diff --git a/big_tests/tests/domain_rest_helper.erl b/big_tests/tests/domain_rest_helper.erl
index b41d77e8c1..dc3bddd032 100644
--- a/big_tests/tests/domain_rest_helper.erl
+++ b/big_tests/tests/domain_rest_helper.erl
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
          putt_domain_with_custom_body/2,
          rest_select_domain/2,
          rest_delete_domain/3,
+         request_delete_domain/3,
          delete_custom/4,
          patch_custom/4]).
 
@@ -73,6 +74,13 @@ rest_delete_domain(Config, Domain, HostType) ->
                                 creds => make_creds(Config),
                                 body => Params }).
 
+request_delete_domain(Config, Domain, HostType) ->
+    Params = #{<<"host_type">> => HostType, <<"request">> => true},
+    rest_helper:make_request(#{ role => admin, method => <<"DELETE">>,
+                                path => domain_path(Domain),
+                                creds => make_creds(Config),
+                                body => Params }).
+
 delete_custom(Config, Role, Path, Body) ->
     rest_helper:make_request(#{ role => Role, method => <<"DELETE">>,
                                 path => Path, creds => make_creds(Config),
diff --git a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_api.erl b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_api.erl
index 15c2076908..ca165592e9 100644
--- a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_api.erl
+++ b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_api.erl
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 %% domain API
 -export([insert_domain/2,
          delete_domain/2,
+         request_delete_domain/2,
          disable_domain/1,
          enable_domain/1,
          get_domain_host_type/1,
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@
          get_all_subdomains_for_domain/1]).
 
 %% Helper for remove_domain
--export([remove_domain_wrapper/3]).
+-export([remove_domain_wrapper/3,
+         do_delete_domain_in_progress/3]).
 
 %% For testing
 -export([get_all_dynamic/0]).
@@ -82,13 +84,20 @@ insert_domain(Domain, HostType) ->
 %% Domain should be nameprepped using `jid:nameprep'.
 -spec delete_domain(domain(), host_type()) -> delete_domain_return().
 delete_domain(Domain, HostType) ->
+    do_delete_domain(Domain, HostType, sync).
+
+-spec request_delete_domain(domain(), host_type()) -> delete_domain_return().
+request_delete_domain(Domain, HostType) ->
+    do_delete_domain(Domain, HostType, async).
+
+do_delete_domain(Domain, HostType, RequestType) ->
     case check_domain(Domain, HostType) of
         ok ->
             Res0 = check_db(mongoose_domain_sql:set_domain_for_deletion(Domain, HostType)),
             case Res0 of
                 ok ->
                     delete_domain_password(Domain),
-                    do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType);
+                    do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType, RequestType);
                 Other ->
                     Other
             end;
@@ -98,8 +107,10 @@ delete_domain(Domain, HostType) ->
 
 %% This is ran only in the context of `do_delete_domain',
 %% so it can already skip some checks
--spec do_delete_domain_in_progress(domain(), host_type()) -> delete_domain_return().
-do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType) ->
+-spec do_delete_domain_in_progress(domain(), host_type(), sync | async) -> delete_domain_return().
+do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType, async) ->
+    mongoose_domain_db_cleaner:request_delete_domain(Domain, HostType);
+do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType, sync) ->
     case mongoose_hooks:remove_domain(HostType, Domain) of
         #{failed := []} ->
             check_db(mongoose_domain_sql:delete_domain(Domain, HostType));
diff --git a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_db_cleaner.erl b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_db_cleaner.erl
index 17fc6c1813..ff2bc8e3e9 100644
--- a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_db_cleaner.erl
+++ b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_db_cleaner.erl
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 -include("mongoose_logger.hrl").
 
 -export([start/1, stop/0]).
--export([start_link/1]).
+-export([start_link/1, request_delete_domain/2]).
 
 %% gen_server callbacks
 -export([init/1, handle_call/3, handle_cast/2, handle_info/2,
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ stop() ->
 start_link(Opts) ->
     gen_server:start_link({local, ?MODULE}, ?MODULE, Opts, []).
 
+-spec request_delete_domain(jid:lserver(), mongooseim:host_type()) -> ok.
+request_delete_domain(Domain, HostType) ->
+    gen_server:cast(?MODULE, {delete_domain, Domain, HostType}).
+
 %% ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% Server callbacks
 
@@ -51,6 +55,8 @@ handle_call(Request, From, State) ->
     ?UNEXPECTED_CALL(Request, From),
     {reply, ok, State}.
 
+handle_cast({delete_domain, Domain, HostType}, State) ->
+    {noreply, handle_delete_domain(Domain, HostType, State)};
 handle_cast(Msg, State) ->
     ?UNEXPECTED_CAST(Msg),
     {noreply, State}.
@@ -90,3 +96,13 @@ schedule_removal(State = #{max_age := MaxAge}) ->
 handle_timeout(_TimerRef, {do_removal, LastEventId}, State) ->
     mongoose_domain_sql:delete_events_older_than(LastEventId),
     State.
+
+handle_delete_domain(Domain, HostType, State) ->
+    try
+        mongoose_domain_api:do_delete_domain_in_progress(Domain, HostType, sync)
+    catch Class:Reason:Stacktrace ->
+              ?LOG_ERROR(#{what => domain_deletion_failed,
+                           domain => Domain, host_type => HostType,
+                           class => Class, reason => Reason, stacktrace => Stacktrace})
+    end,
+    State.
diff --git a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_sql.erl b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_sql.erl
index 7844d4a1f1..b474cfff51 100644
--- a/src/domain/mongoose_domain_sql.erl
+++ b/src/domain/mongoose_domain_sql.erl
@@ -340,6 +340,8 @@ set_status(Domain, Status) ->
                     case mongoose_domain_core:is_host_type_allowed(HostType) of
                         false ->
                             {error, unknown_host_type};
+                        true when deleting =:= CurrentStatus ->
+                            {error, domain_deleted};
                         true when Status =:= CurrentStatus ->
                             ok;
                         true ->
diff --git a/src/mongoose_admin_api/mongoose_admin_api_domain.erl b/src/mongoose_admin_api/mongoose_admin_api_domain.erl
index affede9ca6..2e854a6bdf 100644
--- a/src/mongoose_admin_api/mongoose_admin_api_domain.erl
+++ b/src/mongoose_admin_api/mongoose_admin_api_domain.erl
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
          allowed_methods/2,
          to_json/2,
          from_json/2,
-         delete_resource/2]).
+         delete_resource/2,
+         delete_completed/2]).
 
 -ignore_xref([to_json/2, from_json/2]).
 
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ from_json(Req, State) ->
 delete_resource(Req, State) ->
     try_handle_request(Req, State, fun handle_delete/2).
 
+-spec delete_completed(req(), state()) -> {boolean(), req(), state()}.
+delete_completed(Req, #{deletion := in_process} = State) ->
+    {false, Req, State};
+delete_completed(Req, State) ->
+    {true, Req, State}.
+
 %% Internal functions
 
 handle_get(Req, State) ->
@@ -128,7 +135,24 @@ handle_delete(Req, State) ->
     Bindings = cowboy_req:bindings(Req),
     Domain = get_domain(Bindings),
     Args = parse_body(Req),
-    HostType = get_host_type(Args),
+    handle_delete(Req, State, Domain, Args).
+
+handle_delete(Req, State, Domain, #{host_type := HostType, request := true}) ->
+    async_delete(Req, State, Domain, HostType);
+handle_delete(Req, State, Domain, #{host_type := HostType}) ->
+    sync_delete(Req, State, Domain, HostType);
+handle_delete(_Req, _State, _Domain, #{}) ->
+    throw_error(bad_request, <<"'host_type' field is missing">>);
+handle_delete(_Req, _State, _Domain, {error, empty}) ->
+    throw_error(bad_request, <<"body is empty">>);
+handle_delete(_Req, _State, _Domain, {error, _}) ->
+    throw_error(bad_request, <<"failed to parse JSON">>).
+
+async_delete(Req, State, Domain, HostType) ->
+    mongoose_domain_api:request_delete_domain(Domain, HostType),
+    {true, Req, State#{deletion => in_process}}.
+
+sync_delete(Req, State, Domain, HostType) ->
     case mongoose_domain_api:delete_domain(Domain, HostType) of
         ok ->
             {true, Req, State};