diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.test.ts
index 2ace55133d6f..7a91171cc2cc 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.test.ts
@@ -357,6 +357,42 @@ describe('CurationSuggestionLogic', () => {
         );
       });
 
+      describe('when a suggestion is a "delete" suggestion', () => {
+        const deleteSuggestion = {
+          ...suggestion,
+          operation: 'delete',
+          promoted: [],
+          curation_id: 'cur-6155e69c7a2f2e4f756303fd',
+        };
+
+        it('will show a confirm message before applying, and redirect a user back to the curations page, rather than the curation details page', async () => {
+          jest.spyOn(global, 'confirm').mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+          http.put.mockReturnValueOnce(
+            Promise.resolve({
+              results: [{ ...suggestion, status: 'accepted', curation_id: undefined }],
+            })
+          );
+          mountLogic({
+            suggestion: deleteSuggestion,
+          });
+          CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptSuggestion();
+          await nextTick();
+
+          expect(navigateToUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/engines/some-engine/curations');
+        });
+
+        it('will do nothing if the user does not confirm', async () => {
+          jest.spyOn(global, 'confirm').mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+          mountLogic({
+            suggestion: deleteSuggestion,
+          });
+          CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptSuggestion();
+          await nextTick();
+          expect(http.put).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(navigateToUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
       itHandlesErrors(http.put, () => {
         CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptSuggestion();
       });
@@ -404,6 +440,42 @@ describe('CurationSuggestionLogic', () => {
         );
       });
 
+      describe('when a suggestion is a "delete" suggestion', () => {
+        const deleteSuggestion = {
+          ...suggestion,
+          operation: 'delete',
+          promoted: [],
+          curation_id: 'cur-6155e69c7a2f2e4f756303fd',
+        };
+
+        it('will show a confirm message before applying, and redirect a user back to the curations page, rather than the curation details page', async () => {
+          jest.spyOn(global, 'confirm').mockReturnValueOnce(true);
+          http.put.mockReturnValueOnce(
+            Promise.resolve({
+              results: [{ ...suggestion, status: 'accepted', curation_id: undefined }],
+            })
+          );
+          mountLogic({
+            suggestion: deleteSuggestion,
+          });
+          CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptAndAutomateSuggestion();
+          await nextTick();
+
+          expect(navigateToUrl).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/engines/some-engine/curations');
+        });
+
+        it('will do nothing if the user does not confirm', async () => {
+          jest.spyOn(global, 'confirm').mockReturnValueOnce(false);
+          mountLogic({
+            suggestion: deleteSuggestion,
+          });
+          CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptAndAutomateSuggestion();
+          await nextTick();
+          expect(http.put).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+          expect(navigateToUrl).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+      });
+
       itHandlesErrors(http.put, () => {
         CurationSuggestionLogic.actions.acceptAndAutomateSuggestion();
       });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.ts
index 6749b510edeb..4ca1b0adb781 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/app_search/components/curations/views/curation_suggestion/curation_suggestion_logic.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ export const CurationSuggestionLogic = kea<
       const { engineName } = EngineLogic.values;
       const { suggestion } = values;
 
+      if (suggestion!.operation === 'delete') {
+        const confirmed = await confirmDialog('Are you sure you want to delete this curation?');
+        if (!confirmed) return;
+      }
+
       try {
         const updatedSuggestion = await updateSuggestion(
           http,
@@ -155,11 +160,16 @@ export const CurationSuggestionLogic = kea<
             { defaultMessage: 'Suggestion was succefully applied.' }
           )
         );
-        KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(
-          generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATION_PATH, {
-            curationId: updatedSuggestion.curation_id,
-          })
-        );
+        if (suggestion!.operation === 'delete') {
+          // Because if a curation is deleted, there will be no curation detail page to navigate to afterwards.
+          KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATIONS_PATH));
+        } else {
+          KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(
+            generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATION_PATH, {
+              curationId: updatedSuggestion.curation_id,
+            })
+          );
+        }
       } catch (e) {
         flashAPIErrors(e);
       }
@@ -169,6 +179,11 @@ export const CurationSuggestionLogic = kea<
       const { engineName } = EngineLogic.values;
       const { suggestion } = values;
 
+      if (suggestion!.operation === 'delete') {
+        const confirmed = await confirmDialog('Are you sure you want to delete this curation?');
+        if (!confirmed) return;
+      }
+
       try {
         const updatedSuggestion = await updateSuggestion(
           http,
@@ -187,11 +202,16 @@ export const CurationSuggestionLogic = kea<
             }
           )
         );
-        KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(
-          generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATION_PATH, {
-            curationId: updatedSuggestion.curation_id,
-          })
-        );
+        if (suggestion!.operation === 'delete') {
+          // Because if a curation is deleted, there will be no curation detail page to navigate to afterwards.
+          KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATIONS_PATH));
+        } else {
+          KibanaLogic.values.navigateToUrl(
+            generateEnginePath(ENGINE_CURATION_PATH, {
+              curationId: updatedSuggestion.curation_id,
+            })
+          );
+        }
       } catch (e) {
         flashAPIErrors(e);
       }
@@ -325,3 +345,10 @@ const getCuration = async (http: HttpSetup, engineName: string, curationId: stri
     query: { skip_record_analytics: 'true' },
   });
 };
+
+const confirmDialog = (msg: string) => {
+  return new Promise(function (resolve) {
+    const confirmed = window.confirm(msg);
+    return resolve(confirmed);
+  });
+};