diff --git a/.changeset/quiet-ravens-sneeze.md b/.changeset/quiet-ravens-sneeze.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..096860c1a8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quiet-ravens-sneeze.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@clerk/backend": minor
+---
+
+Add missing `deleteSelfEnabled` property in `UpdateUserParams`.
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
index 20efe2f1917..893bc4fd3b1 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/api/endpoints/UserApi.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ type UpdateUserParams = {
   backupCodes?: string[];
   externalId?: string;
   createdAt?: Date;
+  deleteSelfEnabled?: boolean;
   createOrganizationEnabled?: boolean;
   createOrganizationsLimit?: number;
 } & UserMetadataParams &