Effect of peroxyacid (a mixture of peroxymonosulfuric acid and peroxyacetic acid)pretreatment on oxygen delignification of kraft pulp from eucalyptus was studied, and the conditions of pretreatment (e.g. DTPA charge, peroxyacid charge,pretreatment time, pretreatment temperature and pH value) were optimized. The results show that peroxyacid pretreatment prior to oxygen delignification could enhance oxygen delignification of kraft pulp, and result in selective delignification and increased delignified-pulp brightness. The optimum conditions of peroxyacid pretreatment were as follows: peroxyacid charge 3% (on peroxymonosulfuric acid), 60℃, 30ain, 12% pulp consistency, pH5.0. Pretreatment with 0.5%DTPA was essential before peroxyacid pretreatment. Under the optimum conditions, the degree of delignification and brightness of final pulp were increased by 12.4% (from 44.9% to 57.3%) and 4.9%(ISO, from 54.0% to 58.9%) respectively while maintaining a similar viscosity of final pulps compared to single oxygen delignification.