diff --git a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
index 4a88bd8..cea9bdd 100644
--- a/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
+++ b/system/database/DB_active_rec.php
@@ -856,12 +856,12 @@
 			$table = $this->ar_from[0];
 		}
 		
-		if ($where != null)
+		if ($where != NULL)
 		{
 			$this->where($where);
 		}
 
-		if ($limit != null)
+		if ($limit != NULL)
 		{
 			$this->limit($limit);
 		}
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@
 	 * @param	mixed	the where clause
 	 * @return	object
 	 */
-	function delete($table = '', $where = '')
+	function delete($table = '', $where = '', $limit = NULL)
 	{
 		if ($table == '')
 		{
@@ -905,6 +905,11 @@
 			$this->where($where);
 		}
 
+		if ($limit != NULL)
+		{
+			$this->limit($limit);
+		}
+
 		if (count($this->ar_where) == 0)
 		{
 			if ($this->db_debug)
@@ -914,7 +919,7 @@
 			return FALSE;
 		}		
 		
-		$sql = $this->_delete($this->dbprefix.$table, $this->ar_where);
+		$sql = $this->_delete($this->dbprefix.$table, $this->ar_where, $this->ar_limit);
 
 		$this->_reset_write();
 		return $this->query($sql);
@@ -1096,7 +1101,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * Resets the active record "write" values.
 	 *
-	 * Called by the insert() or update() functions
+	 * Called by the insert() update() and delete() functions
 	 *
 	 * @access	private
 	 * @return	void
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
index 613be69..044fb3c 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mssql/mssql_driver.php
@@ -445,9 +445,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
index aaa9cc6..cd86ebf 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysql/mysql_driver.php
@@ -463,9 +463,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
index f6f106e..ebed813 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/mysqli/mysqli_driver.php
@@ -456,9 +456,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
index 1dd157c..c4ab700 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/oci8/oci8_driver.php
@@ -559,9 +559,11 @@
 	 * @param   array   the where clause
 	 * @return  string
 	 */
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
index 66d5f89..040ffed 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/odbc/odbc_driver.php
@@ -418,9 +418,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
index 076d87a..88f08b2 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/postgre/postgre_driver.php
@@ -447,9 +447,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
index b701d6b..6189b1f 100644
--- a/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
+++ b/system/database/drivers/sqlite/sqlite_driver.php
@@ -442,9 +442,11 @@
 	 * @param	array	the where clause
 	 * @return	string
 	 */	
-	function _delete($table, $where)
+	function _delete($table, $where, $limit = FALSE)
 	{
-		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where);
+		$limit = (!$limit) ? '' : ' LIMIT '.$limit;
+	
+		return "DELETE FROM ".$this->_escape_table($table)." WHERE ".implode(" ", $where).$limit;
 	}
 
 	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/user_guide/changelog.html b/user_guide/changelog.html
index 96e5724..b122c42 100644
--- a/user_guide/changelog.html
+++ b/user_guide/changelog.html
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     <li>Removed &quot;rand()&quot; as a listed option from orderby in the <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>, as it was MySQL only.</li>
     <li>Added 'random' as an <kbd>order_by()</kbd> option in <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>.</li>
     <li>Added <kbd>where_in()</kbd>, <kbd>where_in_or()</kbd>, <kbd>where_not_in()</kbd>, and <kbd>where_not_in_or()</kbd> to <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>.</li>
-    <li>Added support for limit() into update() statements in  <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>.</li>
+    <li>Added support for <kbd>limit()</kbd> into <kbd>update()</kbd> and <kbd>delete()</kbd> statements in  <a href="./database/active_record.html">Active Record</a>.</li>
     <li>Added titles to all user manual pages.</li>
     <li>Added a check for NULL fields in the MySQL database backup utility.</li>
     <li>Documented the <kbd>timezones()</kbd> function in the <a href="./helpers/date_helper.html">Date Helper</a>.</li>