diff --git a/command/builtin/builtin_test.go b/command/builtin/builtin_test.go
index 3f3afbff..45a3ef2b 100644
--- a/command/builtin/builtin_test.go
+++ b/command/builtin/builtin_test.go
@@ -148,6 +148,156 @@ func TestDeleteAggregate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeleteAggregate_CustomEvent(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	aggregateName := "foo"
+	aggregateID := uuid.New()
+
+	cmd := builtin.DeleteAggregate(aggregateName, aggregateID)
+
+	ebus := eventbus.New()
+	estore := eventstore.WithBus(eventstore.New(), ebus)
+	repo := repository.New(estore)
+	reg := codec.New()
+	builtin.RegisterCommands(reg)
+
+	subBus := cmdbus.New(reg, ebus)
+	pubBus := cmdbus.New(reg, ebus)
+
+	runErrs, err := subBus.Run(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	go panicOn(runErrs)
+	go panicOn(builtin.MustHandle(
+		ctx,
+		subBus,
+		repo,
+		builtin.PublishEvents(ebus, nil),
+		builtin.DeleteEvent("foo", func(ref aggregate.Ref) event.Event {
+			return event.New("custom.deleted", customDeletedEvent{Foo: "foo"}, event.Aggregate(ref.ID, ref.Name, 173)).Any()
+		}),
+	))
+
+	awaitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	str, errs := event.Must(eventbus.Await[any](awaitCtx, ebus, "custom.deleted"))
+
+	if err := pubBus.Dispatch(ctx, cmd.Any(), dispatch.Sync()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dispatch command: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// A "custom.deleted" event should be published
+	evt, err := streams.Await(ctx, str, errs)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("await event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if evt.Name() != "custom.deleted" {
+		t.Fatalf("Event name should b %q; is %q", "custom.deleted", evt.Name())
+	}
+
+	data, ok := evt.Data().(customDeletedEvent)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Data() should return type %T; got %T", data, evt.Data())
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateName(evt) != aggregateName {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateName() should be %q; is %q", aggregateName, pick.AggregateName(evt))
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateID(evt) != aggregateID {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateID() should return %q; is %q", aggregateID, pick.AggregateID(evt))
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateVersion(evt) != 173 {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateVersion() should return 173; got %v", pick.AggregateVersion(evt))
+	}
+
+	if data.Foo != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("Foo should be %v; is %v", "foo", data.Foo)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeleteAggregate_CustomEvent_MatchAll(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	aggregateName := "foo"
+	aggregateID := uuid.New()
+
+	cmd := builtin.DeleteAggregate(aggregateName, aggregateID)
+
+	ebus := eventbus.New()
+	estore := eventstore.WithBus(eventstore.New(), ebus)
+	repo := repository.New(estore)
+	reg := codec.New()
+	builtin.RegisterCommands(reg)
+
+	subBus := cmdbus.New(reg, ebus)
+	pubBus := cmdbus.New(reg, ebus)
+
+	runErrs, err := subBus.Run(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	go panicOn(runErrs)
+	go panicOn(builtin.MustHandle(
+		ctx,
+		subBus,
+		repo,
+		builtin.PublishEvents(ebus, nil),
+		builtin.DeleteEvent("", func(ref aggregate.Ref) event.Event {
+			return event.New("custom.deleted", customDeletedEvent{Foo: "foo"}, event.Aggregate(ref.ID, ref.Name, 173)).Any()
+		}),
+	))
+
+	awaitCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	str, errs := event.Must(eventbus.Await[any](awaitCtx, ebus, "custom.deleted"))
+
+	if err := pubBus.Dispatch(ctx, cmd.Any(), dispatch.Sync()); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("dispatch command: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// A "custom.deleted" event should be published
+	evt, err := streams.Await(ctx, str, errs)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("await event: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if evt.Name() != "custom.deleted" {
+		t.Fatalf("Event name should b %q; is %q", "custom.deleted", evt.Name())
+	}
+
+	data, ok := evt.Data().(customDeletedEvent)
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatalf("Data() should return type %T; got %T", data, evt.Data())
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateName(evt) != aggregateName {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateName() should be %q; is %q", aggregateName, pick.AggregateName(evt))
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateID(evt) != aggregateID {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateID() should return %q; is %q", aggregateID, pick.AggregateID(evt))
+	}
+
+	if pick.AggregateVersion(evt) != 173 {
+		t.Fatalf("evt.AggregateVersion() should return 173; got %v", pick.AggregateVersion(evt))
+	}
+
+	if data.Foo != "foo" {
+		t.Fatalf("Foo should be %v; is %v", "foo", data.Foo)
+	}
+}
+
 func panicOn(errs <-chan error) {
 	for err := range errs {
 		panic(err)
@@ -174,3 +324,7 @@ func (ma *mockAggregate) ApplyEvent(evt event.Event) {
 func newMockEvent(a aggregate.Aggregate, foo int) event.Event {
 	return aggregate.NextEvent[any](a, "foobar", test.FoobarEventData{A: foo})
 }
+
+type customDeletedEvent struct {
+	Foo string
+}
diff --git a/command/builtin/handler.go b/command/builtin/handler.go
index 85f6c1ae..2fb4bf2c 100644
--- a/command/builtin/handler.go
+++ b/command/builtin/handler.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ type HandleOption func(*handleConfig)
 // is non-nil, the events are also inserted into store after publishing.
 //
 // The following events are published by the handler:
-//	- AggregateDeleted ("goes.command.aggregate.deleted")
+//	- AggregateDeleted ("goes.command.aggregate.deleted") (or a user-provided event, see DeleteEvent())
 func PublishEvents(bus event.Bus, store event.Store) HandleOption {
 	return func(cfg *handleConfig) {
 		cfg.bus = bus
@@ -25,6 +25,19 @@ func PublishEvents(bus event.Bus, store event.Store) HandleOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// DeleteEvent returns a HandleOption that overrides the deletion event for the
+// given aggregate. By default, when the PublishEvents() option is used, a
+// "goes.command.aggregate.deleted" event is published when an aggregate is
+// deleted from the event store. This option calls the provided makeEvent
+// function with a reference to the deleted aggregate to override the published
+// event. An empty aggregate name is a wildcard for all aggregates to allow for
+// overriding the deletion event for all aggregates.
+func DeleteEvent(aggregateName string, makeEvent func(aggregate.Ref) event.Event) HandleOption {
+	return func(cfg *handleConfig) {
+		cfg.deleteEvents[aggregateName] = makeEvent
+	}
+}
+
 // MustHandle does the same as Handle, but panic if command registration fails.
 func MustHandle(ctx context.Context, bus command.Bus, repo aggregate.Repository, opts ...HandleOption) <-chan error {
 	errs, err := Handle(ctx, bus, repo, opts...)
@@ -42,7 +55,7 @@ func MustHandle(ctx context.Context, bus command.Bus, repo aggregate.Repository,
 // The following commands are handled:
 //	- DeleteAggregateCmd ("goes.command.aggregate.delete")
 func Handle(ctx context.Context, bus command.Bus, repo aggregate.Repository, opts ...HandleOption) (<-chan error, error) {
-	var cfg handleConfig
+	cfg := handleConfig{deleteEvents: make(map[string]func(aggregate.Ref) event.Of[any])}
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&cfg)
 	}
@@ -58,27 +71,40 @@ func Handle(ctx context.Context, bus command.Bus, repo aggregate.Repository, opt
 			return fmt.Errorf("fetch aggregate: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		data := AggregateDeletedData{Version: a.AggregateVersion()}
-		deletedEvent := event.New(AggregateDeleted, data, event.Aggregate(id, name, 0))
-
 		if err := repo.Delete(ctx, a); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("delete from repository: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if cfg.bus != nil {
-			if err := cfg.bus.Publish(ctx, deletedEvent.Any()); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("publish %q event: %w", deletedEvent.Name(), err)
-			}
+		if cfg.bus == nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		var deletedEvent event.Event
+		if makeEvent, ok := cfg.deleteEvents[name]; ok {
+			deletedEvent = makeEvent(aggregate.Ref{ID: id, Name: name})
+		} else if makeEvent, ok := cfg.deleteEvents[""]; ok {
+			deletedEvent = makeEvent(aggregate.Ref{ID: id, Name: name})
+		} else {
+			deletedEvent = event.New(
+				AggregateDeleted,
+				AggregateDeletedData{Version: a.AggregateVersion()},
+				event.Aggregate(id, name, 0),
+			).Any()
+		}
 
-			if cfg.store != nil {
-				if err := cfg.store.Insert(ctx, deletedEvent.Any()); err != nil {
-					return fmt.Errorf("insert %q event into event store: %w", deletedEvent.Name(), err)
-				}
+		if err := cfg.bus.Publish(ctx, deletedEvent); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("publish %q event: %w", deletedEvent.Name(), err)
+		}
+
+		if cfg.store != nil {
+			if err := cfg.store.Insert(ctx, deletedEvent); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("insert %q event into event store: %w", deletedEvent.Name(), err)
 			}
 		}
 
 		return nil
 	})
+
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("handle %q commands: %w", DeleteAggregateCmd, err)
 	}
@@ -87,6 +113,7 @@ func Handle(ctx context.Context, bus command.Bus, repo aggregate.Repository, opt
 }
 
 type handleConfig struct {
-	bus   event.Bus
-	store event.Store
+	bus          event.Bus
+	store        event.Store
+	deleteEvents map[string]func(aggregate.Ref) event.Event
 }