diff --git a/apps/memcache/ascii.rl b/apps/memcache/ascii.rl
index dfe073b8af..41a0d755e4 100644
--- a/apps/memcache/ascii.rl
+++ b/apps/memcache/ascii.rl
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ blob := any+ >start_blob $advance_blob;
 maybe_noreply = (sp "noreply" @{ _noreply = true; })? >{ _noreply = false; };
 maybe_expiration = (sp expiration)? >{ _expiration = 0; };
 
-set = "set" sp key sp flags sp expiration sp size (crlf @{ fcall blob; } ) crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_set; };
+set = "set" sp key sp flags sp expiration sp size maybe_noreply (crlf @{ fcall blob; } ) crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_set; };
 get = "get" (sp key %{ _keys.push_back(std::move(_key)); })+ crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_get; };
-delete = "delete" sp key crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_delete; };
+delete = "delete" sp key maybe_noreply crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_delete; };
 flush = "flush_all" maybe_expiration maybe_noreply crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_flush_all; };
 version = "version" crlf @{ _state = state::cmd_version; };
 main := (set | get | delete | flush | version) >eof{ _state = state::eof; };
diff --git a/apps/memcache/memcache.cc b/apps/memcache/memcache.cc
index 1a23a0fe7f..f76af62713 100644
--- a/apps/memcache/memcache.cc
+++ b/apps/memcache/memcache.cc
@@ -250,6 +250,9 @@ public:
                 case memcache_ascii_parser::state::cmd_set:
                     _cache.set(std::move(_parser._key),
                             item_data{std::move(_parser._blob), _parser._flags, seconds_to_time_point(_parser._expiration)});
+                    if (_parser._noreply) {
+                        return make_ready_future<>();
+                    }
                     return out.write(msg_stored);
 
                 case memcache_ascii_parser::state::cmd_get:
@@ -284,10 +287,13 @@ public:
                 }
 
                 case memcache_ascii_parser::state::cmd_delete:
-                    if (_cache.remove(_parser._key)) {
-                        return out.write(msg_deleted);
+                {
+                    auto removed = _cache.remove(_parser._key);
+                    if (_parser._noreply) {
+                        return make_ready_future<>();
                     }
-                    return out.write(msg_not_found);
+                    return out.write(removed ? msg_deleted : msg_not_found);
+                }
 
                 case memcache_ascii_parser::state::cmd_flush_all:
                     if (_parser._expiration) {