diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e7db2a263..4ac3dd171 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Local type handler registries.
 - Expose `merge_trees` publicly: this function can be use to merge trees into a
 single tree using a comprehensive recursive strategy
+- #v1 Add `DeletionOptions` to configure V1 Checkpointer's checkpoint deletion
+behavior.
 
 ### Changed
 - The PyPi `orbax` package is deprecated in favor of domain-specific namespace
diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/context.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/context.py
index a5bc38590..ea6d9ba7d 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/context.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/context.py
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ def __init__(
       checkpointables_options: options_lib.CheckpointablesOptions | None = None,
       pathways_options: options_lib.PathwaysOptions | None = None,
       checkpoint_layout: options_lib.CheckpointLayout | None = None,
+      deletion_options: options_lib.DeletionOptions | None = None,
   ):
     self._pytree_options = pytree_options or (
         context.pytree_options if context else options_lib.PyTreeOptions()
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ def __init__(
         if context
         else options_lib.CheckpointLayout.ORBAX
     )
+    self._deletion_options = deletion_options or (
+        context.deletion_options if context else options_lib.DeletionOptions()
+    )
 
   @property
   def pytree_options(self) -> options_lib.PyTreeOptions:
@@ -179,6 +183,10 @@ def pathways_options(self) -> options_lib.PathwaysOptions:
   def checkpoint_layout(self) -> options_lib.CheckpointLayout:
     return self._checkpoint_layout
 
+  @property
+  def deletion_options(self) -> options_lib.DeletionOptions:
+    return self._deletion_options
+
   def operation_id(self) -> str:
     return synchronization.OperationIdGenerator.get_current_operation_id()
 
diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/options.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/options.py
index 545f30ca0..f9fcaeb93 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/options.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/context/options.py
@@ -472,6 +472,35 @@ class PathwaysOptions:
   checkpointing_impl: pathways_types.CheckpointingImpl | None = None
 
 
+@dataclasses.dataclass(frozen=True, kw_only=True)
+class DeletionOptions:
+  """Options used to configure checkpoint deletion behavior.
+
+  Attributes:
+    todelete_subdir: If set, checkpoints to be deleted will be only renamed into
+      a subdirectory with the provided string. Otherwise, they will be directly
+      deleted from the file system. Useful if checkpoint deletion is time
+      consuming. By default, delete the checkpoint assets. Ignored if file
+      system is Google Cloud Storage (directory is prefixed with gs://).
+    todelete_full_path: Specifies a path relative to the bucket root for
+      "soft-deleting" checkpoints on Google Cloud Storage (GCS). Instead of
+      being permanently removed, checkpoints are moved to this new location
+      within the same bucket. For instance, if a checkpoint is in
+      gs://my-bucket/experiments/run1/, providing the value trash/ will move a
+      deleted step to gs://my-bucket/trash/<step_id>. Useful when direct
+      deletion is time consuming. It gathers all deleted items in a centralized
+      path for future cleanup.
+    enable_background_delete: If True, old checkpoint deletions will be done in
+      a background thread, otherwise, it will be done at the end of each save.
+      When it's enabled, make sure to call Checkpointer.close() or use
+      context to make sure all old steps are deleted before exit.
+  """
+
+  todelete_subdir: str | None = None
+  todelete_full_path: str | None = None
+  enable_background_delete: bool = False
+
+
 class CheckpointLayout(enum.Enum):
   """The layout of the checkpoint.
 
diff --git a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/training/checkpointer.py b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/training/checkpointer.py
index dc4f6a957..c6da631ea 100644
--- a/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/training/checkpointer.py
+++ b/checkpoint/orbax/checkpoint/experimental/v1/_src/training/checkpointer.py
@@ -169,8 +169,9 @@ def __init__(
         preservation_policy=preservation_policy,
         step_name_format=step_name_format,
         max_to_keep=None,  # Unlimited.
-        # TODO(b/401541834) Configure todelete_subdir.
-        # TODO(b/401541834) Enable background deletion.
+        todelete_subdir=context.deletion_options.todelete_subdir,
+        todelete_full_path=context.deletion_options.todelete_full_path,
+        enable_background_delete=context.deletion_options.enable_background_delete,
         async_options=context.async_options.v0(),
         file_options=context.file_options.v0(),
         multiprocessing_options=context.multiprocessing_options.v0(),