diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
index a21fa63e1d8..4d8bae3f1fb 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/_help.py
@@ -854,9 +854,10 @@
 type: command
 short-summary: Delete a role definition.
 examples:
-  - name: Delete a role definition. (autogenerated)
-    text: az role definition delete --name MyRole
-    crafted: true
+  - name: Delete a role definition by roleName.
+    text: az role definition delete --scope /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 --name MyRole
+  - name: Delete a role definition by name (GUID).
+    text: az role definition delete --scope /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 --name 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
 """
 
 helps['role definition list'] = """
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/custom.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/custom.py
index f7731268fe7..9f9b751fc54 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/custom.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/custom.py
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ def delete_role_definition(cmd, name, resource_group_name=None, scope=None,
     definitions_client = _auth_client_factory(cmd.cli_ctx, scope).role_definitions
     scope = _build_role_scope(resource_group_name, scope,
                               definitions_client._config.subscription_id)
+    if is_guid(name):
+        definitions_client.delete(scope, name)
+        return
     roles = _search_role_definitions(cmd.cli_ctx, definitions_client, name, [scope], custom_role_only)
     for r in roles:
         definitions_client.delete(role_definition_id=r.name, scope=scope)
diff --git a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
index 2b295151c9c..e18f458be20 100644
--- a/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
+++ b/src/azure-cli/azure/cli/command_modules/role/tests/latest/test_role.py
@@ -248,11 +248,26 @@ def test_custom_role_definition_scenario(self):
         self.kwargs.update({
             'sub': subscription_id,
             'role': role_name,
-            'template': temp_file.replace('\\', '\\\\')
+            'template': temp_file.replace('\\', '\\\\'),
+            'scope': "/subscriptions/{}".format(subscription_id)
         })
 
         # a few 'sleep' here to handle server replicate latency. It is no-op under playback
         with mock.patch('azure.cli.command_modules.role.custom._gen_guid', side_effect=self.create_guid):
+            # Operate on name (GUID)
+            role = self.cmd('role definition create --role-definition {template}', checks=[
+                self.check('permissions[0].dataActions[0]',
+                           'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/*'),
+                self.check('permissions[0].notDataActions[0]',
+                           'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/write'),
+            ]).get_output_in_json()
+            self.kwargs['name'] = role['name']
+            retry(lambda: self.cmd('role definition show --scope {scope} --name {name}',
+                                   checks=self.check('[0].roleName', '{role}'))).get_output_in_json()
+            retry(lambda: self.cmd('role definition delete -n {name}', checks=self.is_empty()))
+            retry(lambda: self.cmd('role definition show -n {name}', checks=self.is_empty()))
+
+            # Operate on roleName
             self.cmd('role definition create --role-definition {template}', checks=[
                 self.check('permissions[0].dataActions[0]', 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/*'),
                 self.check('permissions[0].notDataActions[0]', 'Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/write'),