diff --git a/changelog.d/17904.feature b/changelog.d/17904.feature
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f161c69ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/17904.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Allow Admin API delete room v2 actions to be run on workers.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
index 8d6a3ca21b..12b908508d 100755
--- a/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
+++ b/docker/configure_workers_and_start.py
@@ -136,12 +136,11 @@ WORKERS_CONFIG: Dict[str, Dict[str, Any]] = {
         "worker_extra_conf": "enable_media_repo: true",
     },
     "admin": {
-      "app": "synapse.app.generic_worker",
-      "listener_resources": ["replication", "admin"],
-      "endpoint_patterns": ["^/_synapse/admin/v2/rooms/.*$"],
-      "shared_extra_conf": {},
-      "worker_extra_conf": "",
-
+        "app": "synapse.app.generic_worker",
+        "listener_resources": ["replication", "admin"],
+        "endpoint_patterns": ["^/_synapse/admin/v2/rooms/.*$"],
+        "shared_extra_conf": {},
+        "worker_extra_conf": "",
     },
     "appservice": {
         "app": "synapse.app.generic_worker",
@@ -582,7 +581,7 @@ def is_sharding_allowed_for_worker_type(worker_type: str) -> bool:
         "receipts",
         "typing",
         "to_device",
-        "admin"
+        "admin",
     ]
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
index 06259fc61d..35b4f1761b 100644
--- a/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
+++ b/synapse/app/generic_worker.py
@@ -28,12 +28,13 @@ from twisted.web.resource import Resource
 import synapse
 import synapse.events
 from synapse.api.urls import (
+    ADMIN_PREFIX,
     CLIENT_API_PREFIX,
     FEDERATION_PREFIX,
     LEGACY_MEDIA_PREFIX,
     MEDIA_R0_PREFIX,
     MEDIA_V3_PREFIX,
-    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX, ADMIN_PREFIX,
+    SERVER_KEY_PREFIX,
 )
 from synapse.app import _base
 from synapse.app._base import (
@@ -52,7 +53,7 @@ from synapse.logging.context import LoggingContext
 from synapse.metrics import METRICS_PREFIX, MetricsResource, RegistryProxy
 from synapse.replication.http import REPLICATION_PREFIX, ReplicationRestResource
 from synapse.rest import ClientRestResource
-from synapse.rest.admin import register_servlets_for_media_repo, AdminRestResource
+from synapse.rest.admin import AdminRestResource, register_servlets_for_media_repo
 from synapse.rest.health import HealthResource
 from synapse.rest.key.v2 import KeyResource
 from synapse.rest.synapse.client import build_synapse_client_resource_tree
diff --git a/synapse/config/server.py b/synapse/config/server.py
index 53856d3866..f41e775f84 100644
--- a/synapse/config/server.py
+++ b/synapse/config/server.py
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ KNOWN_RESOURCES = {
     "openid",
     "replication",
     "static",
-    "admin"
+    "admin",
 }
 
 
diff --git a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
index 9ebf48c00b..aa28290a32 100644
--- a/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
+++ b/synapse/storage/databases/main/room.py
@@ -2519,7 +2519,6 @@ class RoomStore(RoomBackgroundUpdateStore, RoomWorkerStore):
         )
         return next_id
 
-
     async def unblock_room(self, room_id: str) -> None:
         """Remove the room from blocking list.