diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/mod.rs
index 428affff8f..407d1c1006 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 mod column;
 mod command;
+mod nth;
 
 pub use column::SubCommand as DropColumn;
 pub use command::Command as Drop;
+pub use nth::SubCommand as DropNth;
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/nth.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/nth.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2208751703
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/drop/nth.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+use crate::prelude::*;
+use nu_engine::WholeStreamCommand;
+use nu_errors::ShellError;
+use nu_protocol::{Signature, SyntaxShape, Value};
+use nu_source::Tagged;
+
+pub struct SubCommand;
+
+impl WholeStreamCommand for SubCommand {
+    fn name(&self) -> &str {
+        "drop nth"
+    }
+
+    fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
+        Signature::build("drop nth")
+            .required(
+                "row number",
+                SyntaxShape::Int,
+                "the number of the row to drop",
+            )
+            .rest(SyntaxShape::Any, "Optionally drop more rows")
+    }
+
+    fn usage(&self) -> &str {
+        "Drops the selected rows."
+    }
+
+    fn run(&self, args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+        drop(args)
+    }
+
+    fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
+        vec![
+            Example {
+                description: "Drop the second row",
+                example: "echo [first second third] | drop nth 1",
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("first"), Value::from("third")]),
+            },
+            Example {
+                description: "Drop the first and third rows",
+                example: "echo [first second third] | drop nth 0 2",
+                result: Some(vec![Value::from("second")]),
+            },
+        ]
+    }
+}
+
+fn drop(args: CommandArgs) -> Result<OutputStream, ShellError> {
+    let row_number: Tagged<u64> = args.req(0)?;
+    let and_rows: Vec<Tagged<u64>> = args.rest(1)?;
+    let input = args.input;
+
+    let mut rows: Vec<_> = and_rows.into_iter().map(|x| x.item as usize).collect();
+    rows.push(row_number.item as usize);
+    rows.sort_unstable();
+
+    Ok(DropNthIterator {
+        input,
+        rows,
+        current: 0,
+    }
+    .into_output_stream())
+}
+
+struct DropNthIterator {
+    input: InputStream,
+    rows: Vec<usize>,
+    current: usize,
+}
+
+impl Iterator for DropNthIterator {
+    type Item = Value;
+
+    fn next(&mut self) -> Option<Self::Item> {
+        loop {
+            if let Some(row) = self.rows.get(0) {
+                if self.current == *row {
+                    self.rows.remove(0);
+                    self.current += 1;
+                    let _ = self.input.next();
+                    continue;
+                } else {
+                    self.current += 1;
+                    return self.input.next();
+                }
+            } else {
+                return self.input.next();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/nth.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/nth.rs
index cbe31fa695..908026d247 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/nth.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/filters/nth.rs
@@ -112,16 +112,3 @@ impl Iterator for NthIterator {
         }
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(test)]
-mod tests {
-    use super::Nth;
-    use super::ShellError;
-
-    #[test]
-    fn examples_work_as_expected() -> Result<(), ShellError> {
-        use crate::examples::test as test_examples;
-
-        test_examples(Nth {})
-    }
-}
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/mod.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/mod.rs
index c2a8ac4aa5..41c7aa0f11 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -65,12 +65,16 @@ mod tests {
 
     fn full_tests() -> Vec<Command> {
         vec![
+            whole_stream_command(Drop),
+            whole_stream_command(DropNth),
+            whole_stream_command(DropColumn),
             whole_stream_command(Append),
             whole_stream_command(GroupBy),
             whole_stream_command(Insert),
             whole_stream_command(MoveColumn),
             whole_stream_command(Update),
             whole_stream_command(Empty),
+            whole_stream_command(Nth),
             // whole_stream_command(Select),
             // whole_stream_command(Get),
             // Str Command Suite
diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
index 795feb6d43..20c14d21c4 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/default_context.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ pub fn create_default_context(interactive: bool) -> Result<EvaluationContext, Bo
             whole_stream_command(Every),
             whole_stream_command(Nth),
             whole_stream_command(Drop),
+            whole_stream_command(DropNth),
             whole_stream_command(Format),
             whole_stream_command(FileSize),
             whole_stream_command(Where),