diff --git a/kong/clustering/services/sync/hooks.lua b/kong/clustering/services/sync/hooks.lua
index 654ce74f1c59..0dd694e7bbf4 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/services/sync/hooks.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/services/sync/hooks.lua
@@ -77,22 +77,28 @@ function _M:notify_all_nodes()
 end
 
 
-function _M:entity_delta_writer(entity, name, options, ws_id, is_delete)
+local function gen_delta(entity, name, options, ws_id, is_delete)
   -- composite key, like { id = ... }
   local schema = kong.db[name].schema
   local pk = schema:extract_pk_values(entity)
 
   assert(schema:validate_primary_key(pk))
 
-  local deltas = {
-    {
+  local delta = {
       type = name,
       pk = pk,
       ws_id = ws_id,
       entity = is_delete and ngx_null or entity,
-    },
   }
 
+  return delta
+end
+
+
+function _M:entity_delta_writer(entity, name, options, ws_id, is_delete)
+  local d = gen_delta(entity, name, options, ws_id, is_delete)
+  local deltas = { d, }
+
   local res, err = self.strategy:insert_delta(deltas)
   if not res then
     self.strategy:cancel_txn()
@@ -161,8 +167,39 @@ function _M:register_dao_hooks()
 
     ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[kong.sync.v2] new delta due to deleting ", name)
 
-    -- set lmdb value to ngx_null then return row
-    return self:entity_delta_writer(entity, name, options, ws_id, true)
+    -- set lmdb value to ngx_null then return entity
+
+    local d = gen_delta(entity, name, options, ws_id, true)
+    local deltas = { d, }
+
+    -- delete other related entities
+    for i, item in ipairs(cascade_entries or EMPTY) do
+      local e = item.entity
+      local name = item.dao.schema.name
+
+      ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[kong.sync.v2] new delta due to cascade deleting ", name)
+
+      d = gen_delta(e, name, options, e.ws_id, true)
+
+      -- #1 item is initial entity
+      deltas[i + 1] = d
+    end
+
+    local res, err = self.strategy:insert_delta(deltas)
+    if not res then
+      self.strategy:cancel_txn()
+      return nil, err
+    end
+
+    res, err = self.strategy:commit_txn()
+    if not res then
+      self.strategy:cancel_txn()
+      return nil, err
+    end
+
+    self:notify_all_nodes()
+
+    return entity -- for other hooks
   end
 
   local dao_hooks = {
diff --git a/kong/clustering/services/sync/rpc.lua b/kong/clustering/services/sync/rpc.lua
index f115ceff02b1..227d1f1cbb31 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/services/sync/rpc.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/services/sync/rpc.lua
@@ -239,6 +239,7 @@ local function do_sync()
   -- delta should look like:
   -- { type = ..., entity = { ... }, version = 1, ws_id = ..., }
   for _, delta in ipairs(deltas) do
+    local delta_version = delta.version
     local delta_type = delta.type
     local delta_entity = delta.entity
     local ev
@@ -270,6 +271,11 @@ local function do_sync()
         return nil, err
       end
 
+      ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG,
+              "[kong.sync.v2] update entity",
+              ", version: ", delta_version,
+              ", type: ", delta_type)
+
       ev = { delta_type, crud_event_type, delta_entity, old_entity, }
 
     else
@@ -287,6 +293,11 @@ local function do_sync()
         end
       end
 
+      ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG,
+              "[kong.sync.v2] delete entity",
+              ", version: ", delta_version,
+              ", type: ", delta_type)
+
       ev = { delta_type, "delete", old_entity, }
     end
 
@@ -294,10 +305,10 @@ local function do_sync()
     crud_events[crud_events_n] = ev
 
     -- delta.version should not be nil or ngx.null
-    assert(type(delta.version) == "number")
+    assert(type(delta_version) == "number")
 
-    if delta.version ~= version then
-      version = delta.version
+    if delta_version ~= version then
+      version = delta_version
     end
   end -- for _, delta
 
diff --git a/kong/clustering/services/sync/strategies/postgres.lua b/kong/clustering/services/sync/strategies/postgres.lua
index bbc397d773cc..31a1f6b8dd7a 100644
--- a/kong/clustering/services/sync/strategies/postgres.lua
+++ b/kong/clustering/services/sync/strategies/postgres.lua
@@ -78,16 +78,27 @@ local NEW_VERSION_QUERY = [[
 -- }
 function _M:insert_delta(deltas)
   local buf = buffer.new()
-  for _, d in ipairs(deltas) do
+
+  local count = #deltas
+  for i = 1, count do
+    local d = deltas[i]
+
     buf:putf("(new_version, %s, %s, %s, %s)",
              self.connector:escape_literal(d.type),
              self.connector:escape_literal(cjson_encode(d.pk)),
              self.connector:escape_literal(d.ws_id or kong.default_workspace),
              self.connector:escape_literal(cjson_encode(d.entity)))
+
+    -- sql values should be separated by comma
+    if i < count then
+      buf:put(",")
+    end
   end
 
   local sql = string_format(NEW_VERSION_QUERY, buf:get())
 
+  ngx_log(ngx_DEBUG, "[incremental] insert_delta sql: ", sql)
+
   return self.connector:query(sql)
 end