diff --git a/app/(landing)/organizations/[id]/hackathons/page.tsx b/app/(landing)/organizations/[id]/hackathons/page.tsx
index ee33ca87f..36bf2f9eb 100644
--- a/app/(landing)/organizations/[id]/hackathons/page.tsx
+++ b/app/(landing)/organizations/[id]/hackathons/page.tsx
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export default function HackathonsPage() {
   const [hackathonToDelete, setHackathonToDelete] = useState<{
     id: string;
     title: string;
+    type: 'draft' | 'hackathon';
   } | null>(null);
 
   const { hackathons, hackathonsLoading, drafts, draftsLoading, refetchAll } =
@@ -96,13 +97,12 @@ export default function HackathonsPage() {
   // Use the separate delete hook
   const { isDeleting, deleteHackathon } = useDeleteHackathon({
     organizationId,
-    hackathonId: hackathonToDelete?.id || '', // This will be set when we have a hackathon to delete
+    hackathonId: hackathonToDelete?.id || '',
+    type: hackathonToDelete?.type ?? 'hackathon',
+    suppressToast: true,
     onSuccess: () => {
       // Refresh the hackathons list after successful deletion
       refetchAll();
-      toast.success('Hackathon deleted successfully', {
-        description: `"${hackathonToDelete?.title}" has been permanently deleted.`,
-      });
     },
     onError: error => {
       toast.error('Failed to delete hackathon', {
@@ -165,37 +165,47 @@ export default function HackathonsPage() {
     return { published, drafts: drafts.length, total };
   }, [hackathons, drafts]);
 
-  const handleDeleteClick = (hackathonId: string) => {
-    // Try to find in published hackathons
-    const published = publishedHackathons.find(h => h.id === hackathonId);
-    if (published) {
-      setHackathonToDelete({
-        id: hackathonId,
-        title: published.name || 'Untitled Hackathon',
-      });
-      setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
-      return;
-    }
-    // Try to find in drafts
-    const draft = draftHackathons.find(d => d.id === hackathonId);
-    if (draft) {
-      setHackathonToDelete({
-        id: hackathonId,
-        title: draft.data.information?.name || 'Untitled Hackathon',
-      });
-      setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+  const handleDeleteClick = (
+    hackathonId: string,
+    type: 'draft' | 'hackathon'
+  ) => {
+    if (type === 'hackathon') {
+      const published = publishedHackathons.find(h => h.id === hackathonId);
+      if (published) {
+        setHackathonToDelete({
+          id: hackathonId,
+          title: published.name || 'Untitled Hackathon',
+          type: 'hackathon',
+        });
+        setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+      }
+    } else {
+      const draft = draftHackathons.find(d => d.id === hackathonId);
+      if (draft) {
+        setHackathonToDelete({
+          id: hackathonId,
+          title: draft.data.information?.name || 'Untitled Hackathon',
+          type: 'draft',
+        });
+        setDeleteDialogOpen(true);
+      }
     }
   };
 
   const handleDeleteConfirm = async () => {
     if (!hackathonToDelete) return;
 
+    const { title } = hackathonToDelete; // ✅ snapshot before state clears
+
     setDeleteDialogOpen(false);
 
     try {
       await deleteHackathon();
+      toast.success('Hackathon deleted successfully', {
+        description: `"${title}" has been permanently deleted.`,
+      });
     } catch {
-      // Error handled by toast in deleteHackathon hook
+      // error toast handled by onError in hook
     } finally {
       setHackathonToDelete(null);
     }
@@ -465,7 +475,7 @@ export default function HackathonsPage() {
                             <button
                               onClick={e => {
                                 e.stopPropagation();
-                                handleDeleteClick(hackathon.id);
+                                handleDeleteClick(hackathon.id, 'hackathon');
                               }}
                               className='flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900/70 text-zinc-400 hover:border-red-600 hover:text-red-500'
                               title='Delete Hackathon'
@@ -581,7 +591,7 @@ export default function HackathonsPage() {
                           <button
                             onClick={e => {
                               e.stopPropagation();
-                              handleDeleteClick(draft.id);
+                              handleDeleteClick(draft.id, 'draft');
                             }}
                             className='flex h-9 w-9 items-center justify-center rounded-lg border border-zinc-800 bg-zinc-900/70 text-zinc-400 hover:border-red-600 hover:text-red-500'
                             title='Delete Draft'
diff --git a/hooks/hackathon/use-delete-hackathon.ts b/hooks/hackathon/use-delete-hackathon.ts
index 4ef6d5780..d1a6c0917 100644
--- a/hooks/hackathon/use-delete-hackathon.ts
+++ b/hooks/hackathon/use-delete-hackathon.ts
@@ -2,21 +2,28 @@
 
 import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { deleteHackathon } from '@/lib/api/hackathons';
+import { deleteDraft } from '@/lib/api/hackathons/draft';
 import { useAuthStatus } from '@/hooks/use-auth';
 import { toast } from 'sonner';
 
+type DeleteType = 'draft' | 'hackathon';
+
 interface UseDeleteHackathonOptions {
   organizationId: string;
   hackathonId: string;
+  type: DeleteType;
   onSuccess?: () => void;
   onError?: (error: string) => void;
+  suppressToast?: boolean;
 }
 
 export function useDeleteHackathon({
   organizationId,
   hackathonId,
+  type,
   onSuccess,
   onError,
+  suppressToast = false,
 }: UseDeleteHackathonOptions) {
   const { isAuthenticated } = useAuthStatus();
   const [isDeleting, setIsDeleting] = useState(false);
@@ -37,10 +44,18 @@ export function useDeleteHackathon({
     setError(null);
 
     try {
-      const response = await deleteHackathon(hackathonId);
+      let response;
+
+      if (type === 'draft') {
+        response = await deleteDraft(hackathonId, organizationId);
+      } else {
+        response = await deleteHackathon(hackathonId);
+      }
 
       if (response.success) {
-        toast.success('Hackathon deleted successfully');
+        if (!suppressToast) {
+          toast.success('Hackathon deleted successfully');
+        }
         onSuccess?.();
         return response.data;
       } else {
@@ -50,13 +65,15 @@ export function useDeleteHackathon({
       const errorMessage =
         err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Failed to delete hackathon';
       setError(errorMessage);
-      toast.error(errorMessage);
+      if (!suppressToast) {
+        toast.error(errorMessage);
+      }
       onError?.(errorMessage);
       throw err;
     } finally {
       setIsDeleting(false);
     }
-  }, [organizationId, hackathonId, isAuthenticated, onSuccess, onError]);
+  }, [organizationId, hackathonId, isAuthenticated, type, onSuccess, onError]);
 
   return {
     isDeleting,
diff --git a/lib/api/hackathons/draft.ts b/lib/api/hackathons/draft.ts
index d0bf77c8a..d03d433cb 100644
--- a/lib/api/hackathons/draft.ts
+++ b/lib/api/hackathons/draft.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ export interface PublishHackathonResponse extends ApiResponse<Hackathon> {
   message: string;
 }
 
+export interface DeleteHackathonResponse extends ApiResponse<null> {
+  success: true;
+  message: string;
+  data: null;
+}
+
 /**
  * Initialize a new hackathon draft
  */
@@ -86,6 +92,24 @@ export const publishDraft = async (
   return res.data.data as PublishHackathonResponse;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Delete Draft Hackathon
+ */
+export const deleteDraft = async (
+  draftId: string,
+  organizationId: string
+): Promise<DeleteHackathonResponse> => {
+  const res = await api.delete<DeleteHackathonResponse>(
+    `/organizations/${organizationId}/hackathons/draft/${draftId}`
+  );
+
+  if (res.status === 204) {
+    return { success: true, message: 'Deleted successfully', data: null };
+  }
+
+  return res.data as DeleteHackathonResponse;
+};
+
 /**
  * Get a single hackathon draft by ID
  */
diff --git a/lib/api/hackathons/index.ts b/lib/api/hackathons/index.ts
index bbb9312e7..b1cdd24c2 100644
--- a/lib/api/hackathons/index.ts
+++ b/lib/api/hackathons/index.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ export {
 
 // Re-export all API functions and response types
 export * from './core';
-export * from './draft';
 export * from './participants';
 export * from './judging';
 export * from './rewards';