diff --git a/controllers/sensor/validate.go b/controllers/sensor/validate.go
index 3ae333cad9..be38010a8f 100644
--- a/controllers/sensor/validate.go
+++ b/controllers/sensor/validate.go
@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ func validateK8STrigger(trigger *v1alpha1.StandardK8STrigger) error {
 		return errors.New("must provide group, version and resource for the resource")
 	}
 	switch trigger.Operation {
-	case "", v1alpha1.Create, v1alpha1.Patch, v1alpha1.Update:
+	case "", v1alpha1.Create, v1alpha1.Patch, v1alpha1.Update, v1alpha1.Delete:
+
 	default:
 		return errors.Errorf("unknown operation type %s", string(trigger.Operation))
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/sensor/v1alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/sensor/v1alpha1/types.go
index 21865064c3..7d233a7cb3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/sensor/v1alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/sensor/v1alpha1/types.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ const (
 	Create KubernetesResourceOperation = "create" // create the resource
 	Update KubernetesResourceOperation = "update" // updates the resource
 	Patch  KubernetesResourceOperation = "patch"  // patch resource
+	Delete KubernetesResourceOperation = "delete" // deletes the resource
 )
 
 // ArgoWorkflowOperation refers to the type of the operation performed on the Argo Workflow
diff --git a/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s.go b/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s.go
index 9d767eb0e1..b8a6cd967f 100644
--- a/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s.go
+++ b/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s.go
@@ -212,6 +212,23 @@ func (k8sTrigger *StandardK8sTrigger) Execute(ctx context.Context, events map[st
 
 		return k8sTrigger.namespableDynamicClient.Namespace(namespace).Patch(ctx, obj.GetName(), k8sTrigger.Trigger.Template.K8s.PatchStrategy, body, metav1.PatchOptions{})
 
+	case v1alpha1.Delete:
+		k8sTrigger.Logger.Info("deleting the object...")
+		_, err := k8sTrigger.namespableDynamicClient.Namespace(namespace).Get(ctx, obj.GetName(), metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+		if err != nil && apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			k8sTrigger.Logger.Info("object not found, nothing to delete...")
+			return nil, nil
+		} else if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to retrieve existing object. err: %+v\n", err)
+		}
+
+		err = k8sTrigger.namespableDynamicClient.Namespace(namespace).Delete(ctx, obj.GetName(), metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Errorf("failed to delete object. err: %+v\n", err)
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("unknown operation type %s", string(op))
 	}
diff --git a/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s_test.go b/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s_test.go
index 04489f0569..07a5e2c3fe 100644
--- a/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s_test.go
+++ b/sensors/triggers/standard-k8s/standar-k8s_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-events/common/logging"
 	apicommon "github.com/argoproj/argo-events/pkg/apis/common"
 	"github.com/argoproj/argo-events/pkg/apis/sensor/v1alpha1"
+	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+	k8stesting "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
 )
 
 var sensorObj = &v1alpha1.Sensor{
@@ -193,4 +195,22 @@ func TestStandardK8sTrigger_Execute(t *testing.T) {
 	uObj, ok = resource.(*unstructured.Unstructured)
 	assert.Equal(t, true, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, "bar", uObj.GetLabels()["foo"])
+
+	deleted := false
+
+	sensorObj.Spec.Triggers[0].Template.K8s.Operation = v1alpha1.Delete
+
+	client.Fake.PrependReactor("delete", "deployments", func(action k8stesting.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+		deleteAction := action.(core.DeleteAction)
+		if deleteAction.GetName() == deployment.GetName() && deleteAction.GetNamespace() == deployment.GetNamespace() {
+			deleted = true
+		}
+		return true, nil, nil
+	})
+
+	impl = NewStandardK8sTrigger(fake.NewSimpleClientset(), client, sensorObj, &sensorObj.Spec.Triggers[0], logging.NewArgoEventsLogger().Desugar())
+	resource, err = impl.Execute(ctx, nil, uObj)
+	assert.Nil(t, err)
+	assert.Nil(t, resource)
+	assert.True(t, deleted)
 }