diff --git a/pkg/api/vm/schema.go b/pkg/api/vm/schema.go
index 84f44e165d..d767344e01 100644
--- a/pkg/api/vm/schema.go
+++ b/pkg/api/vm/schema.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rancher/harvester/pkg/generated/clientset/versioned/scheme"
 	"github.com/rancher/steve/pkg/schema"
 	"github.com/rancher/steve/pkg/server"
+	"github.com/rancher/steve/pkg/stores/proxy"
 	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/schemas"
 
 	k8sschema "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -55,6 +56,12 @@ func RegisterSchema(scaled *config.Scaled, server *server.Server) error {
 		vmiCache: vmis.Cache(),
 	}
 
+	vmStore := &vmStore{
+		Store:       proxy.NewProxyStore(server.ClientFactory, server.AccessSetLookup),
+		dataVolumes: scaled.CDIFactory.Cdi().V1beta1().DataVolume(),
+		vmCache:     scaled.VirtFactory.Kubevirt().V1alpha3().VirtualMachine().Cache(),
+	}
+
 	t := schema.Template{
 		ID: vmSchemaID,
 		Customize: func(apiSchema *types.APISchema) {
@@ -82,6 +89,7 @@ func RegisterSchema(scaled *config.Scaled, server *server.Server) error {
 			}
 		},
 		Formatter: vmformatter.formatter,
+		Store:     vmStore,
 	}
 
 	server.SchemaTemplates = append(server.SchemaTemplates, t)
diff --git a/pkg/api/vm/store.go b/pkg/api/vm/store.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7d58d8961e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/api/vm/store.go
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/rancher/apiserver/pkg/apierror"
+	"github.com/rancher/apiserver/pkg/types"
+	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/schemas/validation"
+	"github.com/rancher/wrangler/pkg/slice"
+	k8sapierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	ctlcdiv1beta1 "github.com/rancher/harvester/pkg/generated/controllers/cdi.kubevirt.io/v1beta1"
+	ctlkubevirtv1alpha3 "github.com/rancher/harvester/pkg/generated/controllers/kubevirt.io/v1alpha3"
+)
+
+type vmStore struct {
+	types.Store
+
+	vmCache     ctlkubevirtv1alpha3.VirtualMachineCache
+	dataVolumes ctlcdiv1beta1.DataVolumeClient
+}
+
+func (s *vmStore) Delete(request *types.APIRequest, schema *types.APISchema, id string) (types.APIObject, error) {
+	removedDisks := request.Query["removedDisks"]
+	vm, err := s.vmCache.Get(request.Namespace, request.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.APIObject{}, apierror.NewAPIError(validation.ServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to get vm %s/%s, %v", request.Namespace, request.Name, err))
+	}
+
+	var savedDataVolumes []string
+	var removedDataVolume []string
+	if vm.Spec.Template != nil {
+		for _, vol := range vm.Spec.Template.Spec.Volumes {
+			if vol.DataVolume == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if slice.ContainsString(removedDisks, vol.Name) {
+				removedDataVolume = append(removedDataVolume, vol.DataVolume.Name)
+			} else {
+				savedDataVolumes = append(savedDataVolumes, vol.DataVolume.Name)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	if err := s.removeVMDataVolumeOwnerRef(vm.Namespace, vm.Name, savedDataVolumes); err != nil {
+		return types.APIObject{}, apierror.NewAPIError(validation.ServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to remove virtualMachine %s/%s from dataVolume's OwnerReferences, %v", request.Namespace, request.Name, err))
+	}
+
+	apiObj, err := s.Store.Delete(request, request.Schema, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return types.APIObject{}, apierror.NewAPIError(validation.ServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to remove vm %s/%s, %v", request.Namespace, request.Name, err))
+	}
+
+	if err := s.deleteDataVolumes(vm.Namespace, removedDataVolume); err != nil {
+		return types.APIObject{}, apierror.NewAPIError(validation.ServerError, fmt.Sprintf("Failed to remove dataVolume, %v", err))
+	}
+	return apiObj, nil
+}
+
+func (s *vmStore) removeVMDataVolumeOwnerRef(vmNamespace, vmName string, savedDataVolumes []string) error {
+	for _, dv := range savedDataVolumes {
+		dv, err := s.dataVolumes.Get(vmNamespace, dv, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		var updatedOwnerRefs []metav1.OwnerReference
+		for _, owner := range dv.OwnerReferences {
+			if owner.Name == vmName && owner.Kind == "VirtualMachine" {
+				continue
+			}
+			updatedOwnerRefs = append(updatedOwnerRefs, owner)
+		}
+
+		if len(updatedOwnerRefs) != len(dv.OwnerReferences) {
+			copyDv := dv.DeepCopy()
+			copyDv.OwnerReferences = updatedOwnerRefs
+			if _, err = s.dataVolumes.Update(copyDv); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *vmStore) deleteDataVolumes(namespace string, names []string) error {
+	for _, v := range names {
+		if err := s.dataVolumes.Delete(namespace, v, &metav1.DeleteOptions{}); err != nil && !k8sapierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}