diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index d12027d49..fa98e0fc9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 - order contact lists by "last seen";
   this affects `dc_get_chat_contacts()`, `dc_get_contacts()` and `dc_get_blocked_contacts()` #3562
 - add `internet_access` flag to `dc_msg_get_webxdc_info()` #3516
+- `DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_INSTANCE_DELETED` is emitted when a message containing a webxdc gets deleted #3105
 
 ### Fixes
 - do not emit notifications for blocked chats #3557
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
index 68b3f5d10..3d785a71c 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/deltachat.h
@@ -5724,7 +5724,15 @@ void dc_event_unref(dc_event_t* event);
  * @param data1 (int) msg_id
  * @param data2 (int) status_update_serial - must not be used by UI implementations.
  */
-#define DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE                2120
+#define DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_STATUS_UPDATE             2120
+
+/**
+ * Message deleted which contained a webxdc instance.
+ *
+ * @param data1 (int) msg_id
+ */
+
+#define DC_EVENT_WEBXDC_INSTANCE_DELETED          2121
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index e85d93957..2f872d6e1 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_id(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc::c_int
         EventType::ConnectivityChanged => 2100,
         EventType::SelfavatarChanged => 2110,
         EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { .. } => 2120,
+        EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. } => 2121,
     }
 }
 
@@ -550,6 +551,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data1_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
             contact_id.to_u32() as libc::c_int
         }
         EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { msg_id, .. } => msg_id.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
+        EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { msg_id, .. } => msg_id.to_u32() as libc::c_int,
     }
 }
 
@@ -581,6 +583,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_int(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> libc:
         | EventType::ImexFileWritten(_)
         | EventType::MsgsNoticed(_)
         | EventType::ConnectivityChanged
+        | EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. }
         | EventType::SelfavatarChanged => 0,
         EventType::ChatModified(_) => 0,
         EventType::MsgsChanged { msg_id, .. }
@@ -637,6 +640,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_event_get_data2_str(event: *mut dc_event_t) -> *mut
         | EventType::ConnectivityChanged
         | EventType::SelfavatarChanged
         | EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { .. }
+        | EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. }
         | EventType::ChatEphemeralTimerModified { .. } => ptr::null_mut(),
         EventType::ConfigureProgress { comment, .. } => {
             if let Some(comment) = comment {
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/events.rs b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/events.rs
index ad0fb5faf..61e1162c9 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/events.rs
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/src/api/events.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ pub fn event_to_json_rpc_notification(event: Event) -> Value {
             msg_id,
             status_update_serial,
         } => (json!(msg_id), json!(status_update_serial)),
+        EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { msg_id } => (json!(msg_id), Value::Null),
     };
 
     let id: EventTypeName = event.typ.into();
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ pub enum EventTypeName {
     ConnectivityChanged,
     SelfavatarChanged,
     WebxdcStatusUpdate,
+    WebXdInstanceDeleted,
 }
 
 impl From<EventType> for EventTypeName {
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ impl From<EventType> for EventTypeName {
             EventType::ConnectivityChanged => ConnectivityChanged,
             EventType::SelfavatarChanged => SelfavatarChanged,
             EventType::WebxdcStatusUpdate { .. } => WebxdcStatusUpdate,
+            EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. } => WebXdInstanceDeleted,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/events.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/events.ts
index c4a5d7481..16a372a21 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/events.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/events.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 // AUTO-GENERATED by typescript-type-def
 
-export type EventTypeName=("Info"|"SmtpConnected"|"ImapConnected"|"SmtpMessageSent"|"ImapMessageDeleted"|"ImapMessageMoved"|"NewBlobFile"|"DeletedBlobFile"|"Warning"|"Error"|"ErrorSelfNotInGroup"|"MsgsChanged"|"IncomingMsg"|"MsgsNoticed"|"MsgDelivered"|"MsgFailed"|"MsgRead"|"ChatModified"|"ChatEphemeralTimerModified"|"ContactsChanged"|"LocationChanged"|"ConfigureProgress"|"ImexProgress"|"ImexFileWritten"|"SecurejoinInviterProgress"|"SecurejoinJoinerProgress"|"ConnectivityChanged"|"SelfavatarChanged"|"WebxdcStatusUpdate");
+export type EventTypeName=("Info"|"SmtpConnected"|"ImapConnected"|"SmtpMessageSent"|"ImapMessageDeleted"|"ImapMessageMoved"|"NewBlobFile"|"DeletedBlobFile"|"Warning"|"Error"|"ErrorSelfNotInGroup"|"MsgsChanged"|"IncomingMsg"|"MsgsNoticed"|"MsgDelivered"|"MsgFailed"|"MsgRead"|"ChatModified"|"ChatEphemeralTimerModified"|"ContactsChanged"|"LocationChanged"|"ConfigureProgress"|"ImexProgress"|"ImexFileWritten"|"SecurejoinInviterProgress"|"SecurejoinJoinerProgress"|"ConnectivityChanged"|"SelfavatarChanged"|"WebxdcStatusUpdate"|"WebXdInstanceDeleted");
diff --git a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
index 9f9b52f64..fa5e4e538 100644
--- a/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
+++ b/deltachat-jsonrpc/typescript/generated/types.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ export type Viewtype=("Unknown"|
 "Webxdc");
 export type I32=number;
 export type U64=number;
-export type Message={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"fromId":U32;"quotedText":(string|null);"quotedMessageId":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"hasLocation":boolean;"hasHtml":boolean;"viewType":Viewtype;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sortTimestamp":I64;"receivedTimestamp":I64;"hasDeviatingTimestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"showPadlock":boolean;"isSetupmessage":boolean;"isInfo":boolean;"isForwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensionsHeight":I32;"dimensionsWidth":I32;"videochatType":(U32|null);"videochatUrl":(string|null);"overrideSenderName":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setupCodeBegin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"fileMime":(string|null);"fileBytes":U64;"fileName":(string|null);};
 export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
 /**
  * The name of the app.
@@ -103,4 +102,5 @@ export type WebxdcMessageInfo={
  * True if full internet access should be granted to the app.
  */
 "internetAccess":boolean;};
+export type Message={"id":U32;"chatId":U32;"fromId":U32;"quotedText":(string|null);"quotedMessageId":(U32|null);"text":(string|null);"hasLocation":boolean;"hasHtml":boolean;"viewType":Viewtype;"state":U32;"timestamp":I64;"sortTimestamp":I64;"receivedTimestamp":I64;"hasDeviatingTimestamp":boolean;"subject":string;"showPadlock":boolean;"isSetupmessage":boolean;"isInfo":boolean;"isForwarded":boolean;"duration":I32;"dimensionsHeight":I32;"dimensionsWidth":I32;"videochatType":(U32|null);"videochatUrl":(string|null);"overrideSenderName":(string|null);"sender":Contact;"setupCodeBegin":(string|null);"file":(string|null);"fileMime":(string|null);"fileBytes":U64;"fileName":(string|null);"webxdcInfo":(WebxdcMessageInfo|null);};
 export type __AllTyps=[string,boolean,Record<string,string>,U32,U32,null,(U32)[],U32,null,(U32|null),(Account)[],U32,Account,U32,string,(ProviderInfo|null),U32,boolean,U32,Record<string,string>,U32,string,(string|null),null,U32,Record<string,(string|null)>,null,U32,string,null,U32,string,Qr,U32,string,(string|null),U32,(string)[],Record<string,(string|null)>,U32,null,U32,null,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Usize,U32,string,U32,U32,string,null,U32,(U32|null),(string|null),(U32|null),(ChatListEntry)[],U32,(ChatListEntry)[],Record<U32,ChatListItemFetchResult>,U32,U32,FullChat,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,string,U32,(U32|null),[string,string],U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,string,string,U32,U32,U32,U32,(U32)[],U32,U32,Message,U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Message>,U32,(U32)[],null,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,Contact,U32,string,(string|null),U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,U32,null,U32,U32,null,U32,(Contact)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,(string|null),(Contact)[],U32,(U32)[],Record<U32,Contact>,U32,(U32|null),Viewtype,(Viewtype|null),(Viewtype|null),(U32)[],U32,U32,string,string,null,U32,U32,U32,string,U32,U32,WebxdcMessageInfo,U32,string,U32,U32];
diff --git a/src/events.rs b/src/events.rs
index 17d70e294..29fb039b2 100644
--- a/src/events.rs
+++ b/src/events.rs
@@ -302,4 +302,9 @@ pub enum EventType {
         msg_id: MsgId,
         status_update_serial: StatusUpdateSerial,
     },
+
+    /// Inform that a message containing a webxdc instance has been deleted
+    WebxdcInstanceDeleted {
+        msg_id: MsgId,
+    },
 }
diff --git a/src/message.rs b/src/message.rs
index 346ece3f5..7ff5b3667 100644
--- a/src/message.rs
+++ b/src/message.rs
@@ -1236,6 +1236,11 @@ pub async fn delete_msgs(context: &Context, msg_ids: &[MsgId]) -> Result<()> {
             .trash(context)
             .await
             .with_context(|| format!("Unable to trash message {}", msg_id))?;
+
+        if msg.viewtype == Viewtype::Webxdc {
+            context.emit_event(EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { msg_id: *msg_id });
+        }
+
         context
             .sql
             .execute(
diff --git a/src/webxdc.rs b/src/webxdc.rs
index d812bf501..05fa96875 100644
--- a/src/webxdc.rs
+++ b/src/webxdc.rs
@@ -753,6 +753,7 @@ mod tests {
     use crate::chatlist::Chatlist;
     use crate::config::Config;
     use crate::contact::Contact;
+    use crate::message;
     use crate::receive_imf::{receive_imf, receive_imf_inner};
     use crate::test_utils::TestContext;
 
@@ -2377,4 +2378,17 @@ sth_for_the = "future""#
         );
         Ok(())
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
+    async fn test_webxdc_delete_event() -> Result<()> {
+        let alice = TestContext::new_alice().await;
+        let chat_id = create_group_chat(&alice, ProtectionStatus::Unprotected, "foo").await?;
+        let instance = send_webxdc_instance(&alice, chat_id).await?;
+        message::delete_msgs(&alice, &[instance.id]).await?;
+        alice
+            .evtracker
+            .get_matching(|evt| matches!(evt, EventType::WebxdcInstanceDeleted { .. }))
+            .await;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }