diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
index 384d80efa0ad..48a876a2266d 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/connection.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 from gcloud.bigtable.client import Client
 from gcloud.bigtable.happybase.table import Table
+from gcloud.bigtable.table import Table as _LowLevelTable
 
 
 # Constants reproduced here for HappyBase compatibility, though values
@@ -264,6 +265,30 @@ def tables(self):
 
         return table_names
 
+    def delete_table(self, name, disable=False):
+        """Delete the specified table.
+
+        :type name: str
+        :param name: The name of the table to be deleted. If ``table_prefix``
+                     is set, a prefix will be added to the ``name``.
+
+        :type disable: bool
+        :param disable: Whether to first disable the table if needed. This
+                        is provided for compatibility with HappyBase, but is
+                        not relevant for Cloud Bigtable since it has no concept
+                        of enabled / disabled tables.
+
+        :raises: :class:`ValueError <exceptions.ValueError>`
+                 if ``disable=True``.
+        """
+        if disable:
+            raise ValueError('The disable argument should not be used in '
+                             'delete_table(). Cloud Bigtable has no concept '
+                             'of enabled / disabled tables.')
+
+        name = self._table_name(name)
+        _LowLevelTable(name, self._cluster).delete()
+
     def enable_table(self, name):
         """Enable the specified table.
 
diff --git a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
index 17094f437d93..9cefa0069245 100644
--- a/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
+++ b/gcloud/bigtable/happybase/test_connection.py
@@ -311,6 +311,37 @@ def test_tables_with_prefix(self):
         result = connection.tables()
         self.assertEqual(result, [unprefixed_table_name1])
 
+    def test_delete_table(self):
+        from gcloud._testing import _Monkey
+        from gcloud.bigtable.happybase import connection as MUT
+
+        cluster = _Cluster()  # Avoid implicit environ check.
+        connection = self._makeOne(autoconnect=False, cluster=cluster)
+
+        tables_created = []
+
+        def make_table(*args, **kwargs):
+            result = _MockLowLevelTable(*args, **kwargs)
+            tables_created.append(result)
+            return result
+
+        name = 'table-name'
+        with _Monkey(MUT, _LowLevelTable=make_table):
+            connection.delete_table(name)
+
+        # Just one table would have been created.
+        table_instance, = tables_created
+        self.assertEqual(table_instance.args, (name, cluster))
+        self.assertEqual(table_instance.kwargs, {})
+        self.assertEqual(table_instance.delete_calls, 1)
+
+    def test_delete_table_disable(self):
+        cluster = _Cluster()  # Avoid implicit environ check.
+        connection = self._makeOne(autoconnect=False, cluster=cluster)
+        name = 'table-name'
+        with self.assertRaises(ValueError):
+            connection.delete_table(name, disable=True)
+
     def test_enable_table(self):
         cluster = _Cluster()  # Avoid implicit environ check.
         connection = self._makeOne(autoconnect=False, cluster=cluster)
@@ -385,3 +416,14 @@ def copy(self):
 
     def list_tables(self):
         return self.list_tables_result
+
+
+class _MockLowLevelTable(object):
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        self.args = args
+        self.kwargs = kwargs
+        self.delete_calls = 0
+
+    def delete(self):
+        self.delete_calls += 1