diff --git a/plugins/automation/app/controllers/discourse_automation/admin_automations_controller.rb b/plugins/automation/app/controllers/discourse_automation/admin_automations_controller.rb
index f0d9ba1bd6e..cdaceb3a61d 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/app/controllers/discourse_automation/admin_automations_controller.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/app/controllers/discourse_automation/admin_automations_controller.rb
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ module DiscourseAutomation
     end
 
     def destroy
-      automation = DiscourseAutomation::Automation.find(params[:id])
-      automation.destroy!
-      render json: success_json
+      DiscourseAutomation::DestroyAutomation.call(service_params) do
+        on_success { render(json: success_json) }
+        on_model_not_found(:automation) { raise Discourse::NotFound }
+        on_failed_policy(:can_destroy_automation) { raise Discourse::InvalidAccess }
+      end
     end
 
     private
diff --git a/plugins/automation/app/services/discourse_automation/destroy_automation.rb b/plugins/automation/app/services/discourse_automation/destroy_automation.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..339c8d8da8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/app/services/discourse_automation/destroy_automation.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module DiscourseAutomation
+  class DestroyAutomation
+    include ::Service::Base
+
+    # @!method self.call(guardian:, params:)
+    #   @param [Guardian] guardian
+    #   @param [Hash] params
+    #   @option params [Integer] :automation_id
+    #   @return [Service::Base::Context]
+    params do
+      attribute :automation_id, :integer
+      validates :automation_id, presence: true
+    end
+
+    model :automation
+    policy :can_destroy_automation
+    transaction do
+      step :log_action
+      step :destroy_automation
+    end
+
+    private
+
+    def fetch_automation(params:)
+      DiscourseAutomation::Automation.find_by(id: params.automation_id)
+    end
+
+    def can_destroy_automation(guardian:)
+      guardian.is_admin?
+    end
+
+    def log_action(automation:, guardian:)
+      StaffActionLogger.new(guardian.user).log_custom(
+        "delete_automation",
+        id: automation.id,
+        name: automation.name,
+        script: automation.script,
+        trigger: automation.trigger,
+      )
+    end
+
+    def destroy_automation(automation:)
+      automation.destroy!
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
index aa0540b433d..0e2151a3a95 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
+++ b/plugins/automation/config/locales/client.en.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 en:
   js:
+    admin:
+      logs:
+        staff_actions:
+          actions:
+            delete_automation: delete automation
     discourse_automation:
       title: Automation
       create: Create
diff --git a/plugins/automation/config/routes.rb b/plugins/automation/config/routes.rb
index 79185e91fb3..e778e471968 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/config/routes.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/config/routes.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DiscourseAutomation::Engine.routes.draw do
       get "/triggerables" => "admin_triggerables#index"
       get "/automations" => "admin_automations#index"
       get "/automations/:id" => "admin_automations#show"
-      delete "/automations/:id" => "admin_automations#destroy"
+      delete "/automations/:automation_id" => "admin_automations#destroy"
       put "/automations/:id" => "admin_automations#update"
       post "/automations" => "admin_automations#create"
     end
diff --git a/plugins/automation/spec/requests/admin_discourse_automation_automations_spec.rb b/plugins/automation/spec/requests/admin_discourse_automation_automations_spec.rb
index 79647fb9e17..625089cf7b6 100644
--- a/plugins/automation/spec/requests/admin_discourse_automation_automations_spec.rb
+++ b/plugins/automation/spec/requests/admin_discourse_automation_automations_spec.rb
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ describe DiscourseAutomation::AdminAutomationsController do
         delete "/admin/plugins/discourse-automation/automations/#{automation.id}.json"
         expect(DiscourseAutomation::Automation.find_by(id: automation.id)).to eq(nil)
       end
+
+      context "when the automation is not found" do
+        it "raises a 404" do
+          delete "/admin/plugins/discourse-automation/automations/999.json"
+          expect(response.status).to eq(404)
+        end
+      end
     end
 
     context "when logged in as a regular user" do
diff --git a/plugins/automation/spec/services/destroy_automation_spec.rb b/plugins/automation/spec/services/destroy_automation_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6f317604dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/automation/spec/services/destroy_automation_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+RSpec.describe DiscourseAutomation::DestroyAutomation do
+  describe described_class::Contract, type: :model do
+    subject(:contract) { described_class.new }
+
+    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of :automation_id }
+  end
+
+  describe ".call" do
+    subject(:result) { described_class.call(params:, **dependencies) }
+
+    fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:admin) }
+    fab!(:automation) { Fabricate(:automation) }
+
+    let(:guardian) { user.guardian }
+    let(:params) { { automation_id: automation.id } }
+    let(:dependencies) { { guardian: } }
+
+    it "logs the action" do
+      expect { result }.to change { UserHistory.count }.by(1)
+      expect(UserHistory.last.details).to eq(
+        "id: #{automation.id}\nname: #{automation.name}\nscript: #{automation.script}\ntrigger: #{automation.trigger}",
+      )
+    end
+
+    it "destroys the automation" do
+      expect { result }.to change { DiscourseAutomation::Automation.count }.by(-1)
+    end
+
+    context "when the automation is not found" do
+      before { params[:automation_id] = 999 }
+
+      it { is_expected.to fail_to_find_a_model(:automation) }
+    end
+
+    context "when user can't destroy the automation" do
+      fab!(:user) { Fabricate(:user) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to fail_a_policy(:can_destroy_automation) }
+    end
+  end
+end