diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
index 8be6123f8..e8504ca87 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutor.scala
@@ -152,9 +152,11 @@ private[elasticsearch] final class HttpElasticExecutor private (config: ElasticC
     }
   }
 
-  def executeDeleteByQuery(r: DeleteByQueryRequest): Task[DeletionOutcome] = {
+  private def executeDeleteByQuery(r: DeleteByQueryRequest): Task[DeletionOutcome] = {
     val uri =
-      uri"${config.uri}/${r.index}/$DeleteByQuery".withParams(getQueryParams(List(("refresh", Some(r.refresh)))))
+      uri"${config.uri}/${r.index}/$DeleteByQuery".withParams(
+        getQueryParams(List(("refresh", Some(r.refresh)), ("routing", r.routing)))
+      )
 
     sendRequest(
       request
diff --git a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/Routing.scala b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/Routing.scala
index e90a4a1ed..28cc7cd9b 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/Routing.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/main/scala/zio/elasticsearch/Routing.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,16 @@
 package zio.elasticsearch
 
 import zio.elasticsearch.ElasticRequest._
-import zio.elasticsearch.ElasticRequestType.{Bulk, Create, CreateWithId, DeleteById, Exists, GetById, Upsert}
+import zio.elasticsearch.ElasticRequestType.{
+  Bulk,
+  Create,
+  CreateWithId,
+  DeleteById,
+  DeleteByQuery,
+  Exists,
+  GetById,
+  Upsert
+}
 import zio.prelude.Assertion.isEmptyString
 import zio.prelude.Newtype
 
@@ -63,6 +72,17 @@ object Routing extends Newtype[String] {
         }
     }
 
+    implicit val deleteByQueryWithRouting: WithRouting[DeleteByQuery] = new WithRouting[DeleteByQuery] {
+      def withRouting[A](
+        request: ElasticRequest[A, DeleteByQuery],
+        routing: Routing
+      ): ElasticRequest[A, DeleteByQuery] =
+        request match {
+          case Map(r, mapper)          => Map(withRouting(r, routing), mapper)
+          case r: DeleteByQueryRequest => r.copy(routing = Some(routing))
+        }
+    }
+
     implicit val existsWithRouting: WithRouting[Exists] = new WithRouting[Exists] {
       def withRouting[A](request: ElasticRequest[A, Exists], routing: Routing): ElasticRequest[A, Exists] =
         request match {
diff --git a/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutorSpec.scala b/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutorSpec.scala
index 1dbf694ca..ab9589aa7 100644
--- a/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutorSpec.scala
+++ b/modules/library/src/test/scala/zio/elasticsearch/HttpElasticExecutorSpec.scala
@@ -161,14 +161,18 @@ object HttpElasticExecutorSpec extends WireMockSpec {
       test("deleting by query request") {
         val addStubMapping = ZIO.serviceWith[WireMockServer](
           _.addStubMapping(
-            post(urlEqualTo("/repositories/_delete_by_query?refresh=true"))
+            post(urlEqualTo("/repositories/_delete_by_query?refresh=true&routing=routing"))
               .willReturn(aResponse.withStatus(StatusCode.Ok.code))
               .build
           )
         )
 
         assertZIO(
-          addStubMapping *> ElasticRequest.deleteByQuery(index = index, query = matchAll).refreshTrue.execute
+          addStubMapping *> ElasticRequest
+            .deleteByQuery(index = index, query = matchAll)
+            .refreshTrue
+            .routing(Routing("routing"))
+            .execute
         )(
           equalTo(Deleted)
         )