diff --git a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlow.java b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlow.java
index fff780979..45deb4968 100644
--- a/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlow.java
+++ b/java/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlow.java
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package google.registry.flows.domain;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
 import static google.registry.flows.FlowUtils.persistEntityChanges;
 import static google.registry.flows.FlowUtils.validateClientIsLoggedIn;
 import static google.registry.flows.ResourceFlowUtils.loadAndVerifyExistence;
@@ -81,7 +82,6 @@ import google.registry.model.eppinput.EppInput;
 import google.registry.model.eppoutput.EppResponse;
 import google.registry.model.poll.PendingActionNotificationResponse.DomainPendingActionNotificationResponse;
 import google.registry.model.poll.PollMessage;
-import google.registry.model.poll.PollMessage.OneTime;
 import google.registry.model.registry.Registry;
 import google.registry.model.registry.Registry.TldType;
 import google.registry.model.reporting.DomainTransactionRecord;
@@ -177,16 +177,13 @@ public final class DomainDeleteFlow implements TransactionalFlow {
             ? Duration.ZERO
             // By default, this should be 30 days of grace, and 5 days of pending delete.
             : redemptionGracePeriodLength.plus(pendingDeleteLength);
-    HistoryEntry historyEntry = buildHistoryEntry(
-        existingDomain, registry, now, durationUntilDelete, inAddGracePeriod);
+    HistoryEntry historyEntry =
+        buildHistoryEntry(existingDomain, registry, now, durationUntilDelete, inAddGracePeriod);
+    DateTime deletionTime = now.plus(durationUntilDelete);
     if (durationUntilDelete.equals(Duration.ZERO)) {
       builder.setDeletionTime(now).setStatusValues(null);
     } else {
-      DateTime deletionTime = now.plus(durationUntilDelete);
       DateTime redemptionTime = now.plus(redemptionGracePeriodLength);
-      PollMessage.OneTime deletePollMessage =
-          createDeletePollMessage(existingDomain, historyEntry, deletionTime);
-      entitiesToSave.add(deletePollMessage);
       asyncTaskEnqueuer.enqueueAsyncResave(
           existingDomain, now, ImmutableSortedSet.of(redemptionTime, deletionTime));
       builder.setDeletionTime(deletionTime)
@@ -196,13 +193,23 @@ public final class DomainDeleteFlow implements TransactionalFlow {
           .setGracePeriods(ImmutableSet.of(GracePeriod.createWithoutBillingEvent(
               GracePeriodStatus.REDEMPTION,
               redemptionTime,
-              clientId)))
-          .setDeletePollMessage(Key.create(deletePollMessage));
+              clientId)));
       // Note: The expiration time is unchanged, so if it's before the new deletion time, there will
       // be a "phantom autorenew" where the expiration time advances but no billing event or poll
       // message are produced (since we are ending the autorenew recurrences at "now" below).  For
       // now at least this is working as intended.
     }
+
+    // Enqueue the deletion poll message if the delete is asynchronous or if requested by a
+    // superuser (i.e. the registrar didn't request this delete and thus should be notified even if
+    // it is synchronous).
+    if (!durationUntilDelete.equals(Duration.ZERO) || isSuperuser) {
+      PollMessage.OneTime deletePollMessage =
+          createDeletePollMessage(existingDomain, historyEntry, deletionTime);
+      entitiesToSave.add(deletePollMessage);
+      builder.setDeletePollMessage(Key.create(deletePollMessage));
+    }
+
     DomainBase newDomain = builder.build();
     updateForeignKeyIndexDeletionTime(newDomain);
     handlePendingTransferOnDelete(existingDomain, newDomain, now, historyEntry);
@@ -296,15 +303,26 @@ public final class DomainDeleteFlow implements TransactionalFlow {
         .build();
   }
 
-  private OneTime createDeletePollMessage(
-      DomainBase existingResource, HistoryEntry historyEntry, DateTime deletionTime) {
+  private PollMessage.OneTime createDeletePollMessage(
+      DomainBase existingDomain, HistoryEntry historyEntry, DateTime deletionTime) {
+    Optional<MetadataExtension> metadataExtension =
+        eppInput.getSingleExtension(MetadataExtension.class);
+    boolean hasMetadataMessage =
+        metadataExtension.isPresent() && !isNullOrEmpty(metadataExtension.get().getReason());
+    String message =
+        isSuperuser
+            ? (hasMetadataMessage
+                ? metadataExtension.get().getReason()
+                : "Deleted by registry administrator.")
+            : "Domain deleted.";
     return new PollMessage.OneTime.Builder()
-        .setClientId(existingResource.getCurrentSponsorClientId())
+        .setClientId(existingDomain.getCurrentSponsorClientId())
         .setEventTime(deletionTime)
-        .setMsg("Domain deleted.")
-        .setResponseData(ImmutableList.of(
-            DomainPendingActionNotificationResponse.create(
-                existingResource.getFullyQualifiedDomainName(), true, trid, deletionTime)))
+        .setMsg(message)
+        .setResponseData(
+            ImmutableList.of(
+                DomainPendingActionNotificationResponse.create(
+                    existingDomain.getFullyQualifiedDomainName(), true, trid, deletionTime)))
         .setParent(historyEntry)
         .build();
   }
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlowTest.java b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlowTest.java
index 24369c701..642a59193 100644
--- a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlowTest.java
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/DomainDeleteFlowTest.java
@@ -406,8 +406,6 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
                 .plus(Registry.get("tld").getRedemptionGracePeriodLength())
                 .plus(Registry.get("tld").getPendingDeleteLength()))
         .and()
-        .hasDeletePollMessage()
-        .and()
         .hasExactlyStatusValues(StatusValue.INACTIVE, StatusValue.PENDING_DELETE)
         .and()
         .hasOneHistoryEntryEachOfTypes(DOMAIN_CREATE, DOMAIN_DELETE);
@@ -427,13 +425,20 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
                 clock.nowUtc().plus(Registry.get("tld").getRedemptionGracePeriodLength()),
                 "TheRegistrar",
                 null));
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(resource, "Domain deleted.");
+  }
+
+  private void assertDeletionPollMessageFor(DomainBase domain, String expectedMessage) {
     // There should be a future poll message at the deletion time. The previous autorenew poll
     // message should now be deleted.
-    DateTime deletionTime = resource.getDeletionTime();
+    assertAboutDomains().that(domain).hasDeletePollMessage();
+    DateTime deletionTime = domain.getDeletionTime();
     assertThat(getPollMessages("TheRegistrar", deletionTime.minusMinutes(1))).isEmpty();
     assertThat(getPollMessages("TheRegistrar", deletionTime)).hasSize(1);
-    assertThat(resource.getDeletePollMessage())
+    assertThat(domain.getDeletePollMessage())
         .isEqualTo(Key.create(getOnlyPollMessage("TheRegistrar")));
+    PollMessage.OneTime deletePollMessage = ofy().load().key(domain.getDeletePollMessage()).now();
+    assertThat(deletePollMessage.getMsg()).isEqualTo(expectedMessage);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1069,6 +1074,7 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
                 clock.nowUtc().plus(standardDays(15)),
                 "TheRegistrar",
                 null));
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(resource, "Deleted by registry administrator.");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1089,6 +1095,7 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
         .and()
         .hasDeletionTime(clock.nowUtc().plus(standardDays(4)));
     assertThat(resource.getGracePeriods()).isEmpty();
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(resource, "Deleted by registry administrator.");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1115,6 +1122,7 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
                 clock.nowUtc().plus(standardDays(15)),
                 "TheRegistrar",
                 null));
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(resource, "Deleted by registry administrator.");
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -1128,6 +1136,23 @@ public class DomainDeleteFlowTest extends ResourceFlowTestCase<DomainDeleteFlow,
     runFlowAssertResponse(
         CommitMode.LIVE, UserPrivileges.SUPERUSER, loadFile("generic_success_response.xml"));
     assertThat(reloadResourceByForeignKey()).isNull();
+    DomainBase resavedDomain = ofy().load().entity(domain).now();
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(resavedDomain, "Deleted by registry administrator.");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  public void testSuccess_immediateDelete_withSuperuserAndMetadataExtension() throws Exception {
+    eppRequestSource = EppRequestSource.TOOL;
+    setEppInput(
+        "domain_delete_superuser_and_metadata_extension.xml",
+        ImmutableMap.of("REDEMPTION_GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS", "0", "PENDING_DELETE_DAYS", "0"));
+    setUpSuccessfulTest();
+    clock.advanceOneMilli();
+    runFlowAssertResponse(
+        CommitMode.LIVE, UserPrivileges.SUPERUSER, loadFile("generic_success_response.xml"));
+    assertThat(reloadResourceByForeignKey()).isNull();
+    assertDeletionPollMessageFor(
+        ofy().load().entity(domain).now(), "Deleted by registry administrator: Broke world.");
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_delete_superuser_and_metadata_extension.xml b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_delete_superuser_and_metadata_extension.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70d8b691f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/javatests/google/registry/flows/domain/testdata/domain_delete_superuser_and_metadata_extension.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<epp xmlns="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:epp-1.0">
+  <command>
+    <delete>
+      <domain:delete
+          xmlns:domain="urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:domain-1.0">
+        <domain:name>example.tld</domain:name>
+      </domain:delete>
+    </delete>
+    <extension>
+      <metadata:metadata xmlns:metadata="urn:google:params:xml:ns:metadata-1.0">
+        <metadata:reason>Deleted by registry administrator: Broke world.</metadata:reason>
+        <metadata:requestedByRegistrar>false</metadata:requestedByRegistrar>
+      </metadata:metadata>
+      <superuser:domainDelete xmlns:superuser="urn:google:params:xml:ns:superuser-1.0">
+        <superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>%REDEMPTION_GRACE_PERIOD_DAYS%</superuser:redemptionGracePeriodDays>
+        <superuser:pendingDeleteDays>%PENDING_DELETE_DAYS%</superuser:pendingDeleteDays>
+      </superuser:domainDelete>
+    </extension>
+    <clTRID>ABC-12345</clTRID>
+  </command>
+</epp>