diff --git a/api/next.pb.txt b/api/next.pb.txt
index d31c6c470..33ffae1ce 100644
--- a/api/next.pb.txt
+++ b/api/next.pb.txt
@@ -4253,6 +4253,19 @@ file {
       type: TYPE_BOOL
       json_name: "sync"
     }
+    field {
+      name: "target"
+      number: 3
+      label: LABEL_OPTIONAL
+      type: TYPE_MESSAGE
+      type_name: ".containerd.types.Descriptor"
+      oneof_index: 0
+      json_name: "target"
+      proto3_optional: true
+    }
+    oneof_decl {
+      name: "_target"
+    }
   }
   service {
     name: "Images"
diff --git a/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go b/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
index 52aff3dd2..ef5b7faa2 100644
--- a/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
+++ b/api/services/images/v1/images.pb.go
@@ -555,6 +555,11 @@ type DeleteImageRequest struct {
 	//
 	// Default is false
 	Sync bool `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=sync,proto3" json:"sync,omitempty"`
+	// Target value for image to be deleted
+	//
+	// If image descriptor does not match the same digest,
+	// the delete operation will return "not found" error.
+	Target *types.Descriptor `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=target,proto3,oneof" json:"target,omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (x *DeleteImageRequest) Reset() {
@@ -603,6 +608,13 @@ func (x *DeleteImageRequest) GetSync() bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (x *DeleteImageRequest) GetTarget() *types.Descriptor {
+	if x != nil {
+		return x.Target
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 var File_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_services_images_v1_images_proto protoreflect.FileDescriptor
 
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 	12, // 10: containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageRequest.source_date_epoch:type_name -> google.protobuf.Timestamp
 	0,  // 11: containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageResponse.image:type_name -> containerd.services.images.v1.Image
 	0,  // 12: containerd.services.images.v1.ListImagesResponse.images:type_name -> containerd.services.images.v1.Image
-	1,  // 13: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Get:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.GetImageRequest
-	7,  // 14: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.List:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.ListImagesRequest
-	3,  // 15: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Create:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.CreateImageRequest
-	5,  // 16: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Update:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageRequest
-	9,  // 17: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Delete:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.DeleteImageRequest
-	2,  // 18: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Get:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.GetImageResponse
-	8,  // 19: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.List:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.ListImagesResponse
-	4,  // 20: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Create:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.CreateImageResponse
-	6,  // 21: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Update:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageResponse
-	14, // 22: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Delete:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
-	18, // [18:23] is the sub-list for method output_type
-	13, // [13:18] is the sub-list for method input_type
-	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for extension type_name
-	13, // [13:13] is the sub-list for extension extendee
-	0,  // [0:13] is the sub-list for field type_name
+	11, // 13: containerd.services.images.v1.DeleteImageRequest.target:type_name -> containerd.types.Descriptor
+	1,  // 14: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Get:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.GetImageRequest
+	7,  // 15: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.List:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.ListImagesRequest
+	3,  // 16: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Create:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.CreateImageRequest
+	5,  // 17: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Update:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageRequest
+	9,  // 18: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Delete:input_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.DeleteImageRequest
+	2,  // 19: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Get:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.GetImageResponse
+	8,  // 20: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.List:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.ListImagesResponse
+	4,  // 21: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Create:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.CreateImageResponse
+	6,  // 22: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Update:output_type -> containerd.services.images.v1.UpdateImageResponse
+	14, // 23: containerd.services.images.v1.Images.Delete:output_type -> google.protobuf.Empty
+	19, // [19:24] is the sub-list for method output_type
+	14, // [14:19] is the sub-list for method input_type
+	14, // [14:14] is the sub-list for extension type_name
+	14, // [14:14] is the sub-list for extension extendee
+	0,  // [0:14] is the sub-list for field type_name
 }
 
 func init() { file_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_services_images_v1_images_proto_init() }
@@ -925,6 +942,7 @@ func file_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_services_images_v1_images_proto_i
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	file_github_com_containerd_containerd_api_services_images_v1_images_proto_msgTypes[9].OneofWrappers = []interface{}{}
 	type x struct{}
 	out := protoimpl.TypeBuilder{
 		File: protoimpl.DescBuilder{
diff --git a/api/services/images/v1/images.proto b/api/services/images/v1/images.proto
index b32df4b05..2f47ab284 100644
--- a/api/services/images/v1/images.proto
+++ b/api/services/images/v1/images.proto
@@ -140,4 +140,10 @@ message DeleteImageRequest {
 	//
 	// Default is false
 	bool sync = 2;
+
+	// Target value for image to be deleted
+	//
+	// If image descriptor does not match the same digest,
+	// the delete operation will return "not found" error.
+	optional containerd.types.Descriptor target = 3;
 }