diff --git a/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts b/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.test.ts
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+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from "vitest";
+import { createAuditErasureHook } from "./audit-erasure-hook";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+function makeAuditLog(): IAuditLog {
+  return {
+    record: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+    eraseSubject: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(undefined),
+  };
+}
+
+/** Minimal CollectionAfterDeleteHook args shape (only `doc` matters here). */
+function hookArgs(id: unknown) {
+  return {
+    doc: { id },
+    req: {} as never,
+    id: String(id),
+    collection: {} as never,
+    context: {},
+  };
+}
+
+describe("createAuditErasureHook", () => {
+  it("defaults to 'pseudonymize' mode", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs("user_1") as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_1", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("respects explicit mode='delete'", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog, mode: "delete" });
+    await hook(hookArgs("user_2") as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("user_2", "delete");
+  });
+
+  it("coerces numeric id to string", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(42) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).toHaveBeenCalledWith("42", "pseudonymize");
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is undefined", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(undefined) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is null", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs(null) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it("skips when doc.id is an object", async () => {
+    const auditLog = makeAuditLog();
+    const hook = createAuditErasureHook({ auditLog });
+    await hook(hookArgs({ nested: true }) as never);
+    expect(auditLog.eraseSubject).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts b/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/audit-erasure-hook.ts
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+import type { CollectionAfterDeleteHook } from "payload";
+import type { IAuditLog } from "../audit-log.interface";
+
+export type AuditErasureHookOpts = {
+  /** The audit log impl that will perform the erasure. */
+  auditLog: IAuditLog;
+  /**
+   * Erasure mode. Defaults to "pseudonymize" — the softer option that
+   * retains the audit trail shape while removing PII linkage. Use
+   * "delete" only when the data-subject specifically requests hard removal.
+   */
+  mode?: "pseudonymize" | "delete";
+};
+
+/**
+ * Payload `afterDelete` hook factory for GDPR erasure.
+ *
+ * Wire this on any collection whose `id` doubles as an audit subject
+ * (e.g., the users collection). When Payload deletes a document, the
+ * hook calls `auditLog.eraseSubject(String(doc.id), mode)`, removing
+ * or pseudonymizing all audit entries recorded for that actor.
+ *
+ * The hook has no schema-specific knowledge — it works on any collection
+ * that stores the subject identifier as its document `id`.
+ *
+ * Non-string, non-numeric ids are silently skipped (safe guard against
+ * undefined/null that Payload may produce in edge cases).
+ */
+export function createAuditErasureHook(
+  opts: AuditErasureHookOpts,
+): CollectionAfterDeleteHook {
+  const mode = opts.mode ?? "pseudonymize";
+  return async ({ doc }) => {
+    if (typeof doc.id === "string" || typeof doc.id === "number") {
+      await opts.auditLog.eraseSubject(String(doc.id), mode);
+    }
+  };
+}
diff --git a/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/index.ts b/packages/core-audit/src/hooks/index.ts
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+export {
+  createAuditErasureHook,
+  type AuditErasureHookOpts,
+} from "./audit-erasure-hook";