diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
index 4b409536..33a95b03 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+✅ Added
+
+- Added hard delete functionality.
+
 ## 3.2.0
 
 🐞 Fixed
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
index e7c2d459..ab4f17c3 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/channel.dart
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class Channel {
   }
 
   /// Deletes the [message] from the channel.
-  Future<EmptyResponse> deleteMessage(Message message) async {
+  Future<EmptyResponse> deleteMessage(Message message, {bool? hard}) async {
     // Directly deleting the local messages which are not yet sent to server
     if (message.status == MessageSendingStatus.sending ||
         message.status == MessageSendingStatus.failed) {
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ class Channel {
 
       state?.addMessage(message);
 
-      final response = await _client.deleteMessage(message.id);
+      final response = await _client.deleteMessage(message.id, hard: hard);
 
       state?.addMessage(message.copyWith(status: MessageSendingStatus.sent));
 
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
index c9bdebc1..ef03288d 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart
@@ -1213,8 +1213,8 @@ class StreamChatClient {
       );
 
   /// Deletes the given message
-  Future<EmptyResponse> deleteMessage(String messageId) =>
-      _chatApi.message.deleteMessage(messageId);
+  Future<EmptyResponse> deleteMessage(String messageId, {bool? hard}) =>
+      _chatApi.message.deleteMessage(messageId, hard: hard);
 
   /// Get a message by [messageId]
   Future<GetMessageResponse> getMessage(String messageId) =>
diff --git a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/message_api.dart b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/message_api.dart
index 17269820..0fdb41eb 100644
--- a/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/message_api.dart
+++ b/packages/stream_chat/lib/src/core/api/message_api.dart
@@ -80,10 +80,14 @@ class MessageApi {
 
   /// Deletes the given [messageId]
   Future<EmptyResponse> deleteMessage(
-    String messageId,
-  ) async {
+    String messageId, {
+    bool? hard,
+  }) async {
     final response = await _client.delete(
       '/messages/$messageId',
+      queryParameters: {
+        if (hard != null) 'hard': hard,
+      },
     );
     return EmptyResponse.fromJson(response.data);
   }