diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
index 223901cad..cb560cd85 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/ike_sa.c
@@ -1354,7 +1354,7 @@ METHOD(ike_sa_t, delete_child_sa, status_t,
 
 	if (this->version == IKEV1)
 	{
-		task = (task_t*)quick_delete_create(&this->public, protocol, spi);
+		task = (task_t*)quick_delete_create(&this->public, protocol, spi, FALSE);
 	}
 	else
 	{
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/informational.c b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/informational.c
index f0ddad021..60e1cfcb8 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/informational.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/informational.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, process_r, status_t,
 					else
 					{
 						this->del = (task_t*)quick_delete_create(this->ike_sa,
-																 PROTO_NONE, 0);
+														PROTO_NONE, 0, FALSE);
 					}
 				}
 				break;
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.c b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.c
index 61fa2ef1f..a5f27c5e0 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.c
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.c
@@ -49,6 +49,11 @@ struct private_quick_delete_t {
 	 * Inbound SPI of CHILD_SA to delete
 	 */
 	u_int32_t spi;
+
+	/**
+	 * Send delete even if SA does not exist
+	 */
+	bool force;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -96,7 +101,7 @@ static bool delete_child(private_quick_delete_t *this,
 METHOD(task_t, build_i, status_t,
 	private_quick_delete_t *this, message_t *message)
 {
-	if (delete_child(this, this->protocol, this->spi))
+	if (delete_child(this, this->protocol, this->spi) || this->force)
 	{
 		delete_payload_t *delete_payload;
 
@@ -185,7 +190,7 @@ METHOD(task_t, destroy, void,
  * Described in header.
  */
 quick_delete_t *quick_delete_create(ike_sa_t *ike_sa, protocol_id_t protocol,
-									u_int32_t spi)
+									u_int32_t spi, bool force)
 {
 	private_quick_delete_t *this;
 
@@ -200,6 +205,7 @@ quick_delete_t *quick_delete_create(ike_sa_t *ike_sa, protocol_id_t protocol,
 		.ike_sa = ike_sa,
 		.protocol = protocol,
 		.spi = spi,
+		.force = force,
 	);
 
 	if (protocol != PROTO_NONE)
diff --git a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.h b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.h
index a0dbd0bc7..80aae8273 100644
--- a/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.h
+++ b/src/libcharon/sa/tasks/quick_delete.h
@@ -45,9 +45,10 @@ struct quick_delete_t {
  * @param ike_sa		IKE_SA this task works for
  * @param protocol		protocol of CHILD_SA to delete, PROTO_NONE as responder
  * @param spi			inbound SPI of CHILD_SA to delete
+ * @param force			send delete even if SA does not exist
  * @return				quick_delete task to handle by the task_manager
  */
 quick_delete_t *quick_delete_create(ike_sa_t *ike_sa, protocol_id_t protocol,
-									u_int32_t spi);
+									u_int32_t spi, bool force);
 
 #endif /** QUICK_DELETE_H_ @}*/