diff --git a/appinfo/info.xml b/appinfo/info.xml
index ec1c2edde..73d838257 100644
--- a/appinfo/info.xml
+++ b/appinfo/info.xml
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ to join us in shaping a more versatile, stable, and secure app landscape.
 	</dependencies>
 	<background-jobs>
 		<job>OCA\AppAPI\BackgroundJob\ExAppInitStatusCheckJob</job>
+		<job>OCA\AppAPI\BackgroundJob\DockerImageCleanupJob</job>
 	</background-jobs>
 	<repair-steps>
 		<post-migration>
diff --git a/lib/BackgroundJob/DockerImageCleanupJob.php b/lib/BackgroundJob/DockerImageCleanupJob.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1af3adf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/BackgroundJob/DockerImageCleanupJob.php
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OCA\AppAPI\BackgroundJob;
+
+use OCA\AppAPI\DeployActions\DockerActions;
+use OCA\AppAPI\Service\DaemonConfigService;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Utility\ITimeFactory;
+use OCP\BackgroundJob\TimedJob;
+use OCP\IAppConfig;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+class DockerImageCleanupJob extends TimedJob
+{
+	private const DEFAULT_INTERVAL_DAYS = 7; // Default interval in days
+	private const SECONDS_IN_DAY = 86400; // Number of seconds in a day
+
+	public function __construct(
+		ITimeFactory                         $time,
+		private readonly DockerActions       $dockerActions,
+		private readonly DaemonConfigService $daemonConfigService,
+		private readonly IAppConfig          $appConfig,
+		protected LoggerInterface            $logger,
+	)
+	{
+		parent::__construct($time);
+
+		// Get the configured interval in days or use default
+		$intervalDays = (int)$this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'docker_cleanup_interval_days', (string)self::DEFAULT_INTERVAL_DAYS);
+
+		// If interval is 0, job is disabled
+		if ($intervalDays === 0) {
+			$this->setInterval(0);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Convert days to seconds for the job interval
+		$this->setInterval($intervalDays * self::SECONDS_IN_DAY);
+	}
+
+	protected function run($argument): void
+	{
+		// Check if cleanup is enabled
+		$enabled = $this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'docker_cleanup_enabled', 'yes');
+		if ($enabled !== 'yes') {
+			$this->logger->debug('Docker image cleanup is disabled');
+			return;
+		}
+
+		$this->logger->info('Starting Docker image cleanup job');
+
+		try {
+			// Get cleanup filters from config
+			$filters = [];
+
+			// Handle dangling images filter
+			$pruneDangling = $this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'docker_cleanup_dangling', 'yes');
+			if ($pruneDangling === 'yes') {
+				$filters['dangling'] = true;
+			}
+
+			// Handle until timestamp filter
+			$pruneUntil = $this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'docker_cleanup_until', '');
+			if ($pruneUntil !== '') {
+				$filters['until'] = $pruneUntil;
+			}
+
+			// Handle label filters
+			$pruneLabels = $this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'docker_cleanup_labels', '');
+			if ($pruneLabels !== '') {
+				$labels = json_decode($pruneLabels, true);
+				if (is_array($labels)) {
+					$filters['label'] = $labels;
+				}
+			}
+
+			$defaultDaemonConfigName = $this->appConfig->getValueString('app_api', 'default_daemon_config', lazy: true);
+			$daemonConfig = $this->daemonConfigService->getDaemonConfigByName($defaultDaemonConfigName);
+
+			$dockerUrl = $this->dockerActions->buildDockerUrl($daemonConfig);
+			$this->dockerActions->initGuzzleClient($daemonConfig);
+
+			$result = $this->dockerActions->pruneImages($dockerUrl, $filters);
+
+			if (empty($result['imagesDeleted'])) {
+				$this->logger->info(sprintf('No unused Docker images found for daemon %s', $daemonConfig->getName()));
+				return;
+			}
+
+			$this->logger->info(
+				sprintf(
+					'Successfully pruned %d Docker images from daemon %s, reclaimed %d bytes',
+					count($result['imagesDeleted']),
+					$daemonConfig->getName(),
+					$result['spaceReclaimed']
+				)
+			);
+
+		} catch (\Exception $e) {
+			$this->logger->error('Error during Docker image cleanup: ' . $e->getMessage());
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/lib/DeployActions/DockerActions.php b/lib/DeployActions/DockerActions.php
index 09e7b5dd5..8841515d1 100644
--- a/lib/DeployActions/DockerActions.php
+++ b/lib/DeployActions/DockerActions.php
@@ -937,6 +937,47 @@ public function buildDockerUrl(DaemonConfig $daemonConfig): string {
 		return $url;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Prune unused Docker images
+	 *
+	 * @param string $dockerUrl Docker daemon URL
+	 * @param array $filters Optional filters to apply:
+	 *                      - dangling: bool - When true, prune only unused and untagged images
+	 *                      - until: string - Prune images created before this timestamp
+	 *                      - label: array - Prune images with specified labels
+	 * @return array{imagesDeleted: array<string>, spaceReclaimed: int} Result of the prune operation
+	 */
+	public function pruneImages(string $dockerUrl, array $filters = []): array {
+		try {
+			$url = $this->buildApiUrl($dockerUrl, 'images/prune');
+			if (!empty($filters)) {
+				$url .= '?' . http_build_query(['filters' => json_encode($filters)]);
+			}
+
+			$response = $this->guzzleClient->post($url);
+			$result = json_decode($response->getBody()->getContents(), true);
+
+			$this->logger->info(
+				sprintf(
+					'Pruned %d Docker images, reclaimed %d bytes',
+					count($result['ImagesDeleted'] ?? []),
+					$result['SpaceReclaimed'] ?? 0
+				)
+			);
+
+			return [
+				'imagesDeleted' => $result['ImagesDeleted'] ?? [],
+				'spaceReclaimed' => $result['SpaceReclaimed'] ?? 0
+			];
+		} catch (GuzzleException $e) {
+			$this->logger->error('Error pruning Docker images: ' . $e->getMessage());
+			return [
+				'imagesDeleted' => [],
+				'spaceReclaimed' => 0
+			];
+		}
+	}
+
 	public function initGuzzleClient(DaemonConfig $daemonConfig): void {
 		$guzzleParams = [];
 		if ($this->isLocalSocket($daemonConfig->getHost())) {