context *ctx);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
index dd4e35ac6..bdca3631c 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.c
@@ -3393,15 +3393,17 @@ static term nif_ets_lookup_element(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 
 static term nif_ets_delete(Context *ctx, int argc, term argv[])
 {
-    UNUSED(argc);
-
     term ref = argv[0];
     VALIDATE_VALUE(ref, is_ets_table_id);
-
-    term key = argv[1];
-
     term ret = term_invalid_term();
-    EtsErrorCode result = ets_delete(ref, key, &ret, ctx);
+    EtsErrorCode result;
+    if (argc == 2) {
+        term key = argv[1];
+        result = ets_delete(ref, key, &ret, ctx);
+    } else {
+        result = ets_drop_table(ref, &ret, ctx);
+    }
+
     switch (result) {
         case EtsOk:
             return ret;
diff --git a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
index 0cc99e02c..291bb1b63 100644
--- a/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
+++ b/src/libAtomVM/nifs.gperf
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ ets:insert/2, &ets_insert_nif
 ets:lookup/2, &ets_lookup_nif
 ets:lookup_element/3, &ets_lookup_element_nif
 ets:delete/2, &ets_delete_nif
+ets:delete/1, &ets_delete_nif
 atomvm:add_avm_pack_binary/2, &atomvm_add_avm_pack_binary_nif
 atomvm:add_avm_pack_file/2, &atomvm_add_avm_pack_file_nif
 atomvm:close_avm_pack/2, &atomvm_close_avm_pack_nif
diff --git a/tests/erlang_tests/test_ets.erl b/tests/erlang_tests/test_ets.erl
index eafc2b65b..4eadf64c9 100644
--- a/tests/erlang_tests/test_ets.erl
+++ b/tests/erlang_tests/test_ets.erl
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ start() ->
     ok = test_public_access(),
     ok = test_lookup_element(),
     ok = test_insert_list(),
+    ok = test_delete_table(),
     0.
 
 test_basic() ->
@@ -366,3 +367,15 @@ test_insert_list() ->
     end),
     expect_failure(fun() -> ets:insert(Tid, [{}]) end),
     ok.
+
+test_delete_table() ->
+    Tid = ets:new(test_delete_table, []),
+    true = ets:insert(Tid, {foo, tapas}),
+    [{foo, tapas}] = ets:lookup(Tid, foo),
+    true = ets:delete(Tid),
+    ok = expect_failure(
+        fun() -> ets:insert(Tid, {gnu, gnat}) end
+    ),
+    Ntid = ets:new(test_delete_table, []),
+    true = ets:delete(Ntid),
+    ok.