diff --git a/src/MediaCollections/Commands/CleanCommand.php b/src/MediaCollections/Commands/CleanCommand.php
index fc79d9640..48fa28304 100644
--- a/src/MediaCollections/Commands/CleanCommand.php
+++ b/src/MediaCollections/Commands/CleanCommand.php
@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ class CleanCommand extends Command
     protected $signature = 'media-library:clean {modelType?} {collectionName?} {disk?}
     {--dry-run : List files that will be removed without removing them},
     {--force : Force the operation to run when in production},
-    {--rate-limit= : Limit the number of requests per second },
+    {--rate-limit= : Limit the number of requests per second},
+    {--delete-orphaned : Delete orphaned media items},
     {--skip-conversions : Do not remove deprecated conversions}';
 
     protected $description = 'Clean deprecated conversions and files without related model.';
@@ -54,6 +55,10 @@ public function handle(
         $this->isDryRun = $this->option('dry-run');
         $this->rateLimit = (int) $this->option('rate-limit');
 
+        if ($this->option('delete-orphaned')) {
+            $this->deleteOrphanedMediaItems();
+        }
+
         if (! $this->option('skip-conversions')) {
             $this->deleteFilesGeneratedForDeprecatedConversions();
         }
@@ -87,6 +92,37 @@ public function getMediaItems(): Collection
         return $this->mediaRepository->all();
     }
 
+    protected function deleteOrphanedMediaItems(): void
+    {
+        $this->getOrphanedMediaItems()->each(function (Media $media): void {
+            if ($this->isDryRun) {
+                $this->info("Orphaned Media[id={$media->id}] found");
+
+                return;
+            }
+
+            $media->delete();
+
+            if ($this->rateLimit) {
+                usleep((1 / $this->rateLimit) * 1_000_000);
+            }
+
+            $this->info("Orphaned Media[id={$media->id}] has been removed");
+        });
+    }
+
+    /** @return Collection<int, Media> */
+    protected function getOrphanedMediaItems(): Collection
+    {
+        $collectionName = $this->argument('collectionName');
+
+        if (is_string($collectionName)) {
+            return $this->mediaRepository->getOrphansByCollectionName($collectionName);
+        }
+
+        return $this->mediaRepository->getOrphans();
+    }
+
     protected function deleteFilesGeneratedForDeprecatedConversions(): void
     {
         $this->getMediaItems()->each(function (Media $media) {
diff --git a/src/MediaCollections/MediaRepository.php b/src/MediaCollections/MediaRepository.php
index f0fcf3b79..cc499eb96 100644
--- a/src/MediaCollections/MediaRepository.php
+++ b/src/MediaCollections/MediaRepository.php
@@ -88,6 +88,21 @@ public function getByCollectionName(string $collectionName): DbCollection
             ->get();
     }
 
+    public function getOrphans(): DbCollection
+    {
+        return $this->query()
+            ->whereDoesntHave('model')
+            ->get();
+    }
+
+    public function getOrphansByCollectionName(string $collectionName): DbCollection
+    {
+        return $this->query()
+            ->whereDoesntHave('model')
+            ->where('collection_name', $collectionName)
+            ->get();
+    }
+
     protected function query(): Builder
     {
         return $this->model->newQuery();
diff --git a/tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanConversionsTest.php b/tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanCommandTest.php
similarity index 81%
rename from tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanConversionsTest.php
rename to tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanCommandTest.php
index 8262bc185..fd8fb7430 100644
--- a/tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanConversionsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Conversions/Commands/CleanCommandTest.php
@@ -274,3 +274,81 @@
     expect($this->getMediaDirectory("{$media->id}/test-thumb.jpg"))->toBeFile();
     expect($this->getMediaDirectory("{$media->id}/test.jpg"))->toBeFile();
 });
+
+it('can clean orphaned media items when enabled', function () {
+    $mediaToDelete = TestModel::create(['name' => 'test.jpg'])
+        ->addMedia($this->getTestJpg())
+        ->preservingOriginal()
+        ->toMediaCollection('collection1');
+
+    $mediaToKeep = TestModel::create(['name' => 'test.jpg'])
+        ->addMedia($this->getTestJpg())
+        ->preservingOriginal()
+        ->toMediaCollection('collection1');
+
+    // Delete quietly to avoid deleting the related media file.
+    $mediaToDelete->model->deletePreservingMedia();
+
+    $this->artisan('media-library:clean', [
+        '--delete-orphaned' => 'true',
+    ]);
+
+    // Media should be deleted from the database.
+    $this->assertDatabaseMissing('media', [
+        'id' => $mediaToDelete->id,
+    ]);
+
+    // This media should still exist.
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('media', [
+        'id' => $mediaToKeep->id,
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('can clean orphaned media items when enabled for specific collections', function () {
+    $mediaToClean = TestModel::create(['name' => 'test.jpg'])
+        ->addMedia($this->getTestJpg())
+        ->preservingOriginal()
+        ->toMediaCollection('collection-to-clean');
+
+    $mediaToKeep = TestModel::create(['name' => 'test.jpg'])
+        ->addMedia($this->getTestJpg())
+        ->preservingOriginal()
+        ->toMediaCollection('collection-to-keep');
+
+    // Delete quietly to avoid deleting the related media file.
+    $mediaToClean->model->deletePreservingMedia();
+    $mediaToKeep->model->deletePreservingMedia();
+
+    $this->artisan('media-library:clean', [
+        '--delete-orphaned' => 'true',
+        'collectionName' => 'collection-to-clean',
+    ]);
+
+    // Media should be deleted from the database.
+    $this->assertDatabaseMissing('media', [
+        'id' => $mediaToClean->id,
+    ]);
+
+    // This media should still exist.
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('media', [
+        'id' => $mediaToKeep->id,
+    ]);
+});
+
+it('will not clean orphaned media items when disabled', function () {
+    $media = TestModel::create(['name' => 'test.jpg'])
+        ->addMedia($this->getTestJpg())
+        ->preservingOriginal()
+        ->toMediaCollection('collection1');
+
+    // Delete quietly to avoid deleting the related media file.
+    $media->model->deletePreservingMedia();
+
+    // Without the `--delete-orphaned` flag, the orphaned media should remain.
+    $this->artisan('media-library:clean');
+
+    // This media should still exist.
+    $this->assertDatabaseHas('media', [
+        'id' => $media->id,
+    ]);
+});