diff --git a/src/Indexers/BulkIndexer.php b/src/Indexers/BulkIndexer.php
index 279df26..930f7cf 100644
--- a/src/Indexers/BulkIndexer.php
+++ b/src/Indexers/BulkIndexer.php
@@ -69,6 +69,10 @@ public function delete(Collection $models)
             $bulkPayload->add('body', $actionPayload->get());
         });
 
+        if ($documentRefresh = config('scout_elastic.document_refresh')) {
+            $bulkPayload->set('refresh', $documentRefresh);
+        }   
+
         $bulkPayload->set('client.ignore', 404);
 
         ElasticClient::bulk($bulkPayload->get());
diff --git a/src/Indexers/SingleIndexer.php b/src/Indexers/SingleIndexer.php
index a9094ce..0e99ddd 100644
--- a/src/Indexers/SingleIndexer.php
+++ b/src/Indexers/SingleIndexer.php
@@ -51,11 +51,16 @@ public function update(Collection $models)
     public function delete(Collection $models)
     {
         $models->each(function ($model) {
-            $payload = (new DocumentPayload($model))
-                ->set('client.ignore', 404)
-                ->get();
+            $payload = new DocumentPayload($model);
+
+
+            if ($documentRefresh = config('scout_elastic.document_refresh')) {
+                $payload->set('refresh', $documentRefresh);
+            }
+                
+            $payload->set('client.ignore', 404);
 
-            ElasticClient::delete($payload);
+            ElasticClient::delete($payload->get());
         });
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Indexers/BulkIndexerTest.php b/tests/Indexers/BulkIndexerTest.php
index da735d5..cef28fd 100644
--- a/tests/Indexers/BulkIndexerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Indexers/BulkIndexerTest.php
@@ -106,4 +106,31 @@ public function testDelete()
 
         $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
     }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithSpecifiedDocumentRefreshOption()
+    {
+        Config::set('scout_elastic.document_refresh', true);
+
+        ElasticClient
+            ::shouldReceive('bulk')
+            ->once()
+            ->with([
+                'index' => 'test',
+                'type' => 'test',
+                'body' => [
+                    ['delete' => ['_id' => 1]],
+                    ['delete' => ['_id' => 2]],
+                    ['delete' => ['_id' => 3]],
+                ],
+                'refresh' => true,
+                'client' => [
+                    'ignore' => 404,
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+        (new BulkIndexer())
+            ->delete($this->models);
+
+        $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Indexers/SingleIndexerTest.php b/tests/Indexers/SingleIndexerTest.php
index 37755d7..e91ec17 100644
--- a/tests/Indexers/SingleIndexerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Indexers/SingleIndexerTest.php
@@ -157,4 +157,49 @@ public function testDelete()
 
         $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
     }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithSpecifiedDocumentRefreshOption()
+    {
+        Config::set('scout_elastic.document_refresh', true);
+
+        ElasticClient
+            ::shouldReceive('delete')
+            ->once()
+            ->with([
+                'index' => 'test',
+                'type' => 'test',
+                'id' => 1,
+                'refresh' => true,
+                'client' => [
+                    'ignore' => 404,
+                ],
+            ])
+            ->shouldReceive('delete')
+            ->once()
+            ->with([
+                'index' => 'test',
+                'type' => 'test',
+                'id' => 2,
+                'refresh' => true,
+                'client' => [
+                    'ignore' => 404,
+                ],
+            ])
+            ->shouldReceive('delete')
+            ->once()
+            ->with([
+                'index' => 'test',
+                'type' => 'test',
+                'id' => 3,
+                'refresh' => true,
+                'client' => [
+                    'ignore' => 404,
+                ],
+            ]);
+
+            (new SingleIndexer())
+                ->delete($this->models);
+
+            $this->addToAssertionCount(1);
+    }
 }