diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
index 584bfc1f7c..8b852513e0 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/cli/delete_cli.py
@@ -213,6 +213,17 @@ def references(urn: str, dry_run: bool, force: bool) -> None:
         logger.info(f"Deleted {references_count} references to {urn}")
 
 
+@delete.command()
+@click.option("--urn", required=True, type=str, help="the urn of the entity")
+def undo_by_filter(urn: str) -> None:
+    """
+    Undo a soft deletion of an entity
+    """
+    graph = get_default_graph()
+    logger.info(f"Using {graph}")
+    graph.set_soft_delete_status(urn=urn, delete=False)
+
+
 @delete.command(no_args_is_help=True)
 @click.option(
     "--urn",
diff --git a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/graph/client.py b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/graph/client.py
index 1d2528a24c..c90ac93eee 100644
--- a/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/graph/client.py
+++ b/metadata-ingestion/src/datahub/ingestion/graph/client.py
@@ -1241,14 +1241,29 @@ class DataHubGraph(DatahubRestEmitter):
         Args:
             urn: The urn of the entity to soft-delete.
         """
+        self.set_soft_delete_status(
+            urn=urn, run_id=run_id, deletion_timestamp=deletion_timestamp, delete=True
+        )
 
+    def set_soft_delete_status(
+        self,
+        urn: str,
+        delete: bool,
+        run_id: str = _GRAPH_DUMMY_RUN_ID,
+        deletion_timestamp: Optional[int] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Change status of soft-delete an entity by urn.
+
+        Args:
+            urn: The urn of the entity to soft-delete.
+        """
         assert urn
 
         deletion_timestamp = deletion_timestamp or int(time.time() * 1000)
         self.emit(
             MetadataChangeProposalWrapper(
                 entityUrn=urn,
-                aspect=StatusClass(removed=True),
+                aspect=StatusClass(removed=delete),
                 systemMetadata=SystemMetadataClass(
                     runId=run_id, lastObserved=deletion_timestamp
                 ),