diff --git a/pkg/connector/client.go b/pkg/connector/client.go
index ece6371..cc0f357 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/client.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/client.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/networkid"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/simplevent"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/bridgev2/status"
 
 	"go.mau.fi/mautrix-discord/pkg/discordid"
@@ -314,6 +315,22 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) syncGuilds(ctx context.Context) {
 	}
 }
 
+// deleteGuildPortalSpace queues a remote event that deletes a guild space
+// (including children).
+func (d *DiscordClient) deleteGuildPortalSpace(ctx context.Context, guildID string) {
+	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
+	log.Info().Msg("Unbridging guild by deleting the entire space")
+
+	d.connector.Bridge.QueueRemoteEvent(d.UserLogin, &simplevent.ChatDelete{
+		EventMeta: simplevent.EventMeta{
+			Type:      bridgev2.RemoteEventChatDelete,
+			PortalKey: d.guildPortalKeyFromID(guildID),
+		},
+		OnlyForMe: true,
+		Children:  true,
+	})
+}
+
 func (d *DiscordClient) bridgeGuild(ctx context.Context, guildID string) error {
 	log := zerolog.Ctx(ctx)
 
diff --git a/pkg/connector/handlediscord.go b/pkg/connector/handlediscord.go
index 6c5f8d8..87022fe 100644
--- a/pkg/connector/handlediscord.go
+++ b/pkg/connector/handlediscord.go
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) handleDiscordEvent(rawEvt any) {
 	log := d.UserLogin.Log.With().Str("action", "handle discord event").
 		Type("event_type", rawEvt).
 		Logger()
+	ctx := log.WithContext(d.UserLogin.Bridge.BackgroundCtx)
 
 	switch evt := rawEvt.(type) {
 	case *discordgo.Ready:
@@ -286,6 +287,13 @@ func (d *DiscordClient) handleDiscordEvent(rawEvt any) {
 	// TODO case *discordgo.MessageReactionRemoveEmoji: (needs impl. in discordgo)
 	case *discordgo.PresenceUpdate:
 		return
+	case *discordgo.GuildDelete:
+		if evt.Unavailable {
+			log.Warn().Str("guild_id", evt.ID).Msg("Guild became unavailable")
+			// For now, leave the portals alone if the guild only went away due to an outage.
+			return
+		}
+		d.deleteGuildPortalSpace(ctx, evt.ID)
 	case *discordgo.Event:
 		// For presently unknown reasons sometimes discordgo won't unmarshal
 		// events into their proper corresponding structs.