diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins.go b/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins.go
index 3c7ed1001..078098a3b 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package management
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -297,6 +299,87 @@ func (h *Handler) PatchPluginConfig(c *gin.Context) {
 	h.persistLocked(c)
 }
 
+// DeletePlugin removes the selected local plugin file and its saved config.
+func (h *Handler) DeletePlugin(c *gin.Context) {
+	id, okID := pluginIDFromRequest(c)
+	if !okID {
+		return
+	}
+	if h == nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "plugin_not_found", "message": "plugin not found"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	if h.cfg == nil {
+		h.mu.Unlock()
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "plugin_not_found", "message": "plugin not found"})
+		return
+	}
+	pluginsDir := normalizedPluginsDir(h.cfg.Plugins.Dir)
+	_, configured := h.cfg.Plugins.Configs[id]
+	host := h.pluginHost
+	h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	path, errPath := pluginFilePath(pluginsDir, id)
+	if errPath != nil {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "plugin_discovery_failed", "message": errPath.Error()})
+		return
+	}
+	if path == "" && !configured {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusNotFound, gin.H{"error": "plugin_not_found", "message": "plugin not found"})
+		return
+	}
+
+	if pluginLoaded(host, id) && (host == nil || !host.UnloadPlugin(id)) && pluginLoaded(host, id) {
+		c.JSON(http.StatusConflict, gin.H{
+			"error":            "plugin_delete_requires_restart",
+			"message":          "loaded plugin cannot be deleted while the server is running",
+			"restart_required": true,
+		})
+		return
+	}
+
+	fileDeleted := false
+	if path != "" {
+		if errRemove := os.Remove(path); errRemove != nil {
+			if !errors.Is(errRemove, os.ErrNotExist) {
+				c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{"error": "plugin_delete_failed", "message": errRemove.Error()})
+				return
+			}
+		} else {
+			fileDeleted = true
+		}
+	}
+
+	h.mu.Lock()
+	delete(h.cfg.Plugins.Configs, id)
+	if configured {
+		if errSave := config.SaveConfigPreserveComments(h.configFilePath, h.cfg); errSave != nil {
+			h.mu.Unlock()
+			c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, gin.H{
+				"error":        "config_save_failed",
+				"message":      fmt.Sprintf("plugin deleted but saving config failed: %s", errSave.Error()),
+				"file_deleted": fileDeleted,
+				"path":         path,
+			})
+			return
+		}
+	}
+	reloadCfg := h.cfg
+	h.mu.Unlock()
+
+	h.reloadConfigAfterManagementSave(c.Request.Context(), reloadCfg)
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, gin.H{
+		"status":             "deleted",
+		"id":                 htmlsanitize.String(id),
+		"path":               htmlsanitize.String(path),
+		"file_deleted":       fileDeleted,
+		"configured_removed": configured,
+		"restart_required":   false,
+	})
+}
+
 func normalizedPluginsDir(dir string) string {
 	dir = strings.TrimSpace(dir)
 	if dir == "" {
@@ -337,6 +420,19 @@ func pluginDiscovered(pluginsDir string, id string) (bool, error) {
 	return false, nil
 }
 
+func pluginFilePath(pluginsDir string, id string) (string, error) {
+	files, errDiscover := pluginhost.DiscoverPluginFiles(pluginsDir)
+	if errDiscover != nil {
+		return "", errDiscover
+	}
+	for _, file := range files {
+		if file.ID == id {
+			return file.Path, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return "", nil
+}
+
 func pluginConfigFields(fields []pluginapi.ConfigField) []pluginConfigFieldInfo {
 	out := make([]pluginConfigFieldInfo, 0, len(fields))
 	for _, field := range fields {
diff --git a/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins_test.go b/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins_test.go
index b88c2c567..feb65e2e3 100644
--- a/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/handlers/management/plugins_test.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package management
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"html"
 	"net/http"
@@ -325,6 +326,80 @@ func TestPatchPluginConfigMergesAndDeletesFields(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeletePluginRemovesDiscoveredFileAndConfig(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	pluginsDir := writeManagementPluginFile(t, "sample")
+	h := &Handler{
+		cfg: &config.Config{
+			Plugins: config.PluginsConfig{
+				Dir: pluginsDir,
+				Configs: map[string]config.PluginInstanceConfig{
+					"sample": pluginConfigFromYAML(t, "enabled: true\nmode: safe\n"),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		configFilePath: writeTestConfigFile(t),
+	}
+	reloads := 0
+	h.SetConfigReloadHook(func(_ context.Context, cfg *config.Config) {
+		reloads++
+		if cfg != h.cfg {
+			t.Fatalf("reload config = %p, want handler config %p", cfg, h.cfg)
+		}
+	})
+
+	path, errPath := pluginFilePath(pluginsDir, "sample")
+	if errPath != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("pluginFilePath() error = %v", errPath)
+	}
+	if path == "" {
+		t.Fatal("plugin path is empty")
+	}
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(rec)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "sample"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/v0/management/plugins/sample", nil)
+
+	h.DeletePlugin(c)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d; body=%s", rec.Code, http.StatusOK, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+	if _, ok := h.cfg.Plugins.Configs["sample"]; ok {
+		t.Fatal("plugin config still exists after delete")
+	}
+	if _, errStat := os.Stat(path); !os.IsNotExist(errStat) {
+		t.Fatalf("plugin file stat error = %v, want not exist", errStat)
+	}
+	if reloads != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("reloads = %d, want 1", reloads)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDeletePluginReturnsNotFoundForUnknownPlugin(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
+
+	h := &Handler{
+		cfg:            &config.Config{},
+		configFilePath: writeTestConfigFile(t),
+	}
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	c, _ := gin.CreateTestContext(rec)
+	c.Params = gin.Params{{Key: "id", Value: "missing"}}
+	c.Request = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/v0/management/plugins/missing", nil)
+
+	h.DeletePlugin(c)
+
+	if rec.Code != http.StatusNotFound {
+		t.Fatalf("status = %d, want %d; body=%s", rec.Code, http.StatusNotFound, rec.Body.String())
+	}
+}
+
 func TestPluginDisplayFieldsEscapeHTML(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
diff --git a/internal/api/server.go b/internal/api/server.go
index 9b414d7c6..1d7bd28b9 100644
--- a/internal/api/server.go
+++ b/internal/api/server.go
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ func (s *Server) registerManagementRoutes() {
 		mgmt.GET("/plugins", s.mgmt.ListPlugins)
 		mgmt.GET("/plugin-store", s.mgmt.ListPluginStore)
 		mgmt.POST("/plugin-store/:id/install", s.mgmt.InstallPluginFromStore)
+		mgmt.DELETE("/plugins/:id", s.mgmt.DeletePlugin)
 		mgmt.PATCH("/plugins/:id/enabled", s.mgmt.PatchPluginEnabled)
 		mgmt.GET("/plugins/:id/config", s.mgmt.GetPluginConfig)
 		mgmt.PUT("/plugins/:id/config", s.mgmt.PutPluginConfig)
diff --git a/internal/api/server_test.go b/internal/api/server_test.go
index b3b4eaa23..f71deacd7 100644
--- a/internal/api/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/api/server_test.go
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ func TestManagementPluginsRouteRegistered(t *testing.T) {
 	server.cfg.Plugins.Configs = map[string]proxyconfig.PluginInstanceConfig{
 		"sample": {Enabled: &enabled, Priority: 4},
 	}
+	if errWrite := os.WriteFile(server.configFilePath, []byte("{}\n"), 0o600); errWrite != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to write config file: %v", errWrite)
+	}
 
 	req := httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, "/v0/management/plugins", nil)
 	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer test-management-key")
@@ -254,6 +257,14 @@ func TestManagementPluginsRouteRegistered(t *testing.T) {
 	if !configPayload.Enabled || configPayload.Priority != 4 {
 		t.Fatalf("plugin config = %#v, want enabled true priority 4", configPayload)
 	}
+
+	req = httptest.NewRequest(http.MethodDelete, "/v0/management/plugins/sample", nil)
+	req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer test-management-key")
+	rr = httptest.NewRecorder()
+	server.engine.ServeHTTP(rr, req)
+	if rr.Code != http.StatusOK {
+		t.Fatalf("delete status = %d, want %d body=%s", rr.Code, http.StatusOK, rr.Body.String())
+	}
 }
 
 func TestHomeEnabledHidesManagementEndpointsAndControlPanel(t *testing.T) {