diff --git a/python/hdfs_native/cli.py b/python/hdfs_native/cli.py
index 38ccdd5..5f7bafb 100644
--- a/python/hdfs_native/cli.py
+++ b/python/hdfs_native/cli.py
@@ -311,6 +311,17 @@ def put(args: Namespace):
                 f.result()
 
 
+def rmdir(args: Namespace):
+    for url in args.dir:
+        client = _client_for_url(url)
+        for path in _glob_path(client, _path_for_url(url)):
+            status = client.get_file_info(path)
+            if not status.isdir:
+                raise ValueError(f"{path} is not a directory")
+
+            client.delete(path)
+
+
 def main(in_args: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None):
     parser = ArgumentParser(
         description="""Command line utility for interacting with HDFS using hdfs-native.
@@ -477,6 +488,18 @@ def main(in_args: Optional[Sequence[str]] = None):
     )
     put_parser.set_defaults(func=put)
 
+    rmdir_parser = subparsers.add_parser(
+        "rmdir",
+        help="Delete an empty directory",
+        description="Delete an empty directory",
+    )
+    rmdir_parser.add_argument(
+        "dir",
+        nargs="+",
+        help="Source patterns to copy",
+    )
+    rmdir_parser.set_defaults(func=rmdir)
+
     args = parser.parse_args(in_args)
     args.func(args)
 
diff --git a/python/tests/test_cli.py b/python/tests/test_cli.py
index 425d1e2..29a3463 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -247,3 +247,24 @@ def test_put(client: Client):
             assert file.read() == data
         with client.read("/testdir/testfile2") as file:
             assert file.read() == data
+
+
+def test_rmdir(client: Client):
+    with pytest.raises(FileNotFoundError):
+        cli_main(["rmdir", "/testdir"])
+
+    client.mkdirs("/testdir")
+    client.create("/testdir/testfile").close()
+
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError):
+        cli_main(["rmdir", "/testdir"])
+
+    client.delete("/testdir/testfile")
+
+    cli_main(["rmdir", "/testdir"])
+
+    try:
+        client.get_file_info("/testdir")
+        pytest.fail("Directory was not removed")
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass