diff --git a/backend/src/routes/roomRoutes.ts b/backend/src/routes/roomRoutes.ts
index 3e22333..b853072 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/roomRoutes.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/roomRoutes.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ router.get("/", (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 
 router.get("/all", async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
   try {
-    const rooms = await Room.find(); // Use Mongoose to get all rooms from the database
+    const rooms = await Room.find();
     res.json(rooms);
   } catch (err) {
     res.status(500).json({ message: err });
diff --git a/backend/src/routes/socket.ts b/backend/src/routes/socket.ts
index c3a1c09..badbe3d 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/socket.ts
+++ b/backend/src/routes/socket.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,21 @@ io.on("connection", (socket) => {
     }
   });
 
+  socket.on("delete_room", async (roomId) => {
+    try {
+      // Delete the room from the database
+      await Room.findByIdAndDelete(roomId);
+  
+      // Notify all clients that the room has been deleted
+      io.emit("room_deleted", roomId);
+  
+      console.log(`Room ${roomId} deleted.`);
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error(`Error deleting room ${roomId}: `, error);
+      socket.emit("error", "Failed to delete room.");
+    }
+  });
+
   io.emit("users_response", roomUsers);
   log(`User Connected: ${socket.id}`);
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
index f8c77a2..4a18262 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Chat/ChatFooter.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,20 @@ function ChatFooter({ roomId }: { roomId: string }) {
     }
   }, [socket]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (socket) {
+      socket.on("room_deleted", (deletedRoomId) => {
+        if (deletedRoomId === roomId) {
+          toast.success("Room deleted successfully.");
+          setMyRooms(myRooms.filter((room) => room.id !== roomId));
+        }
+      });
+      return () => {
+        socket.off("room_deleted");
+      };
+    }
+  }, [socket, roomId]);
+
   function handleCommand(commandString: string, socket: any) {
     const parts = commandString.substr(1).split(" ");
     const command = parts[0].toLowerCase();
@@ -72,28 +86,29 @@ function ChatFooter({ roomId }: { roomId: string }) {
           toast.error("Please specify a room name.");
         } else {
           const roomName = args.join(" ");
-          const newRoomId = uuidv4();  // Use a constant here
+          const newRoomId = uuidv4();
 
           let newRoom = {
             title: roomName,
             id: newRoomId,  // Use the constant
           };
-          console.log("New room: ", newRoomId);  // Log the constant
+          console.log("New room: ", newRoomId);
           setMyRooms([...myRooms, newRoom]);
           toast.info(`Creating room: ${roomName}`);
-          socket?.emit("join_room", newRoomId, roomName);  // Use the constant
+          socket?.emit("join_room", newRoomId, roomName);
         }
       break;
     case "delete":
-      socket?.emit("delete", roomId);
+        socket?.emit("delete_room", roomId);
+        toast.info("Deleting room...");
       break;
     case "join":
       const joinParam = args.join(" ");
       socket?.emit("join", joinParam);
       break;
     case "quit":
-      const quitParam = args.join(" ");
-      socket?.emit("quit", quitParam);
+      const username = localStorage.getItem("name");
+      socket?.emit("leave_room", username, roomId);
       break;
     case "users":
       socket?.emit("users");
@@ -250,4 +265,4 @@ function ChatFooter({ roomId }: { roomId: string }) {
   );
 }
 
-export default ChatFooter;
+export default ChatFooter;
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