diff --git a/api/build/list_org.go b/api/build/list_org.go
index aa495087e..673879bc4 100644
--- a/api/build/list_org.go
+++ b/api/build/list_org.go
@@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ func ListBuildsForOrg(c *gin.Context) {
 		// verify the event provided is a valid event type
 		if event != constants.EventComment && event != constants.EventDeploy &&
 			event != constants.EventPush && event != constants.EventPull &&
-			event != constants.EventTag && event != constants.EventSchedule {
+			event != constants.EventTag && event != constants.EventSchedule &&
+			event != constants.EventDelete {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to process event %s: invalid event type provided", event)
 
 			util.HandleError(c, http.StatusBadRequest, retErr)
diff --git a/api/build/list_repo.go b/api/build/list_repo.go
index e6b043afd..a1a51d023 100644
--- a/api/build/list_repo.go
+++ b/api/build/list_repo.go
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ func ListBuildsForRepo(c *gin.Context) {
 		// verify the event provided is a valid event type
 		if event != constants.EventComment && event != constants.EventDeploy &&
 			event != constants.EventPush && event != constants.EventPull &&
-			event != constants.EventTag && event != constants.EventSchedule {
+			event != constants.EventTag && event != constants.EventSchedule &&
+			event != constants.EventDelete {
 			retErr := fmt.Errorf("unable to process event %s: invalid event type provided", event)
 
 			util.HandleError(c, http.StatusBadRequest, retErr)
diff --git a/api/repo/create.go b/api/repo/create.go
index f43adf5bd..d0ef7fee8 100644
--- a/api/repo/create.go
+++ b/api/repo/create.go
@@ -378,6 +378,12 @@ func defaultAllowedEvents(sliceDefaults []string, maskDefaults int64) *library.E
 			comment.SetEdited(true)
 
 			events.SetComment(comment)
+		case constants.EventDelete:
+			delete := new(actions.Delete)
+			delete.SetBranch(true)
+			delete.SetTag(true)
+
+			events.SetDelete(delete)
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/database/repo/repo_test.go b/database/repo/repo_test.go
index 5e70956d7..e2b38d85b 100644
--- a/database/repo/repo_test.go
+++ b/database/repo/repo_test.go
@@ -225,6 +225,10 @@ func testEvents() *library.Events {
 		Schedule: &actions.Schedule{
 			Run: new(bool),
 		},
+		Delete: &actions.Delete{
+			Branch: new(bool),
+			Tag:    new(bool),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/database/secret/secret_test.go b/database/secret/secret_test.go
index 3c6dfc0bd..db35dc874 100644
--- a/database/secret/secret_test.go
+++ b/database/secret/secret_test.go
@@ -250,6 +250,10 @@ func testEvents() *library.Events {
 		Schedule: &actions.Schedule{
 			Run: new(bool),
 		},
+		Delete: &actions.Delete{
+			Branch: new(bool),
+			Tag:    new(bool),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a1fe54c69..acc5aef80 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/drone/envsubst v1.0.3
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.9.1
 	github.com/go-playground/assert/v2 v2.2.0
-	github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240105182535-a91bd54636bc
+	github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240111192144-0d0e22367796
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0
 	github.com/google/go-github/v56 v56.0.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e583a0a5c..c8c8f47fc 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -143,6 +143,8 @@ github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.2 h1:onZX1rnHT3Wv6cqNgYyFOOlgVKJrksuCMCRvJStbMYw=
 github.com/go-test/deep v1.0.2/go.mod h1:wGDj63lr65AM2AQyKZd/NYHGb0R+1RLqB8NKt3aSFNA=
 github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240105182535-a91bd54636bc h1:S59SXYfqFTJeuIBdwoKQE/oFRPAFU/LuzHCq3mRXe3w=
 github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240105182535-a91bd54636bc/go.mod h1:cax3mW1kVz/ioI8qltZE+wl9rOLgOPdwBIvCooL09e4=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240111192144-0d0e22367796 h1:fjma5QAoncoknvTOp2AL/qYDOt4liWkZS5+sUaCQKJw=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20240111192144-0d0e22367796/go.mod h1:cax3mW1kVz/ioI8qltZE+wl9rOLgOPdwBIvCooL09e4=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2/go.mod h1:6MelG93GURQebXPDq3khkgXZkazVtN9CRI+MGFi0w8I=
 github.com/gogo/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:Ov1cvc58UF3b5XjBnZv7+opcTcQFZebYjWzi34vdm4Q=
diff --git a/scm/github/webhook.go b/scm/github/webhook.go
index 15ce12be1..5b2972e4e 100644
--- a/scm/github/webhook.go
+++ b/scm/github/webhook.go
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ func (c *client) ProcessWebhook(ctx context.Context, request *http.Request) (*ty
 	case *github.IssueCommentEvent:
 		c.Logger.Tracef("issue comment")
 		return c.processIssueCommentEvent(h, event)
+	case *github.DeleteEvent:
+		c.Logger.Tracef("delete")
+		return c.processDeleteEvent(h, event)
 	case *github.RepositoryEvent:
 		c.Logger.Tracef("repository")
 		return c.processRepositoryEvent(h, event)
@@ -501,6 +504,83 @@ func (c *client) processRepositoryEvent(h *library.Hook, payload *github.Reposit
 	}, nil
 }
 
+// processDeleteEvent is a helper function to process the delete event.
+func (c *client) processDeleteEvent(h *library.Hook, payload *github.DeleteEvent) (*types.Webhook, error) {
+	c.Logger.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"org":  payload.GetRepo().GetOwner().GetLogin(),
+		"repo": payload.GetRepo().GetName(),
+	}).Tracef("processing delete GitHub webhook for %s", payload.GetRepo().GetFullName())
+
+	repo := payload.GetRepo()
+
+	// convert payload to library repo
+	r := new(library.Repo)
+	r.SetOrg(repo.GetOwner().GetLogin())
+	r.SetName(repo.GetName())
+	r.SetFullName(repo.GetFullName())
+	r.SetLink(repo.GetHTMLURL())
+	r.SetClone(repo.GetCloneURL())
+	r.SetBranch(repo.GetDefaultBranch())
+	r.SetPrivate(repo.GetPrivate())
+	r.SetTopics(repo.Topics)
+
+	// convert payload to library build
+	b := new(library.Build)
+	b.SetEvent(constants.EventDelete)
+	b.SetClone(repo.GetCloneURL())
+	//b.SetSource(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetURL())
+	b.SetTitle(fmt.Sprintf("%s received from %s", constants.EventDelete, repo.GetHTMLURL()))
+	//b.SetMessage(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetMessage())
+	//b.SetCommit(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetID())
+	b.SetSender(payload.GetSender().GetLogin())
+	//b.SetAuthor(payload.GetDelete())
+	//b.SetEmail(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetAuthor().GetEmail())
+	b.SetBranch(strings.TrimPrefix(payload.GetRef(), "refs/heads/"))
+	b.SetRef(payload.GetRef())
+	//b.SetBaseRef(payload.GetBaseRef())
+
+	// update the hook object
+	h.SetBranch(b.GetBranch())
+	h.SetEvent(constants.EventDelete)
+	h.SetLink(
+		fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/%s/settings/hooks", h.GetHost(), r.GetFullName()),
+	)
+
+	// ensure the build author is set
+	//if len(b.GetAuthor()) == 0 {
+	//	b.SetAuthor(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetCommitter().GetName())
+	//}
+
+	// ensure the build sender is set
+	//if len(b.GetSender()) == 0 {
+	//	b.SetSender(payload.GetPusher().GetName())
+	//}
+
+	// ensure the build email is set
+	//if len(b.GetEmail()) == 0 {
+	//	b.SetEmail(payload.GetHeadCommit().GetCommitter().GetEmail())
+	//}
+
+	// handle when push event is a tag
+	//if strings.HasPrefix(b.GetRef(), "refs/tags/") {
+	// set the proper event for the hook
+	//	h.SetEvent(constants.EventTag)
+	// set the proper event for the build
+	//	b.SetEvent(constants.EventTag)
+
+	// set the proper branch from the base ref
+	//	if strings.HasPrefix(payload.GetBaseRef(), "refs/heads/") {
+	//		b.SetBranch(strings.TrimPrefix(payload.GetBaseRef(), "refs/heads/"))
+	//	}
+	//}
+
+	return &types.Webhook{
+		Hook:  h,
+		Repo:  r,
+		Build: b,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 // getDeliveryID gets the last 100 webhook deliveries for a repo and
 // finds the matching delivery id with the source id in the hook.
 func (c *client) getDeliveryID(ctx context.Context, ghClient *github.Client, r *library.Repo, h *library.Hook) (int64, error) {