diff --git a/frontend/.storybook/mockData.ts b/frontend/.storybook/mockData.ts
index 8c3993a7b..25d764e26 100644
--- a/frontend/.storybook/mockData.ts
+++ b/frontend/.storybook/mockData.ts
@@ -112,9 +112,9 @@ export const MOCKS = {
     status: "200",
     response: FIXTURE_DESTRUCTION_LIST,
   },
-  DESTRUCTION_LIST_DELETE: {
-    url: "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/destruction-lists/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000", // FIXME
-    method: "DELETE",
+  DESTRUCTION_LIST_QUEUE_DESTRUCTION: {
+    url: "http://localhost:8000/api/v1/destruction-lists/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/queue_destruction/",
+    method: "POST",
     status: "200",
     response: {},
   },
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/api/destructionLists.ts b/frontend/src/lib/api/destructionLists.ts
index 11f921f31..77953145a 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/api/destructionLists.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/api/destructionLists.ts
@@ -188,13 +188,12 @@ export async function markDestructionListAsFinal(
  */
 export async function destroyDestructionList(uuid: string) {
   const response = await request(
-    "DELETE",
-    `/destruction-lists/${uuid}/`,
+    "POST",
+    `/destruction-lists/${uuid}/queue_destruction/`,
     {},
     { uuid },
   );
-  // Check if the response is a 201 Created status code.
-  if (response.status === 204) {
+  if (response.status === 200) {
     return null;
   }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.action.ts b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.action.ts
index 8af0a91c6..f96a658ae 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.action.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/DestructionListDetail.action.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {
 import { clearZaakSelection } from "../../../lib/zaakSelection/zaakSelection";
 
 export type UpdateDestructionListAction<P = JsonValue> = TypedAction<
-  | "DESTROY"
+  | "QUEUE_DESTRUCTION"
   | "CANCEL_DESTROY"
   | "MAKE_FINAL"
   | "PROCESS_REVIEW"
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export async function destructionListUpdateAction({
   const action = data as UpdateDestructionListAction<unknown>;
 
   switch (action.type) {
-    case "DESTROY":
+    case "QUEUE_DESTRUCTION":
       return await destructionListDestroyAction({ request, params });
     case "MAKE_FINAL":
       return await destructionListMakeFinalAction({ request, params });
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/hooks/useSecondaryNavigation.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/hooks/useSecondaryNavigation.tsx
index 6471f7368..43abf13e9 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/hooks/useSecondaryNavigation.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/destructionlist/detail/hooks/useSecondaryNavigation.tsx
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ export function useSecondaryNavigation(): ToolbarItem[] {
    */
   const handleDestroy = async () => {
     submitAction({
-      type: "DESTROY",
+      type: "QUEUE_DESTRUCTION",
       payload: {
         uuid: destructionList.uuid,
       },