diff --git a/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts b/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
index f0d9a3b9b9..1683e3c5bd 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/region/integration-tests/__tests__/region-module.spec.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { IRegionModuleService } from "@medusajs/types"
-import { moduleIntegrationTestRunner } from "medusa-test-utils"
 import { Modules } from "@medusajs/utils"
+import { moduleIntegrationTestRunner } from "medusa-test-utils"
 
 jest.setTimeout(30000)
 
@@ -368,6 +368,28 @@ moduleIntegrationTestRunner<IRegionModuleService>({
 
         expect(resp.countries).toHaveLength(2)
       })
+
+      it("should unset the region ID on the country when soft deleting a region", async () => {
+        const createdRegion = await service.createRegions({
+          name: "North America",
+          currency_code: "USD",
+          countries: ["us", "ca"],
+        })
+
+        await service.softDeleteRegions([createdRegion.id])
+
+        const newRegion = await service.createRegions({
+          name: "North America",
+          currency_code: "USD",
+          countries: ["us", "ca"],
+        })
+
+        const resp = await service.retrieveRegion(newRegion.id, {
+          relations: ["countries"],
+        })
+
+        expect(resp.countries).toHaveLength(2)
+      })
     })
   },
 })
diff --git a/packages/modules/region/src/services/region-module.ts b/packages/modules/region/src/services/region-module.ts
index 7d3ddbba38..b7fda5cb48 100644
--- a/packages/modules/region/src/services/region-module.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/region/src/services/region-module.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   ModulesSdkTypes,
   RegionCountryDTO,
   RegionDTO,
+  SoftDeleteReturn,
   UpdateRegionDTO,
   UpsertRegionDTO,
 } from "@medusajs/types"
@@ -129,6 +130,26 @@ export default class RegionModuleService
     return result
   }
 
+  @InjectManager("baseRepository_")
+  // @ts-ignore
+  async softDeleteRegions(
+    ids: string | object | string[] | object[],
+    config?: SoftDeleteReturn<string>,
+    @MedusaContext() sharedContext: Context = {}
+  ): Promise<Record<string, string[]> | void> {
+    const result = await super.softDeleteRegions(ids, config, sharedContext)
+    // Note: You cannot revert the state of a region by simply restoring it. The association with countries is lost.
+    await super.updateCountries(
+      {
+        selector: { region_id: ids },
+        data: { region_id: null },
+      },
+      sharedContext
+    )
+
+    return result
+  }
+
   async upsertRegions(
     data: UpsertRegionDTO[],
     sharedContext?: Context