diff --git a/src/ssb.js.c b/src/ssb.js.c
index 8aa42bd0..bf5edc80 100644
--- a/src/ssb.js.c
+++ b/src/ssb.js.c
@@ -203,20 +203,51 @@ static JSValue _tf_ssb_addIdentity(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, in
 	return result;
 }
 
+typedef struct _delete_identity_t
+{
+	char id[k_id_base64_len];
+	bool deleted;
+	JSValue promise[2];
+	char user[];
+} delete_identity_t;
+
+static void _tf_ssb_delete_identity_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, void* user_data)
+{
+	delete_identity_t* work = user_data;
+	work->deleted = tf_ssb_db_identity_delete(ssb, work->user, work->id);
+}
+
+static void _tf_ssb_delete_identity_after_work(tf_ssb_t* ssb, int status, void* user_data)
+{
+	delete_identity_t* work = user_data;
+	JSContext* context = tf_ssb_get_context(ssb);
+	JSValue result = work->deleted ? JS_TRUE : JS_FALSE;
+	JSValue error = JS_Call(context, work->promise[0], JS_UNDEFINED, 1, &result);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, result);
+	tf_util_report_error(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, error);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[0]);
+	JS_FreeValue(context, work->promise[1]);
+	tf_free(work);
+}
+
 static JSValue _tf_ssb_deleteIdentity(JSContext* context, JSValueConst this_val, int argc, JSValueConst* argv)
 {
 	tf_ssb_t* ssb = JS_GetOpaque(this_val, _tf_ssb_classId);
 	JSValue result = JS_UNDEFINED;
 	if (ssb)
 	{
-		const char* user = JS_ToCString(context, argv[0]);
+		size_t user_length = 0;
+		const char* user = JS_ToCStringLen(context, &user_length, argv[0]);
 		const char* id = JS_ToCString(context, argv[1]);
 		if (id && user)
 		{
-			if (tf_ssb_db_identity_delete(ssb, user, *id == '@' ? id + 1 : id))
-			{
-				result = JS_TRUE;
-			}
+			delete_identity_t* work = tf_malloc(sizeof(delete_identity_t) + user_length + 1);
+			*work = (delete_identity_t) { 0 };
+			snprintf(work->id, sizeof(work->id), "%s", *id == '@' ? id + 1 : id);
+			memcpy(work->user, user, user_length + 1);
+			result = JS_NewPromiseCapability(context, work->promise);
+			tf_ssb_run_work(ssb, _tf_ssb_delete_identity_work, _tf_ssb_delete_identity_after_work, work);
 		}
 		JS_FreeCString(context, id);
 		JS_FreeCString(context, user);