diff --git a/core/user/service.go b/core/user/service.go
index 6763ed83f..a88bf4cb9 100644
--- a/core/user/service.go
+++ b/core/user/service.go
@@ -166,6 +166,9 @@ func (s Service) Delete(ctx context.Context, id string) error {
 	}}); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if err := s.sessionService.DeleteByUserID(ctx, id); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	return s.repository.Delete(ctx, id)
 }
 
diff --git a/core/user/service_test.go b/core/user/service_test.go
index 7c98dd5c5..792568857 100644
--- a/core/user/service_test.go
+++ b/core/user/service_test.go
@@ -592,6 +592,23 @@ func TestService_Enable(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_Delete(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("removes the relations, then ends the sessions, then removes the user", func(t *testing.T) {
+		repo, relationService, sessionService, auditRecordRepository := mockService(t)
+		var steps []string
+		relationService.EXPECT().Delete(mock.Anything, relation.Relation{Subject: relation.Subject{
+			ID:        "test-id",
+			Namespace: schema.UserPrincipal,
+		}}).Run(func(context.Context, relation.Relation) { steps = append(steps, "relations") }).Return(nil)
+		sessionService.EXPECT().DeleteByUserID(mock.Anything, "test-id").
+			Run(func(context.Context, string) { steps = append(steps, "sessions") }).Return(nil)
+		repo.EXPECT().Delete(mock.Anything, "test-id").
+			Run(func(context.Context, string) { steps = append(steps, "user") }).Return(nil)
+
+		err := user.NewService(repo, relationService, sessionService, auditRecordRepository).Delete(context.Background(), "test-id")
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, []string{"relations", "sessions", "user"}, steps)
+	})
+
 	tests := []struct {
 		name    string
 		id      string
@@ -599,21 +616,20 @@ func TestService_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 		wantErr bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "while deleting user, delete it's relations",
+			name:    "fail on delete relations shouldn't end sessions or remove user",
 			id:      "test-id",
-			wantErr: false,
+			wantErr: true,
 			setup: func() *user.Service {
 				repo, relationService, sessionService, auditRecordRepository := mockService(t)
 				relationService.EXPECT().Delete(mock.Anything, relation.Relation{Subject: relation.Subject{
 					ID:        "test-id",
 					Namespace: schema.UserPrincipal,
-				}}).Return(nil)
-				repo.EXPECT().Delete(mock.Anything, "test-id").Return(nil)
+				}}).Return(errors.New("failed to delete relation"))
 				return user.NewService(repo, relationService, sessionService, auditRecordRepository)
 			},
 		},
 		{
-			name:    "fail on delete relations shouldn't remove user",
+			name:    "fail on ending sessions shouldn't remove user",
 			id:      "test-id",
 			wantErr: true,
 			setup: func() *user.Service {
@@ -621,7 +637,8 @@ func TestService_Delete(t *testing.T) {
 				relationService.EXPECT().Delete(mock.Anything, relation.Relation{Subject: relation.Subject{
 					ID:        "test-id",
 					Namespace: schema.UserPrincipal,
-				}}).Return(errors.New("failed to delete relation"))
+				}}).Return(nil)
+				sessionService.EXPECT().DeleteByUserID(mock.Anything, "test-id").Return(errors.New("failed to end sessions"))
 				return user.NewService(repo, relationService, sessionService, auditRecordRepository)
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/test/e2e/regression/api_test.go b/test/e2e/regression/api_test.go
index 62be22653..a9a1c24ba 100644
--- a/test/e2e/regression/api_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/regression/api_test.go
@@ -1721,6 +1721,36 @@ func (s *APIRegressionTestSuite) TestUserAPI() {
 		}))
 		s.Require().NoError(err)
 
+		_, err = s.testBench.Client.GetCurrentUser(ctxTarget, connect.NewRequest(&frontierv1beta1.GetCurrentUserRequest{}))
+		s.Require().Error(err)
+		s.Assert().Equal(connect.CodeUnauthenticated, connect.CodeOf(err))
+	})
+	s.Run("13. session is rejected on the next request after the user is deleted", func() {
+		const targetEmail = "delete-session-target@raystack.org"
+
+		createResp, err := s.testBench.Client.CreateUser(ctxOrgAdminAuth, connect.NewRequest(&frontierv1beta1.CreateUserRequest{
+			Body: &frontierv1beta1.UserRequestBody{
+				Title: "delete session target",
+				Email: targetEmail,
+				Name:  "delete_session_target",
+			},
+		}))
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+		targetID := createResp.Msg.GetUser().GetId()
+
+		targetCookie, err := testbench.AuthenticateUser(context.Background(), s.testBench.Client, targetEmail)
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+		ctxTarget := testbench.ContextWithAuth(context.Background(), targetCookie)
+
+		meResp, err := s.testBench.Client.GetCurrentUser(ctxTarget, connect.NewRequest(&frontierv1beta1.GetCurrentUserRequest{}))
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+		s.Assert().Equal(targetEmail, meResp.Msg.GetUser().GetEmail())
+
+		_, err = s.testBench.Client.DeleteUser(ctxOrgAdminAuth, connect.NewRequest(&frontierv1beta1.DeleteUserRequest{
+			Id: targetID,
+		}))
+		s.Require().NoError(err)
+
 		_, err = s.testBench.Client.GetCurrentUser(ctxTarget, connect.NewRequest(&frontierv1beta1.GetCurrentUserRequest{}))
 		s.Require().Error(err)
 		s.Assert().Equal(connect.CodeUnauthenticated, connect.CodeOf(err))