diff --git a/docs/errors/validation_errors.md b/docs/errors/validation_errors.md
index 615c616fbf..b857c45f59 100644
--- a/docs/errors/validation_errors.md
+++ b/docs/errors/validation_errors.md
@@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ except ValidationError as exc:
 
 ## `frozen_field`
 
-This error is raised when you attempt to assign a value to a field with `frozen=True`:
+This error is raised when you attempt to assign a value to a field with `frozen=True`, or to delete such a field:
 
 ```py
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationError
@@ -726,16 +726,23 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
 
 
 model = Model()
+
 try:
     model.x = 'test1'
 except ValidationError as exc:
     print(repr(exc.errors()[0]['type']))
     #> 'frozen_field'
+
+try:
+    del model.x
+except ValidationError as exc:
+    print(repr(exc.errors()[0]['type']))
+    #> 'frozen_field'
 ```
 
 ## `frozen_instance`
 
-This error is raised when `model_config['frozen] == True` and you attempt to assign a new value to
+This error is raised when `model_config['frozen] == True` and you attempt to delete or assign a new value to
 any of the fields:
 
 ```py
@@ -749,11 +756,18 @@ class Model(BaseModel):
 
 
 m = Model(x=1)
+
 try:
     m.x = 2
 except ValidationError as exc:
     print(repr(exc.errors()[0]['type']))
     #> 'frozen_instance'
+
+try:
+    del m.x
+except ValidationError as exc:
+    print(repr(exc.errors()[0]['type']))
+    #> 'frozen_instance'
 ```
 
 ## `frozen_set_type`
diff --git a/pydantic/main.py b/pydantic/main.py
index 8ce04e9d1e..89f82d1e9d 100644
--- a/pydantic/main.py
+++ b/pydantic/main.py
@@ -774,20 +774,8 @@ def __setattr__(self, name: str, value: Any) -> None:
                 else:
                     self.__pydantic_private__[name] = value
             return
-        elif self.model_config.get('frozen', None):
-            error: pydantic_core.InitErrorDetails = {
-                'type': 'frozen_instance',
-                'loc': (name,),
-                'input': value,
-            }
-            raise pydantic_core.ValidationError.from_exception_data(self.__class__.__name__, [error])
-        elif getattr(self.model_fields.get(name), 'frozen', False):
-            error: pydantic_core.InitErrorDetails = {
-                'type': 'frozen_field',
-                'loc': (name,),
-                'input': value,
-            }
-            raise pydantic_core.ValidationError.from_exception_data(self.__class__.__name__, [error])
+
+        self._check_frozen(name, value)
 
         attr = getattr(self.__class__, name, None)
         if isinstance(attr, property):
@@ -823,9 +811,13 @@ def __delattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
             try:
                 # Note: self.__pydantic_private__ cannot be None if self.__private_attributes__ has items
                 del self.__pydantic_private__[item]  # type: ignore
+                return
             except KeyError as exc:
                 raise AttributeError(f'{type(self).__name__!r} object has no attribute {item!r}') from exc
-        elif item in self.model_fields:
+
+        self._check_frozen(item, None)
+
+        if item in self.model_fields:
             object.__delattr__(self, item)
         elif self.__pydantic_extra__ is not None and item in self.__pydantic_extra__:
             del self.__pydantic_extra__[item]
@@ -835,6 +827,20 @@ def __delattr__(self, item: str) -> Any:
             except AttributeError:
                 raise AttributeError(f'{type(self).__name__!r} object has no attribute {item!r}')
 
+    def _check_frozen(self, name: str, value: Any) -> None:
+        if self.model_config.get('frozen', None):
+            typ = 'frozen_instance'
+        elif getattr(self.model_fields.get(name), 'frozen', False):
+            typ = 'frozen_field'
+        else:
+            return
+        error: pydantic_core.InitErrorDetails = {
+            'type': typ,
+            'loc': (name,),
+            'input': value,
+        }
+        raise pydantic_core.ValidationError.from_exception_data(self.__class__.__name__, [error])
+
     def __getstate__(self) -> dict[Any, Any]:
         private = self.__pydantic_private__
         if private:
diff --git a/tests/test_main.py b/tests/test_main.py
index bcd00fc51b..82367b41c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_main.py
+++ b/tests/test_main.py
@@ -515,20 +515,29 @@ class FrozenModel(BaseModel):
         a: int = 10
 
     m = FrozenModel()
-
     assert m.a == 10
+
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
         m.a = 11
     assert exc_info.value.errors(include_url=False) == [
         {'type': 'frozen_instance', 'loc': ('a',), 'msg': 'Instance is frozen', 'input': 11}
     ]
 
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        del m.a
+    assert exc_info.value.errors(include_url=False) == [
+        {'type': 'frozen_instance', 'loc': ('a',), 'msg': 'Instance is frozen', 'input': None}
+    ]
+
+    assert m.a == 10
+
 
 def test_frozen_field():
     class FrozenModel(BaseModel):
         a: int = Field(10, frozen=True)
 
     m = FrozenModel()
+    assert m.a == 10
 
     with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
         m.a = 11
@@ -536,6 +545,14 @@ class FrozenModel(BaseModel):
         {'type': 'frozen_field', 'loc': ('a',), 'msg': 'Field is frozen', 'input': 11}
     ]
 
+    with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as exc_info:
+        del m.a
+    assert exc_info.value.errors(include_url=False) == [
+        {'type': 'frozen_field', 'loc': ('a',), 'msg': 'Field is frozen', 'input': None}
+    ]
+
+    assert m.a == 10
+
 
 def test_not_frozen_are_not_hashable():
     class TestModel(BaseModel):