diff --git a/backend/jest.config.mjs b/backend/jest.config.mjs
index 275a949..4cde45d 100644
--- a/backend/jest.config.mjs
+++ b/backend/jest.config.mjs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const jestConfig = {
 	...createDefaultEsmPreset({
 		tsconfig: 'tsconfig.json'
 	}),
+	testTimeout: 30000,
 	resolver: 'ts-jest-resolver',
 	testMatch: ['**/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x)'],
 	moduleFileExtensions: ['js', 'ts', 'json', 'node'],
diff --git a/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts b/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
index 4473866..05e5484 100644
--- a/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
+++ b/backend/src/controllers/room.controller.ts
@@ -72,9 +72,11 @@ export const deleteRoom = async (req: Request, res: Response) => {
 		const { deleted } = await roomService.bulkDeleteRooms([roomId], forceDelete);
 
 		if (deleted.length > 0) {
+			// Room was deleted
 			return res.status(204).send();
 		}
 
+		// Room was marked as deleted
 		return res.status(202).json({ message: `Room ${roomId} marked as deleted` });
 	} catch (error) {
 		logger.error(`Error deleting room: ${roomId}`);
diff --git a/backend/tests/integration/api/rooms/delete-room.test.ts b/backend/tests/integration/api/rooms/delete-room.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55f2622
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/tests/integration/api/rooms/delete-room.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeAll, afterAll, afterEach } from '@jest/globals';
+import {
+	createRoom,
+	deleteAllRooms,
+	startTestServer,
+	stopTestServer,
+	getRoom,
+	deleteRoom,
+	joinFakeParticipant,
+	sleep,
+	disconnectFakeParticipants
+} from '../../../utils/helpers.js';
+import ms from 'ms';
+
+describe('OpenVidu Meet Room API Tests', () => {
+	beforeAll(async () => {
+		await startTestServer();
+	});
+
+	afterAll(async () => {
+		await stopTestServer();
+	});
+
+	afterEach(async () => {
+		// Remove all rooms created
+		disconnectFakeParticipants();
+		await deleteAllRooms();
+	});
+
+	describe('Delete Room Tests', () => {
+		it('should return 204 when room does not exist (idempotent deletion)', async () => {
+			const response = await deleteRoom('non-existent-room-id');
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+		});
+
+		it('should default to force=false when force parameter is invalid', async () => {
+			// Create a room first
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-room'
+			});
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: 'not-a-boolean' });
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+			// Verify it's deleted
+			const getResponse = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(getResponse.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should mark room for deletion when participants exist and force parameter is invalid', async () => {
+			// Create a room first
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-room'
+			});
+
+			joinFakeParticipant(roomId, 'test-participant');
+
+			await sleep(500);
+
+			// The force parameter is not a boolean so it should be defined as false
+			// and the room should be marked for deletion
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: 'not-a-boolean' });
+
+			// Check operation accepted
+			expect(response.status).toBe(202);
+
+			// The room should be marked for deletion
+			const roomResponse = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(roomResponse.body).toBeDefined();
+			expect(roomResponse.body.roomId).toBe(roomId);
+			expect(roomResponse.body.markedForDeletion).toBeDefined();
+			expect(roomResponse.body.markedForDeletion).toBe(true);
+		});
+
+		it('should delete an empty room completely (204)', async () => {
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({ roomIdPrefix: 'test-room' });
+
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId);
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+
+			// Try to retrieve the room again
+			const responseAfterDelete = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(responseAfterDelete.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should sanitize roomId with spaces and special characters before deletion', async () => {
+			// Create a room first
+			const createdRoom = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-mixed'
+			});
+
+			// Add some spaces and special chars to the valid roomId
+			const modifiedId = ` ${createdRoom.roomId}!@# `;
+			const response = await deleteRoom(modifiedId);
+
+			// The validation should sanitize the ID and successfully delete
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+
+			// Verify it's deleted
+			const getResponse = await getRoom(createdRoom.roomId);
+			expect(getResponse.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle explicit force=true for room with no participants', async () => {
+			const createdRoom = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-room'
+			});
+
+			const response = await deleteRoom(createdRoom.roomId, { force: true });
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+
+			// Try to retrieve the room again
+			const responseAfterDelete = await getRoom(createdRoom.roomId);
+			expect(responseAfterDelete.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should mark room for deletion (202) when participants exist and force=false', async () => {
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-room',
+				autoDeletionDate: Date.now() + ms('5h')
+			});
+
+			joinFakeParticipant(roomId, 'test-participant');
+
+			await sleep(500);
+
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: false });
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(202);
+
+			const roomResponse = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(roomResponse.body).toBeDefined();
+			expect(roomResponse.body.roomId).toBe(roomId);
+			expect(roomResponse.body.markedForDeletion).toBeDefined();
+			expect(roomResponse.body.markedForDeletion).toBe(true);
+
+			disconnectFakeParticipants();
+
+			await sleep(2000);
+			const responseAfterDelete = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(responseAfterDelete.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should force delete (204) room with active participants when force=true', async () => {
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({
+				roomIdPrefix: 'test-room'
+			});
+
+			joinFakeParticipant(roomId, 'test-participant');
+
+			await sleep(500);
+
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: true });
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+
+			// Try to retrieve the room again
+			const responseAfterDelete = await getRoom(roomId);
+			expect(responseAfterDelete.status).toBe(404);
+		});
+
+		it('should successfully delete a room already marked for deletion', async () => {
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({ roomIdPrefix: 'test-marked' });
+
+			// First mark it for deletion
+			joinFakeParticipant(roomId, 'test-participant');
+			await sleep(500);
+			await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: false });
+
+			// Then try to delete it again
+			const response = await deleteRoom(roomId, { force: true });
+			expect(response.status).toBe(204);
+		});
+
+		it('should handle repeated deletion of the same room gracefully', async () => {
+			const { roomId } = await createRoom({ roomIdPrefix: 'test-idempotent' });
+
+			// Delete first time
+			const response1 = await deleteRoom(roomId);
+			expect(response1.status).toBe(204);
+
+			// Delete second time - should still return 204 (no error)
+			const response2 = await deleteRoom(roomId);
+			expect(response2.status).toBe(204);
+		});
+	});
+
+	describe('Delete Room Validation failures', () => {
+		it('should fail when roomId becomes empty after sanitization', async () => {
+			const response = await deleteRoom('!!-*!@#$%^&*()_+{}|:"<>?');
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(422);
+			// Expect an error message indicating the resulting roomId is empty.
+			expect(response.body.error).toContain('Unprocessable Entity');
+			expect(JSON.stringify(response.body.details)).toContain('roomId cannot be empty after sanitization');
+		});
+
+		it('should fail when force parameter is a number instead of boolean', async () => {
+			const response = await deleteRoom('testRoom', { force: { value: 123 } });
+
+			expect(response.status).toBe(422);
+			expect(response.body.error).toContain('Unprocessable Entity');
+			expect(JSON.stringify(response.body.details)).toContain('Expected boolean, received object');
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/backend/tests/utils/helpers.ts b/backend/tests/utils/helpers.ts
index e434b8a..6dbb4c0 100644
--- a/backend/tests/utils/helpers.ts
+++ b/backend/tests/utils/helpers.ts
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ import {
 	MEET_USER,
 	MEET_SECRET,
 	MEET_ADMIN_USER,
-	MEET_ADMIN_SECRET
+	MEET_ADMIN_SECRET,
+	LIVEKIT_API_SECRET,
+	LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
+	MEET_NAME_ID
 } from '../../src/environment.js';
 import { AuthMode, AuthType, MeetRoom, UserRole, MeetRoomOptions } from '../../src/typings/ce/index.js';
 import { expect } from '@jest/globals';
 import INTERNAL_CONFIG from '../../src/config/internal-config.js';
+import { ChildProcess, execSync, spawn } from 'child_process';
 
 const CREDENTIALS = {
 	user: {
@@ -29,6 +33,8 @@ const CREDENTIALS = {
 let app: Express;
 let server: Server;
 
+const fakeParticipantsProcesses = new Map<string, ChildProcess>();
+
 /**
  * Starts the test server
  */
@@ -214,6 +220,17 @@ export const getRoom = async (roomId: string, fields?: string) => {
 		.query({ fields });
 };
 
+export const deleteRoom = async (roomId: string, query: Record<string, any> = {}) => {
+	if (!app) {
+		throw new Error('App instance is not defined');
+	}
+
+	return await request(app)
+		.delete(`${INTERNAL_CONFIG.API_BASE_PATH_V1}/rooms/${roomId}`)
+		.set(INTERNAL_CONFIG.API_KEY_HEADER, MEET_API_KEY)
+		.query(query);
+};
+
 export const assertEmptyRooms = async () => {
 	if (!app) {
 		throw new Error('App instance is not defined');
@@ -287,6 +304,74 @@ export const generateParticipantToken = async (
 	return participantTokenCookie;
 };
 
+/**
+ * Adds a fake participant to a LiveKit room for testing purposes.
+ *
+ * This workflow involves three key steps:
+ * 1. Create the LiveKit room manually
+ * 2. Set room metadata to mark it as managed by OpenVidu Meet
+ * 3. Connect a fake participant to the room
+ *
+ * @param roomId The ID of the room to join
+ * @param participantName The name for the fake participant
+ */
+export const joinFakeParticipant = (roomId: string, participantName: string) => {
+	// Step 1: Manually create the LiveKit room
+	// In normal operation, the room is created when a real participant requests a token,
+	// but for testing we need to create it ourselves since we're bypassing the token flow.
+	// We set a short departureTimeout (1s) to ensure the room is quickly cleaned up
+	// when our tests disconnect participants, preventing lingering test resources.
+	const createRoomCommand = `lk room create --api-key ${LIVEKIT_API_KEY} --api-secret ${LIVEKIT_API_SECRET} --departure-timeout 1 ${roomId}`;
+	runCommandSync(createRoomCommand);
+
+	// Step 2: Set required room metadata
+	// The room must have the createdBy field set to MEET_NAME_ID so that:
+	// 1. OpenVidu Meet recognizes it as a managed room
+	// 2. The room can be properly deleted through our API later
+	// 3. Other OpenVidu Meet features know this room belongs to our system
+	const metadata = JSON.stringify({ createdBy: MEET_NAME_ID });
+	const updateMetadataCommand = `lk room update --metadata '${metadata}' --api-key ${LIVEKIT_API_KEY} --api-secret ${LIVEKIT_API_SECRET} ${roomId}`;
+	runCommandSync(updateMetadataCommand);
+
+	// Step 3: Join a fake participant with demo audio/video
+	const process = spawn('lk', [
+		'room',
+		'join',
+		'--identity',
+		participantName,
+		'--publish-demo',
+		roomId,
+		'--api-key',
+		LIVEKIT_API_KEY,
+		'--api-secret',
+		LIVEKIT_API_SECRET
+	]);
+
+	// Store the process to be able to terminate it later
+	fakeParticipantsProcesses.set(participantName, process);
+};
+
+export const disconnectFakeParticipants = () => {
+	fakeParticipantsProcesses.forEach((process, participantName) => {
+		process.kill();
+		console.log(`Stopped process for participant ${participantName}`);
+	});
+
+	fakeParticipantsProcesses.clear();
+};
+
 export const sleep = (ms: number) => {
 	return new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, ms));
 };
+
+// PRIVATE METHODS
+
+const runCommandSync = (command: string): string => {
+	try {
+		const stdout = execSync(command, { encoding: 'utf-8' });
+		return stdout;
+	} catch (error) {
+		console.error(`Error running command: ${error}`);
+		throw error;
+	}
+};