diff --git a/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_controller.ex b/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_controller.ex
index a108fc0..25a68ea 100644
--- a/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_controller.ex
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ defmodule GenericRestServerWeb.ItemController do
     item = Items.get_item!(conn.assigns.current_scope, id)
 
     with {:ok, %Item{}} <- Items.delete_item(conn.assigns.current_scope, item) do
-      send_resp(conn, :no_content, "")
+      render(conn, :delete, item: item)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_json.ex b/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_json.ex
index e0f8f8b..4c33740 100644
--- a/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_json.ex
+++ b/lib/generic_rest_server_web/controllers/item_json.ex
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ defmodule GenericRestServerWeb.ItemJSON do
     %{item: data(item)}
   end
 
+  def delete(%{item: item}) do
+    %{deleted: item.id}
+  end
+
   defp data(%Item{} = item) do
     %{
       id: item.id,