diff --git a/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler.php b/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler.php
index 59f2c6ea8..05332c23a 100644
--- a/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler.php
+++ b/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler.php
@@ -24,11 +24,13 @@
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Application\Exception\EntityNotDeletedException;
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Application\Exception\UnableToDeleteEntityException;
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Domain\Repository\DeleteManageEntityRepository;
+use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Domain\Repository\PublishEntityRepository;
 
 class DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler implements CommandHandler
 {
     public function __construct(
         private readonly DeleteManageEntityRepository $deleteEntityRepository,
+        private readonly PublishEntityRepository $publishClient,
         private readonly LoggerInterface $logger
     ) {
     }
@@ -56,7 +58,10 @@ public function handle(DeletePublishedTestEntityCommand $command)
         }
 
         if ($response !== DeleteManageEntityRepository::RESULT_SUCCESS) {
-            throw new EntityNotDeletedException('Deleting the entity yielded an non success response');
+            throw new EntityNotDeletedException('Deleting the entity yielded a non success response');
         }
+
+        // Push metadata to EngineBlock and other listeners nudging them to update their indexed entity metadata
+        $this->publishClient->pushMetadata();
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Infrastructure/DashboardBundle/Resources/config/services.yml b/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Infrastructure/DashboardBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
index c3cf7078b..4fad8743b 100644
--- a/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Infrastructure/DashboardBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
+++ b/src/Surfnet/ServiceProviderDashboard/Infrastructure/DashboardBundle/Resources/config/services.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ services:
     class: Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Application\CommandHandler\Entity\DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler
     arguments:
       - '@surfnet.manage.client.delete_client.test_environment'
+      - '@Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Infrastructure\Manage\Client\PublishEntityClient'
     public: true
     tags:
       - { name: tactician.handler, command: Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Application\Command\Entity\DeletePublishedTestEntityCommand }
diff --git a/tests/integration/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest.php b/tests/integration/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest.php
index 90c6a6090..543c90aef 100644
--- a/tests/integration/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/Application/CommandHandler/Entity/DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Application\Exception\UnableToDeleteEntityException;
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Domain\Entity\Constants;
 use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Domain\Repository\DeleteManageEntityRepository;
+use Surfnet\ServiceProviderDashboard\Domain\Repository\PublishEntityRepository;
 
 class DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest extends MockeryTestCase
 {
@@ -42,18 +43,23 @@ class DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandlerTest extends MockeryTestCase
     private $repository;
 
     /**
-     * @var LoggerInterface|Mock
+     * @var LoggerInterface&Mock
      */
     private $logger;
 
+    private PublishEntityRepository $publishClient;
+
     public function setUp(): void
     {
         $this->repository = m::mock(DeleteManageEntityRepository::class);
 
         $this->logger = m::mock(LoggerInterface::class);
 
+        $this->publishClient = m::mock(PublishEntityRepository::class);
+
         $this->commandHandler = new DeletePublishedTestEntityCommandHandler(
             $this->repository,
+            $this->publishClient,
             $this->logger
         );
     }
@@ -62,6 +68,10 @@ public function test_it_can_delete_an_entity_from_test()
     {
         $command = new DeletePublishedTestEntityCommand('d6f394b2-08b1-4882-8b32-81688c15c489', Constants::TYPE_SAML);
 
+        $this->publishClient
+            ->shouldReceive('pushMetadata')
+            ->once();
+
         $this->repository
             ->shouldReceive('delete')
             ->with('d6f394b2-08b1-4882-8b32-81688c15c489', Constants::TYPE_SAML)