diff --git a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
index 93ce7768d46e1..983376edb52af 100644
--- a/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/posts_controller.rb
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ def destroy_many
         ).destroy
       end
     end
+    DiscourseEvent.trigger(:posts_destroyed, posts, current_user)
 
     render body: nil
   end
diff --git a/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb b/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb
index 20e1166b952f3..d9b24b96e6ee0 100644
--- a/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/posts_controller_spec.rb
@@ -405,6 +405,18 @@
         delete "/posts/destroy_many.json", params: { post_ids: [post1.id, post2.id] }
         expect(response.status).to eq(200)
       end
+      # bookmark
+      it "triggers DiscourseEvent with :posts_destroyed and correct params" do
+        sign_in(poster)
+        events =
+          DiscourseEvent.track_events do
+            delete "/posts/destroy_many.json", params: { post_ids: [post1.id, post2.id] }
+          end
+        event = events.find { |e| e[:event_name] == :posts_destroyed }
+        expect(event).to be_present
+        expect(event[:params][0].length).to eq(2)
+        expect(event[:params][1]).to eq(poster)
+      end
 
       it "updates the highest read data for the forum" do
         sign_in(poster)