diff --git a/docs/channels/channel_management/deleting.md b/docs/channels/channel_management/deleting.md
index 5d2b4c9..0d8d0ba 100644
--- a/docs/channels/channel_management/deleting.md
+++ b/docs/channels/channel_management/deleting.md
@@ -12,6 +12,17 @@ $channel->delete();
 > If you recreate this channel, it will show up empty. Recovering old messages is not supported. Use the disable method if you want a reversible change.
 
 
+### Keeping the messages
+
+Pass `["skip_truncate" => true]` to keep the messages of a soft deleted channel, so recreating the channel with the same ID restores its history. It cannot be combined with a hard delete, and only distinct channels are eligible.
+
+```php
+$channel->delete(["skip_truncate" => true]);
+
+// same option on the batch endpoint
+$response = $client->deleteChannels([cid1, cid2], ["skip_truncate" => true]);
+```
+
 ## Deleting Many Channels
 
 You can delete up to 100 channels and optionally all of their messages using this method. This can be a large amount of data to delete, so this endpoint processes asynchronously, meaning responses contain a `task ID` which can be polled using the [getTask endpoint](/chat/docs/php#tasks-gettask) to check status of the deletions. Channels will be soft-deleted immediately so that channels no longer return from queries, but permanently deleting the channel and deleting messages takes longer to process.
diff --git a/lib/GetStream/StreamChat/Channel.php b/lib/GetStream/StreamChat/Channel.php
index b116b2c..2d68594 100644
--- a/lib/GetStream/StreamChat/Channel.php
+++ b/lib/GetStream/StreamChat/Channel.php
@@ -258,12 +258,13 @@ public function updatePartial(?array $set = null, ?array $unset = null): StreamR
     }
 
     /** Deletes a channel.
+     * Pass ["skip_truncate" => true] to keep the messages of a soft deleted channel.
      * @link https://getstream.io/chat/docs/php/channel_delete/?language=php
      * @throws StreamException
      */
-    public function delete(): StreamResponse
+    public function delete(?array $options = null): StreamResponse
     {
-        return $this->client->delete($this->getUrl());
+        return $this->client->delete($this->getUrl(), $options ?? []);
     }
 
     /** Removes all messages from the channel.
diff --git a/tests/unit/ChannelDeleteTest.php b/tests/unit/ChannelDeleteTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..749851b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ChannelDeleteTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=0);
+
+namespace GetStream\Unit;
+
+use GetStream\StreamChat\Channel;
+use GetStream\StreamChat\Client;
+use GetStream\StreamChat\StreamResponse;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
+
+class ChannelDeleteTest extends TestCase
+{
+    private function channel(Client $client): Channel
+    {
+        return new Channel($client, "messaging", "chan");
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithoutOptions()
+    {
+        $client = $this->createMock(Client::class);
+        $client->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('delete')
+            ->with("channels/messaging/chan", [])
+            ->willReturn($this->createMock(StreamResponse::class));
+
+        $this->channel($client)->delete();
+    }
+
+    public function testDeleteWithSkipTruncate()
+    {
+        $client = $this->createMock(Client::class);
+        $client->expects($this->once())
+            ->method('delete')
+            ->with("channels/messaging/chan", ["skip_truncate" => true])
+            ->willReturn($this->createMock(StreamResponse::class));
+
+        $this->channel($client)->delete(["skip_truncate" => true]);
+    }
+}