diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py
index 3b468db15..f081cdcdb 100644
--- a/src/borg/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/archiver.py
@@ -986,7 +986,12 @@ def do_rename(self, args, repository, manifest, key, cache, archive):
     @with_repository(exclusive=True, manifest=False)
     def do_delete(self, args, repository):
         """Delete an existing repository or archives"""
-        if any((args.location.archive, args.first, args.last, args.prefix, args.glob_archives)):
+        archive_filter_specified = args.first or args.last or args.prefix or args.glob_archives
+        explicit_archives_specified = args.location.archive or args.archives
+        if archive_filter_specified and explicit_archives_specified:
+            self.print_error('Mixing archive filters and explicitly named archives is not supported.')
+            return self.exit_code
+        if archive_filter_specified or explicit_archives_specified:
             return self._delete_archives(args, repository)
         else:
             return self._delete_repository(args, repository)
@@ -995,8 +1000,11 @@ def _delete_archives(self, args, repository):
         """Delete archives"""
         manifest, key = Manifest.load(repository, (Manifest.Operation.DELETE,))
 
-        if args.location.archive:
-            archive_names = (args.location.archive,)
+        if args.location.archive or args.archives:
+            archives = list(args.archives)
+            if args.location.archive:
+                archives.insert(0, args.location.archive)
+            archive_names = tuple(archives)
         else:
             archive_names = tuple(x.name for x in manifest.archives.list_considering(args))
             if not archive_names:
@@ -2899,6 +2907,8 @@ def define_archive_filters_group(subparser, *, sort_by=True, first_last=True):
         subparser.add_argument('location', metavar='TARGET', nargs='?', default='',
                                type=location_validator(),
                                help='archive or repository to delete')
+        subparser.add_argument('archives', metavar='ARCHIVE', nargs='*',
+                               help='archives to delete')
         define_archive_filters_group(subparser)
 
         list_epilog = process_epilog("""
diff --git a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
index 6af6008f3..c9ba6605f 100644
--- a/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
+++ b/src/borg/testsuite/archiver.py
@@ -1367,6 +1367,17 @@ def test_delete(self):
         with Repository(self.repository_path) as repository:
             self.assert_equal(len(repository), 1)
 
+    def test_delete_multiple(self):
+        self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
+        self.cmd('init', '--encryption=repokey', self.repository_location)
+        self.cmd('create', self.repository_location + '::test1', 'input')
+        self.cmd('create', self.repository_location + '::test2', 'input')
+        self.cmd('create', self.repository_location + '::test3', 'input')
+        self.cmd('delete', self.repository_location + '::test1', 'test2')
+        self.cmd('extract', '--dry-run', self.repository_location + '::test3')
+        self.cmd('delete', self.repository_location, 'test3')
+        assert not self.cmd('list', self.repository_location)
+
     def test_delete_repo(self):
         self.create_regular_file('file1', size=1024 * 80)
         self.create_regular_file('dir2/file2', size=1024 * 80)