diff --git a/internal/dao/benchmark.go b/internal/dao/benchmark.go
index 9d81223a5b..d7525ee981 100644
--- a/internal/dao/benchmark.go
+++ b/internal/dao/benchmark.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ type Benchmark struct {
 }
 
 // Delete nukes a resource.
-func (b *Benchmark) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (b *Benchmark) Delete(path string, _ *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	return os.Remove(path)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dao/generic.go b/internal/dao/generic.go
index e7e0f36b23..2614580690 100644
--- a/internal/dao/generic.go
+++ b/internal/dao/generic.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (g *Generic) ToYAML(path string, showManaged bool) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Delete deletes a resource.
-func (g *Generic) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (g *Generic) Delete(path string, propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	ns, n := client.Namespaced(path)
 	auth, err := g.Client().CanI(ns, g.gvr.String(), []string{client.DeleteVerb})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -100,16 +100,12 @@ func (g *Generic) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("user is not authorized to delete %s", path)
 	}
 
-	p := metav1.DeletePropagationOrphan
-	if cascade {
-		p = metav1.DeletePropagationBackground
-	}
 	var grace *int64
 	if force {
 		grace = &defaultKillGrace
 	}
 	opts := metav1.DeleteOptions{
-		PropagationPolicy:  &p,
+		PropagationPolicy:  propagation,
 		GracePeriodSeconds: grace,
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/dao/helm.go b/internal/dao/helm.go
index 22525004d8..c8c7ed6305 100644
--- a/internal/dao/helm.go
+++ b/internal/dao/helm.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/action"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func (c *Helm) ToYAML(path string, showManaged bool) (string, error) {
 }
 
 // Delete uninstall a Helm.
-func (c *Helm) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (c *Helm) Delete(path string, _ *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	ns, n := client.Namespaced(path)
 	cfg, err := c.EnsureHelmConfig(ns)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/dao/port_forward.go b/internal/dao/port_forward.go
index 1c3cbb8db1..cd9b022162 100644
--- a/internal/dao/port_forward.go
+++ b/internal/dao/port_forward.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ type PortForward struct {
 }
 
 // Delete a portforward.
-func (p *PortForward) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (p *PortForward) Delete(path string, _ *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	p.Factory.DeleteForwarder(path)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/internal/dao/screen_dump.go b/internal/dao/screen_dump.go
index 84d63b2c42..7be5821c24 100644
--- a/internal/dao/screen_dump.go
+++ b/internal/dao/screen_dump.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ type ScreenDump struct {
 }
 
 // Delete a ScreenDump.
-func (d *ScreenDump) Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (d *ScreenDump) Delete(path string, _ *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	return os.Remove(path)
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/dao/types.go b/internal/dao/types.go
index dd3e2d61c8..a1841b13a2 100644
--- a/internal/dao/types.go
+++ b/internal/dao/types.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ type Controller interface {
 // Nuker represents a resource deleter.
 type Nuker interface {
 	// Delete removes a resource from the api server.
-	Delete(path string, cascade, force bool) error
+	Delete(path string, propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error
 }
 
 // Switchable represents a switchable resource.
diff --git a/internal/model/table.go b/internal/model/table.go
index 954a1c1860..1574cc37bc 100644
--- a/internal/model/table.go
+++ b/internal/model/table.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/dao"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	metav1beta1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func (t *Table) Get(ctx context.Context, path string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 }
 
 // Delete deletes a resource.
-func (t *Table) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, cascade, force bool) error {
+func (t *Table) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error {
 	meta, err := getMeta(ctx, t.gvr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ func (t *Table) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, cascade, force bool) er
 		return fmt.Errorf("no nuker for %q", meta.DAO.GVR())
 	}
 
-	return nuker.Delete(path, cascade, force)
+	return nuker.Delete(path, propagation, force)
 }
 
 // GetNamespace returns the model namespace.
diff --git a/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go b/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
index b107560b3e..a24a2393a7 100644
--- a/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
+++ b/internal/ui/dialog/delete.go
@@ -4,18 +4,30 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/config"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 const deleteKey = "delete"
 
+const noDeletePropagation = "None"
+
+const defaultPropagationIdx = 0
+
+var propagationOptions []string = []string{
+	string(metav1.DeletePropagationBackground),
+	string(metav1.DeletePropagationForeground),
+	string(metav1.DeletePropagationOrphan),
+	noDeletePropagation,
+}
+
 type (
-	okFunc     func(cascade, force bool)
+	okFunc     func(propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool)
 	cancelFunc func()
 )
 
 // ShowDelete pops a resource deletion dialog.
 func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, cancel cancelFunc) {
-	cascade, force := true, false
+	propagation, force := "", false
 	f := tview.NewForm()
 	f.SetItemPadding(0)
 	f.SetButtonsAlign(tview.AlignCenter).
@@ -23,8 +35,8 @@ func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, ca
 		SetButtonTextColor(styles.ButtonFgColor.Color()).
 		SetLabelColor(styles.LabelFgColor.Color()).
 		SetFieldTextColor(styles.FieldFgColor.Color())
-	f.AddCheckbox("Cascade:", cascade, func(_ string, checked bool) {
-		cascade = checked
+	f.AddDropDown("Propagation:", propagationOptions, defaultPropagationIdx, func(_ string, optionIndex int) {
+		propagation = propagationOptions[optionIndex]
 	})
 	f.AddCheckbox("Force:", force, func(_ string, checked bool) {
 		force = checked
@@ -34,7 +46,13 @@ func ShowDelete(styles config.Dialog, pages *ui.Pages, msg string, ok okFunc, ca
 		cancel()
 	})
 	f.AddButton("OK", func() {
-		ok(cascade, force)
+		switch propagation {
+		case noDeletePropagation:
+			ok(nil, force)
+		default:
+			p := metav1.DeletionPropagation(propagation)
+			ok(&p, force)
+		}
 		dismissDelete(pages)
 		cancel()
 	})
diff --git a/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go b/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
index c31325b7f4..a81cdb00cf 100644
--- a/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/dialog/delete_test.go
@@ -7,13 +7,14 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 func TestDeleteDialog(t *testing.T) {
 	p := ui.NewPages()
 
-	okFunc := func(c, f bool) {
-		assert.True(t, c)
+	okFunc := func(p *metav1.DeletionPropagation, f bool) {
+		assert.Equal(t, propagationOptions[defaultPropagationIdx], p)
 		assert.True(t, f)
 	}
 	caFunc := func() {
diff --git a/internal/ui/table_test.go b/internal/ui/table_test.go
index 7c0657d877..ba7fe8e60e 100644
--- a/internal/ui/table_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/table_test.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/ui"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ func (t *mockModel) Get(ctx context.Context, path string) (runtime.Object, error
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (t *mockModel) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, c, f bool) error {
+func (t *mockModel) Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, p *metav1.DeletionPropagation, f bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/ui/types.go b/internal/ui/types.go
index 229497c9e1..9c7db7c1e8 100644
--- a/internal/ui/types.go
+++ b/internal/ui/types.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/model"
 	"github.com/derailed/k9s/internal/render"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -77,5 +78,5 @@ type Tabular interface {
 	RemoveListener(model.TableListener)
 
 	// Delete a resource.
-	Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, cascade, force bool) error
+	Delete(ctx context.Context, path string, propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) error
 }
diff --git a/internal/view/alias_test.go b/internal/view/alias_test.go
index 3b207e9f96..657de412a0 100644
--- a/internal/view/alias_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/alias_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/gdamore/tcell/v2"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (t *mockModel) Get(context.Context, string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (t *mockModel) Delete(context.Context, string, bool, bool) error {
+func (t *mockModel) Delete(context.Context, string, *metav1.DeletionPropagation, bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/view/browser.go b/internal/view/browser.go
index 12e74cd85c..cc6ae3965e 100644
--- a/internal/view/browser.go
+++ b/internal/view/browser.go
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (b *Browser) simpleDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
 				b.app.Flash().Errf("Invalid nuker %T", b.accessor)
 				continue
 			}
-			if err := nuker.Delete(sel, true, true); err != nil {
+			if err := nuker.Delete(sel, nil, true); err != nil {
 				b.app.Flash().Errf("Delete failed with `%s", err)
 			} else {
 				b.app.factory.DeleteForwarder(sel)
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ func (b *Browser) simpleDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
 }
 
 func (b *Browser) resourceDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
-	dialog.ShowDelete(b.app.Styles.Dialog(), b.app.Content.Pages, msg, func(cascade, force bool) {
+	dialog.ShowDelete(b.app.Styles.Dialog(), b.app.Content.Pages, msg, func(propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) {
 		b.ShowDeleted()
 		if len(selections) > 1 {
 			b.app.Flash().Infof("Delete %d marked %s", len(selections), b.GVR())
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func (b *Browser) resourceDelete(selections []string, msg string) {
 			b.app.Flash().Infof("Delete resource %s %s", b.GVR(), selections[0])
 		}
 		for _, sel := range selections {
-			if err := b.GetModel().Delete(b.defaultContext(), sel, cascade, force); err != nil {
+			if err := b.GetModel().Delete(b.defaultContext(), sel, propagation, force); err != nil {
 				b.app.Flash().Errf("Delete failed with `%s", err)
 			} else {
 				b.app.factory.DeleteForwarder(sel)
diff --git a/internal/view/pf.go b/internal/view/pf.go
index 377c0f0fd3..12f1299cf4 100644
--- a/internal/view/pf.go
+++ b/internal/view/pf.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (p *PortForward) deleteCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 		for _, s := range selections {
 			var pf dao.PortForward
 			pf.Init(p.App().factory, client.NewGVR("portforwards"))
-			if err := pf.Delete(s, true, true); err != nil {
+			if err := pf.Delete(s, nil, true); err != nil {
 				p.App().Flash().Err(err)
 				return
 			}
diff --git a/internal/view/pod.go b/internal/view/pod.go
index a028f4be83..96942e8435 100644
--- a/internal/view/pod.go
+++ b/internal/view/pod.go
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func (p *Pod) killCmd(evt *tcell.EventKey) *tcell.EventKey {
 	}
 	p.GetTable().ShowDeleted()
 	for _, path := range selections {
-		if err := nuker.Delete(path, true, true); err != nil {
+		if err := nuker.Delete(path, nil, true); err != nil {
 			p.App().Flash().Errf("Delete failed with %s", err)
 		} else {
 			p.App().factory.DeleteForwarder(path)
diff --git a/internal/view/table_int_test.go b/internal/view/table_int_test.go
index 54c40e6eb4..11bba71e30 100644
--- a/internal/view/table_int_test.go
+++ b/internal/view/table_int_test.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/derailed/tview"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func (t *mockTableModel) Get(context.Context, string) (runtime.Object, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (t *mockTableModel) Delete(context.Context, string, bool, bool) error {
+func (t *mockTableModel) Delete(context.Context, string, *metav1.DeletionPropagation, bool) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/view/xray.go b/internal/view/xray.go
index 9f1ac05d6f..96525cd832 100644
--- a/internal/view/xray.go
+++ b/internal/view/xray.go
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ func (x *Xray) styleTitle() string {
 }
 
 func (x *Xray) resourceDelete(gvr client.GVR, spec *xray.NodeSpec, msg string) {
-	dialog.ShowDelete(x.app.Styles.Dialog(), x.app.Content.Pages, msg, func(cascade, force bool) {
+	dialog.ShowDelete(x.app.Styles.Dialog(), x.app.Content.Pages, msg, func(propagation *metav1.DeletionPropagation, force bool) {
 		x.app.Flash().Infof("Delete resource %s %s", spec.GVR(), spec.Path())
 		accessor, err := dao.AccessorFor(x.app.factory, gvr)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ func (x *Xray) resourceDelete(gvr client.GVR, spec *xray.NodeSpec, msg string) {
 			x.app.Flash().Errf("Invalid nuker %T", accessor)
 			return
 		}
-		if err := nuker.Delete(spec.Path(), true, true); err != nil {
+		if err := nuker.Delete(spec.Path(), nil, true); err != nil {
 			x.app.Flash().Errf("Delete failed with `%s", err)
 		} else {
 			x.app.Flash().Infof("%s `%s deleted successfully", x.GVR(), spec.Path())