diff --git a/apis/database/v1alpha1/database_types.go b/apis/database/v1alpha1/database_types.go
index 21ca094..1ea71c5 100644
--- a/apis/database/v1alpha1/database_types.go
+++ b/apis/database/v1alpha1/database_types.go
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ type DatabaseSpec struct {
 	// This field will be empty when the Database is dynamically provisioned by operator.
 	// +optional
 	ExistingDatabaseID string `json:"existingBucketID,omitempty"`
+
+	// DeletionPolicy is used to specify how to handle deletion. There are 2 possible values:
+	//  - Retain: Indicates that the database should not be deleted (default)
+	//  - Delete: Indicates that the database should be deleted
+	//
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default:=Retain
+	DeletionPolicy DeletionPolicy `json:"deletionPolicy"`
 }
 
 type DatabaseStatus struct {
diff --git a/apis/database/v1alpha1/databaseclass_types.go b/apis/database/v1alpha1/databaseclass_types.go
index c0ae1d5..be1b627 100644
--- a/apis/database/v1alpha1/databaseclass_types.go
+++ b/apis/database/v1alpha1/databaseclass_types.go
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ func init() {
 	SchemeBuilder.Register(&DatabaseClass{}, &DatabaseClassList{})
 }
 
+type DeletionPolicy string
+
+const (
+	DeletionPolicyRetain DeletionPolicy = "Retain"
+	DeletionPolicyDelete DeletionPolicy = "Delete"
+)
+
 // +kubebuilder:object:root=true
 // +kubebuilder:resource:scope=Cluster
 type DatabaseClass struct {
@@ -37,6 +44,14 @@ type DatabaseClass struct {
 	// for creating the database
 	// +optional
 	Parameters map[string]string `json:"parameters,omitempty"`
+
+	// DeletionPolicy is used to specify how to handle deletion. There are 2 possible values:
+	//  - Retain: Indicates that the database should not be deleted (default)
+	//  - Delete: Indicates that the database should be deleted
+	//
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default:=Retain
+	DeletionPolicy DeletionPolicy `json:"deletionPolicy"`
 }
 
 // +k8s:deepcopy-gen:interfaces=k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime.Object
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databaseclasses.yaml b/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databaseclasses.yaml
index d086726..d6e99d2 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databaseclasses.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databaseclasses.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ spec:
               of an object. Servers should convert recognized schemas to the latest
               internal value, and may reject unrecognized values. More info: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/devel/sig-architecture/api-conventions.md#resources'
             type: string
+          deletionPolicy:
+            default: Retain
+            description: 'DeletionPolicy is used to specify how to handle deletion.
+              There are 2 possible values: - Retain: Indicates that the database should
+              not be deleted (default) - Delete: Indicates that the database should
+              be deleted'
+            type: string
           driverName:
             description: DriverName is the name of driver associated with this database
             type: string
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databases.yaml b/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databases.yaml
index d260e2e..e752750 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databases.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/database.plural.sh_databases.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,13 @@ spec:
                     type: string
                 type: object
                 x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
+              deletionPolicy:
+                default: Retain
+                description: 'DeletionPolicy is used to specify how to handle deletion.
+                  There are 2 possible values: - Retain: Indicates that the database
+                  should not be deleted (default) - Delete: Indicates that the database
+                  should be deleted'
+                type: string
               driverName:
                 description: DriverName is the name of driver associated with this
                   database