diff --git a/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py b/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
index 7e00392b..cb707b62 100644
--- a/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
+++ b/src/kaggle/api/kaggle_api_extended.py
@@ -4018,7 +4018,7 @@ def dataset_create_version_cli(
         else:
             print("Dataset version creation error: " + result.error)
 
-    def dataset_delete(self, owner_slug: str, dataset_slug: str, no_confirm: bool = False) -> None:
+    def dataset_delete(self, owner_slug: str, dataset_slug: str, no_confirm: bool = False) -> bool:
         """Deletes a dataset.
 
         Args:
@@ -4027,7 +4027,7 @@ def dataset_delete(self, owner_slug: str, dataset_slug: str, no_confirm: bool =
             no_confirm (bool): If True, skip confirmation (default is False).
 
         Returns:
-            None:
+            bool: True if deleted, False if cancelled.
         """
 
         if not owner_slug:
@@ -4036,13 +4036,14 @@ def dataset_delete(self, owner_slug: str, dataset_slug: str, no_confirm: bool =
         if not no_confirm:
             if not self.confirmation(f"delete the dataset: {owner_slug}/{dataset_slug}"):
                 print("Deletion cancelled")
-                return
+                return False
 
         with self.build_kaggle_client() as kaggle:
             request = ApiDeleteDatasetRequest()
             request.owner_slug = owner_slug
             request.dataset_slug = dataset_slug
             kaggle.datasets.dataset_api_client.delete_dataset(request)
+        return True
 
     def kernels_delete(self, kernel: str, no_confirm: bool = False) -> None:
         """Deletes a kernel.
@@ -4099,8 +4100,8 @@ def dataset_delete_cli(self, dataset: str, no_confirm: bool = False) -> None:
             raise ValueError("A dataset must be specified")
         owner_slug, dataset_slug, _ = self.split_dataset_string(dataset)
 
-        self.dataset_delete(owner_slug, dataset_slug, no_confirm)
-        print(f'Dataset "{dataset}" deleted successfully.')
+        if self.dataset_delete(owner_slug, dataset_slug, no_confirm):
+            print(f'Dataset "{dataset}" deleted successfully.')
 
     def dataset_initialize(self, folder: str) -> str:
         """Initializes a folder with a dataset configuration (metadata) file.
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dataset_delete.py b/tests/unit/test_dataset_delete.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0fa5f18a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dataset_delete.py
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# coding=utf-8
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+import sys
+from io import StringIO
+
+sys.path.insert(0, "../..")
+
+from kaggle.api.kaggle_api_extended import KaggleApi
+
+
+def _make_api():
+    api = KaggleApi.__new__(KaggleApi)
+    api.already_printed_version_warning = True
+    api.config_values = {"username": "owner"}
+    return api
+
+
+class TestDatasetDelete(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Tests for dataset_delete_cli() and dataset_delete()."""
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.api = _make_api()
+
+    @patch("builtins.print")
+    @patch.object(KaggleApi, "confirmation", return_value=False)
+    def test_dataset_delete_cli_cancelled(self, mock_confirmation, mock_print):
+        """When confirmation is cancelled (returns False), print 'Deletion cancelled' and no success message."""
+        self.api.dataset_delete_cli("owner/dataset-slug")
+
+        # Verify confirmation was called
+        mock_confirmation.assert_called_once_with("delete the dataset: owner/dataset-slug")
+
+        # Verify that print("Deletion cancelled") was called
+        mock_print.assert_any_call("Deletion cancelled")
+
+        # Verify that the success message was NOT printed
+        for call_args in mock_print.call_args_list:
+            printed_str = call_args[0][0]
+            if "deleted successfully" in printed_str:
+                self.fail("Success message was printed on cancellation!")
+
+    @patch("builtins.print")
+    @patch.object(KaggleApi, "confirmation", return_value=True)
+    @patch.object(KaggleApi, "build_kaggle_client")
+    def test_dataset_delete_cli_success(self, mock_build, mock_confirmation, mock_print):
+        """When confirmation is approved (returns True), call backend and print success message."""
+        mock_kaggle = MagicMock()
+        mock_build.return_value.__enter__ = MagicMock(return_value=mock_kaggle)
+        mock_build.return_value.__exit__ = MagicMock(return_value=False)
+
+        self.api.dataset_delete_cli("owner/dataset-slug")
+
+        mock_confirmation.assert_called_once_with("delete the dataset: owner/dataset-slug")
+
+        # Verify backend client delete_dataset was called
+        mock_kaggle.datasets.dataset_api_client.delete_dataset.assert_called_once()
+
+        # Verify success message was printed
+        mock_print.assert_any_call('Dataset "owner/dataset-slug" deleted successfully.')
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    unittest.main()