diff --git a/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py b/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
index bc3f1e026..de3b2502e 100644
--- a/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
+++ b/google/cloud/storage/bucket.py
@@ -1539,6 +1539,7 @@ def delete(
                     client=client,
                     timeout=timeout,
                     retry=retry,
+                    versions=True,
                 )
             )
             if len(blobs) > self._MAX_OBJECTS_FOR_ITERATION:
@@ -1557,6 +1558,7 @@ def delete(
                 client=client,
                 timeout=timeout,
                 retry=retry,
+                preserve_generation=True,
             )
 
         # We intentionally pass `_target_object=None` since a DELETE
diff --git a/tests/system/test_bucket.py b/tests/system/test_bucket.py
index e825c72a6..19b21bac2 100644
--- a/tests/system/test_bucket.py
+++ b/tests/system/test_bucket.py
@@ -1069,6 +1069,48 @@ def test_new_bucket_with_autoclass(
     assert bucket.autoclass_toggle_time != previous_toggle_time
 
 
+def test_bucket_delete_force(storage_client):
+    bucket_name = _helpers.unique_name("version-disabled")
+    bucket_obj = storage_client.bucket(bucket_name)
+    bucket = storage_client.create_bucket(bucket_obj)
+
+    BLOB_NAME = "my_object"
+    blob = bucket.blob(BLOB_NAME)
+    blob.upload_from_string("abcd")
+    blob.upload_from_string("efgh")
+
+    blobs = bucket.list_blobs(versions=True)
+    counter = 0
+    for blob in blobs:
+        counter += 1
+        assert blob.name == BLOB_NAME
+    assert counter == 1
+
+    bucket.delete(force=True)  # Will fail with 409 if blobs aren't deleted
+
+
+def test_bucket_delete_force_works_with_versions(storage_client):
+    bucket_name = _helpers.unique_name("version-enabled")
+    bucket_obj = storage_client.bucket(bucket_name)
+    bucket_obj.versioning_enabled = True
+    bucket = storage_client.create_bucket(bucket_obj)
+    assert bucket.versioning_enabled
+
+    BLOB_NAME = "my_versioned_object"
+    blob = bucket.blob(BLOB_NAME)
+    blob.upload_from_string("abcd")
+    blob.upload_from_string("efgh")
+
+    blobs = bucket.list_blobs(versions=True)
+    counter = 0
+    for blob in blobs:
+        counter += 1
+        assert blob.name == BLOB_NAME
+    assert counter == 2
+
+    bucket.delete(force=True)  # Will fail with 409 if versions aren't deleted
+
+
 def test_config_autoclass_w_existing_bucket(
     storage_client,
     buckets_to_delete,
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_bucket.py b/tests/unit/test_bucket.py
index 8e07ed96d..8db6a2e62 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_bucket.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_bucket.py
@@ -1419,6 +1419,7 @@ def test_delete_hit_w_force_w_user_project_w_explicit_timeout_retry(self):
             client=client,
             timeout=timeout,
             retry=retry,
+            versions=True,
         )
 
         bucket.delete_blobs.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -1427,6 +1428,7 @@ def test_delete_hit_w_force_w_user_project_w_explicit_timeout_retry(self):
             client=client,
             timeout=timeout,
             retry=retry,
+            preserve_generation=True,
         )
 
         expected_query_params = {"userProject": user_project}
@@ -1456,6 +1458,7 @@ def test_delete_hit_w_force_delete_blobs(self):
             client=client,
             timeout=self._get_default_timeout(),
             retry=DEFAULT_RETRY,
+            versions=True,
         )
 
         bucket.delete_blobs.assert_called_once_with(
@@ -1464,6 +1467,7 @@ def test_delete_hit_w_force_delete_blobs(self):
             client=client,
             timeout=self._get_default_timeout(),
             retry=DEFAULT_RETRY,
+            preserve_generation=True,
         )
 
         expected_query_params = {}
@@ -1483,8 +1487,10 @@ def test_delete_w_force_w_user_project_w_miss_on_blob(self):
         client = mock.Mock(spec=["_delete_resource"])
         client._delete_resource.return_value = None
         bucket = self._make_one(client=client, name=name)
-        blob = mock.Mock(spec=["name"])
+        blob = mock.Mock(spec=["name", "generation"])
         blob.name = blob_name
+        GEN = 1234
+        blob.generation = GEN
         blobs = [blob]
         bucket.list_blobs = mock.Mock(return_value=iter(blobs))
         bucket.delete_blob = mock.Mock(side_effect=NotFound("testing"))
@@ -1496,7 +1502,7 @@ def test_delete_w_force_w_user_project_w_miss_on_blob(self):
         bucket.delete_blob.assert_called_once_with(
             blob_name,
             client=client,
-            generation=None,
+            generation=GEN,
             if_generation_match=None,
             if_generation_not_match=None,
             if_metageneration_match=None,