diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
index 1d52d98692df..5e119e6661d5 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/build_test.go
@@ -1833,6 +1833,7 @@ compactor:
   retention_enabled: true
   retention_delete_delay: 4h
   retention_delete_worker_count: 50
+  delete_request_store: s3
 frontend:
   tail_proxy_url: http://loki-querier-http-lokistack-dev.default.svc.cluster.local:3100
   compress_responses: true
diff --git a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
index da13920b770e..dfdf5c900325 100644
--- a/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
+++ b/operator/internal/manifests/internal/config/loki-config.yaml
@@ -99,11 +99,14 @@ common:
 compactor:
   compaction_interval: 2h
   working_directory: {{ .StorageDirectory }}/compactor
-{{- if .Retention.Enabled }}{{- with .Retention }}
+{{- if .Retention.Enabled }}
+{{- with .Retention }}
   retention_enabled: true
   retention_delete_delay: 4h
   retention_delete_worker_count: {{.DeleteWorkerCount}}
-{{- end }}{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+  delete_request_store: {{.ObjectStorage.SharedStore}}
+{{- end }}
 frontend:
   tail_proxy_url: {{ .Querier.Protocol }}://{{ .Querier.FQDN }}:{{ .Querier.Port }}
 {{- if .Gates.HTTPEncryption }}