diff --git a/src/ResourceTypeRegistry.js b/src/ResourceTypeRegistry.js
index 43ea8d9b..70669608 100644
--- a/src/ResourceTypeRegistry.js
+++ b/src/ResourceTypeRegistry.js
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
  * whose property is being retrieved/set, and the value to set it to, if any.
  */
 const autoGetterSetterProps = ["dbAdapter", "beforeSave", "beforeRender",
-  "labelMappers", "defaultIncludes", "info", "parentType"];
+  "beforeDelete", "labelMappers", "defaultIncludes", "info", "parentType"];
 
 /**
  * To fulfill a JSON API request, you often need to know about all the resources
diff --git a/src/controllers/API.js b/src/controllers/API.js
index 6a7a94f9..3785a52b 100644
--- a/src/controllers/API.js
+++ b/src/controllers/API.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import co from "co";
 
 import Response from "../types/HTTP/Response";
 import Document from "../types/Document";
+import Resource from "../types/Resource";
 import Collection from "../types/Collection";
 import APIError from "../types/APIError";
 
@@ -114,6 +115,28 @@ class APIController {
           }
         }
 
+        if (request.method === "delete") {
+          let toTransform;
+
+          if (Array.isArray(request.idOrIds)) {
+            toTransform = new Collection(
+              request.idOrIds.map((id) => {
+                if (typeof id === "string") {
+                  return new Resource(request.type, id);
+                }
+              })
+            );
+          }
+
+          else if (typeof request.idOrIds === "string") {
+            toTransform = new Resource(request.type, request.idOrIds);
+          }
+
+          yield applyTransform(
+            toTransform, "beforeDelete", registry, frameworkReq, frameworkRes
+          );
+        }
+
         // Actually fulfill the request!
         // If we've already populated the primary resources, which is possible
         // because the label may have mapped to no id(s), we don't need to query.