diff --git a/dlls/shell32/dde.c b/dlls/shell32/dde.c
index 412c04782cf..7505c2c5369 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/dde.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/dde.c
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ static DWORD PROGMAN_OnExecute(WCHAR *command, int argc, WCHAR **argv)
     static const WCHAR delete_groupW[] = {'D','e','l','e','t','e','G','r','o','u','p',0};
     static const WCHAR show_groupW[] = {'S','h','o','w','G','r','o','u','p',0};
     static const WCHAR add_itemW[] = {'A','d','d','I','t','e','m',0};
+    static const WCHAR delete_itemW[] = {'D','e','l','e','t','e','I','t','e','m',0};
 
     static const WCHAR dotexeW[] = {'.','e','x','e',0};
     static const WCHAR dotlnkW[] = {'.','l','n','k',0};
@@ -254,6 +255,25 @@ static DWORD PROGMAN_OnExecute(WCHAR *command, int argc, WCHAR **argv)
 
         if (FAILED(hres)) return DDE_FNOTPROCESSED;
     }
+    else if (!strcmpiW(command, delete_itemW))
+    {
+        WCHAR *name;
+        BOOL ret;
+
+        if (argc < 1) return DDE_FNOTPROCESSED;
+
+        name = HeapAlloc(GetProcessHeap(), 0, (strlenW(last_group) + 1 + strlenW(argv[0]) + 5) * sizeof(*name));
+        lstrcpyW(name, last_group);
+        lstrcatW(name, slashW);
+        lstrcatW(name, argv[0]);
+        lstrcatW(name, dotlnkW);
+
+        ret = DeleteFileW(name);
+
+        HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, name);
+
+        if (!ret) return DDE_FNOTPROCESSED;
+    }
     else
     {
         FIXME("unhandled command %s\n", debugstr_w(command));
diff --git a/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c b/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
index 544df9718b4..3f88205bc33 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/tests/progman_dde.c
@@ -296,10 +296,8 @@ static void test_progman_dde(DWORD instance, HCONV hConv)
     ok(check_exists("Group1/f2g1Name.lnk"), "link not created\n");
 
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[DeleteItem(f2g1Name)]");
-    todo_wine {
     ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
     ok(!check_exists("Group1/f2g1Name.lnk"), "link should not exist\n");
-    }
 
     sprintf(itemtext, "[AddItem(%s,f3g1Name)]", f3g1);
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, itemtext);
@@ -322,10 +320,8 @@ static void test_progman_dde(DWORD instance, HCONV hConv)
     ok(error == DMLERR_NOTPROCESSED, "expected DMLERR_NOTPROCESSED, got %u\n", error);
 
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[DeleteItem(f3g1Name)]");
-    todo_wine {
     ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);
     ok(!check_exists("Group1/f3g1Name.lnk"), "link should not exist\n");
-    }
 
     error = dde_execute(instance, hConv, "[ShowGroup(Startup, 0)]");
     ok(error == DMLERR_NO_ERROR, "expected DMLERR_NO_ERROR, got %u\n", error);