diff --git a/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto b/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
index f835106f0c394d492ea0fd3b96346632195be803..f47a47f14f8bd4d436b1ad8856664d3a155ed21f 100644
--- a/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
+++ b/_proto/hapi/services/tiller.proto
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ message TestReleaseRequest {
 	string name = 1;
 	// timeout specifies the max amount of time any kubernetes client command can run.
 	int64 timeout = 2;
+	// cleanup specifies whether or not to attempt pod deletion after test completes
+	bool cleanup = 3;
 }
 
 // TestReleaseResponse represents a message from executing a test
diff --git a/cmd/helm/release_testing.go b/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
index 0a2ce683d29f958a8c0427a850c4cdd846762198..76a8f40e3c7765cc2b0a180a6ca8380e032d8dc4 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/release_testing.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type releaseTestCmd struct {
 	out     io.Writer
 	client  helm.Interface
 	timeout int64
+	cleanup bool
 }
 
 func newReleaseTestCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
@@ -63,12 +64,17 @@ func newReleaseTestCmd(c helm.Interface, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	f := cmd.Flags()
 	f.Int64Var(&rlsTest.timeout, "timeout", 300, "time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks)")
+	f.BoolVar(&rlsTest.cleanup, "cleanup", false, "delete test pods upon completion")
 
 	return cmd
 }
 
 func (t *releaseTestCmd) run() (err error) {
-	c, errc := t.client.RunReleaseTest(t.name, helm.ReleaseTestTimeout(t.timeout))
+	c, errc := t.client.RunReleaseTest(
+		t.name,
+		helm.ReleaseTestTimeout(t.timeout),
+		helm.ReleaseTestCleanup(t.cleanup),
+	)
 
 	for {
 		select {
diff --git a/pkg/helm/option.go b/pkg/helm/option.go
index 422783cda4e39b70dddb0a6bfa058cc92fb1e9c5..fef95d9d66eb751b7ccce8977d5b33c7998ae4ef 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/option.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/option.go
@@ -190,6 +190,13 @@ func ReleaseTestTimeout(timeout int64) ReleaseTestOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// ReleaseTestCleanup is a boolean value representing whether to cleanup test pods
+func ReleaseTestCleanup(cleanup bool) ReleaseTestOption {
+	return func(opts *options) {
+		opts.testReq.Cleanup = cleanup
+	}
+}
+
 // RollbackTimeout specifies the number of seconds before kubernetes calls timeout
 func RollbackTimeout(timeout int64) RollbackOption {
 	return func(opts *options) {
diff --git a/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go b/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
index 901b19964373ec9c0bc27feedd25ddc0556c4f7e..4e772dd0d435ff94a64a64e29b26094e34a412e5 100644
--- a/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
+++ b/pkg/proto/hapi/services/tiller.pb.go
@@ -498,6 +498,8 @@ type TestReleaseRequest struct {
 	Name string `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=name" json:"name,omitempty"`
 	// timeout specifies the max amount of time any kubernetes client command can run.
 	Timeout int64 `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=timeout" json:"timeout,omitempty"`
+	// cleanup specifies whether or not to attempt pod deletion after test completes
+	Cleanup bool `protobuf:"varint,3,opt,name=cleanup" json:"cleanup,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (m *TestReleaseRequest) Reset()                    { *m = TestReleaseRequest{} }
@@ -994,77 +996,78 @@ var _ReleaseService_serviceDesc = grpc.ServiceDesc{
 func init() { proto.RegisterFile("hapi/services/tiller.proto", fileDescriptor0) }
 
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+	0xc1, 0xa8, 0x76, 0x3f, 0x46, 0x66, 0x01, 0x46, 0x99, 0x5e, 0xaa, 0x6b, 0xbd, 0xa4, 0xa1, 0xd7,
+	0x28, 0x47, 0xaf, 0xa9, 0xa3, 0xa7, 0xa0, 0x69, 0x65, 0xa0, 0xf9, 0x06, 0xb6, 0xef, 0xe4, 0xf3,
+	0x58, 0x70, 0xfe, 0xa8, 0xc1, 0xe6, 0x49, 0x48, 0x99, 0x17, 0x04, 0x39, 0x6c, 0xd2, 0x06, 0x34,
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+	0x80, 0xd8, 0xe1, 0x2b, 0x67, 0xf2, 0xe4, 0x2b, 0xdc, 0xdb, 0xc5, 0xb8, 0x67, 0x5b, 0xf2, 0x04,
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+	0xf2, 0x0e, 0x14, 0xb5, 0x02, 0x28, 0x36, 0xa0, 0xb1, 0x88, 0xa3, 0x4b, 0x2c, 0xa1, 0x15, 0x93,
+	0x6c, 0x8e, 0x75, 0x2d, 0x47, 0x67, 0x0c, 0xd6, 0xdd, 0x18, 0x1e, 0x99, 0x51, 0x12, 0x75, 0x4a,
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+	0xe3, 0x4c, 0xf2, 0xa1, 0x97, 0xd2, 0x7a, 0x32, 0x1c, 0xfc, 0xd3, 0x86, 0x55, 0x75, 0xc7, 0x8a,
+	0xf7, 0x12, 0xf2, 0x61, 0x25, 0xfb, 0x98, 0x40, 0x4f, 0xcb, 0x9f, 0x53, 0xb9, 0x37, 0xa1, 0xfd,
+	0xac, 0x8a, 0xaa, 0x88, 0xc5, 0x59, 0xfa, 0xcc, 0x40, 0x14, 0xba, 0xf9, 0x3b, 0x1e, 0x3d, 0x2f,
+	0xb6, 0x51, 0xf2, 0xa8, 0xb0, 0xfb, 0x55, 0xd5, 0x95, 0x5b, 0x74, 0xcd, 0xab, 0xaf, 0x5f, 0xcc,
+	0xe8, 0x41, 0x33, 0xfa, 0x5b, 0xc0, 0xde, 0xaf, 0xac, 0x9f, 0xfa, 0xfd, 0x19, 0x9e, 0x68, 0xb7,
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+	0x37, 0xa8, 0xc4, 0x40, 0x21, 0x7f, 0xdb, 0x9f, 0x56, 0x53, 0x4e, 0xdd, 0x51, 0xe8, 0xe6, 0xd9,
+	0xa0, 0xac, 0x8e, 0x25, 0xcc, 0x55, 0x56, 0xc7, 0x32, 0x92, 0x71, 0x96, 0x90, 0x07, 0x70, 0x4b,
+	0x06, 0x68, 0xaf, 0xb4, 0x20, 0x3a, 0x87, 0xd8, 0xbd, 0x87, 0x15, 0x53, 0x17, 0x0b, 0xf8, 0x5f,
+	0xee, 0xb6, 0x44, 0x25, 0xd0, 0x14, 0x3f, 0x12, 0xec, 0xe7, 0x15, 0xb5, 0x73, 0x49, 0x49, 0x7e,
+	0xb9, 0x27, 0x29, 0x9d, 0xbc, 0xee, 0x49, 0x2a, 0x47, 0x55, 0xce, 0x12, 0xf2, 0x61, 0xd5, 0x8d,
+	0x43, 0xe9, 0x3a, 0x61, 0x09, 0x54, 0xb2, 0xfb, 0x2e, 0x3f, 0xd9, 0x4f, 0x2b, 0x68, 0xde, 0x9e,
+	0xef, 0x17, 0xf0, 0x43, 0x5b, 0xa9, 0x5e, 0x34, 0xf9, 0xdf, 0xc9, 0x2f, 0xfe, 0x0d, 0x00, 0x00,
+	0xff, 0xff, 0xf9, 0x32, 0x44, 0xf7, 0x1f, 0x0f, 0x00, 0x00,
 }
diff --git a/pkg/releasetesting/environment.go b/pkg/releasetesting/environment.go
index 0b409856fcc775086024d6caaf6436bb82800600..6ac23b2814cdb6157b1fc0792f79e2ce0e351ac1 100644
--- a/pkg/releasetesting/environment.go
+++ b/pkg/releasetesting/environment.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package releasetesting
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"k8s.io/helm/pkg/proto/hapi/services"
@@ -31,38 +32,42 @@ type Environment struct {
 	Timeout    int64
 }
 
-func streamRunning(name string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
+func (env *Environment) streamRunning(name string) error {
 	msg := "RUNNING: " + name
-	err := streamMessage(msg, stream)
-	return err
+	return env.streamMessage(msg)
 }
 
-func streamError(info string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
+func (env *Environment) streamError(info string) error {
 	msg := "ERROR: " + info
-	err := streamMessage(msg, stream)
-	return err
+	return env.streamMessage(msg)
 }
 
-func streamFailed(name, namespace string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
-	msg := fmt.Sprintf("FAILED: %s, run `kubectl logs %s --namespace %s` for more info", name, name, namespace)
-	err := streamMessage(msg, stream)
-	return err
+func (env *Environment) streamFailed(name string) error {
+	msg := fmt.Sprintf("FAILED: %s, run `kubectl logs %s --namespace %s` for more info", name, name, env.Namespace)
+	return env.streamMessage(msg)
 }
 
-func streamSuccess(name string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
+func (env *Environment) streamSuccess(name string) error {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("PASSED: %s", name)
-	err := streamMessage(msg, stream)
-	return err
+	return env.streamMessage(msg)
 }
 
-func streamUnknown(name, info string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
+func (env *Environment) streamUnknown(name, info string) error {
 	msg := fmt.Sprintf("UNKNOWN: %s: %s", name, info)
-	err := streamMessage(msg, stream)
-	return err
+	return env.streamMessage(msg)
 }
 
-func streamMessage(msg string, stream services.ReleaseService_RunReleaseTestServer) error {
+func (env *Environment) streamMessage(msg string) error {
 	resp := &services.TestReleaseResponse{Msg: msg}
-	err := stream.Send(resp)
-	return err
+	return env.Stream.Send(resp)
+}
+
+// DeleteTestPods deletes resources given in testManifests
+func (env *Environment) DeleteTestPods(testManifests []string) {
+	for _, testManifest := range testManifests {
+		err := env.KubeClient.Delete(env.Namespace, bytes.NewBufferString(testManifest))
+		if err != nil {
+			env.streamError(err.Error())
+		}
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/releasetesting/environment_test.go b/pkg/releasetesting/environment_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..b10baaf5062228c644ac3d15d2059b9c736eef2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/releasetesting/environment_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,111 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package releasetesting
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	tillerEnv "k8s.io/helm/pkg/tiller/environment"
+)
+
+func TestDeleteTestPods(t *testing.T) {
+	mockTestSuite := testSuiteFixture()
+	mockTestEnv := newMockTestingEnvironment()
+	mockTestEnv.KubeClient = newGetFailingKubeClient()
+
+	mockTestEnv.DeleteTestPods(mockTestSuite.TestManifests)
+
+	stream := mockTestEnv.Stream.(mockStream)
+	if len(stream.messages) != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 0 errors, got at least one: %v", stream.messages)
+	}
+
+	for _, testManifest := range mockTestSuite.TestManifests {
+		if _, err := mockTestEnv.KubeClient.Get(mockTestEnv.Namespace, bytes.NewBufferString(testManifest)); err == nil {
+			t.Error("Expected error, got nil")
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteTestPodsFailingDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	mockTestSuite := testSuiteFixture()
+	mockTestEnv := newMockTestingEnvironment()
+	mockTestEnv.KubeClient = newDeleteFailingKubeClient()
+
+	mockTestEnv.DeleteTestPods(mockTestSuite.TestManifests)
+
+	stream := mockTestEnv.Stream.(mockStream)
+	if len(stream.messages) == 1 {
+		t.Errorf("Expected 1 error, got none: %v", stream.messages)
+	}
+}
+
+type MockTestingEnvironment struct {
+	*Environment
+}
+
+func newMockTestingEnvironment() *MockTestingEnvironment {
+	tEnv := mockTillerEnvironment()
+
+	return &MockTestingEnvironment{
+		Environment: &Environment{
+			Namespace:  "default",
+			KubeClient: tEnv.KubeClient,
+			Timeout:    5,
+			Stream:     mockStream{},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamRunning(name string) error       { return nil }
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamError(info string) error         { return nil }
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamFailed(name string) error        { return nil }
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamSuccess(name string) error       { return nil }
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamUnknown(name, info string) error { return nil }
+func (mte MockTestingEnvironment) streamMessage(msg string) error        { return nil }
+
+func newGetFailingKubeClient() *getFailingKubeClient {
+	return &getFailingKubeClient{
+		PrintingKubeClient: tillerEnv.PrintingKubeClient{Out: os.Stdout},
+	}
+}
+
+type getFailingKubeClient struct {
+	tillerEnv.PrintingKubeClient
+}
+
+func (p *getFailingKubeClient) Get(ns string, r io.Reader) (string, error) {
+	return "", errors.New("Get failed")
+}
+
+func newDeleteFailingKubeClient() *deleteFailingKubeClient {
+	return &deleteFailingKubeClient{
+		PrintingKubeClient: tillerEnv.PrintingKubeClient{Out: os.Stdout},
+	}
+}
+
+type deleteFailingKubeClient struct {
+	tillerEnv.PrintingKubeClient
+}
+
+func (p *deleteFailingKubeClient) Delete(ns string, r io.Reader) error {
+	return errors.New("In the end, they did not find Nemo.")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite.go b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite.go
index 6bcf1c96dd067532de544d59a5d4010a27d65f47..9a77c969c61b4f5f3e307df7de6905e1a01c1138 100644
--- a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite.go
+++ b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite.go
@@ -72,14 +72,14 @@ func (t *TestSuite) Run(env *Environment) error {
 		}
 
 		test.result.StartedAt = timeconv.Now()
-		if err := streamRunning(test.result.Name, env.Stream); err != nil {
+		if err := env.streamRunning(test.result.Name); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		resourceCreated := true
 		if err := t.createTestPod(test, env); err != nil {
 			resourceCreated = false
-			if streamErr := streamError(test.result.Info, env.Stream); streamErr != nil {
+			if streamErr := env.streamError(test.result.Info); streamErr != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (t *TestSuite) Run(env *Environment) error {
 			status, err = t.getTestPodStatus(test, env)
 			if err != nil {
 				resourceCleanExit = false
-				if streamErr := streamUnknown(test.result.Name, test.result.Info, env.Stream); streamErr != nil {
+				if streamErr := env.streamUnknown(test.result.Name, test.result.Info); streamErr != nil {
 					return streamErr
 				}
 			}
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ func (t *TestSuite) Run(env *Environment) error {
 
 		if resourceCreated && resourceCleanExit && status == api.PodSucceeded {
 			test.result.Status = release.TestRun_SUCCESS
-			if streamErr := streamSuccess(test.result.Name, env.Stream); streamErr != nil {
+			if streamErr := env.streamSuccess(test.result.Name); streamErr != nil {
 				return streamErr
 			}
 		} else if resourceCreated && resourceCleanExit && status == api.PodFailed {
 			test.result.Status = release.TestRun_FAILURE
-			if streamErr := streamFailed(test.result.Name, env.Namespace, env.Stream); streamErr != nil {
+			if streamErr := env.streamFailed(test.result.Name); streamErr != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
index 5f1151e5f4761d7ea9a5a2ac190ff26d6ac6f507..08e3649d8f38a1c7a850a354a294f42e3f381332 100644
--- a/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/releasetesting/test_suite_test.go
@@ -201,14 +201,7 @@ func testSuiteFixture() *TestSuite {
 }
 
 func testEnvFixture() *Environment {
-	tillerEnv := mockTillerEnvironment()
-
-	return &Environment{
-		Namespace:  "default",
-		KubeClient: tillerEnv.KubeClient,
-		Timeout:    5,
-		Stream:     mockStream{},
-	}
+	return newMockTestingEnvironment().Environment
 }
 
 func mockTillerEnvironment() *tillerEnv.Environment {
@@ -219,10 +212,12 @@ func mockTillerEnvironment() *tillerEnv.Environment {
 }
 
 type mockStream struct {
-	stream grpc.ServerStream
+	stream   grpc.ServerStream
+	messages []*services.TestReleaseResponse
 }
 
 func (rs mockStream) Send(m *services.TestReleaseResponse) error {
+	rs.messages = append(rs.messages, m)
 	return nil
 }
 func (rs mockStream) SetHeader(m metadata.MD) error  { return nil }
diff --git a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
index 3ea08cfd0e407b248efc5a5b668f0cfaf187b380..7390718d91213cfe4a4635f456c83efc20733f4c 100644
--- a/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
+++ b/pkg/tiller/release_server.go
@@ -1103,5 +1103,9 @@ func (s *ReleaseServer) RunReleaseTest(req *services.TestReleaseRequest, stream
 		Results:     tSuite.Results,
 	}
 
+	if req.Cleanup {
+		testEnv.DeleteTestPods(tSuite.TestManifests)
+	}
+
 	return s.env.Releases.Update(rel)
 }