diff --git a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati.yml b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati.yml
index 8e725e55ac..1a065d611d 100644
--- a/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati.yml
+++ b/playbooks/openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati.yml
@@ -79,3 +79,13 @@
     host: "status.raw-updates.coreos{{ env_suffix }}.fedoraproject.org"
     serviceport: coreos-cincinnati-raw-updates-status
     servicename: coreos-cincinnati
+
+###############################################
+# actions to delete the project from OpenShift
+###############################################
+# to run: sudo rbac-playbook -l os_masters_stg[0] -t delete openshift-apps/coreos-cincinnati.yml
+  - role: openshift/object-delete
+    app: coreos-cincinnati
+    objecttype: project
+    objectname: coreos-cincinnati
+    tags: [ never, delete ]