diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/CallQueuedHandler.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/CallQueuedHandler.php
index 1df532129ddd..6047a1a3e259 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/CallQueuedHandler.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/CallQueuedHandler.php
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Queue;
 
+use Exception;
+use ReflectionClass;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Bus\Dispatcher;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\ModelNotFoundException;
@@ -40,9 +42,7 @@ public function call(Job $job, array $data)
                 $job, unserialize($data['command'])
             );
         } catch (ModelNotFoundException $e) {
-            return FailingJob::handle(
-                $job->getConnectionName(), $job, $e
-            );
+            return $this->handleModelNotFound($job, $e);
         }
 
         $this->dispatcher->dispatchNow(
@@ -105,6 +105,33 @@ protected function ensureNextJobInChainIsDispatched($command)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Handle a model not found exception.
+     *
+     * @param  \Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job  $job
+     * @param  \Exception  $e
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function handleModelNotFound(Job $job, $e)
+    {
+        $class = $job->resolveName();
+
+        try {
+            $shouldDelete = (new ReflectionClass($class))
+                    ->getDefaultProperties()['deleteWhenMissingModels'] ?? false;
+        } catch (Exception $e) {
+            $shouldDelete = false;
+        }
+
+        if ($shouldDelete) {
+            return $job->delete();
+        }
+
+        return FailingJob::handle(
+            $job->getConnectionName(), $job, $e
+        );
+    }
+
     /**
      * Call the failed method on the job instance.
      *
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Queue/CallQueuedHandlerTest.php b/tests/Integration/Queue/CallQueuedHandlerTest.php
index 76b9061250aa..8db9148e9f88 100644
--- a/tests/Integration/Queue/CallQueuedHandlerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Integration/Queue/CallQueuedHandlerTest.php
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public function test_job_is_marked_as_failed_if_model_not_found_exception_is_thr
 
         $job = Mockery::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job');
         $job->shouldReceive('getConnectionName')->andReturn('connection');
+        $job->shouldReceive('resolveName')->andReturn(__CLASS__);
         $job->shouldReceive('markAsFailed')->once();
         $job->shouldReceive('isDeleted')->andReturn(false);
         $job->shouldReceive('delete')->once();
@@ -48,6 +49,27 @@ public function test_job_is_marked_as_failed_if_model_not_found_exception_is_thr
 
         Event::assertDispatched(JobFailed::class);
     }
+
+    public function test_job_is_deleted_if_has_delete_property()
+    {
+        Event::fake();
+
+        $instance = new Illuminate\Queue\CallQueuedHandler(new Illuminate\Bus\Dispatcher(app()));
+
+        $job = Mockery::mock('Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Job');
+        $job->shouldReceive('getConnectionName')->andReturn('connection');
+        $job->shouldReceive('resolveName')->andReturn(CallQueuedHandlerExceptionThrower::class);
+        $job->shouldReceive('markAsFailed')->never();
+        $job->shouldReceive('isDeleted')->andReturn(false);
+        $job->shouldReceive('delete')->once();
+        $job->shouldReceive('failed')->never();
+
+        $instance->call($job, [
+            'command' => serialize(new CallQueuedHandlerExceptionThrower),
+        ]);
+
+        Event::assertNotDispatched(JobFailed::class);
+    }
 }
 
 class CallQueuedHandlerTestJob
@@ -64,6 +86,8 @@ public function handle()
 
 class CallQueuedHandlerExceptionThrower
 {
+    public $deleteWhenMissingModels = true;
+
     public function handle()
     {
         //