diff --git a/services/identity/src/backup.rs b/services/identity/src/backup.rs
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/identity/src/backup.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+use crate::{config::CONFIG, constants::error_types};
+
+pub async fn delete_backup_user_data(
+  user_id: &str,
+) -> Result<(), crate::error::Error> {
+  let path = format!("/user_data/{}", user_id);
+  let url = CONFIG
+    .backup_service_url
+    .join(&path)
+    .expect("failed to construct backup service URL");
+  let client = reqwest::Client::builder().build()?;
+  let response = client.delete(url).send().await?;
+  if !response.status().is_success() {
+    let response_body = response.text().await?;
+    tracing::error!(
+      errorType = error_types::HTTP_LOG,
+      "Backup service failed to delete user data: {}",
+      response_body
+    )
+  }
+  Ok(())
+}
diff --git a/services/identity/src/error.rs b/services/identity/src/error.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/error.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/error.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   #[display(...)]
   Serde(serde_json::Error),
   #[display(...)]
+  Reqwest(reqwest::Error),
+  #[display(...)]
   CannotOverwrite,
   #[display(...)]
   OneTimeKeyUploadLimitExceeded,
diff --git a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/grpc_services/authenticated.rs
@@ -107,6 +107,14 @@
   });
 }
 
+fn spawn_delete_backup_data_task(user_id: String) {
+  tokio::spawn(async move {
+    debug!("Attempting to delete Backup data for user: {}", &user_id);
+    let result = crate::backup::delete_backup_user_data(&user_id).await;
+    consume_error(result);
+  });
+}
+
 #[tonic::async_trait]
 impl IdentityClientService for AuthenticatedService {
   #[tracing::instrument(skip_all)]
@@ -570,10 +578,11 @@
 
     let device_ids = self
       .db_client
-      .delete_user(user_id)
+      .delete_user(user_id.clone())
       .await
       .map_err(handle_db_error)?;
     spawn_delete_tunnelbroker_data_task(device_ids);
+    spawn_delete_backup_data_task(user_id);
 
     let response = Empty {};
     Ok(Response::new(response))
@@ -657,10 +666,11 @@
 
     let device_ids = self
       .db_client
-      .delete_user(user_id)
+      .delete_user(user_id.clone())
       .await
       .map_err(handle_db_error)?;
     spawn_delete_tunnelbroker_data_task(device_ids);
+    spawn_delete_backup_data_task(user_id);
 
     let response = Empty {};
     Ok(Response::new(response))
diff --git a/services/identity/src/main.rs b/services/identity/src/main.rs
--- a/services/identity/src/main.rs
+++ b/services/identity/src/main.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 use tonic::transport::Server;
 use tonic_web::GrpcWebLayer;
 
+mod backup;
 mod client_service;
 mod config;
 pub mod constants;