diff --git a/astrapy/idiomatic/collection.py b/astrapy/idiomatic/collection.py
index f8f32dea..bb328139 100644
--- a/astrapy/idiomatic/collection.py
+++ b/astrapy/idiomatic/collection.py
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ def delete_many(
                 f"(gotten '${json.dumps(dm_response)}')"
             )
 
+    def drop(self, name_or_collection: Union[str, AsyncCollection]) -> None:
+        return self._astra_db_collection.astra_db.delete_collection(name_or_collection)
+
     @unsupported
     def find_raw_batches(*pargs: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
 
@@ -445,6 +448,10 @@ async def delete_many(
                 f"(gotten '${json.dumps(dm_response)}')"
             )
 
+    async def drop(self, name_or_collection: Union[str, AsyncCollection]) -> None:
+        return await self._astra_db_collection.astra_db.delete_collection(name_or_collection)
+
+
     @unsupported
     async def find_raw_batches(*pargs: Any, **kwargs: Any) -> Any: ...
 
diff --git a/tests/idiomatic/conftest.py b/tests/idiomatic/conftest.py
index cf5b4e68..2af01775 100644
--- a/tests/idiomatic/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/idiomatic/conftest.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 TEST_COLLECTION_INSTANCE_NAME = "test_coll_instance"
 TEST_COLLECTION_NAME = "id_test_collection"
+TEST_CREATE_DELETE_VECTOR_COLLECTION_NAME = "ephemeral_v_col"
 
 ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE = os.environ.get("ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE")
 
diff --git a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_collections_async.py b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_collections_async.py
index 8fb05961..f2ae3881 100644
--- a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_collections_async.py
+++ b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_collections_async.py
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 from astrapy import AsyncCollection, AsyncDatabase
 
-
 class TestCollectionsAsync:
     @pytest.mark.describe("test of instantiating Collection, async")
     async def test_instantiate_collection_async(
diff --git a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_async.py b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_async.py
index d053f652..77433d4b 100644
--- a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_async.py
+++ b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_async.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ..conftest import ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE, TEST_COLLECTION_NAME
+from ..conftest import ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE, TEST_COLLECTION_NAME, TEST_CREATE_DELETE_VECTOR_COLLECTION_NAME
 from astrapy import AsyncCollection, AsyncDatabase
 
 
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ async def test_collection_lifecycle_async(
         assert col1 == col2
         await async_database.drop_collection(TEST_LOCAL_COLLECTION_NAME)
 
+
     @pytest.mark.describe("test of Database list_collections, async")
     async def test_database_list_collections_async(
         self,
diff --git a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_sync.py b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_sync.py
index 3f7d60ca..d9377b5f 100644
--- a/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_sync.py
+++ b/tests/idiomatic/integration/test_ddl_sync.py
@@ -14,10 +14,9 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-from ..conftest import ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE, TEST_COLLECTION_NAME
+from ..conftest import ASTRA_DB_SECONDARY_KEYSPACE, TEST_COLLECTION_NAME, TEST_CREATE_DELETE_VECTOR_COLLECTION_NAME
 from astrapy import Collection, Database
 
-
 class TestDDLSync:
     @pytest.mark.describe("test of collection creation, get, and then drop, sync")
     def test_collection_lifecycle_sync(
@@ -35,6 +34,18 @@ def test_collection_lifecycle_sync(
         assert col1 == col2
         sync_database.drop_collection(TEST_LOCAL_COLLECTION_NAME)
 
+    @pytest.mark.describe("should create and destroy a vector collection using collection drop ")
+    def test_create_destroy_collection(self, sync_database: Database) -> None:
+        col = sync_database.create_collection(
+            name="TEST_CREATE_DELETE_VECTOR_COLLECTION_NAME", dimension=2
+        )
+        assert isinstance(col, Collection)
+        del_res = col.drop(
+            TEST_CREATE_DELETE_VECTOR_COLLECTION_NAME
+        )
+        assert del_res["status"]["ok"] == 1
+
+
     @pytest.mark.describe("test of Database list_collections, sync")
     def test_database_list_collections_sync(
         self,