diff --git a/django_mock_queries/query.py b/django_mock_queries/query.py
index 2cf78c9..5761ac3 100644
--- a/django_mock_queries/query.py
+++ b/django_mock_queries/query.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 import datetime
 import random
-from collections import OrderedDict, namedtuple
+from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict, namedtuple
 from unittest.mock import Mock, MagicMock, PropertyMock
 
 from .constants import *
 from .exceptions import *
 from .utils import (
     matches, get_attribute, validate_mock_set, is_list_like_iter, flatten_list, truncate,
-    hash_dict, filter_results
+    hash_dict, filter_results, get_nested_attr
 )
 
 
@@ -267,16 +267,25 @@ def update(self, **attrs):
         return count
 
     def _delete_recursive(self, *items_to_remove, **attrs):
+        removed_items = defaultdict(int)
+
         for item in matches(*items_to_remove, **attrs):
             self.items.remove(item)
             self.fire(item, self.EVENT_DELETED)
 
+            # Support returning detailed information about removed items
+            # even if items are not `MockModel` instances
+            item_label = get_nested_attr(item, '_meta.label', default=type(item).__name__)
+            removed_items[item_label] += 1
+
         if self.clone is not None:
             self.clone._delete_recursive(*items_to_remove, **attrs)
 
+        return sum(removed_items.values()), removed_items
+
     def delete(self, **attrs):
         # Delete normally doesn't take **attrs - they're only needed for remove
-        self._delete_recursive(*self.items, **attrs)
+        return self._delete_recursive(*self.items, **attrs)
 
     # The following 2 methods were kept for backwards compatibility and
     # should be removed in the future since they are covered by filter & delete
@@ -437,7 +446,8 @@ def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super(MockModel, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
 
         self.save = PropertyMock()
-        self.__meta = MockOptions(*self.get_fields())
+        object_name = self.get('mock_name', type(self).__name__)
+        self.__meta = MockOptions(object_name, *self.get_fields())
 
     def __getattr__(self, item):
         return self.get(item, None)
@@ -471,9 +481,19 @@ def create_model(*fields):
 
 
 class MockOptions:
-    def __init__(self, *field_names):
+    def __init__(self, object_name, *field_names):
         self.load_fields(*field_names)
         self.get_latest_by = None
+        self.object_name = object_name
+        self.model_name = object_name.lower()
+
+    @property
+    def label(self):
+        return self.object_name
+
+    @property
+    def label_lower(self):
+        return self.model_name
 
     def load_fields(self, *field_names):
         fields = {name: MockField(name) for name in field_names}
diff --git a/django_mock_queries/utils.py b/django_mock_queries/utils.py
index fead151..9d68986 100644
--- a/django_mock_queries/utils.py
+++ b/django_mock_queries/utils.py
@@ -332,3 +332,13 @@ def _filter_single_q(source, q_obj, negated):
         return filter_results(source, q_obj)
     else:
         return matches(negated=negated, *source, **{q_obj[0]: q_obj[1]})
+
+
+def get_nested_attr(obj, attr_path, default=None):
+    attrs = attr_path.split('.')
+    try:
+        for attr in attrs:
+            obj = getattr(obj, attr)
+        return obj
+    except AttributeError:
+        return default
diff --git a/tests/test_query.py b/tests/test_query.py
index 66ad52a..416e37c 100644
--- a/tests/test_query.py
+++ b/tests/test_query.py
@@ -706,20 +706,32 @@ def test_query_delete_all_entries(self):
         item_2 = MockModel(foo=1, bar='b', mock_name='item_2')
 
         self.mock_set.add(item_1, item_2)
-        self.mock_set.delete()
+        deleted_count, deleted_items = self.mock_set.delete()
 
         assert len(self.mock_set) == 0, len(self.mock_set)
+        assert deleted_count == 2
+        assert deleted_items == {'item_1': 1, 'item_2': 1}
+
+    def test_query_delete_non_model_entries(self):
+        items = [1, 2, 3, 'foo', 'bar', True]
+        self.mock_set.add(*items)
+
+        deleted_count, deleted_items = self.mock_set.delete()
+        assert deleted_count == 6
+        assert deleted_items == {'int': 3, 'str': 2, 'bool': 1}
 
     def test_query_delete_entries_propagated_from_nested_qs(self):
         item_1 = MockModel(foo=1, bar='a', mock_name='item_1')
         item_2 = MockModel(foo=1, bar='b', mock_name='item_2')
 
         self.mock_set.add(item_1, item_2)
-        self.mock_set.filter(bar='b').delete()
+        deleted_count, deleted_items = self.mock_set.filter(bar='b').delete()
 
         assert len(self.mock_set) == 1, len(self.mock_set)
         assert item_1 in self.mock_set
         assert item_2 not in self.mock_set
+        assert deleted_count == 1
+        assert deleted_items == {'item_2': 1}
 
     def test_query_gets_unique_match_by_attrs_from_set(self):
         item_1 = MockModel(foo=1)