diff --git a/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.cpp b/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.cpp
index 2c71cf0d..cb5a2159 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.cpp
@@ -954,7 +954,6 @@ BND_Bitmap* BND_File3dmBitmapTable::FindId(BND_UUID id)
   return nullptr;
 }
 
-
 int BND_File3dmLayerTable::Add(const BND_Layer& layer)
 {
   const ON_Layer* l = layer.m_layer;
@@ -971,6 +970,13 @@ int BND_File3dmLayerTable::AddLayer(std::wstring name, BND_Color color)
   return rc;
 }
 
+bool BND_File3dmLayerTable::Delete(BND_UUID id)
+{
+  ON_UUID _id = Binding_to_ON_UUID(id);
+  ON_ModelComponentReference compref = m_model->RemoveModelComponent(ON_ModelComponent::Type::Layer, _id);
+  return !compref.IsEmpty();
+}
+
 BND_Layer* BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindName(std::wstring name, BND_UUID parentId)
 {
   ON_UUID id = Binding_to_ON_UUID(parentId);
@@ -1776,6 +1782,7 @@ void initExtensionsBindings(rh3dmpymodule& m)
 #endif
     .def("Add", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::Add, py::arg("layer"))
     .def("AddLayer", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::AddLayer, py::arg("name"), py::arg("color"))
+    .def("Delete", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::Delete, py::arg("id"))
     .def("FindName", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindName, py::arg("name"), py::arg("parentId"))
     .def("FindIndex", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindIndex, py::arg("index"))
     .def("FindId", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindId, py::arg("id"))
@@ -2089,6 +2096,7 @@ void initExtensionsBindings(void*)
     .function("get", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindIndex, allow_raw_pointers())
     .function("add", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::Add)
     .function("addLayer", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::AddLayer)
+    .function("delete", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::Delete)
     .function("findName", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindName, allow_raw_pointers())
     .function("findIndex", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindIndex, allow_raw_pointers())
     .function("findId", &BND_File3dmLayerTable::FindId, allow_raw_pointers())
diff --git a/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.h b/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.h
index f672df68..12ef4a50 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.h
+++ b/src/bindings/bnd_extensions.h
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ class BND_File3dmLayerTable
   int Count() const { return m_model.get()->ActiveComponentCount(ON_ModelComponent::Type::Layer); }
   int Add(const class BND_Layer& layer);
   int AddLayer(std::wstring name, BND_Color color);
+  bool Delete(BND_UUID id);
   class BND_Layer* FindName(std::wstring name, BND_UUID parentId);
   //BND_Layer* FindNameHash(NameHash nameHash)
   class BND_Layer* FindIndex(int index);
diff --git a/src/bindings/bnd_uuid.cpp b/src/bindings/bnd_uuid.cpp
index 2c9fd824..7df614ad 100644
--- a/src/bindings/bnd_uuid.cpp
+++ b/src/bindings/bnd_uuid.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,11 @@ BND_UUID ON_UUID_to_Binding(const ON_UUID& id)
 
 ON_UUID Binding_to_ON_UUID(const BND_UUID& id)
 {
+#if !defined(NANOBIND)
+  std::string s = pybind11::str(id);
+#else
   std::string s = py::cast<std::string>(id);
+#endif
   return ON_UuidFromString(s.c_str());
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/python/test_File3dm_LayerTable.py b/tests/python/test_File3dm_LayerTable.py
index e1796725..f11fb0cc 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_File3dm_LayerTable.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_File3dm_LayerTable.py
@@ -30,6 +30,33 @@ def test_createFileWithLayers(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(qtyLayers == 2 and qtyLayers2 == 2)
 
+    def test_deleteLayer(self):
+        file3dm = rhino3dm.File3dm()
+        file3dm.ApplicationName = 'python'
+        file3dm.ApplicationDetails = 'rhino3dm-tests-deleteLayer'
+        file3dm.ApplicationUrl = 'https://rhino3d.com'
+
+        #create layers
+        layer1 = rhino3dm.Layer()
+        layer1.Name = 'layer1'
+        layer1.Color = (255,0,255,255)
+
+        layer2 = rhino3dm.Layer()
+        layer2.Name = 'layer2'
+
+        index1 = file3dm.Layers.Add(layer1)
+        index2 = file3dm.Layers.Add(layer2)
+
+        qtyLayers = len(file3dm.Layers)
+
+        id1 = file3dm.Layers[index1].Id
+
+        file3dm.Layers.Delete(id1)
+
+        qtyLayers2 = len(file3dm.Layers)
+
+        self.assertTrue(qtyLayers == 2 and qtyLayers2 == 1)
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print("running tests")
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/tests/python/test_File3dm_ObjectTable.py b/tests/python/test_File3dm_ObjectTable.py
index 80c3a2f1..5b3ab06a 100644
--- a/tests/python/test_File3dm_ObjectTable.py
+++ b/tests/python/test_File3dm_ObjectTable.py
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ def test_addPolyline(self):
 
         self.assertTrue(objqty == 2 and isCurve1 and isCurve2 and len1 == 15 and len2 == 15)
 
-
     def test_negativeIndexing(self) -> None:
         """Tests for indexing `ObjectTable`.
         """
@@ -44,6 +43,29 @@ def test_negativeIndexing(self) -> None:
         with self.subTest(msg="Test negative indexing"):
             self.assertEqual(file_3dm.Objects[-2].Geometry.Location, rhino3dm.Point3d(0, 0, 0))
 
+    def test_deleteObject(self):
+        file3dm = rhino3dm.File3dm()
+        file3dm.ApplicationName = 'python'
+        file3dm.ApplicationDetails = 'rhino3dm-tests-deleteLayer'
+        file3dm.ApplicationUrl = 'https://rhino3d.com'
+
+        #create objects
+        circle = rhino3dm.Circle(5)
+        point = rhino3dm.Point3d(0,0,0)
+        id1 = file3dm.Objects.AddCircle(circle)
+        print("delete object")
+        print(id1)
+        id2 = file3dm.Objects.AddPoint(rhino3dm.Point3d(0,0,0))
+
+        qtyObjects = len(file3dm.Objects)
+
+        file3dm.Objects.Delete(id1)
+
+        qtyObjects2 = len(file3dm.Objects)
+
+        self.assertTrue(qtyObjects == 2 and qtyObjects2 == 1)
+
+        
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     print("running tests")