diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 19a3ab415..40ee51e6d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 * Pad server-side hook changes:
   * `padCopy`: New `srcPad` and `dstPad` context properties.
   * `padDefaultContent`: New hook.
+  * `padRemove`: New `pad` context property.
 * The `db` property on Pad objects is now public.
 * New `getAuthorId` server-side hook.
 * New APIs for processing attributes: `ep_etherpad-lite/static/js/attributes`
@@ -74,6 +75,8 @@
       instead.
   * `padCreate`: The `author` context property is deprecated; use the new
     `authorId` context property instead.
+  * `padRemove`: The `padID` context property is deprecated; use `pad.id`
+    instead.
   * `padUpdate`: The `author` context property is deprecated; use the new
     `authorId` context property instead.
 * Returning `true` from a `handleMessageSecurity` hook function is deprecated;
diff --git a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
index a4e9a9050..ccd09bfdd 100644
--- a/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
+++ b/doc/api/hooks_server-side.md
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ up any plugin-specific pad records from the database.
 
 Context properties:
 
-  * `padID`: ID of the pad that is being deleted.
+  * `pad`: Pad object for the pad that is being deleted.
 
 Usage examples:
 
diff --git a/src/node/db/Pad.js b/src/node/db/Pad.js
index ece17961b..8be40a0eb 100644
--- a/src/node/db/Pad.js
+++ b/src/node/db/Pad.js
@@ -594,7 +594,13 @@ Pad.prototype.remove = async function () {
 
   // delete the pad entry and delete pad from padManager
   p.push(padManager.removePad(padID));
-  p.push(hooks.aCallAll('padRemove', {padID}));
+  p.push(hooks.aCallAll('padRemove', {
+    get padID() {
+      warnDeprecated('padRemove padID context property is deprecated; use pad.id instead');
+      return this.pad.id;
+    },
+    pad: this,
+  }));
   await Promise.all(p);
 };