diff --git a/api/controllers/console/wraps.py b/api/controllers/console/wraps.py
index 8e353c6c980..7850f4d206a 100644
--- a/api/controllers/console/wraps.py
+++ b/api/controllers/console/wraps.py
@@ -661,7 +661,8 @@ def model_validate[T, M: BaseModel, **P, R](
     """Validate request data and inject the model instance as the first arg after self.
 
     Source is determined by HTTP method:
-      GET/DELETE -> request.args
+      GET -> request.args
+      DELETE -> request.args, falling back to JSON body when the query string is empty
       POST/PUT/PATCH -> JSON body
     """
 
@@ -670,8 +671,10 @@ def model_validate[T, M: BaseModel, **P, R](
     ) -> Callable[Concatenate[T, P], R]:
         @wraps(view)
         def wrapper(self: T, *args: P.args, **kwargs: P.kwargs) -> R:
-            if request.method in ("GET", "DELETE"):
+            if request.method == "GET":
                 raw = request.args.to_dict(flat=True)
+            elif request.method == "DELETE":
+                raw = request.args.to_dict(flat=True) or (request.get_json(silent=True) or {})
             else:
                 raw = request.get_json(silent=True) or {}
 
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/controllers/console/test_wraps.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/controllers/console/test_wraps.py
index a9688112153..ee9a54a21cd 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/controllers/console/test_wraps.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/controllers/console/test_wraps.py
@@ -670,6 +670,49 @@ class TestModelValidationInjection:
 
         assert payload == self.Payload(name="alpha", count=2)
 
+    def test_should_inject_delete_payload_from_query_params(self):
+        app = Flask(__name__)
+
+        class Handler:
+            @model_validate(TestModelValidationInjection.Payload)
+            def delete(self, payload: TestModelValidationInjection.Payload):
+                return payload
+
+        with app.test_request_context("/items?name=alpha&count=2", method="DELETE"):
+            payload = Handler().delete()
+
+        assert payload == self.Payload(name="alpha", count=2)
+
+    def test_should_inject_delete_payload_from_json_body(self):
+        app = Flask(__name__)
+
+        class Handler:
+            @model_validate(TestModelValidationInjection.Payload)
+            def delete(self, payload: TestModelValidationInjection.Payload):
+                return payload
+
+        with app.test_request_context("/items", method="DELETE", json={"name": "alpha", "count": 2}):
+            payload = Handler().delete()
+
+        assert payload == self.Payload(name="alpha", count=2)
+
+    def test_should_prefer_delete_query_params_over_json_body(self):
+        app = Flask(__name__)
+
+        class Handler:
+            @model_validate(TestModelValidationInjection.Payload)
+            def delete(self, payload: TestModelValidationInjection.Payload):
+                return payload
+
+        with app.test_request_context(
+            "/items?name=alpha&count=2",
+            method="DELETE",
+            json={"name": "beta", "count": 9},
+        ):
+            payload = Handler().delete()
+
+        assert payload == self.Payload(name="alpha", count=2)
+
     def test_should_raise_unprocessable_entity_for_invalid_payload(self):
         app = Flask(__name__)