diff --git a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
index 00167d3e..46e2f2a9 100644
--- a/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/moderation/ModerationQueue.tsx
@@ -288,6 +288,35 @@ export function ModerationQueue() {
     
     setActionLoading(item.id);
     try {
+      // Step 1: Extract photo IDs from the submission content
+      const photoIds: string[] = [];
+      if (item.content?.photos && Array.isArray(item.content.photos)) {
+        for (const photo of item.content.photos) {
+          if (photo.imageId) {
+            photoIds.push(photo.imageId);
+          }
+        }
+      }
+
+      // Step 2: Delete photos from Cloudflare Images (if any)
+      if (photoIds.length > 0) {
+        const deletePromises = photoIds.map(async (imageId) => {
+          try {
+            await supabase.functions.invoke('upload-image', {
+              method: 'DELETE',
+              body: { imageId }
+            });
+          } catch (deleteError) {
+            console.warn(`Failed to delete photo ${imageId} from Cloudflare:`, deleteError);
+            // Continue with other deletions - don't fail the entire operation
+          }
+        });
+
+        // Execute all photo deletions in parallel
+        await Promise.allSettled(deletePromises);
+      }
+
+      // Step 3: Delete the submission from the database
       const { error } = await supabase
         .from('content_submissions')
         .delete()
@@ -297,7 +326,7 @@ export function ModerationQueue() {
 
       toast({
         title: "Submission deleted",
-        description: "The submission has been permanently deleted",
+        description: `The submission and ${photoIds.length > 0 ? `${photoIds.length} associated photo(s) have` : 'has'} been permanently deleted`,
       });
 
       // Remove item from the current view