diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentXmlEntity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentXmlEntity.cs
index 0450fdc72e..93185834a3 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentXmlEntity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/ContentXmlEntity.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
         public Guid Key { get; set; }
         public DateTime CreateDate { get; set; }
         public DateTime UpdateDate { get; set; }
+        public DateTime? DeletedDate { get; set; }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Special case, always return false, this will cause the repositories managing 
@@ -60,5 +61,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models
             DeepCloneHelper.DeepCloneRefProperties(this, clone);
             return clone;
         }
+
+        
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/Entity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/Entity.cs
index d605759ed1..d4da2676c1 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/Entity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/Entity.cs
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase
             set { SetPropertyValueAndDetectChanges(value, ref _updateDate, Ps.Value.UpdateDateSelector); }           
         }
 
+        [IgnoreDataMember]
+        public DateTime? DeletedDate { get; set; }
+
         internal virtual void ResetIdentity()
         {
             _hasIdentity = false;
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IAggregateRoot.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IAggregateRoot.cs
index 4298dd9cf4..8ba1e09c99 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IAggregateRoot.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IAggregateRoot.cs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     /// <summary>
     /// Marker interface for aggregate roots
     /// </summary>
-    public interface IAggregateRoot : IEntity
+    public interface IAggregateRoot : IEntityDeleted
     {
          
     }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IEntity.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IEntity.cs
index 81f5f632ef..a16a7daf2b 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IEntity.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Models/EntityBase/IEntity.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@ using System.Runtime.Serialization;
 
 namespace Umbraco.Core.Models.EntityBase
 {
+    public interface IEntityDeleted : IEntity
+    {
+        [DataMember]
+        DateTime? DeletedDate { get; set; }
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Defines an Entity.
     /// Entities should always have an Id, Created and Modified date
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentXmlRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentXmlRepository.cs
index 464ae16961..ef3ce3eec2 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentXmlRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentXmlRepository.cs
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         {
             //Remove 'published' xml from the cmsContentXml table for the unpublished content
             Database.Delete<ContentXmlDto>("WHERE nodeId = @Id", new { Id = entity.Id });
+
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
 
         protected override void PersistNewItem(ContentXmlEntity<TContent> entity)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs
index 1ebfb4bc47..1690b36148 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DataTypeDefinitionRepository.cs
@@ -270,6 +270,8 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
 
             //Delete (base) node data
             Database.Delete<NodeDto>("WHERE uniqueID = @Id", new { Id = entity.Key });
+
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
 
         #endregion
@@ -539,6 +541,8 @@ AND umbracoNode.id <> @id",
                 Database.Execute(
                     "DELETE FROM cmsDataTypePreValues WHERE id=@Id",
                     new { Id = entity.Id });
+
+                entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
             }
 
             protected override void PersistNewItem(PreValueEntity entity)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
index 41bdf020cd..968c2d9cb0 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/DictionaryRepository.cs
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             //Clear the cache entries that exist by uniqueid/item key
             IsolatedCache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheIdKey<IDictionaryItem>(entity.ItemKey));
             IsolatedCache.ClearCacheItem(GetCacheIdKey<IDictionaryItem>(entity.Key));
+
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
 
         private void RecursiveDelete(Guid parentId)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityContainerRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityContainerRepository.cs
index b741238fb9..bc23d7201c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityContainerRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/EntityContainerRepository.cs
@@ -167,6 +167,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
             // delete
             Database.Delete(nodeDto);
+
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
 
         protected override void PersistNewItem(EntityContainer entity)
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
index dc61da119e..afe1a78b68 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             {
                 Database.Execute(delete, new { Id = GetEntityId(entity) });
             }
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
index 6bc801da4d..7f265aceb7 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/TemplateRepository.cs
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
                 var masterpageName = string.Concat(entity.Alias, ".master");
                 _masterpagesFileSystem.DeleteFile(masterpageName);
             }
+
+            entity.DeletedDate = DateTime.Now;
         }
 
         #endregion