diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/deleteMethod404Response.test.js b/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/deleteMethod404Response.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49b492f4b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/__tests__/deleteMethod404Response.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+import testRule from './__helpers__/testRule';
+import { DiagnosticSeverity } from '@stoplight/types';
+
+testRule('xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response', [
+  {
+    name: 'valid DELETE with 404',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/resource/{id}': {
+          delete: {
+            responses: {
+              204: {},
+              404: {
+                description: 'Resource not found',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'invalid DELETE with no responses',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/resource/{id}': {
+          delete: {},
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response',
+        message: 'DELETE method should include 404 status code for not found resources. http://go/ipa/108',
+        path: ['paths', '/resource/{id}', 'delete'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Warning,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'invalid empty responses',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/resource/{id}': {
+          delete: {
+            responses: {},
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response',
+        message: 'DELETE method should include 404 status code for not found resources. http://go/ipa/108',
+        path: ['paths', '/resource/{id}', 'delete'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Warning,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'invalid DELETE missing 404',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/resource/{id}': {
+          delete: {
+            responses: {
+              204: {},
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [
+      {
+        code: 'xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response',
+        message: 'DELETE method should include 404 status code for not found resources. http://go/ipa/108',
+        path: ['paths', '/resource/{id}', 'delete'],
+        severity: DiagnosticSeverity.Warning,
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'valid with exception',
+    document: {
+      paths: {
+        '/resource/{id}': {
+          delete: {
+            'x-xgen-IPA-exception': {
+              'xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response': 'Idempotent delete',
+            },
+            responses: {
+              204: {},
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+]);
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-108.yaml b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-108.yaml
index af2306e778..e5bd2cd233 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-108.yaml
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-108.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ rules:
     then:
       function: deleteMethod204Response
 
+  xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response:
+    description: DELETE method must include 404 response and return it when resource not found. http://go/ipa/108
+    message: '{{error}} http://go/ipa/108'
+    severity: warn
+    given: $.paths[*].delete
+    then:
+      function: deleteMethod404Response
+
 functions:
   - deleteMethodResponseShouldNotHaveSchema
   - deleteMethod204Response
+  - deleteMethod404Response
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
index 1d706d5126..a7e120957c 100644
--- a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/README.md
@@ -50,10 +50,11 @@ For rule definitions, see [IPA-106.yaml](https://github.com/mongodb/openapi/blob
 
 For rule definitions, see [IPA-108.yaml](https://github.com/mongodb/openapi/blob/main/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/IPA-108.yaml).
 
-| Rule Name                                      | Description                                                                          | Severity |
-| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
-| xgen-IPA-108-delete-response-should-be-empty   | Delete method response should not have schema reference to object. http://go/ipa/108 | warn     |
-| xgen-IPA-108-delete-method-return-204-response | DELETE method must return 204 No Content. http://go/ipa/108                          | warn     |
+| Rule Name                                      | Description                                                                                      | Severity |
+| ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | -------- |
+| xgen-IPA-108-delete-response-should-be-empty   | Delete method response should not have schema reference to object. http://go/ipa/108             | warn     |
+| xgen-IPA-108-delete-method-return-204-response | DELETE method must return 204 No Content. http://go/ipa/108                                      | warn     |
+| xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response       | DELETE method must include 404 response and return it when resource not found. http://go/ipa/108 | warn     |
 
 ### IPA-109
 
diff --git a/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/deleteMethod404Response.js b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/deleteMethod404Response.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cbc3ca180
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/spectral/ipa/rulesets/functions/deleteMethod404Response.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { collectAdoption, collectAndReturnViolation, collectException } from './utils/collectionUtils.js';
+import { hasException } from './utils/exceptions.js';
+
+const RULE_NAME = 'xgen-IPA-108-delete-include-404-response';
+const ERROR_MESSAGE = 'DELETE method should include 404 status code for not found resources.';
+
+/**
+ * Delete method should include 404 status code for not found resources
+ *
+ * @param {object} input - The delete operation object
+ * @param {object} _ - Unused
+ * @param {object} context - The context object containing the path
+ */
+export default (input, _, { path }) => {
+  const responses = input.responses;
+  if (hasException(input, RULE_NAME)) {
+    collectException(input, RULE_NAME, path);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!responses || !responses['404']) {
+    return collectAndReturnViolation(path, RULE_NAME, ERROR_MESSAGE);
+  }
+  return collectAdoption(path, RULE_NAME);
+};