diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/DeleteEntry.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/DeleteEntry.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3cf7a568d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/DeleteEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2019 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core;
+
+import lombok.Value;
+
+/**
+ * DeleteEntry
+ * 
+ * @author Lorenzo Spinelli
+ */
+@Value
+public class DeleteEntry {
+
+	private final String id;
+	private final String indexName;
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchRestTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchRestTemplate.java
index 7285aef49..09a9661a4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchRestTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchRestTemplate.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
  * @author Peter Nowak
  * @author Ivan Greene
  * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @author Lorenzo Spinelli
  */
 public class ElasticsearchRestTemplate
 		implements ElasticsearchOperations, EsClient<RestHighLevelClient>, ApplicationContextAware {
@@ -868,13 +869,14 @@ public class ElasticsearchRestTemplate
 		SearchQuery searchQuery = new NativeSearchQueryBuilder().withQuery(deleteQuery.getQuery()).withIndices(indexName)
 				.withTypes(typeName).withPageable(PageRequest.of(0, pageSize)).build();
 
-		SearchResultMapper onlyIdResultMapper = new SearchResultMapperAdapter() {
+		SearchResultMapper deleteentryResultMapper = new SearchResultMapperAdapter() {
 			@Override
 			public <T> AggregatedPage<T> mapResults(SearchResponse response, Class<T> clazz, Pageable pageable) {
-				List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+				List<DeleteEntry> result = new ArrayList<>();
 				for (SearchHit searchHit : response.getHits().getHits()) {
 					String id = searchHit.getId();
-					result.add(id);
+					String indexName = searchHit.getIndex();
+					result.add(new DeleteEntry(id, indexName));
 				}
 				if (result.size() > 0) {
 					return new AggregatedPageImpl<>((List<T>) result, response.getScrollId());
@@ -883,18 +885,19 @@ public class ElasticsearchRestTemplate
 			}
 		};
 
-		Page<String> scrolledResult = startScroll(scrollTimeInMillis, searchQuery, String.class, onlyIdResultMapper);
+		Page<DeleteEntry> scrolledResult = startScroll(scrollTimeInMillis, searchQuery, DeleteEntry.class,
+				deleteentryResultMapper);
 		BulkRequest request = new BulkRequest();
-		List<String> ids = new ArrayList<String>();
+		List<DeleteEntry> documentsToDelete = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		do {
-			ids.addAll(scrolledResult.getContent());
+			documentsToDelete.addAll(scrolledResult.getContent());
 			scrolledResult = continueScroll(((ScrolledPage<T>) scrolledResult).getScrollId(), scrollTimeInMillis,
-					String.class, onlyIdResultMapper);
+					DeleteEntry.class, deleteentryResultMapper);
 		} while (scrolledResult.getContent().size() != 0);
 
-		for (String id : ids) {
-			request.add(new DeleteRequest(indexName, typeName, id));
+		for (DeleteEntry entry : documentsToDelete) {
+			request.add(new DeleteRequest(entry.getIndexName(), typeName, entry.getId()));
 		}
 
 		if (request.numberOfActions() > 0) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
index 36259f369..c309028b0 100755
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/elasticsearch/core/ElasticsearchTemplate.java
@@ -128,7 +128,8 @@ import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
  */
 public class ElasticsearchTemplate implements ElasticsearchOperations, EsClient<Client>, ApplicationContextAware {
 
-	private static final Logger QUERY_LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger("org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.QUERY");
+	private static final Logger QUERY_LOGGER = LoggerFactory
+			.getLogger("org.springframework.data.elasticsearch.core.QUERY");
 	private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(ElasticsearchTemplate.class);
 	private static final String FIELD_SCORE = "_score";
 
@@ -755,13 +756,15 @@ public class ElasticsearchTemplate implements ElasticsearchOperations, EsClient<
 		SearchQuery searchQuery = new NativeSearchQueryBuilder().withQuery(deleteQuery.getQuery()).withIndices(indexName)
 				.withTypes(typeName).withPageable(PageRequest.of(0, pageSize)).build();
 
-		SearchResultMapper onlyIdResultMapper = new SearchResultMapperAdapter() {
+		SearchResultMapper deleteEntryResultMapper = new SearchResultMapperAdapter() {
 			@Override
 			public <T> AggregatedPage<T> mapResults(SearchResponse response, Class<T> clazz, Pageable pageable) {
-				List<String> result = new ArrayList<String>();
+				List<DeleteEntry> result = new ArrayList<>();
 				for (SearchHit searchHit : response.getHits().getHits()) {
+
 					String id = searchHit.getId();
-					result.add(id);
+					String indexName = searchHit.getIndex();
+					result.add(new DeleteEntry(id, indexName));
 				}
 				if (result.size() > 0) {
 					return new AggregatedPageImpl<T>((List<T>) result, response.getScrollId());
@@ -770,18 +773,19 @@ public class ElasticsearchTemplate implements ElasticsearchOperations, EsClient<
 			}
 		};
 
-		Page<String> scrolledResult = startScroll(scrollTimeInMillis, searchQuery, String.class, onlyIdResultMapper);
+		Page<DeleteEntry> scrolledResult = startScroll(scrollTimeInMillis, searchQuery, DeleteEntry.class,
+				deleteEntryResultMapper);
 		BulkRequestBuilder bulkRequestBuilder = client.prepareBulk();
-		List<String> ids = new ArrayList<String>();
+		List<DeleteEntry> documentsToDelete = new ArrayList<>();
 
 		do {
-			ids.addAll(scrolledResult.getContent());
+			documentsToDelete.addAll(scrolledResult.getContent());
 			scrolledResult = continueScroll(((ScrolledPage<T>) scrolledResult).getScrollId(), scrollTimeInMillis,
-					String.class, onlyIdResultMapper);
+					DeleteEntry.class, deleteEntryResultMapper);
 		} while (scrolledResult.getContent().size() != 0);
 
-		for (String id : ids) {
-			bulkRequestBuilder.add(client.prepareDelete(indexName, typeName, id));
+		for (DeleteEntry entry : documentsToDelete) {
+			bulkRequestBuilder.add(client.prepareDelete(entry.getIndexName(), typeName, entry.getId()));
 		}
 
 		if (bulkRequestBuilder.numberOfActions() > 0) {