diff --git a/changelog.d/352.feature.md b/changelog.d/352.feature.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d761515
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+++ b/changelog.d/352.feature.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Delete method support for memcached backend (from @xodiumx)
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diff --git a/fastapi_cache/backends/memcached.py b/fastapi_cache/backends/memcached.py
index 156a3e6..e58397e 100644
--- a/fastapi_cache/backends/memcached.py
+++ b/fastapi_cache/backends/memcached.py
@@ -19,4 +19,11 @@ class MemcachedBackend(Backend):
         await self.mcache.set(key.encode(), value, exptime=expire or 0)
 
     async def clear(self, namespace: Optional[str] = None, key: Optional[str] = None) -> int:
-        raise NotImplementedError
+        is_deleted = False
+        if key:
+            is_deleted = await self.mcache.delete(key=key.encode())
+        else:
+            await self.mcache.flush_all()
+            is_deleted = True
+
+        return int(is_deleted)