diff --git a/Grammar/python.gram b/Grammar/python.gram
index 4915cc43e84..80fa90b9192 100644
--- a/Grammar/python.gram
+++ b/Grammar/python.gram
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ yield_stmt[stmt_ty]: y=yield_expr { _Py_Expr(y, EXTRA) }
 assert_stmt[stmt_ty]: 'assert' a=expression b=[',' z=expression { z }] { _Py_Assert(a, b, EXTRA) }
 
 del_stmt[stmt_ty]:
+    | 'del' a=star_element {
+        RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_INVALID_TARGET(DEL_TARGETS, a) }
     | 'del' a=del_targets &(';' | NEWLINE) { _Py_Delete(a, EXTRA) }
     | invalid_del_stmt
 
diff --git a/Parser/parser.c b/Parser/parser.c
index 2559969f86e..b3bfb60d180 100644
--- a/Parser/parser.c
+++ b/Parser/parser.c
@@ -2829,7 +2829,7 @@ assert_stmt_rule(Parser *p)
     return _res;
 }
 
-// del_stmt: 'del' del_targets &(';' | NEWLINE) | invalid_del_stmt
+// del_stmt: 'del' star_element | 'del' del_targets &(';' | NEWLINE) | invalid_del_stmt
 static stmt_ty
 del_stmt_rule(Parser *p)
 {
@@ -2849,6 +2849,33 @@ del_stmt_rule(Parser *p)
     UNUSED(_start_lineno); // Only used by EXTRA macro
     int _start_col_offset = p->tokens[_mark]->col_offset;
     UNUSED(_start_col_offset); // Only used by EXTRA macro
+    { // 'del' star_element
+        if (p->error_indicator) {
+            D(p->level--);
+            return NULL;
+        }
+        D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c> del_stmt[%d-%d]: %s\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'del' star_element"));
+        Token * _keyword;
+        expr_ty a;
+        if (
+            (_keyword = _PyPegen_expect_token(p, 503))  // token='del'
+            &&
+            (a = star_element_rule(p))  // star_element
+        )
+        {
+            D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c+ del_stmt[%d-%d]: %s succeeded!\n", p->level, ' ', _mark, p->mark, "'del' star_element"));
+            _res = RAISE_SYNTAX_ERROR_INVALID_TARGET ( DEL_TARGETS , a );
+            if (_res == NULL && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+                p->error_indicator = 1;
+                D(p->level--);
+                return NULL;
+            }
+            goto done;
+        }
+        p->mark = _mark;
+        D(fprintf(stderr, "%*c%s del_stmt[%d-%d]: %s failed!\n", p->level, ' ',
+                  p->error_indicator ? "ERROR!" : "-", _mark, p->mark, "'del' star_element"));
+    }
     { // 'del' del_targets &(';' | NEWLINE)
         if (p->error_indicator) {
             D(p->level--);