diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
index 10e31868ba..af3d2aa6a8 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/func.sgml
@@ -10845,6 +10845,14 @@ table2-mapping
        </row>
        <row>
         <entry><literal>-</literal></entry>
+        <entry><type>text[]</type></entry>
+        <entry>Delete multiple key/value pairs or <emphasis>string</emphasis>
+        elements from left operand.  Key/value pairs are matched based
+        on their key value.</entry>
+        <entry><literal>'{"a": "b", "c": "d"}'::jsonb - '{a,c}'::text[] </literal></entry>
+       </row>
+       <row>
+        <entry><literal>-</literal></entry>
         <entry><type>integer</type></entry>
         <entry>Delete the array element with specified index (Negative
         integers count from the end).  Throws an error if top level
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
index 58c721c074..d624fdbf79 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/jsonfuncs.c
@@ -3438,6 +3438,92 @@ jsonb_delete(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
 }
 
 /*
+ * SQL function jsonb_delete (jsonb, variadic text[])
+ *
+ * return a copy of the jsonb with the indicated items
+ * removed.
+ */
+Datum
+jsonb_delete_array(PG_FUNCTION_ARGS)
+{
+	Jsonb	   *in = PG_GETARG_JSONB(0);
+	ArrayType  *keys = PG_GETARG_ARRAYTYPE_P(1);
+	Datum	   *keys_elems;
+	bool	   *keys_nulls;
+	int			keys_len;
+	JsonbParseState *state = NULL;
+	JsonbIterator *it;
+	JsonbValue	v,
+			   *res = NULL;
+	bool		skipNested = false;
+	JsonbIteratorToken r;
+
+	if (ARR_NDIM(keys) > 1)
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_ARRAY_SUBSCRIPT_ERROR),
+				 errmsg("wrong number of array subscripts")));
+
+	if (JB_ROOT_IS_SCALAR(in))
+		ereport(ERROR,
+				(errcode(ERRCODE_INVALID_PARAMETER_VALUE),
+				 errmsg("cannot delete from scalar")));
+
+	if (JB_ROOT_COUNT(in) == 0)
+		PG_RETURN_JSONB(in);
+
+	deconstruct_array(keys, TEXTOID, -1, false, 'i',
+					  &keys_elems, &keys_nulls, &keys_len);
+
+	if (keys_len == 0)
+		PG_RETURN_JSONB(in);
+
+	it = JsonbIteratorInit(&in->root);
+
+	while ((r = JsonbIteratorNext(&it, &v, skipNested)) != 0)
+	{
+		skipNested = true;
+
+		if ((r == WJB_ELEM || r == WJB_KEY) && v.type == jbvString)
+		{
+			int			i;
+			bool		found = false;
+
+			for (i = 0; i < keys_len; i++)
+			{
+				char	   *keyptr;
+				int			keylen;
+
+				if (keys_nulls[i])
+					continue;
+
+				keyptr = VARDATA_ANY(keys_elems[i]);
+				keylen = VARSIZE_ANY_EXHDR(keys_elems[i]);
+				if (keylen == v.val.string.len &&
+					memcmp(keyptr, v.val.string.val, keylen) == 0)
+				{
+					found = true;
+					break;
+				}
+			}
+			if (found)
+			{
+				/* skip corresponding value as well */
+				if (r == WJB_KEY)
+					JsonbIteratorNext(&it, &v, true);
+
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
+		res = pushJsonbValue(&state, r, r < WJB_BEGIN_ARRAY ? &v : NULL);
+	}
+
+	Assert(res != NULL);
+
+	PG_RETURN_JSONB(JsonbValueToJsonb(res));
+}
+
+/*
  * SQL function jsonb_delete (jsonb, int)
  *
  * return a copy of the jsonb with the indicated item
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
index b1d25b5efb..9b7795dd67 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_operator.h
@@ -1826,6 +1826,8 @@ DATA(insert OID = 3284 (  "||"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 3802 3802 3802 0 0 jsonb_con
 DESCR("concatenate");
 DATA(insert OID = 3285 (  "-"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 3802 25 3802 0 0 3302 - - ));
 DESCR("delete object field");
+DATA(insert OID = 3354 (  "-"      PGNSP PGUID b f f 3802 1009 3802 0 0 3353 - -));
+DESCR("delete object fields");
 DATA(insert OID = 3286 (  "-"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 3802 23 3802 0 0 3303 - - ));
 DESCR("delete array element");
 DATA(insert OID = 3287 (  "#-"	   PGNSP PGUID b f f 3802 1009 3802 0 0 jsonb_delete_path - - ));
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
index 42f36891af..02c9ab03d2 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.h
@@ -4903,6 +4903,7 @@ DESCR("GIN support");
 DATA(insert OID = 3301 (  jsonb_concat	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 2 0 3802 "3802 3802" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_concat _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 3302 (  jsonb_delete	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 2 0 3802 "3802 25" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_delete _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 3303 (  jsonb_delete	   PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 2 0 3802 "3802 23" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_delete_idx _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
+DATA(insert OID = 3353 (  jsonb_delete     PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 25 0 f f f f t f i s 2 0 3802 "3802 1009" "{3802,1009}" "{i,v}" "{from_json,path_elems}" _null_ _null_ jsonb_delete_array _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 3304 (  jsonb_delete_path    PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 2 0 3802 "3802 1009" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_delete_path _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DATA(insert OID = 3305 (  jsonb_set    PGNSP PGUID 12 1 0 0 0 f f f f t f i s 4 0 3802 "3802 1009 3802 16" _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ _null_ jsonb_set _null_ _null_ _null_ ));
 DESCR("Set part of a jsonb");
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out b/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
index e2cb08a6fb..ba9b1d711e 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/jsonb.out
@@ -3095,6 +3095,24 @@ select '["a","b","c"]'::jsonb - -4;
  ["a", "b", "c"]
 (1 row)
 
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{b}'::text[];
+     ?column?     
+------------------
+ {"a": 1, "c": 3}
+(1 row)
+
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{c,b}'::text[];
+ ?column? 
+----------
+ {"a": 1}
+(1 row)
+
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{}'::text[];
+         ?column?         
+--------------------------
+ {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
+(1 row)
+
 select jsonb_set('{"n":null, "a":1, "b":[1,2], "c":{"1":2}, "d":{"1":[2,3]}}'::jsonb, '{n}', '[1,2,3]');
                                 jsonb_set                                 
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/jsonb.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/jsonb.sql
index 6b4c796992..eb65a38197 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/jsonb.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/jsonb.sql
@@ -777,6 +777,10 @@ select '["a","b","c"]'::jsonb - -2;
 select '["a","b","c"]'::jsonb - -3;
 select '["a","b","c"]'::jsonb - -4;
 
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{b}'::text[];
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{c,b}'::text[];
+select '{"a":1 , "b":2, "c":3}'::jsonb - '{}'::text[];
+
 select jsonb_set('{"n":null, "a":1, "b":[1,2], "c":{"1":2}, "d":{"1":[2,3]}}'::jsonb, '{n}', '[1,2,3]');
 select jsonb_set('{"n":null, "a":1, "b":[1,2], "c":{"1":2}, "d":{"1":[2,3]}}'::jsonb, '{b,-1}', '[1,2,3]');
 select jsonb_set('{"n":null, "a":1, "b":[1,2], "c":{"1":2}, "d":{"1":[2,3]}}'::jsonb, '{d,1,0}', '[1,2,3]');