diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-specs.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-specs.js
--- a/lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-specs.js
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/dm-op-specs.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import { editEntrySpec } from './edit-entry-spec.js';
 import { joinThreadSpec } from './join-thread-spec.js';
 import { leaveThreadSpec } from './leave-thread-spec.js';
+import { sendDeleteMessageSpec } from './send-delete-message-spec.js';
 import { sendEditMessageSpec } from './send-edit-message-spec.js';
 import { sendMultimediaMessageSpec } from './send-multimedia-message-spec.js';
 import { sendReactionMessageSpec } from './send-reaction-message-spec.js';
@@ -40,4 +41,5 @@
   [dmOperationTypes.DELETE_ENTRY]: deleteEntrySpec,
   [dmOperationTypes.EDIT_ENTRY]: editEntrySpec,
   [dmOperationTypes.UPDATE_RELATIONSHIP]: updateRelationshipSpec,
+  [dmOperationTypes.SEND_DELETE_MESSAGE]: sendDeleteMessageSpec,
 });
diff --git a/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-delete-message-spec.js b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-delete-message-spec.js
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/shared/dm-ops/send-delete-message-spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+// @flow
+
+import type {
+  DMOperationSpec,
+  ProcessDMOperationUtilities,
+} from './dm-op-spec.js';
+import {
+  type DMSendDeleteMessageOperation,
+  dmSendDeleteMessageOperationValidator,
+} from '../../types/dm-ops.js';
+import { messageTypes } from '../../types/message-types-enum.js';
+
+const sendDeleteMessageSpec: DMOperationSpec<DMSendDeleteMessageOperation> =
+  Object.freeze({
+    processDMOperation: async (dmOperation: DMSendDeleteMessageOperation) => {
+      const { threadID, creatorID, time, targetMessageID, messageID } =
+        dmOperation;
+      const rawMessageInfo = {
+        type: messageTypes.DELETE_MESSAGE,
+        threadID,
+        creatorID,
+        time,
+        targetMessageID,
+        id: messageID,
+      };
+
+      return {
+        rawMessageInfos: [rawMessageInfo],
+        updateInfos: [],
+        blobOps: [],
+        notificationsCreationData: null,
+      };
+    },
+    canBeProcessed: async (
+      dmOperation: DMSendDeleteMessageOperation,
+      utilities: ProcessDMOperationUtilities,
+    ) => {
+      const targetMessage = await utilities.fetchMessage(
+        dmOperation.targetMessageID,
+      );
+      if (!targetMessage) {
+        return {
+          isProcessingPossible: false,
+          reason: {
+            type: 'missing_message',
+            messageID: dmOperation.targetMessageID,
+          },
+        };
+      }
+      return {
+        isProcessingPossible: true,
+      };
+    },
+    supportsAutoRetry: true,
+    operationValidator: dmSendDeleteMessageOperationValidator,
+  });
+
+export { sendDeleteMessageSpec };