diff --git a/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofDetails.tsx b/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofDetails.tsx
index 08ab19935e..d2109cbeb3 100644
--- a/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofDetails.tsx
+++ b/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofDetails.tsx
@@ -275,6 +275,9 @@ const ProofDetails: React.FC<ProofDetailsProps> = ({ route, navigation }) => {
       if (!store.preferences.useDataRetention) {
         agent?.proofs.deleteById(recordId)
       }
+      if ((record?.metadata.get(ProofMetadata.customMetadata) as ProofCustomMetadata).delete_conn_after_seen) {
+        agent?.connections.deleteById(record?.connectionId ?? '')
+      }
     }
   }, [])
 
diff --git a/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofRequesting.tsx b/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofRequesting.tsx
index 9a672c2477..0736881c04 100644
--- a/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofRequesting.tsx
+++ b/packages/legacy/core/App/screens/ProofRequesting.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,14 @@ import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { BackHandler, DeviceEventEmitter, useWindowDimensions, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 
-import { isPresentationFailed, isPresentationReceived, linkProofWithTemplate, sendProofRequest } from '../../verifier'
+import {
+  ProofCustomMetadata,
+  ProofMetadata,
+  isPresentationFailed,
+  isPresentationReceived,
+  linkProofWithTemplate,
+  sendProofRequest,
+} from '../../verifier'
 import LoadingIndicator from '../components/animated/LoadingIndicator'
 import Button, { ButtonType } from '../components/buttons/Button'
 import QRRenderer from '../components/misc/QRRenderer'
@@ -154,6 +161,9 @@ const ProofRequesting: React.FC<ProofRequestingProps> = ({ route, navigation })
         // send proof logic
         const result = await sendProofRequest(agent, template, record.id, predicateValues)
         if (result?.proofRecord) {
+          // verifier side doesn't have access to the goal code so we need to add metadata here
+          const metadata = result.proofRecord.metadata.get(ProofMetadata.customMetadata) as ProofCustomMetadata
+          result.proofRecord.metadata.set(ProofMetadata.customMetadata, { ...metadata, delete_conn_after_seen: true })
           linkProofWithTemplate(agent, result.proofRecord, templateId)
         }
         setProofRecordId(result?.proofRecord.id)
diff --git a/packages/legacy/core/verifier/types/metadata.ts b/packages/legacy/core/verifier/types/metadata.ts
index fce32e7d96..a37658055d 100644
--- a/packages/legacy/core/verifier/types/metadata.ts
+++ b/packages/legacy/core/verifier/types/metadata.ts
@@ -5,4 +5,5 @@ export enum ProofMetadata {
 export interface ProofCustomMetadata {
   details_seen?: boolean
   proof_request_template_id?: string
+  delete_conn_after_seen?: boolean
 }