diff --git a/django_q/__init__.py b/django_q/__init__.py
index 88010c5..dc95d77 100644
--- a/django_q/__init__.py
+++ b/django_q/__init__.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sys
 myPath = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
 sys.path.insert(0, myPath)
 
-from .tasks import async, schedule, result, result_group, fetch, fetch_group
+from .tasks import async, schedule, result, result_group, fetch, fetch_group, count_group, delete_group
 from .models import Task, Schedule, Success, Failure
 from .cluster import Cluster
 
diff --git a/django_q/models.py b/django_q/models.py
index 2f121de..a8eb818 100644
--- a/django_q/models.py
+++ b/django_q/models.py
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ class Task(models.Model):
         values = Task.objects.filter(group=group_id).values_list('result', flat=True)
         return [dbsafe_decode(t) for t in values]
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_group_count(group_id, failures=False):
+        if failures:
+            return Failure.objects.filter(group=group_id).count()
+        return Task.objects.filter(group=group_id).count()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def delete_group(group_id, objects=False):
+        group = Task.objects.filter(group=group_id)
+        if objects:
+            return group.delete()
+        return group.update(group=None)
+
     @staticmethod
     def get_task(task_id):
         if len(task_id) == 32 and Task.objects.filter(id=task_id).exists():
diff --git a/django_q/tasks.py b/django_q/tasks.py
index 069294c..525ee38 100644
--- a/django_q/tasks.py
+++ b/django_q/tasks.py
@@ -123,6 +123,26 @@ def fetch_group(group_id):
     return Task.get_task_group(group_id)
 
 
+def count_group(group_id, failures=False):
+    """
+    :param str group_id: the group id
+    :param bool failures: Returns failure count if True
+    :return: the number of tasks/results in a group
+    :rtype: int
+    """
+    return Task.get_group_count(group_id, failures)
+
+
+def delete_group(group_id, tasks=False):
+    """
+    :param str group_id: the group id
+    :param bool tasks: If set to True this will also delete the group tasks.
+    Otherwise just the group label is removed.
+    :return:
+    """
+    return Task.delete_group(group_id, tasks)
+
+
 def _sync(task_id, pack):
     """
     Simulates a package travelling through the cluster.
diff --git a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
index c51ea08..1245292 100644
--- a/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
+++ b/django_q/tests/test_cluster.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ sys.path.insert(0, myPath + '/../')
 
 from django_q.cluster import Cluster, Sentinel, pusher, worker, monitor
 from django_q.humanhash import DEFAULT_WORDLIST
-from django_q.tasks import fetch, fetch_group, async, result, result_group
+from django_q.tasks import fetch, fetch_group, async, result, result_group, count_group, delete_group
 from django_q.models import Task
 from django_q.conf import Conf, redis_client
 from .tasks import multiply
@@ -197,8 +197,17 @@ def test_async(r, admin_user):
     assert result_j is not None
     assert result_j.success is True
     assert result_j.result == result_j.args[0].id
+    # check fetch, result by name
+    assert fetch(result_j.name) == result_j
+    assert result(result_j.name) == result_j.result
+    # groups
     assert result_group('test_j') == [result_j.result]
     assert fetch_group('test_j')[0].id == [result_j][0].id
+    assert count_group('test_j') == 1
+    assert count_group('test_j', failures=True) == 0
+    assert delete_group('test_j') == 1
+    assert delete_group('test_j', tasks=True) is None
+
     r.delete(list_key)