diff --git a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory.java b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory.java
index 1bc6c474e..dbb02c205 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/avaje/ebeaninternal/server/deploy/BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import javax.persistence.PrePersist;
 import javax.persistence.PreRemove;
 import javax.persistence.PreUpdate;
 
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.PostSoftDelete;
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.PreSoftDelete;
 import com.avaje.ebean.event.BeanPersistAdapter;
 import com.avaje.ebean.event.BeanPersistRequest;
 import com.avaje.ebean.event.BeanPostConstructListener;
@@ -28,12 +30,12 @@ import com.avaje.ebeaninternal.server.deploy.meta.DeployBeanDescriptor;
  * lifecycle events.
  * </p>
  */
-public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
+class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
 
   /**
    * Register a BeanPersistController for methods annotated with lifecycle events.
    */
-  public void addLifecycleMethods(DeployBeanDescriptor<?> deployDesc) {
+  void addLifecycleMethods(DeployBeanDescriptor<?> deployDesc) {
 
     Method[] methods = deployDesc.getBeanType().getMethods();
 
@@ -70,6 +72,8 @@ public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
     private final List<Method> postUpdates = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<Method> preDeletes = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<Method> postDeletes = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Method> preSoftDeletes = new ArrayList<>();
+    private final List<Method> postSoftDeletes = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<Method> postLoads = new ArrayList<>();
     private final List<Method> postConstructs = new ArrayList<>();
 
@@ -110,6 +114,14 @@ public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
         postDeletes.add(method);
         hasPersistMethods = true;
       }
+      if (method.isAnnotationPresent(PreSoftDelete.class)) {
+        preSoftDeletes.add(method);
+        hasPersistMethods = true;
+      }
+      if (method.isAnnotationPresent(PostSoftDelete.class)) {
+        postSoftDeletes.add(method);
+        hasPersistMethods = true;
+      }
 
       if (method.isAnnotationPresent(PostLoad.class)) {
         postLoads.add(method);
@@ -139,14 +151,18 @@ public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
     private final Method[] postUpdates;
     private final Method[] preDeletes;
     private final Method[] postDeletes;
+    private final Method[] preSoftDeletes;
+    private final Method[] postSoftDeletes;
 
     PersistMethodsHolder(MethodsHolder methodsHolder) {
       this.preInserts = toArray(methodsHolder.preInserts);
       this.preUpdates = toArray(methodsHolder.preUpdates);
       this.preDeletes = toArray(methodsHolder.preDeletes);
+      this.preSoftDeletes = toArray(methodsHolder.preSoftDeletes);
       this.postInserts = toArray(methodsHolder.postInserts);
       this.postUpdates = toArray(methodsHolder.postUpdates);
       this.postDeletes = toArray(methodsHolder.postDeletes);
+      this.postSoftDeletes = toArray(methodsHolder.postSoftDeletes);
     }
   }
 
@@ -187,6 +203,12 @@ public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
       return true;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean preSoftDelete(BeanPersistRequest<?> request) {
+      invoke(methodHolder.preSoftDeletes, request);
+      return true;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public boolean preInsert(BeanPersistRequest<?> request) {
       invoke(methodHolder.preInserts, request);
@@ -204,6 +226,11 @@ public class BeanLifecycleAdapterFactory {
       invoke(methodHolder.postDeletes, request);
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void postSoftDelete(BeanPersistRequest<?> request) {
+      invoke(methodHolder.postSoftDeletes, request);
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void postInsert(BeanPersistRequest<?> request) {
       invoke(methodHolder.postInserts, request);
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/lifecycle/TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/lifecycle/TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean.java
index 81ddb2cf7..0ae59804c 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/lifecycle/TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/lifecycle/TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean.java
@@ -87,8 +87,15 @@ public class TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean extends BaseTestCase {
     Ebean.save(bean);
     Ebean.delete(bean);
 
+    assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("preSoftDelete");
+    assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("postSoftDelete");
+
+    Ebean.deletePermanent(bean);
+
     assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("preRemove1");
     assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("preRemove2");
+    assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("postRemove1");
+    assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("postRemove2");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -98,7 +105,7 @@ public class TestLifecycleAnnotatedBean extends BaseTestCase {
     bean.setName("Persisted");
 
     Ebean.save(bean);
-    Ebean.delete(bean);
+    Ebean.deletePermanent(bean);
 
     assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("postRemove1");
     assertThat(bean.getBuffer()).contains("postRemove2");
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/EBasicWithLifecycle.java b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/EBasicWithLifecycle.java
index 002c8d0b1..9dad6f02f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/EBasicWithLifecycle.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/avaje/tests/model/basic/EBasicWithLifecycle.java
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 package com.avaje.tests.model.basic;
 
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.PostSoftDelete;
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.PreSoftDelete;
+import com.avaje.ebean.annotation.SoftDelete;
+
 import javax.annotation.PostConstruct;
 import javax.persistence.Entity;
 import javax.persistence.Id;
@@ -22,6 +26,9 @@ public class EBasicWithLifecycle {
 
   String name;
 
+  @SoftDelete
+  boolean deleted;
+
   @Version
   Long version;
 
@@ -87,6 +94,16 @@ public class EBasicWithLifecycle {
     buffer.append("postRemove2");
   }
 
+  @PostSoftDelete
+  public void postSoftDelete() {
+    buffer.append("postSoftDelete");
+  }
+
+  @PreSoftDelete
+  public void preSoftDelete() {
+    buffer.append("preSoftDelete");
+  }
+
   @PostLoad
   public void postLoad1() {
     buffer.append("postLoad1");
@@ -123,6 +140,14 @@ public class EBasicWithLifecycle {
     this.name = name;
   }
 
+  public boolean isDeleted() {
+    return deleted;
+  }
+
+  public void setDeleted(boolean deleted) {
+    this.deleted = deleted;
+  }
+
   public Long getVersion() {
     return version;
   }