diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 27889fe..6697d84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ Calling the `delete()` method on an attachment model instance will
  be disabled by setting the `behaviors.cascade_delete` to `false` in
  the configuration.
 
-> Not that calling `delete()` on a `query()` like statement will not
+> Note that calling `delete()` on a `query()` like statement will not
  cascade to the filesystem because it will not call the `delete()`
  method of the `Attachment` model class.
 
@@ -134,6 +134,15 @@ $attachmentByKey = $user->attachment('myKey');
 $attachmentByKey->delete(); // Will also delete the file on the storage by default
 ```
 
+### Soft Deletes
+The package also supports the Laravel's SoftDeletes trait (disabled by default).
+ It can be enabled by setting the `behaviors.soft_delete` to `true` in
+ the configuration.
+
+> Note that `behaviors.cascade_delete` setting will then work only with
+ the `forceDelete()` method of the `Attachment` model class.
+ All the files will be kept while the record is soft-deleted
+
 
 ## Hooking the file output
 
diff --git a/config/attachments.php b/config/attachments.php
index 3e1a478..847eb4b 100644
--- a/config/attachments.php
+++ b/config/attachments.php
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
     */
     'behaviors' => [
         'cascade_delete' => env('ATTACHMENTS_CASCADE_DELETE', true),
+        'soft_delete' => env('ATTACHMENTS_SOFT_DELETE', false),
         'dropzone_check_csrf' => env('ATTACHMENTS_DROPZONE_CHECK_CSRF', true),
     ],
 
diff --git a/migrations/2024_12_23_100100_alter_attachments_table_add_deleted_at_column.php b/migrations/2024_12_23_100100_alter_attachments_table_add_deleted_at_column.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f77b1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/migrations/2024_12_23_100100_alter_attachments_table_add_deleted_at_column.php
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class AlterAttachmentsTableAddDeletedAtColumn extends Migration
+{
+
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable('attachments')) {
+            Schema::table('attachments', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->softDeletes();
+            });
+        }
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        if (Schema::hasTable('attachments')) {
+            Schema::table('attachments', function (Blueprint $table) {
+                $table->dropColumn('deleted_at');
+            });
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Attachment.php b/src/Attachment.php
index 58d0f53..9c9d79c 100644
--- a/src/Attachment.php
+++ b/src/Attachment.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use Crypt;
 use File as FileHelper;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Storage;
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@
  */
 class Attachment extends Model implements AttachmentContract
 {
+    use SoftDeletes;
 
     protected $table = 'attachments';
 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ public static function attach($uuid, $model, $options = [])
         $attachment->fill($options);
 
         if ($found = $model->attachments()->where('key', '=', $attachment->key)->first()) {
-            $found->delete();
+            $found->forceDelete();
         }
 
         return $attachment->model()->associate($model)->save() ? $attachment : null;
@@ -211,8 +213,16 @@ protected static function boot()
     {
         parent::boot();
 
+        if (!config('attachments.behaviors.soft_delete', false)) {
+            static::deleted(function ($attachment) {
+                /** @var Attachment $attachment */
+
+                $attachment->forceDelete();
+            });
+        }
+
         if (config('attachments.behaviors.cascade_delete')) {
-            static::deleting(function ($attachment) {
+            static::forceDeleting(function ($attachment) {
                 /** @var Attachment $attachment */
 
                 $attachment->deleteFile();
diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/CleanupAttachments.php b/src/Console/Commands/CleanupAttachments.php
index 24b68f4..0faebac 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/CleanupAttachments.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/CleanupAttachments.php
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ public function handle()
     {
         if ($this->confirm(Lang::get('attachments::messages.console.cleanup_confirm'))) {
             $query = $this->model
+                ->withTrashed()
                 ->whereNull('model_type')
                 ->whereNull('model_id')
                 ->where('updated_at', '<=', Carbon::now()->addMinutes(-1 * $this->option('since')));
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ public function handle()
                     /** @var Collection $attachments */
                     $attachments->each(function ($attachment) use ($progress) {
                         /** @var AttachmentContract $attachment */
-                        $attachment->delete();
+                        $attachment->forceDelete();
 
                         $progress->advance();
                     });
diff --git a/src/Console/Commands/MigrateAttachments.php b/src/Console/Commands/MigrateAttachments.php
index 4fcab9d..5fb56f0 100644
--- a/src/Console/Commands/MigrateAttachments.php
+++ b/src/Console/Commands/MigrateAttachments.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function handle()
             $this->error(Lang::get('attachments::messages.console.migrate_invalid_to'));
         }
 
-        $query = Attachment::query()
+        $query = Attachment::withTrashed()
             ->where('disk', '=', $this->argument('from'));
 
         $this
diff --git a/src/Http/Controllers/DropzoneController.php b/src/Http/Controllers/DropzoneController.php
index d6df8e8..2857a01 100644
--- a/src/Http/Controllers/DropzoneController.php
+++ b/src/Http/Controllers/DropzoneController.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public function delete($id, Request $request)
                     return response(Lang::get('attachments::messages.errors.delete_denied'), 403);
                 }
 
-                $file->delete();
+                $file->forceDelete();
             }
 
             return response('', 204);