diff --git a/storage/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py b/storage/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
index 1d3c8c1c44..9786f01012 100644
--- a/storage/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
+++ b/storage/samples/snippets/snippets_test.py
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@
 import asyncio
 import io
 import os
+import sys
 import tempfile
 import time
 import uuid
-import sys
 
 from google.cloud import storage
 import google.cloud.exceptions
@@ -673,6 +673,7 @@ def test_storage_compose_file(test_bucket):
         blob = test_bucket.blob(source)
         blob.upload_from_string(source)
 
+    # Test with delete_source_objects = False (default)
     with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as dest_file:
         destination = storage_compose_file.compose_file(
             test_bucket.name,
@@ -683,6 +684,29 @@ def test_storage_compose_file(test_bucket):
         composed = destination.download_as_bytes()
 
         assert composed.decode("utf-8") == source_files[0] + source_files[1]
+        assert test_bucket.blob(source_files[0]).exists()
+        assert test_bucket.blob(source_files[1]).exists()
+
+    # Clean up destination file
+    destination.delete()
+
+    # Test with delete_source_objects = True
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as dest_file:
+        destination = storage_compose_file.compose_file(
+            test_bucket.name,
+            source_files[0],
+            source_files[1],
+            dest_file.name,
+            delete_source_objects=True,
+        )
+        composed = destination.download_as_bytes()
+
+        assert composed.decode("utf-8") == source_files[0] + source_files[1]
+        assert not test_bucket.blob(source_files[0]).exists()
+        assert not test_bucket.blob(source_files[1]).exists()
+
+    # Clean up destination file
+    destination.delete()
 
 
 def test_cors_configuration(test_bucket, capsys):
diff --git a/storage/samples/snippets/storage_compose_file.py b/storage/samples/snippets/storage_compose_file.py
index e673912725..dc05675df9 100644
--- a/storage/samples/snippets/storage_compose_file.py
+++ b/storage/samples/snippets/storage_compose_file.py
@@ -20,12 +20,19 @@
 from google.cloud import storage
 
 
-def compose_file(bucket_name, first_blob_name, second_blob_name, destination_blob_name):
+def compose_file(
+    bucket_name,
+    first_blob_name,
+    second_blob_name,
+    destination_blob_name,
+    delete_source_objects=False,
+):
     """Concatenate source blobs into destination blob."""
     # bucket_name = "your-bucket-name"
     # first_blob_name = "first-object-name"
     # second_blob_name = "second-blob-name"
     # destination_blob_name = "destination-object-name"
+    # delete_source_objects = False
 
     storage_client = storage.Client()
     bucket = storage_client.bucket(bucket_name)
@@ -44,11 +51,20 @@ def compose_file(bucket_name, first_blob_name, second_blob_name, destination_blo
     # There is also an `if_source_generation_match` parameter, which is not used in this example.
     destination_generation_match_precondition = 0
 
-    destination.compose(sources, if_generation_match=destination_generation_match_precondition)
+    destination.compose(
+        sources,
+        if_generation_match=destination_generation_match_precondition,
+        delete_source_objects=delete_source_objects,
+    )
 
+    suffix = " Source objects were deleted." if delete_source_objects else ""
     print(
-        "New composite object {} in the bucket {} was created by combining {} and {}".format(
-            destination_blob_name, bucket_name, first_blob_name, second_blob_name
+        "New composite object {} in the bucket {} was created by combining {} and {}.{}".format(
+            destination_blob_name,
+            bucket_name,
+            first_blob_name,
+            second_blob_name,
+            suffix,
         )
     )
     return destination