diff --git a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
index d48b4e7711..fb3bd61689 100644
--- a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
+++ b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+- Fix: actionType metadata: delete support (#2591)
 - Add: json field in httpCustom and mqttCustom subscriptions (#2560)
 - Add: ${service}, ${servicePath} and ${authToken} macros in custom notifications (#4159)
 - Fix: conditions.alterationTypes not working properly when conditions.attributes is used in entityUpdate case (#1494, reopened)
diff --git a/src/lib/mongoBackend/MongoCommonUpdate.cpp b/src/lib/mongoBackend/MongoCommonUpdate.cpp
index a3a2203e35..04a6bd919e 100644
--- a/src/lib/mongoBackend/MongoCommonUpdate.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/mongoBackend/MongoCommonUpdate.cpp
@@ -1832,7 +1832,7 @@ static bool processOnChangeConditionForUpdateContext
     {
       for (unsigned int jx = 0; jx < attrL.size(); jx++)
       {
-        if (caP->name == attrL[jx] && !caP->skip)
+        if (caP->name == attrL[jx])
         {
           /* Note we use cloneCompound=true in the ContextAttribute constructor. This is due to
            * cer.entity destructor does release() on the attrs vector */
@@ -2384,6 +2384,7 @@ static void deleteAttrInNotifyCer
     if (caP->name == targetAttr->name)
     {
       caP->skip = true;
+      caP->actionType = NGSI_MD_ACTIONTYPE_DELETE;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/functionalTest/cases/2591_actionType_metadata_delete_support/actionType_metadata_delete_support.test b/test/functionalTest/cases/2591_actionType_metadata_delete_support/actionType_metadata_delete_support.test
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d51b214a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/functionalTest/cases/2591_actionType_metadata_delete_support/actionType_metadata_delete_support.test
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+# Copyright 2022 Telefonica Investigacion y Desarrollo, S.A.U
+#
+# This file is part of Orion Context Broker.
+#
+# Orion Context Broker is free software: you can redistribute it and/or
+# modify it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+# published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+# License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Orion Context Broker is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Affero
+# General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+# along with Orion Context Broker. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+#
+# For those usages not covered by this license please contact with
+# iot_support at tid dot es
+
+# VALGRIND_READY - to mark the test ready for valgrindTestSuite.sh
+
+--NAME--
+actionType_metadata_delete_support
+
+--SHELL-INIT--
+dbInit CB
+brokerStart CB
+accumulatorStart --pretty-print
+
+--SHELL--
+
+#
+# 01. Create entity E1 with attributes A:1, B:2, C:3
+# 02. Subscribe to E.* for A, B and C; triggered by B, C
+# 03. Delete attribute B
+# 04. Dump and reset: see notification with actionType=delete for B
+#
+
+
+echo "01. Create entity E1 with attributes A:1, B:2, C:3"
+echo "=================================================="
+payload='{
+  "type": "T",
+  "id": "E1",
+  "A": {
+    "type": "Number",
+    "value": 1
+  },
+  "B": {
+    "type": "Number",
+    "value": 2
+  },
+  "C": {
+    "type": "Number",
+    "value": 3
+  }
+}'
+orionCurl --url /v2/entities --payload "$payload"
+echo
+echo
+
+
+
+echo "02. Subscribe to E.* for A, B and C; triggered by B, C"
+echo "======================================================"
+payload='{
+  "subject": {
+    "entities": [
+      {
+        "idPattern": "E.*",
+        "type": "T"
+      }
+    ],
+    "condition": {
+      "attrs": [ "B", "C" ]
+    }
+  },
+  "notification": {
+    "http": {
+      "url": "http://localhost:'$LISTENER_PORT'/notify"
+    },
+    "attrs": [ "A", "B", "C" ],
+    "metadata": [ "previousValue", "actionType" ]
+  }
+}'
+orionCurl --url /v2/subscriptions --payload "$payload"
+echo
+echo
+
+SUB_ID=$(echo "$_responseHeaders" | grep Location | awk -F/ '{ print $4 }' | tr -d "\r\n")
+
+
+
+echo "03. Delete attribute B"
+echo "======================"
+orionCurl --url /v2/entities/E1/attrs/B -X DELETE
+echo
+echo
+
+
+
+echo "04. Dump and reset: see notification with actionType=delete for B"
+echo "================================================================="
+accumulatorDump
+accumulatorReset
+echo
+echo
+
+
+
+--REGEXPECT--
+01. Create entity E1 with attributes A:1, B:2, C:3
+==================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Location: /v2/entities/E1?type=T
+Fiware-Correlator: REGEX([0-9a-f\-]{36})
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+
+
+02. Subscribe to E.* for A, B and C; triggered by B, C
+======================================================
+HTTP/1.1 201 Created
+Content-Length: 0
+Location: /v2/subscriptions/REGEX([0-9a-f]{24})
+Fiware-Correlator: REGEX([0-9a-f\-]{36})
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+
+
+03. Delete attribute B
+======================
+HTTP/1.1 204 No Content
+Fiware-Correlator: REGEX([0-9a-f\-]{36})
+Date: REGEX(.*)
+
+
+
+04. Dump and reset: see notification with actionType=delete for B
+=================================================================
+POST http://localhost:REGEX(\d+)/notify
+Fiware-Servicepath: /
+Content-Length: 260
+User-Agent: orion/REGEX(\d+\.\d+\.\d+.*)
+Ngsiv2-Attrsformat: normalized
+Host: localhost:REGEX(\d+)
+Accept: application/json
+Content-Type: application/json; charset=utf-8
+Fiware-Correlator: REGEX([0-9a-f\-]{36}); cbnotif=1
+
+{
+    "data": [
+        {
+            "A": {
+                "metadata": {},
+                "type": "Number",
+                "value": 1
+            },
+            "B": {
+                "metadata": {
+                    "actionType": {
+                        "type": "Text",
+                        "value": "delete"
+                    }
+                },
+                "type": "Number",
+                "value": 2
+            },
+            "C": {
+                "metadata": {},
+                "type": "Number",
+                "value": 3
+            },
+            "id": "E1",
+            "type": "T"
+        }
+    ],
+    "subscriptionId": "REGEX([0-9a-f]{24})"
+}
+=======================================
+
+
+--TEARDOWN--
+brokerStop CB
+accumulatorStop $LISTENER_PORT
+dbDrop CB