diff --git a/cloud/scope/powervs_image.go b/cloud/scope/powervs_image.go
index b86d977fb..c01cc9343 100644
--- a/cloud/scope/powervs_image.go
+++ b/cloud/scope/powervs_image.go
@@ -207,6 +207,10 @@ func (i *PowerVSImageScope) GetImportJob() (*models.Job, error) {
 	return i.IBMPowerVSClient.GetCosImages(i.IBMPowerVSImage.Spec.ServiceInstanceID)
 }
 
+func (i *PowerVSImageScope) DeleteImportJob() error {
+	return i.IBMPowerVSClient.DeleteJob(i.IBMPowerVSImage.Status.JobID)
+}
+
 func (i *PowerVSImageScope) SetReady() {
 	i.IBMPowerVSImage.Status.Ready = true
 }
diff --git a/controllers/ibmpowervsimage_controller.go b/controllers/ibmpowervsimage_controller.go
index d44eecab2..25405127f 100644
--- a/controllers/ibmpowervsimage_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/ibmpowervsimage_controller.go
@@ -207,6 +207,14 @@ func (r *IBMPowerVSImageReconciler) reconcileDelete(scope *scope.PowerVSImageSco
 
 	if scope.GetImageID() == "" {
 		scope.Info("ImageID is not yet set, hence not invoking the powervs API to delete the image")
+		if scope.GetJobID() == "" {
+			scope.Info("JobID is not yet set, hence not invoking the powervs API to delete the image import job")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+		}
+		if err := scope.DeleteImportJob(); err != nil {
+			scope.Info("error deleting IBMPowerVSImage Import Job")
+			return ctrl.Result{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "error deleting IBMPowerVSImage Import Job")
+		}
 		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 	}
 	if err := scope.DeleteImage(); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/services/powervs/service.go b/pkg/cloud/services/powervs/service.go
index e25630de5..9535f5151 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/services/powervs/service.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/services/powervs/service.go
@@ -99,6 +99,11 @@ func (s *Service) GetJob(id string) (*models.Job, error) {
 	return s.JobClient.Get(id)
 }
 
+// DeleteJob deletes the image import job in the Power VS service instance.
+func (s *Service) DeleteJob(id string) error {
+	return s.JobClient.Delete(id)
+}
+
 // GetAllNetwork returns all the networks in the Power VS service instance.
 func (s *Service) GetAllNetwork() (*models.Networks, error) {
 	return s.NetworkClient.GetAll()