diff --git a/zooid/management.go b/zooid/management.go
index 77cd79c..76b7433 100644
--- a/zooid/management.go
+++ b/zooid/management.go
@@ -320,6 +320,26 @@ func (m *ManagementStore) DeleteRole(id string) error {
 		if err := m.Events.DeleteEvent(event.ID); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
+
+  	address := nostr.EntityPointer{
+  		Kind:       event.Kind,
+  		PublicKey:  event.PubKey,
+  		Identifier: event.Tags.GetD(),
+  	}.AsTagReference()
+
+  	event := nostr.Event{
+  		Kind:      nostr.KindDeletion,
+  		CreatedAt: nostr.Now(),
+  		Tags: nostr.Tags{
+  			nostr.Tag{"e", event.ID.Hex()},
+  			nostr.Tag{"a", address},
+  			nostr.Tag{"k", strconv.Itoa(int(event.Kind))},
+  		},
+  	}
+
+		if err := m.Events.SignAndStoreEvent(&event, true); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return m.removeRoleFromMembers(id)
diff --git a/zooid/management_test.go b/zooid/management_test.go
index 9e2119a..5da3c61 100644
--- a/zooid/management_test.go
+++ b/zooid/management_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package zooid
 
 import (
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	"fiatjaf.com/nostr"
@@ -390,6 +391,53 @@ func TestManagementStore_DeleteRole(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestManagementStore_DeleteRole_BroadcastsDeletion(t *testing.T) {
+	mgmt := createTestManagementStore()
+
+	if err := mgmt.CreateRole("king", "King", "", 0, 0); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("CreateRole() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	role, ok := mgmt.GetRoleDefinition("king")
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("GetRoleDefinition() should return the created role")
+	}
+
+	if err := mgmt.DeleteRole("king"); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("DeleteRole() error = %v", err)
+	}
+
+	filter := nostr.Filter{Kinds: []nostr.Kind{nostr.KindDeletion}}
+
+	var deletion *nostr.Event
+	for event := range mgmt.Events.QueryEvents(filter, 1) {
+		e := event
+		deletion = &e
+	}
+
+	if deletion == nil {
+		t.Fatal("DeleteRole() should store a deletion event")
+	}
+
+	address := nostr.EntityPointer{
+		Kind:       RELAY_ROLE,
+		PublicKey:  role.PubKey,
+		Identifier: "king",
+	}.AsTagReference()
+
+	if tag := deletion.Tags.FindWithValue("e", role.ID.Hex()); tag == nil {
+		t.Errorf("deletion event missing e tag for %s", role.ID.Hex())
+	}
+
+	if tag := deletion.Tags.FindWithValue("a", address); tag == nil {
+		t.Errorf("deletion event missing a tag for %s", address)
+	}
+
+	if tag := deletion.Tags.FindWithValue("k", strconv.Itoa(RELAY_ROLE)); tag == nil {
+		t.Errorf("deletion event missing k tag for kind %d", RELAY_ROLE)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestManagementStore_PubkeyIsBanned_NotBanned(t *testing.T) {
 	mgmt := createTestManagementStore()