diff --git a/include/Configuration.h b/include/Configuration.h
index 4ae77a55f..8ae3826a3 100644
--- a/include/Configuration.h
+++ b/include/Configuration.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ class ConfigurationClass {
 
     INVERTER_CONFIG_T* getFreeInverterSlot();
     INVERTER_CONFIG_T* getInverterConfig(const uint64_t serial);
+    void deleteInverterById(const uint8_t id);
 };
 
 extern ConfigurationClass Configuration;
diff --git a/src/Configuration.cpp b/src/Configuration.cpp
index 5181ebe4c..de4efa34b 100644
--- a/src/Configuration.cpp
+++ b/src/Configuration.cpp
@@ -406,4 +406,26 @@ INVERTER_CONFIG_T* ConfigurationClass::getInverterConfig(const uint64_t serial)
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void ConfigurationClass::deleteInverterById(const uint8_t id)
+{
+    config.Inverter[id].Serial = 0ULL;
+    strlcpy(config.Inverter[id].Name, "", sizeof(config.Inverter[id].Name));
+    config.Inverter[id].Order = 0;
+
+    config.Inverter[id].Poll_Enable = true;
+    config.Inverter[id].Poll_Enable_Night = true;
+    config.Inverter[id].Command_Enable = true;
+    config.Inverter[id].Command_Enable_Night = true;
+    config.Inverter[id].ReachableThreshold = REACHABLE_THRESHOLD;
+    config.Inverter[id].ZeroRuntimeDataIfUnrechable = false;
+    config.Inverter[id].ZeroYieldDayOnMidnight = false;
+    config.Inverter[id].YieldDayCorrection = false;
+
+    for (uint8_t c = 0; c < INV_MAX_CHAN_COUNT; c++) {
+        config.Inverter[id].channel[c].MaxChannelPower = 0;
+        config.Inverter[id].channel[c].YieldTotalOffset = 0.0f;
+        strlcpy(config.Inverter[id].channel[c].Name, "", sizeof(config.Inverter[id].channel[c].Name));
+    }
+}
+
 ConfigurationClass Configuration;
diff --git a/src/WebApi_inverter.cpp b/src/WebApi_inverter.cpp
index 68983ab9c..5f5e41016 100644
--- a/src/WebApi_inverter.cpp
+++ b/src/WebApi_inverter.cpp
@@ -386,8 +386,7 @@ void WebApiInverterClass::onInverterDelete(AsyncWebServerRequest* request)
 
     Hoymiles.removeInverterBySerial(inverter.Serial);
 
-    inverter.Serial = 0;
-    strncpy(inverter.Name, "", sizeof(inverter.Name));
+    Configuration.deleteInverterById(inverter_id);
 
     WebApi.writeConfig(retMsg, WebApiError::InverterDeleted, "Inverter deleted!");