diff --git a/library/camel-kamelets/src/main/resources/kamelets/sftp-source.kamelet.yaml b/library/camel-kamelets/src/main/resources/kamelets/sftp-source.kamelet.yaml
index cee95381d..cceb40f48 100644
--- a/library/camel-kamelets/src/main/resources/kamelets/sftp-source.kamelet.yaml
+++ b/library/camel-kamelets/src/main/resources/kamelets/sftp-source.kamelet.yaml
@@ -132,6 +132,13 @@ spec:
         default: true
         x-descriptors:
         - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:checkbox'
+      delete:
+        title: Delete
+        description: If true, the file will be deleted after it is processed successfully.
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
+        x-descriptors:
+        - 'urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:checkbox'
   dependencies:
     - "camel:ftp"
     - "camel:core"
@@ -153,6 +160,7 @@ spec:
         ignoreFileNotFoundOrPermissionError: "{{ignoreFileNotFoundOrPermissionError}}"
         binary: "{{binary}}"
         autoCreate: "{{autoCreate}}"
+        delete: "{{delete}}"
       steps:
       - set-body:
           simple: "${body.getBody()}"