diff --git a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/02_Relations.md b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/02_Relations.md
index 47304c52d..7d7e573f4 100644
--- a/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/02_Relations.md
+++ b/docs/en/02_Developer_Guides/00_Model/02_Relations.md
@@ -406,6 +406,32 @@ the best way to think about it is that the object where the relationship will be
 Product => Categories, the `Product` should contain the `many_many`, because it is much
 more likely that the user will select Categories for a Product than vice-versa.
 
+## Cascading deletions
+
+Relationships between objects can cause cascading deletions, if necessary, through configuration of the
+`cascade_deletes` config on the parent class.
+
+```php
+class ParentObject extends DataObject {
+    private static $has_one = [
+        'Child' => ChildObject::class,
+    ];
+    private static $cascade_deletes = [
+        'Child',
+    ];
+}
+class ChildObject extends DataObject {
+}
+```
+
+In this example, when the Parent object is deleted, the Child specified by the has_one relation will also
+be deleted. Note that all relation types (has_many, many_many, belongs_many_many, belongs_to, and has_one)
+are supported, as are methods that return lists of objects but do not correspond to a physical database relation.
+
+If your object is versioned, cascade_deletes will also act as "cascade unpublish", such that any unpublish
+on a parent object will trigger unpublish on the child, similarly to how `owns` causes triggered publishing.
+See the [versioning docs](/developer_guides/versioning) for more information on ownership.
+
 ## Adding relations
 
 Adding new items to a relations works the same, regardless if you're editing a **has_many** or a **many_many**. They are 
diff --git a/src/ORM/DataObject.php b/src/ORM/DataObject.php
index 2edd30ebc..0e1c7b7aa 100644
--- a/src/ORM/DataObject.php
+++ b/src/ORM/DataObject.php
@@ -266,6 +266,17 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
      */
     protected $unsavedRelations;
 
+    /**
+     * List of relations that should be cascade deleted, similar to `owns`
+     * Note: This will trigger delete on many_many objects, not only the mapping table.
+     * For many_many through you can specify the components you want to delete separately
+     * (many_many or has_many sub-component)
+     *
+     * @config
+     * @var array
+     */
+    private static $cascade_deletes = [];
+
     /**
      * Get schema object
      *
@@ -1043,6 +1054,23 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
         $this->extend('onAfterWrite', $dummy);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Find all objects that will be cascade deleted if this object is deleted
+     *
+     * Notes:
+     *   - If this object is versioned, objects will only be searched in the same stage as the given record.
+     *   - This will only be useful prior to deletion, as post-deletion this record will no longer exist.
+     *
+     * @param bool $recursive True if recursive
+     * @param ArrayList $list Optional list to add items to
+     * @return ArrayList list of objects
+     */
+    public function findCascadeDeletes($recursive = true, $list = null)
+    {
+        // Find objects in these relationships
+        return $this->findRelatedObjects('cascade_deletes', $recursive, $list);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Event handler called before deleting from the database.
      * You can overload this to clean up or otherwise process data before delete this
@@ -1056,6 +1084,12 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
 
         $dummy = null;
         $this->extend('onBeforeDelete', $dummy);
+
+        // Cascade deletes
+        $deletes = $this->findCascadeDeletes(false);
+        foreach ($deletes as $delete) {
+            $delete->delete();
+        }
     }
 
     protected function onAfterDelete()
@@ -3680,4 +3714,105 @@ class DataObject extends ViewableData implements DataObjectInterface, i18nEntity
         }
         return $this;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Find objects in the given relationships, merging them into the given list
+     *
+     * @param string $source Config property to extract relationships from
+     * @param bool $recursive True if recursive
+     * @param ArrayList $list If specified, items will be added to this list. If not, a new
+     * instance of ArrayList will be constructed and returned
+     * @return ArrayList The list of related objects
+     */
+    public function findRelatedObjects($source, $recursive = true, $list = null)
+    {
+        if (!$list) {
+            $list = new ArrayList();
+        }
+
+        // Skip search for unsaved records
+        if (!$this->isInDB()) {
+            return $list;
+        }
+
+        $relationships = $this->config()->get($source) ?: [];
+        foreach ($relationships as $relationship) {
+            // Warn if invalid config
+            if (!$this->hasMethod($relationship)) {
+                trigger_error(sprintf(
+                    "Invalid %s config value \"%s\" on object on class \"%s\"",
+                    $source,
+                    $relationship,
+                    get_class($this)
+                ), E_USER_WARNING);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            // Inspect value of this relationship
+            $items = $this->{$relationship}();
+
+            // Merge any new item
+            $newItems = $this->mergeRelatedObjects($list, $items);
+
+            // Recurse if necessary
+            if ($recursive) {
+                foreach ($newItems as $item) {
+                    /** @var DataObject $item */
+                    $item->findRelatedObjects($source, true, $list);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return $list;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Helper method to merge owned/owning items into a list.
+     * Items already present in the list will be skipped.
+     *
+     * @param ArrayList $list Items to merge into
+     * @param mixed $items List of new items to merge
+     * @return ArrayList List of all newly added items that did not already exist in $list
+     */
+    public function mergeRelatedObjects($list, $items)
+    {
+        $added = new ArrayList();
+        if (!$items) {
+            return $added;
+        }
+        if ($items instanceof DataObject) {
+            $items = [$items];
+        }
+
+        /** @var DataObject $item */
+        foreach ($items as $item) {
+            $this->mergeRelatedObject($list, $added, $item);
+        }
+        return $added;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Merge single object into a list, but ensures that existing objects are not
+     * re-added.
+     *
+     * @param ArrayList $list Global list
+     * @param ArrayList $added Additional list to insert into
+     * @param DataObject $item Item to add
+     */
+    protected function mergeRelatedObject($list, $added, $item)
+    {
+        // Identify item
+        $itemKey = get_class($item) . '/' . $item->ID;
+
+        // Write if saved, versioned, and not already added
+        if ($item->isInDB() && !isset($list[$itemKey])) {
+            $list[$itemKey] = $item;
+            $added[$itemKey] = $item;
+        }
+
+        // Add joined record (from many_many through) automatically
+        $joined = $item->getJoin();
+        if ($joined) {
+            $this->mergeRelatedObject($list, $added, $joined);
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.php b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..303d74bb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\SapphireTest;
+
+/**
+ * Test cascade delete objects
+ */
+class CascadeDeleteTest extends SapphireTest
+{
+    protected static $fixture_file = 'CascadeDeleteTest.yml';
+
+    protected static $extra_dataobjects = [
+        CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject::class,
+        CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject::class,
+        CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject::class,
+        CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject::class,
+    ];
+
+    public function testFindCascadeDeletes()
+    {
+        /** @var CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject $child1 */
+        $child1 = $this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject::class, 'child1');
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 1'],
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 2'],
+            ],
+            $child1->findCascadeDeletes(true)
+        );
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 1'],
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 2'],
+            ],
+            $child1->findCascadeDeletes(false)
+        );
+
+        /** @var CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject $parent1 */
+        $parent1 = $this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject::class, 'parent1');
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                [ 'Title' => 'Child 1'],
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 1'],
+                [ 'Title' => 'Grandchild 2'],
+            ],
+            $parent1->findCascadeDeletes(true)
+        );
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                [ 'Title' => 'Child 1'],
+            ],
+            $parent1->findCascadeDeletes(false)
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testRecursiveDelete()
+    {
+        /** @var CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject $child1 */
+        $child1 = $this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject::class, 'child1');
+        $child1->delete();
+
+        // Parent, related, and non-relational objects undeleted
+        $this->assertNotEmpty($this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject::class, 'parent1'));
+
+        // Related objects never deleted
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Related 1'],
+                ['Title' => 'Related 2'],
+                ['Title' => 'Related 3'],
+            ],
+            CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject::get()
+        );
+
+        // Ensure only remaining grandchild are those outside the relation
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Grandchild 3'],
+            ],
+            CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject::get()
+        );
+    }
+
+    public function testDeepRecursiveDelete()
+    {
+        /** @var CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject $parent1 */
+        $parent1 = $this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject::class, 'parent1');
+        $parent1->delete();
+
+        // Ensure affected cascading tables have expected content
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Child 2'],
+            ],
+            CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject::get()
+        );
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Grandchild 3'],
+            ],
+            CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject::get()
+        );
+
+        // Related objects never deleted
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Related 1'],
+                ['Title' => 'Related 2'],
+                ['Title' => 'Related 3'],
+            ],
+            CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject::get()
+        );
+
+        // Ensure that other parents which share cascade deleted objects have the correct result
+        /** @var CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject $child2 */
+        $child2 = $this->objFromFixture(CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject::class, 'child2');
+        $this->assertDOSEquals(
+            [
+                ['Title' => 'Grandchild 3'],
+            ],
+            $child2->Children()
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.yml b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..73af653bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject:
+  grandchild1:
+    Title: 'Grandchild 1'
+  grandchild2:
+    Title: 'Grandchild 2'
+  grandchild3:
+    Title: 'Grandchild 3'
+
+SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject:
+  related1:
+    Title: 'Related 1'
+  related2:
+    Title: 'Related 2'
+  related3:
+    Title: 'Related 3'
+
+SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject:
+  parent1:
+    Title: 'Parent 1'
+  parent2:
+    Title: 'Parent 2'
+  parent3:
+    Title: 'Parent 3'
+
+SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\ChildObject:
+  child1:
+    Title: 'Child 1'
+    Parent: =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject.parent1
+    Related: =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject.related1
+    Children:
+      - =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject.grandchild1
+      - =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject.grandchild2
+  child2:
+    Title: 'Child 2'
+    Parent: =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\ParentObject.parent2
+    Related: =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\RelatedObject.related2
+    Children:
+      - =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject.grandchild2
+      - =>SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest\GrandChildObject.grandchild3
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ChildObject.php b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ChildObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4e899c7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ChildObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\ManyManyList;
+
+/**
+ * @method ParentObject Parent()
+ * @method RelatedObject Related()
+ * @method ManyManyList Children()
+ */
+class ChildObject extends DataObject implements TestOnly
+{
+    private static $table_name = 'CascadeDeleteTest_ChildObject';
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title' => 'Varchar',
+    ];
+
+    private static $cascade_deletes = [
+        'Children'
+    ];
+
+    private static $has_one = [
+        'Parent' => ParentObject::class,
+        'Related' => RelatedObject::class,
+    ];
+
+    private static $many_many = [
+        'Children' => GrandChildObject::class,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/GrandChildObject.php b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/GrandChildObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae7c0c278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/GrandChildObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+class GrandChildObject extends DataObject implements TestOnly
+{
+    private static $table_name = 'CascadeDeleteTest_GrandChildObject';
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title' => 'Varchar',
+    ];
+
+    private static $belongs_many_many = [
+        'Parents' => ChildObject::class,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ParentObject.php b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ParentObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922318b92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/ParentObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+class ParentObject extends DataObject implements TestOnly
+{
+    private static $table_name = 'CascadeDeleteTest_ParentObject';
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title' => 'Varchar',
+    ];
+
+    private static $cascade_deletes = [
+        'Children'
+    ];
+
+    private static $has_many = [
+        'Children' => ChildObject::class,
+    ];
+}
diff --git a/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/RelatedObject.php b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/RelatedObject.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..13367e05d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/php/ORM/CascadeDeleteTest/RelatedObject.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace SilverStripe\ORM\Tests\CascadeDeleteTest;
+
+use SilverStripe\Dev\TestOnly;
+use SilverStripe\ORM\DataObject;
+
+class RelatedObject extends DataObject implements TestOnly
+{
+    private static $table_name = 'CascadeDeleteTest_RelatedObject';
+
+    private static $db = [
+        'Title' => 'Varchar',
+    ];
+
+    private static $belongs_to = [
+        'Parent' => ChildObject::class,
+    ];
+}