diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8f1d98d..edc9544 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -96,3 +96,11 @@ In `app/Http/Controllers/UserController.php` file method `destroy()`, delete all
 Test method `test_mass_delete_users()`.
 
 ---
+
+## Task 9. Soft Deletes.
+
+In `app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php` file method `destroy()`, change Eloquent statement to still return the soft-deleted records in the list of `$projects`
+
+Test method `test_soft_delete_projects()`.
+
+---
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
index 29b1415..15058b9 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/ProjectController.php
@@ -28,4 +28,14 @@ class ProjectController extends Controller
 
         return redirect('/')->with('success', 'Projects updated');
     }
+
+    public function destroy($projectId)
+    {
+        Project::destroy($projectId);
+
+        // TASK: change this Eloquent statement to include the soft-deletes records
+        $projects = Project::all();
+
+        return view('projects.index', compact('projects'));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/Project.php b/app/Models/Project.php
index 1034631..dc43be0 100644
--- a/app/Models/Project.php
+++ b/app/Models/Project.php
@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ namespace App\Models;
 
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Factories\HasFactory;
 use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 
 class Project extends Model
 {
-    use HasFactory;
+    use HasFactory, SoftDeletes;
 }
diff --git a/database/migrations/2021_11_16_074340_create_projects_table.php b/database/migrations/2021_11_16_074340_create_projects_table.php
index 0e6842f..3c50234 100644
--- a/database/migrations/2021_11_16_074340_create_projects_table.php
+++ b/database/migrations/2021_11_16_074340_create_projects_table.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class CreateProjectsTable extends Migration
             $table->id();
             $table->string('name');
             $table->timestamps();
+            $table->softDeletes();
         });
     }
 
diff --git a/resources/views/projects/index.blade.php b/resources/views/projects/index.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6742964
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/projects/index.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+<table>
+    <thead>
+    <tr>
+        <th>Name</th>
+    </tr>
+    </thead>
+    <tbody>
+    @foreach ($projects as $project)
+        <tr>
+            <td>{{ $loop->iteration }}. {{ $project->name }}</td>
+        </tr>
+    @endforeach
+    </tbody>
+</table>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 6905c60..7359f9b 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -30,3 +30,4 @@ Route::delete('users', [UserController::class, 'destroy']);
 
 Route::post('projects', [ProjectController::class, 'store']);
 Route::post('projects/mass_update', [ProjectController::class, 'mass_update']);
+Route::delete('projects/{projectId}', [ProjectController::class, 'destroy']);
diff --git a/tests/Feature/EloquentTest.php b/tests/Feature/EloquentTest.php
index 92f9c83..2200bd6 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/EloquentTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/EloquentTest.php
@@ -119,4 +119,13 @@ class EloquentTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertDatabaseCount('users', 1);
     }
 
+    public function test_soft_delete_projects()
+    {
+        $project = new Project();
+        $project->name = 'Some name';
+        $project->save();
+
+        $response = $this->delete('projects/' . $project->id);
+        $response->assertSee('Some name');
+    }
 }