diff --git a/src/core/manager.c b/src/core/manager.c
index 3935ed58..1ccca08e 100644
--- a/src/core/manager.c
+++ b/src/core/manager.c
@@ -401,6 +401,22 @@ static int manager_loop(enum neu_event_io_type type, int fd, void *usr_data)
         reply(manager, header, &e);
         break;
     }
+    case NEU_REQ_DEL_TEMPLATE_GROUP: {
+        neu_req_del_template_group_t *cmd =
+            (neu_req_del_template_group_t *) &header[1];
+        neu_resp_error_t e = { 0 };
+
+        e.error = neu_manager_del_template_group(manager, cmd);
+
+        if (e.error == NEU_ERR_SUCCESS) {
+            manager_storage_del_template_group(cmd->tmpl, cmd->group);
+        }
+
+        neu_msg_exchange(header);
+        header->type = NEU_RESP_ERROR;
+        reply(manager, header, &e);
+        break;
+    }
     case NEU_REQ_UPDATE_TEMPLATE_GROUP: {
         neu_req_update_template_group_t *cmd =
             (neu_req_update_template_group_t *) &header[1];
diff --git a/src/core/manager_internal.c b/src/core/manager_internal.c
index 23e541bc..5f903eaa 100644
--- a/src/core/manager_internal.c
+++ b/src/core/manager_internal.c
@@ -253,6 +253,18 @@ int neu_manager_update_template_group(neu_manager_t *                  manager,
     return neu_template_update_group(tmpl, req->group, req->interval);
 }
 
+int neu_manager_del_template_group(neu_manager_t *               manager,
+                                   neu_req_del_template_group_t *req)
+{
+    neu_template_t *tmpl =
+        neu_template_manager_find(manager->template_manager, req->tmpl);
+    if (NULL == tmpl) {
+        return NEU_ERR_TEMPLATE_NOT_FOUND;
+    }
+
+    return neu_template_del_group(tmpl, req->group);
+}
+
 int neu_manager_add_template_tags(neu_manager_t *             manager,
                                   neu_req_add_template_tag_t *req,
                                   uint16_t *                  index_p)
diff --git a/src/core/manager_internal.h b/src/core/manager_internal.h
index eff04593..7689325d 100644
--- a/src/core/manager_internal.h
+++ b/src/core/manager_internal.h
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ int  neu_manager_add_template_group(neu_manager_t *               manager,
                                     neu_req_add_template_group_t *req);
 int  neu_manager_update_template_group(neu_manager_t *                  manager,
                                        neu_req_update_template_group_t *req);
+int  neu_manager_del_template_group(neu_manager_t *               manager,
+                                    neu_req_del_template_group_t *req);
 int  neu_manager_add_template_tags(neu_manager_t *             manager,
                                    neu_req_add_template_tag_t *req,
                                    uint16_t *                  index_p);