diff --git a/lang/en/files.php b/lang/en/files.php
index 133b5e596d31d..4ccdfb68e7d57 100644
--- a/lang/en/files.php
+++ b/lang/en/files.php
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 defined('MOODLE_INTERNAL') || die();
 
 $string['eventfileaddedtodraftarea'] = 'File added to draft area';
+$string['eventfiledeletedfromdraftarea'] = 'File deleted from draft area';
 $string['privacy:metadata:file_conversions'] = 'A record of the file conversions performed by a user.';
 $string['privacy:metadata:file_conversion:usermodified'] = 'The user who started the file conversion.';
 $string['privacy:metadata:files'] = 'A record of the files uploaded or shared by users';
diff --git a/lib/classes/event/draft_file_deleted.php b/lib/classes/event/draft_file_deleted.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..02344415ad11c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/classes/event/draft_file_deleted.php
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+namespace core\event;
+
+/**
+ * Event fired when a file is deleted from the draft area.
+ *
+ * @property-read array $other {
+ *      Extra information about the event.
+ *
+ *      - string itemid: itemid of the file
+ *      - string filename: Name of the file deleted from the draft area.
+ *      - string filesize: The file size.
+ *      - string filepath: The filepath.
+ *      - string contenthash: The file contenthash.
+ * }
+ *
+ * @package   core
+ * @since     Moodle 4.2
+ * @copyright 2023 The Open University.
+ * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+class draft_file_deleted extends base {
+
+    protected function init() {
+        $this->data['objecttable'] = 'files';
+        $this->data['crud'] = 'd';
+        $this->data['edulevel'] = self::LEVEL_OTHER;
+    }
+
+    public static function get_name() {
+        return get_string('eventfiledeletedfromdraftarea', 'files');
+    }
+
+    public function get_description() {
+        $humansize = display_size($this->other['filesize']);
+        $filetype = 'file';
+        if ($this->other['filename'] == '.') {
+            $filetype = 'folder';
+        }
+        return "The user with id '{$this->userid}' has deleted {$filetype} '{$this->other['filepath']}" .
+            "{$this->other['filename']}' from the draft file area with item id {$this->other['itemid']}. Size: {$humansize}. ".
+            "Content hash: {$this->other['contenthash']}.";
+    }
+
+    protected function validate_data() {
+        parent::validate_data();
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['itemid'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'itemid\' must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['filename'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'filename\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['filesize'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'filesize\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['filepath'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'filepath\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+
+        if (!isset($this->other['contenthash'])) {
+            throw new \coding_exception('The \'contenthash\' value must be set in other.');
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/lib/tests/event/draft_file_deleted_test.php b/lib/tests/event/draft_file_deleted_test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..95ed6ed811f55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tests/event/draft_file_deleted_test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<?php
+// This file is part of Moodle - http://moodle.org/
+//
+// Moodle is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// Moodle is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with Moodle.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+/**
+ * File deleted from draft area test events.
+ *
+ * @package   core
+ * @category  test
+ * @copyright 2023 The Open University.
+ * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ */
+
+namespace core\event;
+
+/**
+ * Test for draft file deleted event.
+ *
+ * @package   core
+ * @category  test
+ * @copyright 2023 The Open University.
+ * @license   http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html GNU GPL v3 or later
+ * @covers    \core\event\draft_file_deleted
+ */
+class draft_file_deleted_test extends \advanced_testcase {
+    /**
+     * Test draft file deleted event.
+     */
+    public function test_event() {
+        $this->resetAfterTest();
+        $user = $this->getDataGenerator()->create_user();
+        $this->setUser($user);
+        $usercontext = \context_user::instance($user->id);
+
+        $sink = $this->redirectEvents();
+        $fs = get_file_storage();
+
+        $filerecord = [
+                'contextid' => $usercontext->id,
+                'component' => 'core',
+                'filearea' => 'unittest',
+                'itemid' => 0,
+                'filepath' => '/',
+                'filename' => 'test.txt',
+                'source' => 'Copyright stuff',
+        ];
+        $originalfile = $fs->create_file_from_string($filerecord, 'Test content');
+        $nbsp = "\xc2\xa0";
+
+        // Event data for logging.
+        $eventdata = [
+                'objectid' => $originalfile->get_id(),
+                'context' => $usercontext,
+                'other' => [
+                        'itemid' => $originalfile->get_itemid(),
+                        'filename' => $originalfile->get_filename(),
+                        'filesize' => $originalfile->get_filesize(),
+                        'filepath' => $originalfile->get_filepath(),
+                        'contenthash' => $originalfile->get_contenthash(),
+                ]
+        ];
+        $event = \core\event\draft_file_deleted::create($eventdata);
+        $event->trigger();
+
+        $events = $sink->get_events();
+        $this->assertCount(1, $events);
+        $event = reset($events);
+
+        $this->assertEquals($usercontext, $event->get_context());
+        $expected = "The user with id '{$user->id}' has deleted file '/test.txt' from the draft file area with item id 0. ".
+            "Size: 12{$nbsp}bytes. Content hash: {$originalfile->get_contenthash()}.";
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $event->get_description());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/repository/lib.php b/repository/lib.php
index f10d82e19125c..9f384a13b114b 100644
--- a/repository/lib.php
+++ b/repository/lib.php
@@ -3245,11 +3245,15 @@ function repository_delete_selected_files($context, string $component, string $f
                 $files = $fs->get_directory_files($context->id, $component, $filearea, $itemid, $filepath, true);
                 foreach ($files as $file) {
                     $file->delete();
+                    // Log the event when a file is deleted from the draft area.
+                    create_event_draft_file_deleted($context, $file);
                 }
                 $storedfile->delete();
+                create_event_draft_file_deleted($context, $storedfile);
                 $return[$parentpath] = "";
             } else {
                 if ($result = $storedfile->delete()) {
+                    create_event_draft_file_deleted($context, $storedfile);
                     $return[$parentpath] = "";
                 }
             }
@@ -3259,6 +3263,27 @@ function repository_delete_selected_files($context, string $component, string $f
     return $return;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Convenience function to create draft_file_deleted log event.
+ *
+ * @param context $context The context where delete is called.
+ * @param stored_file $storedfile the file to be logged.
+ */
+function create_event_draft_file_deleted(context $context, stored_file $storedfile) :void {
+    $logevent = \core\event\draft_file_deleted::create([
+            'objectid' => $storedfile->get_id(),
+            'context' => $context,
+            'other' => [
+                    'itemid' => $storedfile->get_itemid(),
+                    'filename' => $storedfile->get_filename(),
+                    'filesize' => $storedfile->get_filesize(),
+                    'filepath' => $storedfile->get_filepath(),
+                    'contenthash' => $storedfile->get_contenthash(),
+            ],
+    ]);
+    $logevent->trigger();
+}
+
 /**
  * Convenience function to handle deletion of files.
  *
diff --git a/repository/tests/behat/delete_files.feature b/repository/tests/behat/delete_files.feature
index 9cc85176f9b86..feea325812281 100644
--- a/repository/tests/behat/delete_files.feature
+++ b/repository/tests/behat/delete_files.feature
@@ -109,3 +109,23 @@ Feature: Delete files and folders from the file manager
     Then I should not see "Delete me" in the "Private files" "block"
     And I should not see "empty.txt" in the "Private files" "block"
     And I should not see "Delete me too" in the "Private files" "block"
+
+  @javascript
+  Scenario: Verify system logs for deleted draft files
+    Given I log in as "admin"
+    And I follow "Manage private files..."
+    And I upload "lib/tests/fixtures/update_validator/zips/multidir.zip" file to "Files" filemanager
+    And I follow "multidir.zip"
+    And I click on "Unzip" "button"
+    And I click on "Display folder with file details" "link"
+    And I set the field "Select file 'one'" to "1"
+    And I click on "Delete" "link"
+    And I should see "Are you sure you want to delete the selected 1 file(s)?"
+    And I click on "OK" "button" in the "Confirm" "dialogue"
+    And I click on "Save changes" "button"
+    And I am on the "System logs report" page
+    And I click on "Get these logs" "button"
+    And I should see "The user with id '2' has deleted folder '/one/.' from the draft file area with item id" in the "has deleted folder '/one/.'" "table_row"
+    And I should see "Size: 0 bytes. Content hash:" in the "has deleted folder '/one/.'" "table_row"
+    Then I should see "The user with id '2' has deleted file '/one/version.php' from the draft file area with item id" in the "has deleted file '/one/version.php'" "table_row"
+    And I should see "Size: 40 bytes. Content hash:" in the "has deleted file '/one/version.php'" "table_row"