diff --git a/datastream-common/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/common/ReflectionUtils.java b/datastream-common/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/common/ReflectionUtils.java
index fd53d1b7c..083747dc6 100644
--- a/datastream-common/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/common/ReflectionUtils.java
+++ b/datastream-common/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/common/ReflectionUtils.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.lang.reflect.Method;
+import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.util.stream.IntStream;
 
 import org.apache.commons.lang.Validate;
@@ -98,6 +99,34 @@ public static <T> T setField(Object object, String field, T value) throws Except
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Write a private final field with reflection.
+   * @param object instance whose field is to be accessed
+   * @param field name of private field
+   * @param value value to be set to the field
+   * @param <T> type of the field
+   * @return thr new value just set or null if failed
+   */
+  public static <T> T setFinalField(Object object, String field, T value) {
+    Validate.notNull(object, "null target object");
+    Validate.notNull(field, "null field name");
+
+    try {
+      Field fieldObj = object.getClass().getDeclaredField(field);
+      fieldObj.setAccessible(true);
+
+      Field modifiersField = Field.class.getDeclaredField("modifiers");
+      modifiersField.setAccessible(true);
+      modifiersField.setInt(fieldObj, fieldObj.getModifiers() & ~Modifier.FINAL);
+
+      fieldObj.set(object, value);
+      return value;
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      LOG.warn(String.format("Failed to set field, object = %s field = %s value = %s", object, field, value), e);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   /**
    * Read a private field with reflection.
    * @param object instance whose field is to be accessed
diff --git a/datastream-server-restli/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/TestCoordinator.java b/datastream-server-restli/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/TestCoordinator.java
index bd507a0e1..a46dac2c3 100644
--- a/datastream-server-restli/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/TestCoordinator.java
+++ b/datastream-server-restli/src/test/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/TestCoordinator.java
@@ -935,6 +935,8 @@ public void testDatastreamWithoutConnectorManagedDestination() throws Exception
     Assert.assertEquals(transportProviderAdminFactory._createDestinationCount, 1,
         "Create destination count should have been 1, since Datastream does not have connector-managed destination");
 
+    ReflectionUtils.setFinalField(coordinator, "TOPIC_DELETION_DELAY", Duration.ofSeconds(1));
+
     resource.delete(datastreamName);
     String path = KeyBuilder.datastream(testCluster, datastreamName);
     Assert.assertTrue(PollUtils.poll(() -> !zkClient.exists(path), 200, WAIT_TIMEOUT_MS));
diff --git a/datastream-server/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/Coordinator.java b/datastream-server/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/Coordinator.java
index d286bde0f..7b1e383d7 100644
--- a/datastream-server/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/Coordinator.java
+++ b/datastream-server/src/main/java/com/linkedin/datastream/server/Coordinator.java
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@
 import static com.linkedin.datastream.common.DatastreamUtils.hasValidDestination;
 import static com.linkedin.datastream.common.DatastreamUtils.isReuseAllowed;
 
-
 /**
  *
  * Coordinator is the object that bridges ZooKeeper with Connector implementations. There is one instance
@@ -168,6 +167,7 @@ public class Coordinator implements ZkAdapter.ZkAdapterListener, MetricsAware {
   private static final String NUM_ORPHAN_CONNECTOR_TASKS = "numOrphanConnectorTasks";
   private static final String MAX_PARTITION_COUNT_IN_TASK = "maxPartitionCountInTask";
   private static final String IS_LEADER = "isLeader";
+  private static final Duration TOPIC_DELETION_DELAY = Duration.ofHours(1);
 
   // Connector common metrics
   private static final String NUM_DATASTREAMS = "numDatastreams";
@@ -863,6 +863,33 @@ private void handleDatastreamAddOrDelete() {
     _eventQueue.put(CoordinatorEvent.createLeaderDoAssignmentEvent());
   }
 
+  private void scheduleTopicForDeletion(Datastream ds) {
+    try {
+      if (DatastreamUtils.isUserManagedDestination(ds)) {
+        _log.info("BYOT(bring your own topic topic will not be deleted");
+      } else if (DatastreamUtils.isConnectorManagedDestination(ds)) {
+        _log.info("Datastream contains connector-managed destinations, topic will not be deleted");
+      } else {
+        _executor.schedule(() -> {
+          deleteTopic(ds);
+        }, TOPIC_DELETION_DELAY.toHours(), TimeUnit.HOURS);
+        _log.info("Destination topic for {} scheduled for deletion.", ds);
+      }
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      _log.error("Failed to retrieve metadata for {}", ds);
+    }
+  }
+
+  private void deleteTopic(Datastream ds) {
+    _log.info("Deleting destination topic for {}", ds);
+
+    try {
+      _transportProviderAdmins.get(ds.getTransportProviderName()).dropDestination(ds);
+    } catch (Exception e) {
+      _log.error("Runtime Exception while delete topic", e);
+    }
+  }
+
   private void hardDeleteDatastream(Datastream ds, List<Datastream> allStreams) {
     String taskPrefix;
     if (DatastreamUtils.containsTaskPrefix(ds)) {
@@ -881,7 +908,7 @@ private void hardDeleteDatastream(Datastream ds, List<Datastream> allStreams) {
           "No datastream left in the datastream group with taskPrefix {}. Deleting all tasks corresponding to the datastream.",
           taskPrefix);
       _adapter.deleteTasksWithPrefix(ds.getConnectorName(), taskPrefix);
-      deleteTopic(ds);
+      scheduleTopicForDeletion(ds);
     } else {
       _log.info("Found duplicate datastream {} for the datastream to be deleted {}. Not deleting the tasks.",
           duplicateStream.get().getName(), ds.getName());
@@ -914,20 +941,6 @@ private String createTopic(Datastream datastream) throws TransportException {
     return datastream.getDestination().getConnectionString();
   }
 
-  private void deleteTopic(Datastream datastream) {
-    try {
-      if (DatastreamUtils.isUserManagedDestination(datastream)) {
-        _log.info("BYOT(bring your own topic), topic will not be deleted");
-      } else if (DatastreamUtils.isConnectorManagedDestination(datastream)) {
-        _log.info("Datastream contains connector-managed destinations, topic will not be deleted");
-      } else {
-        _transportProviderAdmins.get(datastream.getTransportProviderName()).dropDestination(datastream);
-      }
-    } catch (Exception e) {
-      _log.error("Runtime Exception while delete topic", e);
-    }
-  }
-
   private List<DatastreamGroup> fetchDatastreamGroups() {
     // Get all streams that are assignable. Assignable datastreams are the ones:
     //  1) has a valid destination