diff --git a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
index 54fae1b1e..f117e210a 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameUpdates.ts
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ export interface PlayerUpdate {
   alliances: AllianceView[];
   hasSpawned: boolean;
   betrayals?: bigint;
+  lastDeleteUnitTick: Tick;
 }
 
 export interface AllianceView {
diff --git a/src/core/game/GameView.ts b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
index c15887a86..d6ed3730d 100644
--- a/src/core/game/GameView.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/GameView.ts
@@ -426,8 +426,15 @@ export class PlayerView {
     return this.data.isDisconnected;
   }
 
+  lastDeleteUnitTick(): Tick {
+    return this.data.lastDeleteUnitTick;
+  }
+
   canDeleteUnit(): boolean {
-    return true;
+    return (
+      this.game.ticks() + 1 - this.lastDeleteUnitTick() >=
+      this.game.config().deleteUnitCooldown()
+    );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
index d2287d886..d9ba8ba7c 100644
--- a/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
+++ b/src/core/game/PlayerImpl.ts
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ export class PlayerImpl implements Player {
       ),
       hasSpawned: this.hasSpawned(),
       betrayals: stats?.betrayals,
+      lastDeleteUnitTick: this.lastDeleteUnitTick,
     };
   }