diff --git a/internal/backend/backend.go b/internal/backend/backend.go
index 4124b2abdb..48a049615d 100644
--- a/internal/backend/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/backend.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 	// DeleteWorkspace cannot prevent deleting a state that is in use. It is
 	// the responsibility of the caller to hold a Lock for the state manager
 	// belonging to this workspace before calling this method.
-	DeleteWorkspace(name string) error
+	DeleteWorkspace(name string, force bool) error
 
 	// States returns a list of the names of all of the workspaces that exist
 	// in this backend.
diff --git a/internal/backend/local/backend.go b/internal/backend/local/backend.go
index de1e7e5a42..de0e62d481 100644
--- a/internal/backend/local/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/local/backend.go
@@ -214,10 +214,10 @@ func (b *Local) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 // DeleteWorkspace removes a workspace.
 //
 // The "default" workspace cannot be removed.
-func (b *Local) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Local) DeleteWorkspace(name string, force bool) error {
 	// If we have a backend handling state, defer to that.
 	if b.Backend != nil {
-		return b.Backend.DeleteWorkspace(name)
+		return b.Backend.DeleteWorkspace(name, force)
 	}
 
 	if name == "" {
diff --git a/internal/backend/local/testing.go b/internal/backend/local/testing.go
index 3b9a3c40fb..2958196b1d 100644
--- a/internal/backend/local/testing.go
+++ b/internal/backend/local/testing.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ func (b *TestLocalSingleState) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return nil, backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported
 }
 
-func (b *TestLocalSingleState) DeleteWorkspace(string) error {
+func (b *TestLocalSingleState) DeleteWorkspace(string, bool) error {
 	return backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported
 }
 
@@ -177,11 +177,11 @@ func (b *TestLocalNoDefaultState) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return filtered, nil
 }
 
-func (b *TestLocalNoDefaultState) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *TestLocalNoDefaultState) DeleteWorkspace(name string, force bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName {
 		return backend.ErrDefaultWorkspaceNotSupported
 	}
-	return b.Local.DeleteWorkspace(name)
+	return b.Local.DeleteWorkspace(name, force)
 }
 
 func (b *TestLocalNoDefaultState) StateMgr(name string) (statemgr.Full, error) {
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_state.go
index 82d2505c65..fbbb855d00 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/azure/backend_state.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/consul/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/consul/backend_state.go
index 5bd74b2508..98934f3197 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/consul/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/consul/backend_state.go
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/cos/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/cos/backend_state.go
index 4e47ae0e68..46bd3d3957 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/cos/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/cos/backend_state.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkspace deletes the named workspaces. The "default" state cannot be deleted.
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	log.Printf("[DEBUG] delete workspace, workspace: %v", name)
 
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/gcs/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/gcs/backend_state.go
index d2d5a2f6b2..1f1aa8f1b8 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/gcs/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/gcs/backend_state.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkspace deletes the named workspaces. The "default" state cannot be deleted.
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cowardly refusing to delete the %q state", name)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go
index 863e3f00f1..39b279b768 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/http/backend.go
@@ -195,6 +195,6 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return nil, backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(string, bool) error {
 	return backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported
 }
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
index 4e0113cbc7..215dcc41be 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/inmem/backend.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return workspaces, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	states.Lock()
 	defer states.Unlock()
 
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/kubernetes/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/kubernetes/backend_state.go
index 6e8ce449d1..56009bc346 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/kubernetes/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/kubernetes/backend_state.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return states, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/oss/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/oss/backend_state.go
index 672a2e1aa2..c1b6616e5e 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/oss/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/oss/backend_state.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/pg/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/pg/backend_state.go
index f3eb650092..a1a5544ddb 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/pg/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/pg/backend_state.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (b *Backend) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend_state.go b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend_state.go
index d13cc32d4f..d5505f2733 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend_state.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote-state/s3/backend_state.go
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (b *Backend) keyEnv(key string) string {
 	return parts[0]
 }
 
-func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Backend) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName || name == "" {
 		return fmt.Errorf("can't delete default state")
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/remote/backend.go b/internal/backend/remote/backend.go
index 55e9b46d3a..7265060d1c 100644
--- a/internal/backend/remote/backend.go
+++ b/internal/backend/remote/backend.go
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ func (b *Remote) WorkspaceNamePattern() string {
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkspace implements backend.Enhanced.
-func (b *Remote) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Remote) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	if b.workspace == "" && name == backend.DefaultStateName {
 		return backend.ErrDefaultWorkspaceNotSupported
 	}
diff --git a/internal/backend/testing.go b/internal/backend/testing.go
index a8c04e0ac7..3b97e307de 100644
--- a/internal/backend/testing.go
+++ b/internal/backend/testing.go
@@ -219,12 +219,12 @@ func TestBackendStates(t *testing.T, b Backend) {
 	}
 
 	// Delete some workspaces
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo"); err != nil {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo", true); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
 	// Verify the default state can't be deleted
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(DefaultStateName); err == nil {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(DefaultStateName, true); err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error")
 	}
 
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func TestBackendStates(t *testing.T, b Backend) {
 		t.Fatalf("should be empty: %s", v)
 	}
 	// and delete it again
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo"); err != nil {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo", true); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/internal/builtin/providers/terraform/data_source_state_test.go b/internal/builtin/providers/terraform/data_source_state_test.go
index 1a9f514ecb..cf0e3c2a6b 100644
--- a/internal/builtin/providers/terraform/data_source_state_test.go
+++ b/internal/builtin/providers/terraform/data_source_state_test.go
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (b backendFailsConfigure) StateMgr(workspace string) (statemgr.Full, error)
 	return nil, fmt.Errorf("StateMgr not implemented")
 }
 
-func (b backendFailsConfigure) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b backendFailsConfigure) DeleteWorkspace(name string, _ bool) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("DeleteWorkspace not implemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend.go b/internal/cloud/backend.go
index ded38f75f2..e445628eb1 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend.go
@@ -516,7 +516,7 @@ func (b *Cloud) Workspaces() ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // DeleteWorkspace implements backend.Enhanced.
-func (b *Cloud) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
+func (b *Cloud) DeleteWorkspace(name string, force bool) error {
 	if name == backend.DefaultStateName {
 		return backend.ErrDefaultWorkspaceNotSupported
 	}
@@ -525,11 +525,14 @@ func (b *Cloud) DeleteWorkspace(name string) error {
 		return backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported
 	}
 
+	workspace, err := b.client.Workspaces.Read(context.Background(), b.organization, name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to retrieve workspace %s: %v", name, err)
+	}
+
 	// Configure the remote workspace name.
-	State := &State{tfeClient: b.client, organization: b.organization, workspace: &tfe.Workspace{
-		Name: name,
-	}}
-	return State.Delete()
+	State := &State{tfeClient: b.client, organization: b.organization, workspace: workspace}
+	return State.Delete(force)
 }
 
 // StateMgr implements backend.Enhanced.
diff --git a/internal/cloud/backend_test.go b/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
index 181bd6e17a..00ad72a9bf 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/backend_test.go
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func TestCloud_backendWithName(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected fetching a state which is NOT the single configured workspace to have an ErrWorkspacesNotSupported error, but got: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(testBackendSingleWorkspaceName); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(testBackendSingleWorkspaceName, true); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
 		t.Fatalf("expected deleting the single configured workspace name to result in an error, but got: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo"); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace("foo", true); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
 		t.Fatalf("expected deleting a workspace which is NOT the configured workspace name to result in an error, but got: %v", err)
 	}
 }
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ func TestCloud_addAndRemoveWorkspacesDefault(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected no error, got %v", err)
 	}
 
-	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(testBackendSingleWorkspaceName); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
+	if err := b.DeleteWorkspace(testBackendSingleWorkspaceName, true); err != backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported {
 		t.Fatalf("expected error %v, got %v", backend.ErrWorkspacesNotSupported, err)
 	}
 }
@@ -1139,3 +1139,82 @@ func TestCloud_VerifyWorkspaceTerraformVersion_ignoreFlagSet(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("wrong summary: got %s, want %s", got, wantDetail)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestClodBackend_DeleteWorkspace_SafeAndForce(t *testing.T) {
+	b, bCleanup := testBackendWithTags(t)
+	defer bCleanup()
+	safeDeleteWorkspaceName := "safe-delete-workspace"
+	forceDeleteWorkspaceName := "force-delete-workspace"
+
+	_, err := b.StateMgr(safeDeleteWorkspaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	_, err = b.StateMgr(forceDeleteWorkspaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// sanity check that the mock now contains two workspaces
+	wl, err := b.Workspaces()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error fetching workspace names: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(wl) != 2 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 2 workspaced but got %d", len(wl))
+	}
+
+	c := context.Background()
+	safeDeleteWorkspace, err := b.client.Workspaces.Read(c, b.organization, safeDeleteWorkspaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error fetching workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Lock a workspace so that it should fail to be safe deleted
+	_, err = b.client.Workspaces.Lock(context.Background(), safeDeleteWorkspace.ID, tfe.WorkspaceLockOptions{Reason: tfe.String("test")})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error locking workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(safeDeleteWorkspaceName, false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace should have failed to safe delete")
+	}
+
+	// unlock the workspace and confirm that safe-delete now works
+	_, err = b.client.Workspaces.Unlock(context.Background(), safeDeleteWorkspace.ID)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error unlocking workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(safeDeleteWorkspaceName, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error safe deleting workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// lock a workspace and then confirm that force deleting it works
+	forceDeleteWorkspace, err := b.client.Workspaces.Read(c, b.organization, forceDeleteWorkspaceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error fetching workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+	_, err = b.client.Workspaces.Lock(context.Background(), forceDeleteWorkspace.ID, tfe.WorkspaceLockOptions{Reason: tfe.String("test")})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error locking workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(forceDeleteWorkspaceName, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("error force deleting workspace: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestClodBackend_DeleteWorkspace_DoesNotExist(t *testing.T) {
+	b, bCleanup := testBackendWithTags(t)
+	defer bCleanup()
+
+	err := b.DeleteWorkspace("non-existent-workspace", false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deleting a workspace which does not exist to fail")
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(err.Error(), "failed to retrieve workspace non-existent-workspace") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected deletion to fail with cannot find workspace error, but got %s", err.Error())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cloud/state.go b/internal/cloud/state.go
index 6f1a433b0d..853cb4061b 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/state.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/state.go
@@ -400,8 +400,17 @@ func (s *State) Unlock(id string) error {
 }
 
 // Delete the remote state.
-func (s *State) Delete() error {
-	err := s.tfeClient.Workspaces.Delete(context.Background(), s.organization, s.workspace.Name)
+func (s *State) Delete(force bool) error {
+
+	var err error
+
+	isSafeDeleteSupported := s.workspace.Permissions.CanForceDelete != nil
+	if force || !isSafeDeleteSupported {
+		err = s.tfeClient.Workspaces.Delete(context.Background(), s.organization, s.workspace.Name)
+	} else {
+		err = s.tfeClient.Workspaces.SafeDelete(context.Background(), s.organization, s.workspace.Name)
+	}
+
 	if err != nil && err != tfe.ErrResourceNotFound {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error deleting workspace %s: %v", s.workspace.Name, err)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/cloud/state_test.go b/internal/cloud/state_test.go
index ee819d339f..95561bdd76 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/state_test.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/state_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package cloud
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func TestState(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected full state %q\n\ngot: %q", string(payload.Data), string(data))
 	}
 
-	if err := state.Delete(); err != nil {
+	if err := state.Delete(true); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("delete: %s", err)
 	}
 
@@ -193,3 +194,59 @@ func TestCloudLocks(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("error unlocking client B:", err)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestDelete_SafeDeleteNotSupported(t *testing.T) {
+	state := testCloudState(t)
+	workspaceId := state.workspace.ID
+	state.workspace.Permissions.CanForceDelete = nil
+	state.workspace.ResourceCount = 5
+
+	// Typically delete(false) should safe-delete a cloud workspace, which should fail on this workspace with resources
+	// However, since we have set the workspace canForceDelete permission to nil, we should fall back to force delete
+	if err := state.Delete(false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete: %s", err)
+	}
+	workspace, err := state.tfeClient.Workspaces.ReadByID(context.Background(), workspaceId)
+	if workspace != nil || err != tfe.ErrResourceNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace %s not deleted", workspaceId)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDelete_ForceDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	state := testCloudState(t)
+	workspaceId := state.workspace.ID
+	state.workspace.Permissions.CanForceDelete = tfe.Bool(true)
+	state.workspace.ResourceCount = 5
+
+	if err := state.Delete(true); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("delete: %s", err)
+	}
+	workspace, err := state.tfeClient.Workspaces.ReadByID(context.Background(), workspaceId)
+	if workspace != nil || err != tfe.ErrResourceNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace %s not deleted", workspaceId)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDelete_SafeDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	state := testCloudState(t)
+	workspaceId := state.workspace.ID
+	state.workspace.Permissions.CanForceDelete = tfe.Bool(false)
+	state.workspace.ResourceCount = 5
+
+	// safe-deleting a workspace with resources should fail
+	err := state.Delete(false)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace should have failed to safe delete")
+	}
+
+	// safe-deleting a workspace with resources should succeed once it has no resources
+	state.workspace.ResourceCount = 0
+	if err = state.Delete(false); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace safe-delete err: %s", err)
+	}
+	
+	workspace, err := state.tfeClient.Workspaces.ReadByID(context.Background(), workspaceId)
+	if workspace != nil || err != tfe.ErrResourceNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("workspace %s not deleted", workspaceId)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cloud/tfe_client_mock.go b/internal/cloud/tfe_client_mock.go
index 2ac259a2eb..5806e4dc38 100644
--- a/internal/cloud/tfe_client_mock.go
+++ b/internal/cloud/tfe_client_mock.go
@@ -1236,8 +1236,9 @@ func (m *MockWorkspaces) Create(ctx context.Context, organization string, option
 		ExecutionMode: *options.ExecutionMode,
 		Operations:    *options.Operations,
 		Permissions: &tfe.WorkspacePermissions{
-			CanQueueApply: true,
-			CanQueueRun:   true,
+			CanQueueApply:  true,
+			CanQueueRun:    true,
+			CanForceDelete: tfe.Bool(true),
 		},
 	}
 	if options.AutoApply != nil {
@@ -1370,6 +1371,41 @@ func (m *MockWorkspaces) DeleteByID(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) err
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (m *MockWorkspaces) SafeDelete(ctx context.Context, organization, workspace string) error {
+	w, ok := m.client.Workspaces.workspaceNames[workspace]
+
+	if !ok {
+		return tfe.ErrResourceNotFound
+	}
+
+	if w.Locked {
+		return errors.New("cannot safe delete locked workspace")
+	}
+
+	if w.ResourceCount > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot safe delete workspace with %d resources", w.ResourceCount)
+	}
+
+	return m.Delete(ctx, organization, workspace)
+}
+
+func (m *MockWorkspaces) SafeDeleteByID(ctx context.Context, workspaceID string) error {
+	w, ok := m.client.Workspaces.workspaceIDs[workspaceID]
+	if !ok {
+		return tfe.ErrResourceNotFound
+	}
+
+	if w.Locked {
+		return errors.New("cannot safe delete locked workspace")
+	}
+
+	if w.ResourceCount > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot safe delete workspace with %d resources", w.ResourceCount)
+	}
+
+	return m.DeleteByID(ctx, workspaceID)
+}
+
 func (m *MockWorkspaces) RemoveVCSConnection(ctx context.Context, organization, workspace string) (*tfe.Workspace, error) {
 	w, ok := m.workspaceNames[workspace]
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/internal/command/workspace_delete.go b/internal/command/workspace_delete.go
index 013db3966c..1725e5b3cc 100644
--- a/internal/command/workspace_delete.go
+++ b/internal/command/workspace_delete.go
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (c *WorkspaceDeleteCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 	// be delegated from the Backend to the State itself.
 	stateLocker.Unlock()
 
-	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(workspace)
+	err = b.DeleteWorkspace(workspace, force)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.Ui.Error(err.Error())
 		return 1