diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/ArrayCacheDataboxRepository.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/ArrayCacheDataboxRepository.php
index 15440ea51b..f4c87c2ce7 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/ArrayCacheDataboxRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/ArrayCacheDataboxRepository.php
@@ -62,6 +62,16 @@ class ArrayCacheDataboxRepository implements DataboxRepository
         return $this->repository->save($databox);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param \databox $databox
+     */
+    public function delete(\databox $databox)
+    {
+        $this->clear();
+
+        return $this->repository->delete($databox);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $host
      * @param $port
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/CachingDataboxRepositoryDecorator.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/CachingDataboxRepositoryDecorator.php
index 1a7d40dca3..b056b4b659 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/CachingDataboxRepositoryDecorator.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/CachingDataboxRepositoryDecorator.php
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ final class CachingDataboxRepositoryDecorator implements DataboxRepository
         return $this->repository->save($databox);
     }
 
+    public function delete(\databox $databox)
+    {
+        $this->clearCache();
+
+        return $this->repository->delete($databox);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param $host
      * @param $port
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxRepository.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxRepository.php
index e784809e95..d415518165 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DataboxRepository.php
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ interface DataboxRepository
      */
     public function save(\databox $databox);
 
+    /**
+     * @param \databox $databox
+     */
+    public function delete(\databox $databox);
+
     /**
      * @param $host
      * @param $port
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DbalDataboxRepository.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DbalDataboxRepository.php
index 1752df02ed..44c99b253f 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DbalDataboxRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/Databox/DbalDataboxRepository.php
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ final class DbalDataboxRepository implements DataboxRepository
         return true;
     }
 
+    public function delete(\databox $databox)
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param int $id
      * @return false|array
diff --git a/lib/classes/databox.php b/lib/classes/databox.php
index c0efdce77b..6061a78f75 100644
--- a/lib/classes/databox.php
+++ b/lib/classes/databox.php
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ class databox extends base implements ThumbnailedElement
 
         $this->get_appbox()->delete_data_from_cache(appbox::CACHE_LIST_BASES);
 
+        $this->databoxRepository->delete($this);
+
         $this->app['dispatcher']->dispatch(
             DataboxEvents::DELETED,
             new DeletedEvent(