diff --git a/packages/cache-manager/README.md b/packages/cache-manager/README.md
index a3029785..39a3d463 100644
--- a/packages/cache-manager/README.md
+++ b/packages/cache-manager/README.md
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ See unit tests in [`test/del.test.ts`](./test/del.test.ts) for more information.
 
 `mdel(keys: [key]): Promise<true>`
 
-Delete multiple keys, an error will be throw on any failed.
+Delete multiple keys, an error will be throw on any failed. Keys are deleted with a single bulk operation per store, so stores with native multi-delete support (such as `@keyv/redis`) use one command instead of one per key.
 
 ```ts
 await cache.mset([
diff --git a/packages/cache-manager/src/index.ts b/packages/cache-manager/src/index.ts
index d6eec74d..8aa2dca2 100644
--- a/packages/cache-manager/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/cache-manager/src/index.ts
@@ -289,10 +289,7 @@ export const createCache = (options?: CreateCacheOptions): Cache => {
 
 	const mdel = async (keys: string[]) => {
 		try {
-			const promises: Array<Promise<boolean>> = [];
-			for (const key of keys) {
-				promises.push(...stores.map(async (store) => store.delete(key)));
-			}
+			const promises = stores.map(async (store) => store.deleteMany(keys));
 
 			if (nonBlocking) {
 				Promise.all(promises);
diff --git a/packages/cache-manager/test/mdel.test.ts b/packages/cache-manager/test/mdel.test.ts
index 97e6962b..d2769b2b 100644
--- a/packages/cache-manager/test/mdel.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cache-manager/test/mdel.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,43 @@ describe("mdel", () => {
 		await expect(cache.get(list[2].key)).resolves.toEqual(list[2].value);
 	});
 
+	it("should delete every key with a single store call", async () => {
+		const cache = createCache({ stores: [keyv], nonBlocking: false });
+		await cache.mset(list);
+		const keys = list.map(({ key }) => key);
+		const deleteManyHandler = vi.spyOn(keyv, "deleteMany");
+
+		await expect(cache.mdel(keys)).resolves.toBe(true);
+
+		expect(deleteManyHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(deleteManyHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(keys);
+	});
+
+	it("should call deleteMany once per store", async () => {
+		const secondKeyv = new Keyv();
+		const cache = createCache({
+			stores: [keyv, secondKeyv],
+			nonBlocking: false,
+		});
+		await cache.mset(list);
+		const keys = list.map(({ key }) => key);
+		const firstHandler = vi.spyOn(keyv, "deleteMany");
+		const secondHandler = vi.spyOn(secondKeyv, "deleteMany");
+
+		await cache.mdel(keys);
+
+		expect(firstHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(firstHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(keys);
+		expect(secondHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+		expect(secondHandler).toHaveBeenCalledWith(keys);
+	});
+
+	it("should resolve on an empty key list", async () => {
+		const cache = createCache({ stores: [keyv], nonBlocking: false });
+
+		await expect(cache.mdel([])).resolves.toBe(true);
+	});
+
 	it("should work blocking", async () => {
 		let resolveDeleted: (value: boolean) => void = () => undefined;
 		const deletePromise = new Promise<boolean>((_resolve) => {
@@ -41,7 +78,9 @@ describe("mdel", () => {
 		const cache = createCache({ stores: [keyv], nonBlocking: false });
 		await cache.mset(list);
 
-		const delHandler = vi.spyOn(keyv, "delete").mockReturnValue(deletePromise);
+		const delHandler = vi
+			.spyOn(keyv, "deleteMany")
+			.mockReturnValue(deletePromise);
 		const deleteResolved = vi.fn();
 		const deleteRejected = vi.fn();
 		cache
@@ -49,7 +88,7 @@ describe("mdel", () => {
 			.catch(deleteRejected)
 			.then(deleteResolved);
 
-		expect(delHandler).toBeCalledTimes(list.length);
+		expect(delHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 
 		await sleep(200);
 
@@ -70,7 +109,9 @@ describe("mdel", () => {
 		const cache = createCache({ stores: [keyv], nonBlocking: true });
 		await cache.mset(list);
 
-		const delHandler = vi.spyOn(keyv, "delete").mockReturnValue(deletePromise);
+		const delHandler = vi
+			.spyOn(keyv, "deleteMany")
+			.mockReturnValue(deletePromise);
 		const deleteResolved = vi.fn();
 		const deleteRejected = vi.fn();
 		cache
@@ -78,7 +119,7 @@ describe("mdel", () => {
 			.catch(deleteRejected)
 			.then(deleteResolved);
 
-		expect(delHandler).toBeCalledTimes(list.length);
+		expect(delHandler).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
 
 		await sleep(1);