diff --git a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
index cb01bfadf6d..ad9bfc1c180 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/src/rabbit_stream_coordinator.erl
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ apply(#{index := _Idx, machine_version := MachineVersion} = Meta0,
                            State0#?MODULE{streams = Streams0#{StreamId => Stream},
                                           monitors = Monitors}, Reply, Effects)
             end;
-        Reply ->
+        {reply, Reply} ->
             return(Meta, State0, Reply, [])
     end;
 apply(Meta, {sac, SacCommand}, #?MODULE{single_active_consumer = SacState0,
@@ -1372,10 +1372,14 @@ filter_command(_Meta, {delete_replica, _, #{node := Node}}, #stream{id = StreamI
             ?LOG_WARNING(
               "~ts failed to delete replica on node ~ts for stream ~ts: refusing to delete the only replica",
               [?MODULE, Node, StreamId]),
-            {error, last_stream_member};
+            {reply, {error, last_stream_member}};
         false ->
             ok
     end;
+filter_command(_Meta, {delete_stream, _StreamId, #{}}, undefined) ->
+    %% Attempting to delete a stream which does not exist. Reply 'ok' to the
+    %% caller so that this action is idempotent.
+    {reply, ok};
 filter_command(_, _, _) ->
     ok.
 
diff --git a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_coordinator_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_coordinator_SUITE.erl
index 6e12c8c313c..4c680971404 100644
--- a/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_coordinator_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbit/test/rabbit_stream_coordinator_SUITE.erl
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ all_tests() ->
      add_replica,
      restart_stream,
      delete_stream,
+     delete_stream_idempotent,
      delete_replica_leader,
      delete_replica,
      delete_two_replicas,
@@ -949,8 +950,29 @@ delete_stream(_) ->
     S7 = update_stream(meta(?LINE), {member_deleted, StreamId, #{node => N3}},
                        S6),
     ?assertEqual(undefined, S7),
-    %% idempotency test
-    _ = update_stream(Meta1, {delete_stream, StreamId, #{}}, S7),
+    ok.
+
+delete_stream_idempotent(_) ->
+    S0 = rabbit_stream_coordinator:init(#{machine_version => 5}),
+    StreamId = atom_to_list(?FUNCTION_NAME),
+
+    TypeState = #{name => StreamId,
+                  retention => [],
+                  nodes => [node()]},
+    Q = new_q(list_to_binary(StreamId), TypeState),
+    Cmd0 = {new_stream, StreamId, #{leader_node => node(),
+                                    retention => [],
+                                    queue => Q}},
+    {S1, _, _} = apply_cmd(meta(?LINE), Cmd0, S0),
+
+    Cmd1 = {delete_stream, StreamId, #{}},
+    {S2, ok, []} = apply_cmd(meta(?LINE), Cmd1, S1),
+
+    Cmd2 = {member_deleted, StreamId, #{node => node()}},
+    {S3, '$ra_no_reply', []} = apply_cmd(meta(?LINE), Cmd2, S2),
+
+    {S3, ok, []} = apply_cmd(meta(?LINE), Cmd1, S3),
+
     ok.
 
 add_replica(_) ->