diff --git a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
index aab675201497c..9524c7fc7aa4f 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/src/airflow/providers/amazon/aws/operators/emr.py
@@ -1643,6 +1643,9 @@ class EmrServerlessStopApplicationOperator(AwsBaseOperator[EmrServerlessHook]):
     """
 
     aws_hook_class = EmrServerlessHook
+    #: Method to resume at once the application has stopped. Subclasses may override this
+    #: to chain further steps instead of finishing the task.
+    stop_complete_method_name: str = "execute_complete"
     template_fields: Sequence[str] = aws_template_fields(
         "application_id",
     )
@@ -1710,7 +1713,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context) -> None:
                     waiter_max_attempts=self.waiter_max_attempts,
                 ),
                 timeout=timedelta(seconds=self.waiter_max_attempts * self.waiter_delay),
-                method_name="execute_complete",
+                method_name=self.stop_complete_method_name,
             )
         if self.wait_for_completion:
             waiter = self.hook.get_waiter("serverless_app_stopped")
@@ -1740,7 +1743,7 @@ def stop_application(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any] | None = None
                 waiter_max_attempts=self.waiter_max_attempts,
             ),
             timeout=timedelta(seconds=self.waiter_max_attempts * self.waiter_delay),
-            method_name="execute_complete",
+            method_name=self.stop_complete_method_name,
         )
 
     def execute_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
@@ -1787,6 +1790,8 @@ class EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationOperator(EmrServerlessStopApplicationOperato
         "application_id",
     )
 
+    stop_complete_method_name: str = "stop_complete"
+
     def __init__(
         self,
         application_id: str,
@@ -1851,6 +1856,30 @@ def execute(self, context: Context) -> None:
 
         self.log.info("EMR serverless application deleted")
 
+    def stop_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
+        validated_event = validate_execute_complete_event(event)
+
+        if validated_event["status"] != "success":
+            raise AirflowException(f"Error stopping EMR Serverless application: {validated_event}")
+
+        self.log.info("Now deleting application: %s", self.application_id)
+        response = self.hook.conn.delete_application(applicationId=self.application_id)
+
+        if response["ResponseMetadata"]["HTTPStatusCode"] != 200:
+            raise AirflowException(f"Application deletion failed: {response}")
+
+        if self.deferrable:
+            self.defer(
+                trigger=EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationTrigger(
+                    application_id=self.application_id,
+                    aws_conn_id=self.aws_conn_id,
+                    waiter_delay=self.waiter_delay,
+                    waiter_max_attempts=self.waiter_max_attempts,
+                ),
+                timeout=timedelta(seconds=self.waiter_max_attempts * self.waiter_delay),
+                method_name="execute_complete",
+            )
+
     def execute_complete(self, context: Context, event: dict[str, Any] | None = None) -> None:
         validated_event = validate_execute_complete_event(event)
 
diff --git a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
index 75fcf1bce3d24..eb3416a7b4be1 100644
--- a/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
+++ b/providers/amazon/tests/unit/amazon/aws/operators/test_emr_serverless.py
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@
     EmrServerlessStartJobOperator,
     EmrServerlessStopApplicationOperator,
 )
+from airflow.providers.amazon.aws.triggers.emr import (
+    EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationTrigger,
+    EmrServerlessStopApplicationTrigger,
+)
 from airflow.providers.amazon.version_compat import NOTSET
 from airflow.providers.common.compat.sdk import AirflowException, TaskDeferred
 
@@ -1400,6 +1404,38 @@ def test_delete_application_deferrable(self, mock_conn):
         with pytest.raises(TaskDeferred):
             operator.execute(None)
 
+
+    @mock.patch.object(EmrServerlessHook, "conn")
+    def test_delete_application_deferrable_deletes_after_stop(self, mock_conn):
+        """Regression test for #72123: deferrable delete must call delete_application via chained deferral."""
+        mock_conn.stop_application.return_value = {}
+        mock_conn.delete_application.return_value = {"ResponseMetadata": {"HTTPStatusCode": 200}}
+
+        operator = EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationOperator(
+            task_id=task_id,
+            application_id=application_id,
+            deferrable=True,
+        )
+
+        # First defer defers on the STOP trigger, resuming at stop_complete (not execute_complete).
+        with pytest.raises(TaskDeferred) as exc_info:
+            operator.execute(None)
+        assert isinstance(exc_info.value.trigger, EmrServerlessStopApplicationTrigger)
+        assert exc_info.value.method_name == "stop_complete"
+        mock_conn.stop_application.assert_called_once()
+        mock_conn.delete_application.assert_not_called()
+
+        # Stop trigger fires successfully -> operator now issues DeleteApplication and defers
+        # on the DELETE trigger, resuming at execute_complete.
+        with pytest.raises(TaskDeferred) as exc_info:
+            operator.stop_complete({}, {"status": "success"})
+        assert isinstance(exc_info.value.trigger, EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationTrigger)
+        assert exc_info.value.method_name == "execute_complete"
+        mock_conn.delete_application.assert_called_once_with(applicationId=application_id)
+
+        # Delete trigger fires successfully -> task completes.
+        operator.execute_complete({}, {"status": "success"})
+
     def test_execute_complete_error(self):
         operator = EmrServerlessDeleteApplicationOperator(
             task_id=task_id, application_id=application_id_delete_operator