diff --git a/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/7_0_0/5242-mdm-clear-should-expunge-redirected-golden-resources.yaml b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/7_0_0/5242-mdm-clear-should-expunge-redirected-golden-resources.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4b7972fd8b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hapi-fhir-docs/src/main/resources/ca/uhn/hapi/fhir/changelog/7_0_0/5242-mdm-clear-should-expunge-redirected-golden-resources.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+type: fix
+issue: 5242
+title: "Previously, `$mdm-clear` failed to expunge `REDIRECTED` golden resources which left them as orphans. This is now fixed."
+   
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/svc/GoldenResourceSearchSvcImpl.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/svc/GoldenResourceSearchSvcImpl.java
index 794e1994637..c7e967075d6 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/svc/GoldenResourceSearchSvcImpl.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/main/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/svc/GoldenResourceSearchSvcImpl.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.SortSpec;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.server.SystemRequestDetails;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.server.storage.IResourcePersistentId;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.param.DateRangeParam;
-import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.param.TokenParam;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.param.TokenOrListParam;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.util.DateRangeUtil;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
@@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ public class GoldenResourceSearchSvcImpl implements IGoldenResourceSearchSvc {
 		DateRangeParam chunkDateRange =
 				DateRangeUtil.narrowDateRange(searchParamMap.getLastUpdated(), theStart, theEnd);
 		searchParamMap.setLastUpdated(chunkDateRange);
-		searchParamMap.add(
-				"_tag", new TokenParam(MdmConstants.SYSTEM_GOLDEN_RECORD_STATUS, MdmConstants.CODE_GOLDEN_RECORD));
+
+		TokenOrListParam goldenRecordStatusToken = new TokenOrListParam()
+				.add(MdmConstants.SYSTEM_GOLDEN_RECORD_STATUS, MdmConstants.CODE_GOLDEN_RECORD_REDIRECTED)
+				.add(MdmConstants.SYSTEM_GOLDEN_RECORD_STATUS, MdmConstants.CODE_GOLDEN_RECORD);
+		searchParamMap.add(Constants.PARAM_TAG, goldenRecordStatusToken);
 
 		IFhirResourceDao<?> dao = myDaoRegistry.getResourceDao(theResourceType);
 		SystemRequestDetails request = new SystemRequestDetails();
diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/provider/MdmProviderClearLinkR4Test.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/provider/MdmProviderClearLinkR4Test.java
index 30751141e00..11384438ca4 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/provider/MdmProviderClearLinkR4Test.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-mdm/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/mdm/provider/MdmProviderClearLinkR4Test.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.api.MdmLinkSourceEnum;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.batch2.clear.MdmClearStep;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.mdm.model.MdmTransactionContext;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.model.primitive.IdDt;
+import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.Constants;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.api.server.IBundleProvider;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.param.TokenParam;
 import ca.uhn.fhir.rest.server.exceptions.InvalidRequestException;
@@ -17,7 +18,10 @@ import ch.qos.logback.classic.Logger;
 import ch.qos.logback.classic.spi.ILoggingEvent;
 import ch.qos.logback.core.read.ListAppender;
 import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IAnyResource;
+import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IBaseResource;
+import org.hl7.fhir.instance.model.api.IIdType;
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.hapi.rest.server.helper.BatchHelperR4;
+import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Coding;
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.DecimalType;
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Parameters;
 import org.hl7.fhir.r4.model.Patient;
@@ -175,11 +179,49 @@ public class MdmProviderClearLinkR4Test extends BaseLinkR4Test {
 		assertNoHistoricalLinksExist(List.of(myPractitionerGoldenResourceId.getValueAsString(), mySourcePatientId.getValueAsString()), new ArrayList<>());
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testClearAllLinks_deletesRedirectedGoldenResources() {
+		createPatientAndUpdateLinks(buildJanePatient());
+		assertLinkCount(3);
+
+		List<IBaseResource> allGoldenPatients = getAllGoldenPatients();
+		assertThat(allGoldenPatients, hasSize(2));
+
+		IIdType redirectedGoldenPatientId = allGoldenPatients.get(0).getIdElement().toVersionless();
+		IIdType goldenPatientId = allGoldenPatients.get(1).getIdElement().toVersionless();
+
+		myMdmProvider.mergeGoldenResources(new StringType(redirectedGoldenPatientId.getValueAsString()),
+			new StringType(goldenPatientId.getValueAsString()),
+			null,
+			myRequestDetails);
+
+		Patient redirectedGoldenPatient = myPatientDao.read(redirectedGoldenPatientId, myRequestDetails);
+		List<Coding> patientTags = redirectedGoldenPatient.getMeta().getTag();
+		assertTrue(patientTags.stream()
+			.anyMatch(tag -> tag.getCode().equals(MdmConstants.CODE_GOLDEN_RECORD_REDIRECTED)));
+
+		assertLinkCount(4);
+		clearMdmLinks();
+		assertNoLinksExist();
+
+		try {
+			myPatientDao.read(redirectedGoldenPatientId, myRequestDetails);
+			fail();
+		} catch (ResourceNotFoundException e) {
+			assertEquals(Constants.STATUS_HTTP_404_NOT_FOUND, e.getStatusCode());
+			assertNoGoldenPatientsExist();
+		}
+	}
+
 	private void assertNoLinksExist() {
 		assertNoPatientLinksExist();
 		assertNoPractitionerLinksExist();
 	}
 
+	private void assertNoGoldenPatientsExist() {
+		assertThat(getAllGoldenPatients(), hasSize(0));
+	}
+
 	private void assertNoPatientLinksExist() {
 		assertThat(getPatientLinks(), hasSize(0));
 	}