diff --git a/client/client_it_test.go b/client/client_it_test.go
index 1b5ca2884..b9137bee9 100644
--- a/client/client_it_test.go
+++ b/client/client_it_test.go
@@ -592,7 +592,6 @@ func TestClientAgainstCluster(t *testing.T) {
 				target := []uint64{100}
 				require.Equalf(t, target, resp.Result().Row().Columns, "Row Result Columns")
 			})
-
 			t.Run("StoreQuery", func(t *testing.T) {
 				schema := NewSchema()
 				testIndexStore := schema.Index("test-index-store")
diff --git a/rbf/README.md b/rbf/README.md
index 4f6efa072..cbc5b74a7 100644
--- a/rbf/README.md
+++ b/rbf/README.md
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ The leaf page contains a series of cells with the header of:
 	[8] highbits
 	[4] flag
 	[4] child count
-	[*] array or RLE data
+	[*] array or RLE data or Handle (a pageno) to Bitmap Data
 
 
-### Bitmap page
+### Bitmap Data page
 
-The data for the bitmap page takes up the entire 8KB.
+The data for the bitmap data page takes up the entire 8KB.
 
 
 ## Proof of Concept Notes
diff --git a/rbf/tx.go b/rbf/tx.go
index 812d35738..52cc49366 100644
--- a/rbf/tx.go
+++ b/rbf/tx.go
@@ -333,7 +333,6 @@ func (tx *Tx) DeleteBitmapsWithPrefix(prefix string) error {
 		if !strings.HasPrefix(name.(string), prefix) {
 			continue
 		}
-
 		// Deallocate all pages in the tree.
 		if err := tx.deallocateTree(pgno.(uint32)); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -1065,6 +1064,13 @@ func (tx *Tx) deallocateTree(pgno uint32) error {
 		return tx.freePgno(pgno)
 
 	case PageTypeLeaf:
+		for i, n := 0, readCellN(page); i < n; i++ {
+			if cell := readLeafCell(page, i); cell.Type == ContainerTypeBitmapPtr {
+				if err := tx.freePgno(toPgno(cell.Data)); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
 		return tx.freePgno(pgno)
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("rbf.Tx.deallocateTree(): invalid page type: pgno=%d type=%d", pgno, typ)
diff --git a/rbf/tx_test.go b/rbf/tx_test.go
index e4b68f4b6..8a354a916 100644
--- a/rbf/tx_test.go
+++ b/rbf/tx_test.go
@@ -684,3 +684,102 @@ func TestTx_CreateBitmap(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestTx_DeleteBitmapsWithPrefix(t *testing.T) {
+	db := MustOpenDB(t)
+	defer MustCloseDB(t, db)
+	prefix := "abc"
+	bitmapSize := 10000
+	//	var err error
+	// create a interleaved set up array and bitmap containers
+
+	bits := make([]uint64, bitmapSize)
+	x := uint64(1)
+	for i := 0; i < len(bits); i++ {
+		bits[i] = x
+		x = x + 2
+	}
+	ifError := func(err error) {
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+	checkInfos := func() {
+		tx := MustBegin(t, db, false)
+		defer tx.Rollback()
+		infos, err := tx.PageInfos()
+		ifError(err)
+		for pgno, info := range infos {
+			switch info := info.(type) {
+			case *rbf.MetaPageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "meta")
+				fmt.Printf("pageN=%d,walid=%d,rootrec=%d,freelist=%d\n", info.PageN, info.WALID, info.RootRecordPageNo, info.FreelistPageNo)
+
+			case *rbf.RootRecordPageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "rootrec")
+				fmt.Printf("next=%d\n", info.Next)
+
+			case *rbf.LeafPageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "leaf")
+				fmt.Printf("flags=x%x,celln=%d\n", info.Flags, info.CellN)
+
+			case *rbf.BranchPageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "branch")
+				fmt.Printf("flags=x%x,celln=%d\n", info.Flags, info.CellN)
+
+			case *rbf.BitmapPageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "bitmap")
+				fmt.Printf("-\n")
+
+			case *rbf.FreePageInfo:
+				fmt.Printf("%-8d ", pgno)
+				fmt.Printf("%-10s ", "free")
+				fmt.Printf("-\n")
+
+			default:
+				t.Fatal(fmt.Sprintf("unexpected page info type %T", info))
+			}
+		}
+
+	}
+	populate := func() {
+		tx := MustBegin(t, db, true)
+		defer tx.Rollback()
+		for i := uint64(0); i < 16; i++ {
+			bm := roaring.NewBitmap()
+			if i%3 == 0 {
+				bm.Put(i, roaring.NewContainerBitmap(6144, bits))
+				if _, err := tx.AddRoaring(prefix, bm); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+			} else {
+				bm.Put(i, roaring.NewContainerArray([]uint16{2, 4, 5, 7}))
+				if _, err := tx.AddRoaring(prefix, bm); err != nil {
+					panic(err)
+				}
+
+			}
+		}
+		ifError(tx.Commit())
+	}
+
+	checkInfos()
+	populate()
+	checkInfos()
+	ifError(db.Check())
+
+	tx := MustBegin(t, db, true)
+	tx.DeleteBitmapsWithPrefix(prefix)
+	ifError(tx.Commit())
+	ifError(db.Check())
+	checkInfos()
+	populate()
+	ifError(db.Check())
+	checkInfos()
+
+}