diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_management/src/rabbit_mgmt_wm_vhost.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_management/src/rabbit_mgmt_wm_vhost.erl
index 0d617f83fcc4..d577ee78b217 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_management/src/rabbit_mgmt_wm_vhost.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_management/src/rabbit_mgmt_wm_vhost.erl
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ accept_content(ReqData0, Context = #context{user = #user{username = Username}})
 delete_resource(ReqData, Context = #context{user = #user{username = Username}}) ->
     VHost = id(ReqData),
     try
-        rabbit_vhost:delete(VHost, Username)
+        spawn_link(rabbit_vhost, delete, [VHost, Username])
     catch _:{error, {no_such_vhost, _}} ->
         ok
     end,
diff --git a/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_SUITE.erl b/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_SUITE.erl
index 59882068d487..c2a45fa54d58 100644
--- a/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_SUITE.erl
+++ b/deps/rabbitmq_management/test/rabbit_mgmt_http_SUITE.erl
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ all_tests() -> [
     vhosts_test,
     vhosts_description_test,
     vhosts_trace_test,
+    large_vhosts_delete_test,
     users_test,
     users_legacy_administrator_test,
     adding_a_user_with_password_test,
@@ -237,6 +238,13 @@ init_per_testcase(queues_detailed_test, Config) ->
         true  -> Config;
         false -> {skip, "The detailed queues endpoint is not available."}
     end;
+init_per_testcase(Testcase = large_vhosts_delete_test, Config) ->
+    Timeout = [{idle_timeout, 500}, {inactivity_timeout, 500}],
+    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc_all(Config,
+                                     application,
+                                     set_env,
+                                     [rabbitmq_management, tcp_config, [{cowboy_opts, Timeout}]]),
+    rabbit_ct_helpers:testcase_started(Config, Testcase);
 init_per_testcase(Testcase, Config) ->
     rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:close_all_connections(Config, 0, <<"rabbit_mgmt_SUITE:init_per_testcase">>),
     rabbit_ct_helpers:testcase_started(Config, Testcase).
@@ -309,6 +317,13 @@ end_per_testcase0(Testcase, Config)
                                       clear_injected_test_feature_flags,
                                       []),
     Config;
+end_per_testcase0(large_vhosts_delete_test, Config) ->
+    rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:rpc(Config,
+                                 0,
+                                 application,
+                                 unset_env,
+                                 [rabbitmq_management, tcp_config]),
+    Config;
 end_per_testcase0(_, Config) -> Config.
 
 %% -------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -510,6 +525,29 @@ vhosts_trace_test(Config) ->
 
     passed.
 
+large_vhosts_delete_test(Config) ->
+    http_put(Config, "/vhosts/myvhost", none, {group, '2xx'}),
+
+    {ok, Conn} =
+        amqp_connection:start(#amqp_params_direct{node =
+                                                      rabbit_ct_broker_helpers:get_node_config(Config,
+                                                                                               0,
+                                                                                               nodename),
+                                                  virtual_host = <<"myvhost">>}),
+    {ok, Ch} = amqp_connection:open_channel(Conn),
+    [amqp_channel:cast(Ch, #'queue.declare'{queue = integer_to_binary(Q), durable = true})
+     || Q <- lists:seq(0, 10000)],
+    amqp_channel:close(Ch),
+    close_connection(Conn),
+
+    http_delete(Config, "/vhosts/myvhost", {group, '2xx'}),
+
+    timer:sleep(5000),
+    http_put(Config, "/vhosts/myvhost", none, {group, '2xx'}),
+    http_get(Config, "/aliveness-test/myvhost", ?OK),
+
+    passed.
+
 users_test(Config) ->
     assert_item(#{name => <<"guest">>, tags => [<<"administrator">>]},
                 http_get(Config, "/whoami")),