diff --git a/documents/management/commands/delete_expired_documents.py b/documents/management/commands/delete_expired_documents.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..038661c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documents/management/commands/delete_expired_documents.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from documents.tasks import delete_expired_documents
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = "Delete documents and related objects and files that have reached their deletion date"
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        delete_expired_documents()
diff --git a/documents/migrations/0014_document_delete_after.py b/documents/migrations/0014_document_delete_after.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..717d1a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documents/migrations/0014_document_delete_after.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# Generated by Django 3.2.19 on 2023-08-31 10:15
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("documents", "0013_add_document_language_and_content_schema"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name="document",
+            name="delete_after",
+            field=models.DateField(
+                help_text="Date which after the document and related attachments are permanently deleted",
+                null=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/documents/models.py b/documents/models.py
index de9bd81..c7a9a8c 100644
--- a/documents/models.py
+++ b/documents/models.py
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ class Document(UUIDModel, TimestampedModel):
     content_schema_url = models.URLField(
         null=True, blank=True, help_text=_("Link to content schema if available")
     )
+    delete_after = models.DateField(
+        null=True,
+        help_text=_(
+            "Date which after the document and related attachments are permanently deleted"
+        ),
+    )
 
     class Meta:
         verbose_name = _("document")
diff --git a/documents/serializers/document.py b/documents/serializers/document.py
index 5d092c6..4cc41ee 100644
--- a/documents/serializers/document.py
+++ b/documents/serializers/document.py
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ class Meta:
             "type",
             "human_readable_type",
             "deletable",
+            "delete_after",
             "attachment_count",
             "attachments",
         )
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ class Meta:
             "status_display_values",
             "status_timestamp",
             "status_histories",
+            "delete_after",
             "document_language",
             "content_schema_url",
         )
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ class Meta:
             "draft",
             "locked_after",
             "deletable",
+            "delete_after",
             "document_language",
             "content_schema_url",
             "attachments",
@@ -244,6 +247,7 @@ class Meta:
             "draft",
             "locked_after",
             "deletable",
+            "delete_after",
             "document_language",
             "content_schema_url",
             "attachments",
diff --git a/documents/tasks.py b/documents/tasks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8bea043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/documents/tasks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import logging
+
+from django.utils import timezone
+
+from documents.models import Document
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def delete_expired_documents():
+    """Delete expired documents and all related objects and files"""
+    documents_to_delete_qs = Document.objects.filter(delete_after__lt=timezone.now())
+
+    total, by_type_dict = documents_to_delete_qs.delete()
+    if total != 0:
+        logger.info(
+            f"Deleted {total} objects: {', '.join([f'{i[1]} {i[0]}' for i in by_type_dict.items()])}."
+        )
+    else:
+        logger.info("Nothing to delete.")
diff --git a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_create_document.py b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_create_document.py
index 6a867f9..b20f72b 100644
--- a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_create_document.py
+++ b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_create_document.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "content_schema_url": "https://schema.fi",
     "created_at": "2021-06-30T12:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": False,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": "en",
     "draft": False,
     "locked_after": None,
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@
     "content_schema_url": "https://schema.fi",
     "created_at": "2021-06-30T12:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": False,
+    "delete_after": "2022-12-12",
     "document_language": "en",
     "draft": False,
     "locked_after": None,
diff --git a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_patch_document.py b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_patch_document.py
index 75030b4..8caeb23 100644
--- a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_patch_document.py
+++ b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_patch_document.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
     "content_schema_url": None,
     "created_at": "2021-06-30T12:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": True,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": None,
     "draft": False,
     "id": "2d2b7a36-a306-4e35-990f-13aea04263ff",
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@
     "content_schema_url": "https://schema.fi",
     "created_at": "2021-06-30T12:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": False,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": "en",
     "draft": True,
     "id": "2d2b7a36-a306-4e35-990f-13aea04263ff",
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@
     "content_schema_url": "https://schema.fi",
     "created_at": "2021-06-30T12:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": False,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": "en",
     "draft": False,
     "id": "2d2b7a36-a306-4e35-990f-13aea04263ff",
diff --git a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_retrieve_document.py b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_retrieve_document.py
index f931d9f..7def21b 100644
--- a/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_retrieve_document.py
+++ b/documents/tests/snapshots/snap_test_api_retrieve_document.py
@@ -13,12 +13,13 @@
     "content_schema_url": None,
     "created_at": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": True,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": None,
     "draft": False,
     "id": "485af718-d9d1-46b9-ad7b-33ea054126e3",
     "locked_after": None,
     "metadata": {},
-    "service": "service 205",
+    "service": "service 207",
     "status": {
         "timestamp": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
         "value": "testing",
@@ -40,12 +41,13 @@
     "content_schema_url": None,
     "created_at": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": True,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": None,
     "draft": False,
     "id": "485af718-d9d1-46b9-ad7b-33ea054126e3",
     "locked_after": None,
     "metadata": {},
-    "service": "service 208",
+    "service": "service 210",
     "status": {
         "timestamp": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
         "value": "testing",
@@ -67,12 +69,13 @@
     "content_schema_url": None,
     "created_at": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
     "deletable": True,
+    "delete_after": None,
     "document_language": None,
     "draft": False,
     "id": "485af718-d9d1-46b9-ad7b-33ea054126e3",
     "locked_after": None,
     "metadata": {},
-    "service": "service 207",
+    "service": "service 209",
     "status": {
         "timestamp": "2020-06-01T03:00:00+03:00",
         "value": "testing",
diff --git a/documents/tests/test_api_create_document.py b/documents/tests/test_api_create_document.py
index 91f2433..83f127d 100644
--- a/documents/tests/test_api_create_document.py
+++ b/documents/tests/test_api_create_document.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import datetime
 import json
 import uuid
 from unittest import mock
@@ -101,8 +102,11 @@ def test_create_authenticated_document(user, service, snapshot):
     """Normal user creates a document which is attached to his/her account."""
     api_client = get_user_service_client(user, service)
 
+    delete_after_date = "2022-12-12"
     response = api_client.post(
-        reverse("documents-list"), VALID_DOCUMENT_DATA, format="multipart"
+        reverse("documents-list"),
+        {**VALID_DOCUMENT_DATA, "delete_after": delete_after_date},
+        format="multipart",
     )
 
     assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
@@ -111,6 +115,7 @@ def test_create_authenticated_document(user, service, snapshot):
     document = Document.objects.first()
     assert document.user == user
     assert document.service == service
+    assert document.delete_after == datetime.date(day=12, month=12, year=2022)
 
     body = response.json()
     assert uuid.UUID(body.pop("id")) == document.id
diff --git a/documents/tests/test_api_patch_document.py b/documents/tests/test_api_patch_document.py
index ce08872..3640431 100644
--- a/documents/tests/test_api_patch_document.py
+++ b/documents/tests/test_api_patch_document.py
@@ -611,6 +611,22 @@ def test_update_document_not_found(superuser_api_client):
     )
 
 
+def test_update_delete_after_user(service, user):
+    api_client = get_user_service_client(user, service)
+
+    response = api_client.post(
+        reverse("documents-list"), VALID_DOCUMENT_DATA, format="multipart"
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_201_CREATED
+    assert StatusHistory.objects.count() == 1
+    document_id = response.json().get("id")
+    response = api_client.patch(
+        reverse("documents-detail", args=[document_id]), {"delete_after": "2024-12-12"}
+    )
+
+    assert response.status_code == status.HTTP_403_FORBIDDEN
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("attachments", [0, 1, 2])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "ip_address", ["213.255.180.34", "2345:0425:2CA1::0567:5673:23b5"]
diff --git a/documents/tests/test_commands.py b/documents/tests/test_commands.py
index 1d5146b..12cc013 100644
--- a/documents/tests/test_commands.py
+++ b/documents/tests/test_commands.py
@@ -1,8 +1,14 @@
+from datetime import timezone
 from pathlib import Path
 from uuid import uuid4
 
+from dateutil.relativedelta import relativedelta
+from dateutil.utils import today
 from django.core.management import call_command
 
+from documents.models import Activity, Attachment, Document, StatusHistory
+from documents.tests.factories import AttachmentFactory, DocumentFactory
+
 
 def test_call_remove_outdated_files():
     call_command("remove_outdated_files")
@@ -32,3 +38,30 @@ def test_call_remove_extra_directories(settings):
     assert path_to_remove.exists()
     call_command("remove_outdated_files")
     assert not path_to_remove.exists()
+
+
+def test_delete_expired_documents(service):
+    document1 = DocumentFactory(
+        service=service, delete_after=today(timezone.utc) - relativedelta(days=1)
+    )
+    document2 = DocumentFactory(
+        service=service, delete_after=today(timezone.utc) + relativedelta(days=2)
+    )
+
+    AttachmentFactory(document=document1)
+    AttachmentFactory(document=document2)
+
+    status_history1 = StatusHistory.objects.create(document=document1)
+    status_history2 = StatusHistory.objects.create(document=document2)
+
+    Activity.objects.create(status=status_history1)
+    Activity.objects.create(status=status_history2)
+
+    assert Document.objects.count() == 2
+    assert Attachment.objects.count() == 2
+    assert Activity.objects.count() == 2
+    call_command("delete_expired_documents")
+
+    assert Document.objects.count() == 1
+    assert Attachment.objects.count() == 1
+    assert StatusHistory.objects.count() == 1