diff --git a/lib/her/model/orm.rb b/lib/her/model/orm.rb
index 87f46428..1a0c8624 100644
--- a/lib/her/model/orm.rb
+++ b/lib/her/model/orm.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# coding: utf-8
 module Her
   module Model
     # This module adds ORM-like capabilities to the model
@@ -72,10 +73,10 @@ def save!
       #   @user = User.find(1)
       #   @user.destroy
       #   # Called via DELETE "/users/1"
-      def destroy
+      def destroy(params = {})
         method = self.class.method_for(:destroy)
         run_callbacks :destroy do
-          self.class.request(:_method => method, :_path => request_path) do |parsed_data, response|
+          self.class.request(params.merge(:_method => method, :_path => request_path)) do |parsed_data, response|
             assign_attributes(self.class.parse(parsed_data[:data])) if parsed_data[:data].any?
             @metadata = parsed_data[:metadata]
             @response_errors = parsed_data[:errors]
diff --git a/spec/model/orm_spec.rb b/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
index 247bfd67..295003c9 100644
--- a/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/model/orm_spec.rb
@@ -413,6 +413,31 @@ def friends
       @user.active.should be_falsey
       @user.should be_destroyed
     end
+
+    context "with params" do
+      before do
+        Her::API.setup :url => "https://api.example.com" do |builder|
+          builder.use Her::Middleware::FirstLevelParseJSON
+          builder.use Faraday::Request::UrlEncoded
+          builder.adapter :test do |stub|
+            stub.delete("/users/1?delete_type=soft") { |env| [200, {}, { :id => 1, :fullname => "Lindsay Fünke", :active => false }.to_json] }
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      it "handle resource deletion through the .destroy class method" do
+        @user = Foo::User.destroy_existing(1, delete_type: 'soft')
+        @user.active.should be_false
+        @user.should be_destroyed
+      end
+
+      it "handle resource deletion through #destroy on an existing resource" do
+        @user = Foo::User.find(1)
+        @user.destroy(delete_type: 'soft')
+        @user.active.should be_false
+        @user.should be_destroyed
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'customizing HTTP methods' do