diff --git a/dsc/locales/en-us.toml b/dsc/locales/en-us.toml
index 62d3525b2..c4b747daa 100644
--- a/dsc/locales/en-us.toml
+++ b/dsc/locales/en-us.toml
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ setInputEmpty = "Desired input is empty"
 testInputEmpty = "Expected input is required"
 jsonError = "JSON: %{err}"
 routingToDelete = "Routing to delete operation because _exist is false"
+syntheticWhatIf = "Resource does not natively support what-if, engine will generate synthetic what-if"
 
 [subcommand]
 actualStateNotObject = "actual_state is not an object"
diff --git a/dsc/src/args.rs b/dsc/src/args.rs
index dd331a516..add67b0bb 100644
--- a/dsc/src/args.rs
+++ b/dsc/src/args.rs
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ pub enum ResourceSubCommand {
         input: Option<String>,
         #[clap(short = 'f', long, help = t!("args.file").to_string(), conflicts_with = "input")]
         file: Option<String>,
+        #[clap(short = 'o', long, help = t!("args.outputFormat").to_string())]
+        output_format: Option<OutputFormat>,
+        #[clap(short = 'w', long, visible_aliases = ["dry-run", "noop"], help = t!("args.whatIf").to_string())]
+        what_if: bool,
     },
     #[clap(name = "schema", about = "Get the JSON schema for a resource", arg_required_else_help = true)]
     Schema {
diff --git a/dsc/src/resource_command.rs b/dsc/src/resource_command.rs
index 54a20283a..cc4c0216a 100644
--- a/dsc/src/resource_command.rs
+++ b/dsc/src/resource_command.rs
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ use crate::util::{EXIT_DSC_ERROR, EXIT_INVALID_ARGS, EXIT_JSON_ERROR, EXIT_DSC_R
 use dsc_lib::configure::config_doc::{Configuration, ExecutionKind};
 use dsc_lib::configure::add_resource_export_results_to_configuration;
 use dsc_lib::discovery::discovery_trait::DiscoveryFilter;
-use dsc_lib::dscresources::{resource_manifest::Kind, invoke_result::{GetResult, ResourceGetResponse, ResourceSetResponse, SetResult}};
+use dsc_lib::dscresources::{resource_manifest::Kind, invoke_result::{DeleteResultKind, GetResult, ResourceGetResponse, ResourceSetResponse, SetResult}};
 use dsc_lib::dscresources::dscresource::{Capability, get_diff};
 use dsc_lib::dscerror::DscError;
 use rust_i18n::t;
 use serde_json::Value;
-use tracing::{error, debug};
+use tracing::{debug, error, info};
 
 use dsc_lib::{
     dscresources::dscresource::{Invoke, DscResource},
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ pub fn test(dsc: &mut DscManager, resource_type: &str, version: Option<&str>, in
     }
 }
 
-pub fn delete(dsc: &mut DscManager, resource_type: &str, version: Option<&str>, input: &str) {
+pub fn delete(dsc: &mut DscManager, resource_type: &str, version: Option<&str>, input: &str, format: Option<&OutputFormat>, what_if: bool) {
     let Some(resource) = get_resource(dsc, resource_type, version) else {
         error!("{}", DscError::ResourceNotFound(resource_type.to_string(), version.unwrap_or("").to_string()).to_string());
         exit(EXIT_DSC_RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND);
@@ -270,8 +270,27 @@ pub fn delete(dsc: &mut DscManager, resource_type: &str, version: Option<&str>,
         exit(EXIT_DSC_ERROR);
     }
 
-    match resource.delete(input, &ExecutionKind::Actual) {
-        Ok(_) => {}
+    let execution_kind = if what_if { ExecutionKind::WhatIf } else { ExecutionKind::Actual };
+
+    match resource.delete(input, &execution_kind) {
+        Ok(result) => {
+            match result {
+                DeleteResultKind::ResourceActual => {
+                },
+                DeleteResultKind::ResourceWhatIf(delete_result) => {
+                    match serde_json::to_string(&delete_result) {
+                        Ok(json) => write_object(&json, format, false),
+                        Err(err) => {
+                            error!("JSON: {err}");
+                            exit(EXIT_JSON_ERROR);
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+                DeleteResultKind::SyntheticWhatIf(_) => {
+                    info!("{} {}", resource.type_name, t!("resource_command.syntheticWhatIf"));
+                }
+            }
+        },
         Err(err) => {
             error!("{err}");
             exit(EXIT_DSC_ERROR);
diff --git a/dsc/src/subcommand.rs b/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
index c89ced494..fcdaf471c 100644
--- a/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
+++ b/dsc/src/subcommand.rs
@@ -595,13 +595,13 @@ pub fn resource(subcommand: &ResourceSubCommand, progress_format: ProgressFormat
             let parsed_input = get_input(input.as_ref(), path.as_ref());
             resource_command::test(&mut dsc, resource, version.as_deref(), &parsed_input, output_format.as_ref());
         },
-        ResourceSubCommand::Delete { resource, version, input, file: path } => {
+        ResourceSubCommand::Delete { resource, version, input, file: path, output_format, what_if } => {
             if let Err(err) = dsc.find_resources(&[DiscoveryFilter::new(resource, version.as_deref(), None)], progress_format) {
                 error!("{}: {err}", t!("subcommand.failedDiscoverResource"));
                 exit(EXIT_DSC_ERROR);
             }
             let parsed_input = get_input(input.as_ref(), path.as_ref());
-            resource_command::delete(&mut dsc, resource, version.as_deref(), &parsed_input);
+            resource_command::delete(&mut dsc, resource, version.as_deref(), &parsed_input, output_format.as_ref(), *what_if);
         },
     }
 }
diff --git a/dsc/tests/dsc_whatif.tests.ps1 b/dsc/tests/dsc_whatif.tests.ps1
index 7bab1e669..c7102d5ee 100644
--- a/dsc/tests/dsc_whatif.tests.ps1
+++ b/dsc/tests/dsc_whatif.tests.ps1
@@ -184,4 +184,19 @@ Describe 'whatif tests' {
         $out.results[0].result.afterState._exist | Should -BeFalse
         $out.metadata.'Microsoft.DSC'.executionType | Should -BeExactly 'whatIf'
     }
+
+    It 'dsc resource delete supports what-if flag' {
+        $result = dsc resource delete -r Test/WhatIfDelete -i '{"_exist": false}' --what-if | ConvertFrom-Json
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+        $result._metadata.whatIf | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+        $result._metadata.whatIf | Should -Contain 'Delete what-if message 1'
+        $result._metadata.whatIf | Should -Contain 'Delete what-if message 2'
+    }
+
+    It 'dsc resource delete synthetic what-if logs info message and produces no output' {
+        $result = dsc -l info resource delete -r Test/Delete -i '{"_exist": false}' --what-if 2>&1
+        $LASTEXITCODE | Should -Be 0
+        "$result" | Should -Match 'generate synthetic what-if'
+        "$result" | Should -Not -Match '^\s*\{'
+    }
 }