diff --git a/database/factories/UserFactory.php b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
index c82cabcc4959..f30733854f62 100644
--- a/database/factories/UserFactory.php
+++ b/database/factories/UserFactory.php
@@ -206,6 +206,11 @@ public function checkoutConsumables()
         return $this->appendPermission(['consumables.checkout' => '1']);
     }
 
+    public function deleteDepartments()
+    {
+        return $this->appendPermission(['departments.delete' => '1']);
+    }
+
     public function viewDepartments()
     {
         return $this->appendPermission(['departments.view' => '1']);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php b/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
index 7b3224c98781..64421b47d4bc 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Companies/Api/DeleteCompaniesTest.php
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace Tests\Feature\Companies\Api;
 
-use App\Models\Asset;
 use App\Models\Company;
 use App\Models\User;
 use Tests\Concerns\TestsPermissionsRequirement;
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8d2045af772
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Departments/Api/DeleteDepartmentTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Departments\Api;
+
+use App\Models\Company;
+use App\Models\Department;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Tests\Concerns\TestsMultipleFullCompanySupport;
+use Tests\Concerns\TestsPermissionsRequirement;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class DeleteDepartmentTest extends TestCase implements TestsMultipleFullCompanySupport, TestsPermissionsRequirement
+{
+
+    public function testRequiresPermission()
+    {
+        $department = Department::factory()->create();
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->create())
+            ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $department))
+            ->assertForbidden();
+    }
+
+    public function testCanDeleteDepartment()
+    {
+        $department = Department::factory()->create();
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi(User::factory()->deleteDepartments()->create())
+            ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $department))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
+
+        $this->assertDatabaseMissing('departments', ['id' => $department->id]);
+    }
+
+    public function testAdheresToMultipleFullCompanySupportScoping()
+    {
+        [$companyA, $companyB] = Company::factory()->count(2)->create();
+
+        $departmentA = Department::factory()->for($companyA)->create();
+        $departmentB = Department::factory()->for($companyB)->create();
+        $departmentC = Department::factory()->for($companyB)->create();
+
+        $superUser = $companyA->users()->save(User::factory()->superuser()->make());
+        $userInCompanyA = $companyA->users()->save(User::factory()->deleteDepartments()->make());
+        $userInCompanyB = $companyB->users()->save(User::factory()->deleteDepartments()->make());
+
+        $this->settings->enableMultipleFullCompanySupport();
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($userInCompanyA)
+            ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $departmentB))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($userInCompanyB)
+            ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $departmentA))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('error');
+
+        $this->actingAsForApi($superUser)
+            ->deleteJson(route('api.departments.destroy', $departmentC))
+            ->assertStatusMessageIs('success');
+
+        $this->assertNotNull($departmentA->fresh(), 'Department unexpectedly deleted');
+        $this->assertNotNull($departmentB->fresh(), 'Department unexpectedly deleted');
+        $this->assertNull($departmentC->fresh(), 'Department was not deleted');
+    }
+}