diff --git a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
index 8a80fb728..af1bf7212 100644
--- a/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
+++ b/backend/src/server/routes/v1/secret-folder-router.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
   });
 
   server.route({
-    url: "/:folderId",
+    url: "/:folderIdOrName",
     method: "DELETE",
     schema: {
       description: "Delete a folder",
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
         }
       ],
       params: z.object({
-        folderId: z.string()
+        folderIdOrName: z.string()
       }),
       body: z.object({
         workspaceId: z.string().trim(),
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ export const registerSecretFolderRouter = async (server: FastifyZodProvider) =>
         actorOrgId: req.permission.orgId,
         ...req.body,
         projectId: req.body.workspaceId,
-        id: req.params.folderId,
+        idOrName: req.params.folderIdOrName,
         path
       });
       await server.services.auditLog.createAuditLog({
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
index 53d2a9fdf..26c1c1f4f 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { ForbiddenError, subject } from "@casl/ability";
 import path from "path";
-import { v4 as uuidv4 } from "uuid";
+import { v4 as uuidv4, validate as uuidValidate } from "uuid";
 
 import { TSecretFoldersInsert } from "@app/db/schemas";
 import { TPermissionServiceFactory } from "@app/ee/services/permission/permission-service";
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ export const secretFolderServiceFactory = ({
     actorOrgId,
     environment,
     path: secretPath,
-    id
+    idOrName
   }: TDeleteFolderDTO) => {
     const { permission } = await permissionService.getProjectPermission(actor, actorId, projectId, actorOrgId);
     ForbiddenError.from(permission).throwUnlessCan(
@@ -179,7 +179,10 @@ export const secretFolderServiceFactory = ({
       const parentFolder = await folderDAL.findBySecretPath(projectId, environment, secretPath, tx);
       if (!parentFolder) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Secret path not found" });
 
-      const [doc] = await folderDAL.delete({ envId: env.id, id, parentId: parentFolder.id }, tx);
+      const [doc] = await folderDAL.delete(
+        { envId: env.id, [uuidValidate(idOrName) ? "id" : "name"]: idOrName, parentId: parentFolder.id },
+        tx
+      );
       if (!doc) throw new BadRequestError({ message: "Folder not found", name: "Delete folder" });
       return doc;
     });
diff --git a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-types.ts b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-types.ts
index 7a68434f5..88b7b1017 100644
--- a/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-types.ts
+++ b/backend/src/services/secret-folder/secret-folder-types.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export type TUpdateFolderDTO = {
 export type TDeleteFolderDTO = {
   environment: string;
   path: string;
-  id: string;
+  idOrName: string;
 } & TProjectPermission;
 
 export type TGetFolderDTO = {