diff --git a/web/client/actions/__tests__/users-test.js b/web/client/actions/__tests__/users-test.js
index 9b2c07af27..613b00721e 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/__tests__/users-test.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/__tests__/users-test.js
@@ -229,5 +229,18 @@ describe('Test correctness of the users actions', () => {
             }
         });
     });
+    it('deleteUser passes cascadeResourceDelete=USERSESSION to the API', (done) => {
+        const spy = expect.spyOn(GeoStoreDAO, 'deleteUser').andReturn(Promise.resolve());
+        const retFun = deleteUser(1, "delete");
+        retFun((action) => {
+            if (action.status === 'deleted' || action.status === 'error') {
+                expect(spy.calls.length).toBe(1);
+                expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[0]).toBe(1);
+                expect(spy.calls[0].arguments[1]).toEqual({ params: { cascadeResourceDelete: 'USERSESSION' } });
+                spy.restore();
+                done();
+            }
+        });
+    });
 
 });
diff --git a/web/client/actions/users.js b/web/client/actions/users.js
index fb56b9979d..a2f008d67f 100644
--- a/web/client/actions/users.js
+++ b/web/client/actions/users.js
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ export function deleteUser(id, status = "confirm") {
     } else if ( status === "delete") {
         return (dispatch) => {
             dispatch(deletingUser(id));
-            API.deleteUser(id).then(() => {
+            API.deleteUser(id, { params: { cascadeResourceDelete: 'USERSESSION' } }).then(() => {
                 dispatch(deleteUserSuccess(id));
                 dispatch(searchUsers({ refresh: true }));
             }).catch((error) => {