diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 268d036c..1096cdb7 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -322,6 +322,11 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  "delete",
 			Usage: "DEPRECATED: delete releases from state file (helm delete)",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.IntFlag{
+					Name:  "concurrency",
+					Value: 0,
+					Usage: "maximum number of concurrent helm processes to run, 0 is unlimited",
+				},
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:  "args",
 					Value: "",
@@ -340,6 +345,11 @@ func main() {
 			Name:  "destroy",
 			Usage: "deletes and then purges releases",
 			Flags: []cli.Flag{
+				cli.IntFlag{
+					Name:  "concurrency",
+					Value: 0,
+					Usage: "maximum number of concurrent helm processes to run, 0 is unlimited",
+				},
 				cli.StringFlag{
 					Name:  "args",
 					Value: "",
diff --git a/pkg/app/config.go b/pkg/app/config.go
index c0fa96db..654b6428 100644
--- a/pkg/app/config.go
+++ b/pkg/app/config.go
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ type DeleteConfigProvider interface {
 
 	interactive
 	loggingConfig
+	concurrencyConfig
 }
 
 type DestroyConfigProvider interface {
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ type DestroyConfigProvider interface {
 
 	interactive
 	loggingConfig
+	concurrencyConfig
 }
 
 type TestConfigProvider interface {
diff --git a/pkg/app/run.go b/pkg/app/run.go
index 5e95bf07..dc2f8058 100644
--- a/pkg/app/run.go
+++ b/pkg/app/run.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ Do you really want to delete?
 	if !interactive || interactive && r.askForConfirmation(msg) {
 		r.helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(c.Args(), r.state)...)
 
-		errs = r.state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, r.helm, purge)
+		errs = r.state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, r.helm, c.Concurrency(), purge)
 	}
 	affectedReleases.DisplayAffectedReleases(c.Logger())
 	return errs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ Do you really want to delete?
 	if !interactive || interactive && r.askForConfirmation(msg) {
 		r.helm.SetExtraArgs(argparser.GetArgs(c.Args(), r.state)...)
 
-		errs = r.state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, r.helm, true)
+		errs = r.state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, r.helm, c.Concurrency(), true)
 	}
 	affectedReleases.DisplayAffectedReleases(c.Logger())
 	return errs
diff --git a/pkg/state/state.go b/pkg/state/state.go
index 913cc007..337f6e53 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state.go
@@ -845,8 +845,8 @@ func (st *HelmState) ReleaseStatuses(helm helmexec.Interface, workerLimit int) [
 }
 
 // DeleteReleases wrapper for executing helm delete on the releases
-func (st *HelmState) DeleteReleases(affectedReleases *AffectedReleases, helm helmexec.Interface, purge bool) []error {
-	return st.scatterGatherReleases(helm, len(st.Releases), func(release ReleaseSpec, workerIndex int) error {
+func (st *HelmState) DeleteReleases(affectedReleases *AffectedReleases, helm helmexec.Interface, concurrency int, purge bool) []error {
+	return st.scatterGatherReleases(helm, concurrency, func(release ReleaseSpec, workerIndex int) error {
 		if !release.Desired() {
 			return nil
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/state/state_test.go b/pkg/state/state_test.go
index a8ced524..8c039c73 100644
--- a/pkg/state/state_test.go
+++ b/pkg/state/state_test.go
@@ -2073,7 +2073,7 @@ func TestHelmState_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 				helm.lists[listKey{filter: "^" + name + "$", flags: tt.flags}] = name
 			}
 			affectedReleases := AffectedReleases{}
-			errs := state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, helm, tt.purge)
+			errs := state.DeleteReleases(&affectedReleases, helm, 1, tt.purge)
 			if errs != nil {
 				if !tt.wantErr || len(affectedReleases.Failed) != 1 || affectedReleases.Failed[0].Name != release.Name {
 					t.Errorf("DeleteReleases() for %s error = %v, wantErr %v", tt.name, errs, tt.wantErr)