diff --git a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
index 1c05592d6678..77de9a3f7606 100644
--- a/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
+++ b/python/plugins/db_manager/db_plugins/gpkg/connector.py
@@ -587,7 +587,9 @@ def createTable(self, table, field_defs, pkey):
     def deleteTable(self, table):
         """Deletes table from the database """
         if self.isRasterTable(table):
-            return False
+            sql = "DROP TABLE {}".format(self.quoteId(table))
+            self._execute_and_commit(sql)
+            return True
 
         _, tablename = self.getSchemaTableName(table)
         for i in range(self.gdal_ds.GetLayerCount()):