diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/BaseHapiFhirDao.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/BaseHapiFhirDao.java
index 7b7bd441049..e5eca6dee30 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/BaseHapiFhirDao.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/dao/BaseHapiFhirDao.java
@@ -1482,6 +1482,15 @@ public abstract class BaseHapiFhirDao<T extends IBaseResource> implements IDao,
 		// nothing
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Subclasses may override to provide behaviour. Called when a pre-existing resource has been updated in the database
+	 *
+	 * @param theEntity   The resource
+	 */
+	protected void postDelete(ResourceTable theEntity) {
+		// nothing
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Subclasses may override to provide behaviour. Called when a pre-existing resource has been updated in the database
 	 *
@@ -2027,6 +2036,10 @@ public abstract class BaseHapiFhirDao<T extends IBaseResource> implements IDao,
 
 			postPersist(theEntity, (T) theResource);
 
+		} else if (theEntity.getDeleted() != null) {
+
+			postDelete(theEntity);
+
 		} else {
 			theEntity = myEntityManager.merge(theEntity);