diff --git a/surfsense_web/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms.ts b/surfsense_web/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms.ts
index a97cc3379..ea1415869 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/atoms/search-spaces/search-space-mutation.atoms.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { toast } from "sonner";
 import type {
 	CreateSearchSpaceRequest,
 	UpdateSearchSpaceRequest,
+	DeleteSearchSpaceRequest,
 } from "@/contracts/types/search-space.types";
 import { activeSearchSpaceIdAtom } from "./search-space-query.atoms";
 import { searchSpacesApiService } from "@/lib/apis/search-spaces-api.service";
@@ -48,3 +49,27 @@ export const updateSearchSpaceMutationAtom = atomWithMutation((get) => {
 		},
 	};
 });
+
+export const deleteSearchSpaceMutationAtom = atomWithMutation((get) => {
+	const activeSearchSpaceId = get(activeSearchSpaceIdAtom);
+
+	return {
+		mutationKey: ["delete-search-space", activeSearchSpaceId],
+		enabled: !!activeSearchSpaceId,
+		mutationFn: async (request: DeleteSearchSpaceRequest) => {
+			return searchSpacesApiService.deleteSearchSpace(request);
+		},
+
+		onSuccess: (_, request: DeleteSearchSpaceRequest) => {
+			toast.success("Search space deleted successfully");
+			queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+				queryKey: cacheKeys.searchSpaces.all,
+			});
+			if (request.id) {
+				queryClient.removeQueries({
+					queryKey: cacheKeys.searchSpaces.detail(String(request.id)),
+				});
+			}
+		},
+	};
+});