diff --git a/daemon/cmd_delete_room.c b/daemon/cmd_delete_room.c
index 802cb485..7dac8be9 100644
--- a/daemon/cmd_delete_room.c
+++ b/daemon/cmd_delete_room.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "cmd.h"
 #include "studio_internal.h"
 #include "../dbus/error.h"
+#include "../proxies/jmcore_proxy.h"
 
 struct ladish_command_delete_room
 {
@@ -34,6 +35,37 @@ struct ladish_command_delete_room
   char * name;
 };
 
+static
+bool
+uninit_room_ports(
+  void * context,
+  void * client_iteration_context_ptr,
+  ladish_client_handle client_handle,
+  const char * client_name,
+  ladish_port_handle port_handle,
+  const char * port_name,
+  uint32_t port_type,
+  uint32_t port_flags)
+{
+  uuid_t uuid_in_room;
+  char uuid_in_room_str[37];
+
+  if (ladish_port_is_link(port_handle))
+  {
+    log_info("link port %s", port_name);
+
+    ladish_graph_get_port_uuid(ladish_room_get_graph(context), port_handle, uuid_in_room);
+    uuid_unparse(uuid_in_room, uuid_in_room_str);
+    jmcore_proxy_destroy_link(uuid_in_room_str);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    log_info("jack port %s", port_name);
+  }
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 #define cmd_ptr ((struct ladish_command_delete_room *)context)
 
 static bool run(void * context)
@@ -43,44 +75,78 @@ static bool run(void * context)
   uuid_t room_uuid;
   ladish_client_handle room_client;
   unsigned int running_app_count;
+  ladish_app_supervisor_handle supervisor;
+  ladish_graph_handle graph;
 
-  ASSERT(cmd_ptr->command.state == LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_PENDING);
-
-  log_info("Delete studio room request (%s)", cmd_ptr->name);
+  if (cmd_ptr->command.state == LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_PENDING)
+  {
+    log_info("Delete studio room request (%s)", cmd_ptr->name);
+  }
 
   list_for_each(node_ptr, &g_studio.rooms)
   {
     room = ladish_room_from_list_node(node_ptr);
     if (strcmp(ladish_room_get_name(room), cmd_ptr->name) == 0)
     {
-      running_app_count = ladish_app_supervisor_get_running_app_count(ladish_room_get_app_supervisor(room));
-      if (running_app_count != 0)
-      {
-        /* TODO: instead of rejecting the room deletion, use the command queue and wait for room apps to stop.
-           This requires proper "project in room" implementation because project needs to be
-           unloaded anyway and unloading project should initiate and wait apps termination */
-        log_error("Cannot delete room \"%s\" because it has %u app(s) running", cmd_ptr->name, running_app_count);
-        return false;
-      }
-
-      list_del(node_ptr);
-      ladish_studio_emit_room_disappeared(room);
-
-      ladish_room_get_uuid(room, room_uuid);
-      room_client = ladish_graph_find_client_by_uuid(g_studio.studio_graph, room_uuid);
-      ASSERT(room_client != NULL);
-      ladish_graph_remove_client(g_studio.studio_graph, room_client);
-      ladish_client_destroy(room_client);
-
-      ladish_room_destroy(room);
-
-      cmd_ptr->command.state = LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_DONE;
-      return true;
+      goto found;
     }
   }
 
   log_error("Cannot delete room with name \"%s\" because it is unknown", cmd_ptr->name);
   return false;
+
+found:
+  supervisor = ladish_room_get_app_supervisor(room);
+  graph = ladish_room_get_graph(room);
+  ladish_room_get_uuid(room, room_uuid);
+  room_client = ladish_graph_find_client_by_uuid(g_studio.studio_graph, room_uuid);
+  ASSERT(room_client != NULL);
+
+  if (cmd_ptr->command.state == LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_PENDING)
+  {
+    ladish_graph_clear_persist(graph);
+    ladish_graph_iterate_nodes(ladish_room_get_graph(room), false, room, NULL, uninit_room_ports, NULL);
+    ladish_app_supervisor_stop(supervisor);
+
+    cmd_ptr->command.state = LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_WAITING;
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  ASSERT(cmd_ptr->command.state == LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_WAITING);
+
+  running_app_count = ladish_app_supervisor_get_running_app_count(supervisor);
+  if (running_app_count != 0)
+  {
+    log_info("there are %u running app(s) in room \"%s\"", running_app_count, cmd_ptr->name);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!ladish_graph_is_empty(graph))
+  {
+    log_info("the room \"%s\" graph is still not empty", cmd_ptr->name);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  if (!ladish_graph_is_client_looks_empty(g_studio.studio_graph, room_client))
+  {
+    log_info("the room \"%s\" studio client still does not look empty", cmd_ptr->name);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  /* ladish_graph_dump(graph); */
+  /* ladish_graph_dump(g_studio.studio_graph); */
+  /* ladish_graph_dump(g_studio.jack_graph); */
+
+  list_del(node_ptr);
+  ladish_studio_emit_room_disappeared(room);
+
+  ladish_graph_remove_client(g_studio.studio_graph, room_client);
+  ladish_client_destroy(room_client);
+
+  ladish_room_destroy(room);
+
+  cmd_ptr->command.state = LADISH_COMMAND_STATE_DONE;
+  return true;
 }
 
 static void destructor(void * context)
diff --git a/daemon/graph.c b/daemon/graph.c
index 02c16408..fd1e04e8 100644
--- a/daemon/graph.c
+++ b/daemon/graph.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ struct ladish_graph
   uint64_t next_client_id;
   uint64_t next_port_id;
   uint64_t next_connection_id;
+  bool persist;
 
   void * context;
   ladish_graph_connect_request_handler connect_handler;
@@ -640,6 +641,8 @@ bool ladish_graph_create(ladish_graph_handle * graph_handle_ptr, const char * op
   graph_ptr->connect_handler = NULL;
   graph_ptr->disconnect_handler = NULL;
 
+  graph_ptr->persist = true;
+
   *graph_handle_ptr = (ladish_graph_handle)graph_ptr;
   return true;
 }
@@ -2159,6 +2162,21 @@ void ladish_graph_dump(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle)
   }
 }
 
+void ladish_graph_clear_persist(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle)
+{
+  graph_ptr->persist = false;
+}
+
+bool ladish_graph_is_persist(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle)
+{
+  return graph_ptr->persist;
+}
+
+bool ladish_graph_is_empty(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle)
+{
+  return list_empty(&graph_ptr->clients) && list_empty(&graph_ptr->ports) && list_empty(&graph_ptr->connections);
+}
+
 #undef graph_ptr
 #define graph_ptr ((struct ladish_graph *)context)
 
diff --git a/daemon/graph.h b/daemon/graph.h
index 369d2510..b3840d7b 100644
--- a/daemon/graph.h
+++ b/daemon/graph.h
@@ -194,6 +194,10 @@ ladish_graph_iterate_connections(
   void * callback_context,
   bool (* callback)(void * context, ladish_port_handle port1_handle, ladish_port_handle port2_handle, ladish_dict_handle dict));
 
+void ladish_graph_clear_persist(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle);
+bool ladish_graph_is_persist(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle);
+bool ladish_graph_is_empty(ladish_graph_handle graph_handle);
+
 extern const struct dbus_interface_descriptor g_interface_patchbay;
 
 #endif /* #ifndef PATCHBAY_H__30334B9A_8847_4E8C_AFF9_73DB13406C8E__INCLUDED */
diff --git a/daemon/virtualizer.c b/daemon/virtualizer.c
index 1dd5b56b..6d73f559 100644
--- a/daemon/virtualizer.c
+++ b/daemon/virtualizer.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static void client_disappeared(void * context, uint64_t id)
 {
   ladish_client_handle client;
   pid_t pid;
+  ladish_graph_handle vgraph;
 
   log_info("client_disappeared(%"PRIu64")", id);
 
@@ -387,12 +388,7 @@ static void client_disappeared(void * context, uint64_t id)
 
   log_info("client disappeared: '%s'", ladish_graph_get_client_name(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, client));
 
-  if (ladish_client_get_vgraph(client) == NULL)
-  { /* remove jmcore clients, the are not persisted in the jack graph */
-    ladish_graph_remove_client(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, client);
-    ladish_client_destroy(client);
-    return;
-  }
+  vgraph = ladish_client_get_vgraph(client);
 
   pid = ladish_client_get_pid(client);
   if (pid != 0 && pid != jmcore_proxy_get_pid_cached())
@@ -405,7 +401,7 @@ static void client_disappeared(void * context, uint64_t id)
     virtualizer_ptr->system_client_id = 0;
   }
 
-  if (true)                     /* if client is supposed to be persisted */
+  if (vgraph != NULL && ladish_graph_is_persist(vgraph)) /* if client is supposed to be persisted */
   {
     ladish_client_set_jack_id(client, 0);
     ladish_graph_hide_client(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, client);
@@ -743,15 +739,15 @@ static void port_disappeared(void * context, uint64_t client_id, uint64_t port_i
     if (vgraph == NULL)
     {
       log_error("Cannot find vgraph for disappeared jmcore port");
+      ASSERT_NO_PASS;
+      return;
     }
-    else
-    {
-      jmcore = true;
-      ladish_graph_remove_port_by_jack_id(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, port_id, true, true);
-    }
+
+    jmcore = true;
+    ladish_graph_remove_port_by_jack_id(virtualizer_ptr->jack_graph, port_id, true, true);
   }
 
-  if (true)                     /* if client is supposed to be persisted */
+  if (ladish_graph_is_persist(vgraph)) /* if port is supposed to be persisted */
   {
     if (!jmcore)
     {