diff --git a/channel_event.go b/channel_event.go
index 087ce1ab6..59cdffb0a 100644
--- a/channel_event.go
+++ b/channel_event.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const (
 	EventTypeWelcomeMessage  ChannelEventType = "welcome_message"
 	EventTypeOptIn           ChannelEventType = "optin"
 	EventTypeOptOut          ChannelEventType = "optout"
+	EventDeleteContact       ChannelEventType = "delete_contact"
 )
 
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/handlers/meta/facebook_test.go b/handlers/meta/facebook_test.go
index 2ef3ca0d8..435ada648 100644
--- a/handlers/meta/facebook_test.go
+++ b/handlers/meta/facebook_test.go
@@ -322,6 +322,54 @@ func TestFacebookDescribeURN(t *testing.T) {
 	AssertChannelLogRedaction(t, clog, []string{"a123", "wac_admin_system_user_token"})
 }
 
+func TestDeleteRequest(t *testing.T) {
+	urn, _ := urns.New(urns.Facebook, "218471")
+	RunIncomingTestCases(t, facebookTestChannels, newHandler("FBA", "Facebook"), []IncomingTestCase{
+		{
+			Label:          "Receive Delete request FBA",
+			URL:            "/c/fba/delete",
+			Data:           `{"algorithm":"HMAC-SHA256","expires":1291840400,"issued_at":1291836800,"user_id":"218471"}`,
+			PrepRequest:    addValidSignature,
+			ExistingDBURNs: []urns.URN{urn},
+
+			ExpectedRespStatus:    200,
+			ExpectedBodyContains:  "Deletion Request Received",
+			NoQueueErrorCheck:     true,
+			NoInvalidChannelCheck: true,
+			NoLogsExpected:        true,
+			ExpectedEvents: []ExpectedEvent{
+				{Type: courier.EventDeleteContact, URN: "facebook:218471", Extra: map[string]string{"userID": "218471"}},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Label:          "Receive Delete request FBA, contact not existing",
+			URL:            "/c/fba/delete",
+			Data:           `{"algorithm":"HMAC-SHA256","expires":1291840400,"issued_at":1291836800,"user_id":"123456"}`,
+			PrepRequest:    addValidSignature,
+			ExistingDBURNs: []urns.URN{urn},
+
+			ExpectedRespStatus:    200,
+			ExpectedBodyContains:  "ignoring request, no existing contact matched",
+			NoQueueErrorCheck:     true,
+			NoInvalidChannelCheck: true,
+			NoLogsExpected:        true,
+		},
+		{
+			Label:          "Receive Delete request FBA, invalid facebook ID",
+			URL:            "/c/fba/delete",
+			Data:           `{"algorithm":"HMAC-SHA256","expires":1291840400,"issued_at":1291836800,"user_id":"abc1234"}`,
+			PrepRequest:    addValidSignature,
+			ExistingDBURNs: []urns.URN{urn},
+
+			ExpectedRespStatus:    200,
+			ExpectedBodyContains:  "invalid facebook id",
+			NoQueueErrorCheck:     true,
+			NoInvalidChannelCheck: true,
+			NoLogsExpected:        true,
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestFacebookVerify(t *testing.T) {
 	RunIncomingTestCases(t, facebookTestChannels, newHandler("FBA", "Facebook"), []IncomingTestCase{
 		{
diff --git a/handlers/meta/handlers.go b/handlers/meta/handlers.go
index 53a4f7e7a..7f0cc341f 100644
--- a/handlers/meta/handlers.go
+++ b/handlers/meta/handlers.go
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ func (h *handler) Initialize(s courier.Server) error {
 	h.SetServer(s)
 	s.AddHandlerRoute(h, http.MethodGet, "receive", courier.ChannelLogTypeWebhookVerify, h.receiveVerify)
 	s.AddHandlerRoute(h, http.MethodPost, "receive", courier.ChannelLogTypeMultiReceive, handlers.JSONPayload(h, h.receiveEvents))
+	s.AddHandlerRoute(h, http.MethodPost, "delete", courier.ChannelLogTypeEventReceive, handlers.JSONPayload(h, h.deleteContactEvents))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ func (h *handler) WriteRequestError(ctx context.Context, w http.ResponseWriter,
 
 // GetChannel returns the channel
 func (h *handler) GetChannel(ctx context.Context, r *http.Request) (courier.Channel, error) {
-	if r.Method == http.MethodGet {
+	if r.Method == http.MethodGet || r.URL.Path == "/c/fba/delete" {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 
@@ -214,6 +215,55 @@ func (h *handler) resolveMediaURL(mediaID string, token string, clog *courier.Ch
 	return mediaURL, err
 }
 
+type DeletionRequestData struct {
+	Algorithm string `json:"algorithm"`
+	Expires   int64  `json:"expires"`
+	IssuedAt  int64  `json:"issued_at"`
+	UserID    string `json:"user_id"`
+}
+
+type DeleteConfirmationData struct {
+	URL              string `json:"url"`
+	ConfirmationCode string `json:"confirmation_code"`
+}
+
+// deleteContactEvents is our HTTP handler function for deleting data requests
+func (h *handler) deleteContactEvents(ctx context.Context, channel courier.Channel, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, payload *DeletionRequestData, clog *courier.ChannelLog) ([]courier.Event, error) {
+	err := h.validateSignature(r)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestError(ctx, h, channel, w, r, err)
+	}
+
+	urn, err := urns.New(urns.Facebook, payload.UserID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestError(ctx, h, channel, w, r, errors.New("invalid facebook id"))
+	}
+
+	contact, err := h.Server().Backend().GetContact(ctx, channel, urn, nil, "", false, clog)
+	if contact == nil {
+		return nil, handlers.WriteAndLogRequestIgnored(ctx, h, channel, w, r, "ignoring request, no existing contact matched")
+	}
+
+	date := parseTimestamp(payload.IssuedAt)
+
+	events := make([]courier.Event, 0, 2)
+	data := make([]any, 0, 2)
+
+	event := h.Backend().NewChannelEvent(channel, courier.EventDeleteContact, urn, clog).WithOccurredOn(date).WithExtra(map[string]string{"userID": payload.UserID})
+
+	err = h.Backend().WriteChannelEvent(ctx, event, clog)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	confirmationURL := fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/public/forgetme/", h.Server().Config().Domain)
+
+	events = append(events, event)
+	data = append(data, DeleteConfirmationData{URL: confirmationURL, ConfirmationCode: string(event.UUID())})
+
+	return events, courier.WriteDataResponse(w, http.StatusOK, "Deletion Request Received", data)
+}
+
 // receiveEvents is our HTTP handler function for incoming messages and status updates
 func (h *handler) receiveEvents(ctx context.Context, channel courier.Channel, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, payload *Notifications, clog *courier.ChannelLog) ([]courier.Event, error) {
 	err := h.validateSignature(r)
diff --git a/handlers/test.go b/handlers/test.go
index a0f1480d9..ee6920e59 100644
--- a/handlers/test.go
+++ b/handlers/test.go
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ type IncomingTestCase struct {
 	NoInvalidChannelCheck bool
 	PrepRequest           RequestPrepFunc
 
+	ExistingDBURNs []urns.URN
+
 	URL           string
 	Data          string
 	Headers       map[string]string
@@ -159,6 +161,11 @@ func RunIncomingTestCases(t *testing.T, channels []courier.Channel, handler cour
 	handler.Initialize(s)
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		for _, urn := range tc.ExistingDBURNs {
+			ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*10)
+			s.Backend().GetContact(ctx, channels[0], urn, nil, "", true, nil)
+		}
+
 		t.Run(tc.Label, func(t *testing.T) {
 			require := require.New(t)