diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
index 9c00b716f0..6fd509c1c8 100644
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/env/actions/branch.go
@@ -149,6 +149,18 @@ func DeleteBranchOnDB(ctx context.Context, ddb *doltdb.DoltDB, dref ref.DoltRef,
 		}
 	}
 
+	wsRef, err := ref.WorkingSetRefForHead(dref)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !errors.Is(err, ref.ErrWorkingSetUnsupported) {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		err = ddb.DeleteWorkingSet(ctx, wsRef)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	return ddb.DeleteBranch(ctx, dref)
 }
 
diff --git a/go/libraries/doltcore/ref/workingset_ref.go b/go/libraries/doltcore/ref/workingset_ref.go
index f49d899c78..dad01e5c17 100755
--- a/go/libraries/doltcore/ref/workingset_ref.go
+++ b/go/libraries/doltcore/ref/workingset_ref.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 package ref
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
 	"strings"
@@ -38,6 +39,8 @@ func NewWorkingSetRef(workingSetName string) WorkingSetRef {
 	return WorkingSetRef{workingSetName}
 }
 
+var ErrWorkingSetUnsupported = errors.New("unsupported type of ref for a working set")
+
 // WorkingSetRefForHead returns a new WorkingSetRef for the head ref given, or an error if the ref given doesn't
 // represent a head.
 func WorkingSetRefForHead(ref DoltRef) (WorkingSetRef, error) {
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ func WorkingSetRefForHead(ref DoltRef) (WorkingSetRef, error) {
 	case BranchRefType, WorkspaceRefType:
 		return NewWorkingSetRef(path.Join(string(ref.GetType()), ref.GetPath())), nil
 	default:
-		return WorkingSetRef{}, fmt.Errorf("unsupported type of ref for a working set: %s", ref.GetType())
+		return WorkingSetRef{}, fmt.Errorf("%w: %s", ErrWorkingSetUnsupported, ref.GetType())
 	}
 }