diff --git a/cmd/kops/delete_instance.go b/cmd/kops/delete_instance.go
index 5bcc023ac1c7c..8a5b7ea7727db 100644
--- a/cmd/kops/delete_instance.go
+++ b/cmd/kops/delete_instance.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 
 // DeleteInstanceOptions is the command Object for an instance deletion.
 type deleteInstanceOptions struct {
+	Yes       bool
 	CloudOnly bool
 
 	// The following two variables are when kops is validating a cluster
@@ -91,14 +92,14 @@ func NewCmdDeleteInstance(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 
 	deleteInstanceExample := templates.Examples(i18n.T(`
 		# Delete an instance from the currently active cluster.
-		kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425
+		kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes
 
 		# Delete an instance from the currently active cluster using node name.
-		kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal
+		kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal --yes
 
 		# Delete an instance from the currently active cluster without
 		validation or draining.
-		kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425
+		kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes
 		`))
 
 	deleteInstanceShort := i18n.T(`Delete an instance`)
@@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ func NewCmdDeleteInstance(f *util.Factory, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.FailOnDrainError, "fail-on-drain-error", true, "The deletion will fail if draining a node fails.")
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVar(&options.FailOnValidate, "fail-on-validate-error", true, "The deletion will fail if the cluster fails to validate.")
 
+	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&options.Yes, "yes", "y", options.Yes, "Specify --yes to immediately delete the instance")
+
 	cmd.Run = func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		ctx := context.TODO()
 
@@ -221,6 +224,17 @@ func RunDeleteInstance(ctx context.Context, f *util.Factory, out io.Writer, opti
 		return fmt.Errorf("could not find instance %v", options.InstanceID)
 	}
 
+	if options.CloudOnly {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Instance %v found for deletion\n", cloudMember.ID)
+	} else {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "Instance %v (%v) found for deletion\n", cloudMember.ID, cloudMember.Node.Name)
+	}
+
+	if !options.Yes {
+		fmt.Fprintf(out, "\nMust specify --yes to delete instancegroup\n")
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	d := &instancegroups.RollingUpdateCluster{
 		MasterInterval:    0,
 		NodeInterval:      0,
diff --git a/docs/cli/kops_delete_instance.md b/docs/cli/kops_delete_instance.md
index 087c82a0ff238..a70d73586e6f7 100644
--- a/docs/cli/kops_delete_instance.md
+++ b/docs/cli/kops_delete_instance.md
@@ -17,14 +17,14 @@ kops delete instance [flags]
 
 ```
   # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster.
-  kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425
+  kops delete instance i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes
   
   # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster using node name.
-  kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal
+  kops delete instance ip-xx.xx.xx.xx.ec2.internal --yes
   
   # Delete an instance from the currently active cluster without
   validation or draining.
-  kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425
+  kops delete instance --cloudonly i-0a5ed581b862d3425 --yes
 ```
 
 ### Options
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ kops delete instance [flags]
       --surge                         Surge by detaching the node from the ASG before deletion (default true)
       --validate-count int32          Amount of times that a cluster needs to be validated after single node update (default 2)
       --validation-timeout duration   Maximum time to wait for a cluster to validate (default 15m0s)
+  -y, --yes                           Specify --yes to immediately delete the instance
 ```
 
 ### Options inherited from parent commands