diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessor.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessor.java
index 4d0bf006b9..1db165c2e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessor.java
@@ -39,15 +39,17 @@
 import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
- * {@link RepositoryProxyPostProcessor} to register a {@link MethodInterceptor} to intercept the
- * {@link CrudRepository#save(Object)} method and publish events potentially exposed via a method annotated with
- * {@link DomainEvents}. If no such method can be detected on the aggregate root, no interceptor is added. Additionally,
+ * {@link RepositoryProxyPostProcessor} to register a {@link MethodInterceptor} to intercept
+ * {@link CrudRepository#save(Object)} and {@link CrudRepository#delete(Object)} methods and publish events potentially
+ * exposed via a method annotated with {@link DomainEvents}. If no such method can be detected on the aggregate root, no
+ * interceptor is added. Additionally,
  * the aggregate root can expose a method annotated with {@link AfterDomainEventPublication}. If present, the method
  * will be invoked after all events have been published.
  *
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Christoph Strobl
  * @author Yuki Yoshida
+ * @author Réda Housni Alaoui
  * @since 1.13
  * @soundtrack Henrik Freischlader Trio - Master Plan (Openness)
  */
@@ -73,7 +75,7 @@ public void postProcess(ProxyFactory factory, RepositoryInformation repositoryIn
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * {@link MethodInterceptor} to publish events exposed an aggregate on calls to a save method on the repository.
+	 * {@link MethodInterceptor} to publish events exposed an aggregate on calls to a save or delete method on the repository.
 	 *
 	 * @author Oliver Gierke
 	 * @since 1.13
@@ -94,12 +96,16 @@ public Object invoke(@SuppressWarnings("null") MethodInvocation invocation) thro
 			Object[] arguments = invocation.getArguments();
 			Object result = invocation.proceed();
 
-			if (!invocation.getMethod().getName().startsWith("save")) {
+			String methodName = invocation.getMethod().getName();
+			Object eventSource;
+			if (methodName.startsWith("save")) {
+				eventSource = arguments.length == 1 ? arguments[0] : result;
+			} else if ((methodName.equals("delete") || methodName.equals("deleteAll")) && arguments.length == 1) {
+				eventSource = arguments[0];
+			} else {
 				return result;
 			}
 
-			Object eventSource = arguments.length == 1 ? arguments[0] : result;
-
 			eventMethod.publishEventsFrom(eventSource, publisher);
 
 			return result;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessorUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessorUnitTests.java
index 3cf5156a0b..130a2c9a39 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessorUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/repository/core/support/EventPublishingRepositoryProxyPostProcessorUnitTests.java
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
  * @author Oliver Gierke
  * @author Mark Paluch
  * @author Yuki Yoshida
+ * @author Réda Housni Alaoui
  * @soundtrack Henrik Freischlader Trio - Nobody Else To Blame (Openness)
  */
 @RunWith(MockitoJUnitRunner.Silent.class)
@@ -121,7 +122,20 @@ public void interceptsSaveMethod() throws Throwable {
 
 		verify(publisher).publishEvent(event);
 	}
+	
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1663
+	public void interceptsDeleteMethod() throws Throwable {
+		SomeEvent event = new SomeEvent();
+		MultipleEvents sample = MultipleEvents.of(Collections.singletonList(event));
+		mockInvocation(invocation, SampleRepository.class.getMethod("delete", Object.class), sample);
 
+		EventPublishingMethodInterceptor//
+				.of(EventPublishingMethod.of(MultipleEvents.class), publisher)//
+				.invoke(invocation);
+
+		verify(publisher).publishEvent(event);
+	}
+	
 	@Test // DATACMNS-928
 	public void doesNotInterceptNonSaveMethod() throws Throwable {
 
@@ -134,6 +148,18 @@ public void doesNotInterceptNonSaveMethod() throws Throwable {
 		verify(publisher, never()).publishEvent(any());
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1663
+	public void doesNotInterceptDeleteByIdMethod() throws Throwable {
+
+		doReturn(SampleRepository.class.getMethod("deleteById", Object.class)).when(invocation).getMethod();
+
+		EventPublishingMethodInterceptor//
+				.of(EventPublishingMethod.of(MultipleEvents.class), publisher)//
+				.invoke(invocation);
+
+		verify(publisher, never()).publishEvent(any());
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-928
 	public void registersAdviceIfDomainTypeExposesEvents() {
 
@@ -174,6 +200,20 @@ public void publishesEventsForCallToSaveWithIterable() throws Throwable {
 		verify(publisher).publishEvent(any(SomeEvent.class));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATACMNS-1663
+	public void publishesEventsForCallToDeleteWithIterable() throws Throwable {
+
+		SomeEvent event = new SomeEvent();
+		MultipleEvents sample = MultipleEvents.of(Collections.singletonList(event));
+		mockInvocation(invocation, SampleRepository.class.getMethod("deleteAll", Iterable.class), sample);
+
+		EventPublishingMethodInterceptor//
+				.of(EventPublishingMethod.of(MultipleEvents.class), publisher)//
+				.invoke(invocation);
+
+		verify(publisher).publishEvent(any(SomeEvent.class));
+	}
+
 	@Test // DATACMNS-975
 	public void publishesEventsAfterSaveInvocation() throws Throwable {