diff --git a/app/Console/Commands/NntmuxPurgeDeletedAccounts.php b/app/Console/Commands/NntmuxPurgeDeletedAccounts.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6ab76f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Console/Commands/NntmuxPurgeDeletedAccounts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Console\Commands;
+
+use App\Jobs\PurgeDeletedAccounts;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+
+class NntmuxPurgeDeletedAccounts extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The name and signature of the console command.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'nntmux:purge-deleted-accounts';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Permanently remove accounts that were soft deleted 6 months ago';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     */
+    public function handle(): int
+    {
+        $this->info('Starting to purge accounts that were soft deleted 6 months ago...');
+
+        PurgeDeletedAccounts::dispatch();
+
+        $this->info('Job dispatched to purge deleted accounts');
+        return Command::SUCCESS;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/DeletedUsersController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/DeletedUsersController.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6956e77de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/DeletedUsersController.php
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;
+
+use App\Http\Controllers\BasePageController;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\View;
+
+class DeletedUsersController extends BasePageController
+{
+    /**
+     * Display a listing of soft-deleted users.
+     */
+    public function index(Request $request)
+    {
+        $this->setAdminPrefs();
+
+        $username = $request->has('username') ? $request->input('username') : '';
+        $email = $request->has('email') ? $request->input('email') : '';
+        $host = $request->has('host') ? $request->input('host') : '';
+        $orderBy = $request->has('ob') && ! empty($request->input('ob')) ? $request->input('ob') : 'deleted_at_desc';
+
+        $deletedUsers = User::onlyTrashed()
+            ->when($username !== '', function ($query) use ($username) {
+                return $query->where('username', 'like', '%' . $username . '%');
+            })
+            ->when($email !== '', function ($query) use ($email) {
+                return $query->where('email', 'like', '%' . $email . '%');
+            })
+            ->when($host !== '', function ($query) use ($host) {
+                return $query->where('host', 'like', '%' . $host . '%');
+            });
+
+        // Determine sort order
+        [$orderField, $orderSort] = $this->getSortOrder($orderBy);
+        $deletedUsers = $deletedUsers->orderBy($orderField, $orderSort)->paginate(25);
+
+        $this->smarty->assign([
+            'deletedusers' => $deletedUsers,
+            'username' => $username,
+            'email' => $email,
+            'host' => $host,
+            'orderby' => $orderBy,
+        ]);
+
+        $meta_title = 'Deleted Users';
+        $meta_keywords = 'view,deleted,users,softdeleted';
+        $meta_description = 'View and restore soft-deleted user accounts';
+
+        $content = $this->smarty->fetch('deleted_users.tpl');
+        $this->smarty->assign(compact('content', 'meta_title', 'meta_keywords', 'meta_description'));
+
+        $this->adminrender();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Restore a soft-deleted user.
+     */
+    public function restore($id)
+    {
+        $user = User::onlyTrashed()->find($id);
+
+        if ($user) {
+            $user->restore();
+            return redirect()->route('admin.deleted.users.index')
+                ->with('success', "User '{$user->username}' has been restored successfully.");
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('admin.deleted.users.index')
+            ->with('error', 'User not found.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Permanently delete a soft-deleted user.
+     */
+    public function permanentDelete($id)
+    {
+        $user = User::onlyTrashed()->find($id);
+
+        if ($user) {
+            $username = $user->username;
+            $user->forceDelete();
+            return redirect()->route('admin.deleted.users.index')
+                ->with('success', "User '{$username}' has been permanently deleted.");
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('admin.deleted.users.index')
+            ->with('error', 'User not found.');
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parse sort order from the orderBy parameter.
+     */
+    private function getSortOrder($orderBy): array
+    {
+        $orderArr = explode('_', $orderBy);
+        $orderField = match ($orderArr[0]) {
+            'email' => 'email',
+            'host' => 'host',
+            'createdat' => 'created_at',
+            'deletedat' => 'deleted_at',
+            'lastlogin' => 'lastlogin',
+            'apiaccess' => 'apiaccess',
+            'grabs' => 'grabs',
+            'role' => 'roles_id',
+            default => 'username',
+        };
+        $orderSort = (isset($orderArr[1]) && preg_match('/^asc|desc$/i', $orderArr[1])) ? $orderArr[1] : 'desc';
+
+        return [$orderField, $orderSort];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/PurgeDeletedAccounts.php b/app/Jobs/PurgeDeletedAccounts.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3e102204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/Jobs/PurgeDeletedAccounts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Jobs;
+
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Bus\Queueable;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\ShouldQueue;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Bus\Dispatchable;
+use Illuminate\Queue\InteractsWithQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\SerializesModels;
+
+class PurgeDeletedAccounts implements ShouldQueue
+{
+    use Dispatchable, InteractsWithQueue, Queueable, SerializesModels;
+
+    /**
+     * Create a new job instance.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        //
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the job.
+     *
+     * Find users that were soft-deleted 6 months ago and permanently delete them.
+     */
+    public function handle(): void
+    {
+        // Find users that were soft-deleted 6 months ago
+        User::onlyTrashed()
+            ->where('deleted_at', '<', now()->subMonths(6))
+            ->get()
+            ->each(function ($user) {
+                $user->forceDelete(); // Permanently delete the user
+            });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Jobs/RemoveInactiveAccounts.php b/app/Jobs/RemoveInactiveAccounts.php
index 2e250f1e1..cd27ccabe 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/RemoveInactiveAccounts.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/RemoveInactiveAccounts.php
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ class RemoveInactiveAccounts implements ShouldQueue
                 $query->where('apiaccess', '<', now()->subDays($purgeDays))
                     ->orWhereNull('apiaccess');
             })
-            ->delete();
+            ->get()->each(function ($user) {
+                $user->delete(); // Use soft delete instead of mass deletion
+            });
     }
 }
diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index a7ef99507..47b546800 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ use Junaidnasir\Larainvite\Facades\Invite;
 use Junaidnasir\Larainvite\InviteTrait;
 use Spatie\Permission\Models\Role;
 use Spatie\Permission\Traits\HasRoles;
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\SoftDeletes;
 
 /**
  * App\Models\User.
@@ -147,7 +148,7 @@ use Spatie\Permission\Traits\HasRoles;
  */
 class User extends Authenticatable
 {
-    use HasRoles, InviteTrait, Notifiable, UserVerification;
+    use HasRoles, InviteTrait, Notifiable, UserVerification, SoftDeletes;
 
     public const ERR_SIGNUP_BADUNAME = -1;
 
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_06_06_000000_add_soft_deletes_to_users_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_06_06_000000_add_soft_deletes_to_users_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9aef33c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_06_06_000000_add_soft_deletes_to_users_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+class AddSoftDeletesToUsersTable extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function up()
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->softDeletes();
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function down()
+    {
+        Schema::table('users', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropSoftDeletes();
+        });
+    }
+}
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/admin/adminmenu.tpl b/resources/views/themes/admin/adminmenu.tpl
index ccfc29b5c..0440c3907 100644
--- a/resources/views/themes/admin/adminmenu.tpl
+++ b/resources/views/themes/admin/adminmenu.tpl
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@
                     <a href="{{url("/admin/role-add")}}" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action bg-dark text-white">
                         <span class="menu-collapsed">Add User Roles</span>
                     </a>
+                    <a href="{{url("/admin/deleted-users")}}" class="list-group-item list-group-item-action bg-dark text-white">
+                        <span class="menu-collapsed">Deleted Users</span>
+                    </a>
                 </div>
 
                 <!-- Tmux -->
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/admin/deleted_users.tpl b/resources/views/themes/admin/deleted_users.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7dc564173
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/themes/admin/deleted_users.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<div class="card">
+    <div class="card-header">
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+            <h4 class="mb-0">Deleted Users Management</h4>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+
+    <div class="card-body">
+
+{if isset($smarty.session.success)}
+    <div class="alert alert-success">{$smarty.session.success}</div>
+{/if}
+{if isset($smarty.session.error)}
+    <div class="alert alert-error">{$smarty.session.error}</div>
+{/if}
+
+<form name="deletedusersearch" method="get" action="{{url("/admin/deleted-users")}}" id="deleted-user-search-form" class="mb-4">
+    <div class="card">
+        <div class="card-body">
+            <div class="row">
+                <div class="col-md-4">
+                    <label for="username">Username:</label>
+                    <input id="username" type="text" name="username" value="{$username}" class="form-control" placeholder="Username">
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-md-4">
+                    <label for="email">Email:</label>
+                    <input id="email" type="text" name="email" value="{$email}" class="form-control" placeholder="Email">
+                </div>
+                <div class="col-md-4">
+                    <label for="host">Host:</label>
+                    <input id="host" type="text" name="host" value="{$host}" class="form-control" placeholder="Host">
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="card-footer">
+            <input type="submit" value="Search" class="btn btn-success">
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</form>
+
+{if $deletedusers|@count > 0}
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+        <div class="card">
+            <div class="card-header">
+                <h3 class="card-title">Soft-Deleted Users</h3>
+            </div>
+            <div class="card-body">
+                <div class="row">
+                    <div class="col-md-12">
+                        <table class="data table table-striped table-hover">
+                            <thead>
+                                <tr>
+                                    <th>Username
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=username_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=username_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Email
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=email_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=email_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Host
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=host_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=host_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Created Date
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=createdat_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=createdat_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Deleted Date
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=deletedat_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=deletedat_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Last Login
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=lastlogin_asc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-up"></i></a>
+                                        <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users?ob=lastlogin_desc"><i class="fas fa-sort-alpha-down"></i></a>
+                                    </th>
+                                    <th>Options</th>
+                                </tr>
+                            </thead>
+                            <tbody>
+                                {foreach from=$deletedusers item=user}
+                                    <tr>
+                                        <td>{$user->username}</td>
+                                        <td>{$user->email}</td>
+                                        <td>{$user->host}</td>
+                                        <td>{$user->created_at|date_format:"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"}</td>
+                                        <td>{$user->deleted_at|date_format:"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"}</td>
+                                        <td>{if $user->lastlogin != ""}{$user->lastlogin|date_format:"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M"}{else}Never{/if}</td>
+                                        <td>
+                                            <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users/restore/{$user->id}" class="btn btn-success btn-sm me-2" title="Restore User">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-user-check"></i> Restore
+                                            </a>
+                                            <a href="{$smarty.const.WWW_TOP}/admin/deleted-users/permanent-delete/{$user->id}" class="btn btn-danger btn-sm" title="Permanently Delete User" onclick="return confirm('Are you sure you want to permanently delete this user? This action cannot be undone.');">
+                                                <i class="fas fa-trash-alt"></i> Delete Permanently
+                                            </a>
+                                        </td>
+                                    </tr>
+                                {/foreach}
+                            </tbody>
+                        </table>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+
+{if $deletedusers->hasPages()}
+<div class="row">
+    <div class="col-md-12">
+        <div class="d-flex justify-content-center">
+            {$deletedusers->links()}
+        </div>
+    </div>
+</div>
+{/if}
+
+{else}
+<div class="alert alert-info">No soft-deleted users found.</div>
+{/if}
+
+    </div> <!-- end of card-body -->
+</div> <!-- end of card -->
diff --git a/resources/views/themes/admin/user-list.tpl b/resources/views/themes/admin/user-list.tpl
index a9784f4b6..97f9d507d 100644
--- a/resources/views/themes/admin/user-list.tpl
+++ b/resources/views/themes/admin/user-list.tpl
@@ -121,8 +121,11 @@
                                         </div>
                                     </div>
                                 </th>
-                                <th class="text-center">Status</th>
-                                <th class="text-center">Stats</th>
+                                <th>
+                                    <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-2">
+                                        <span>Status</span>
+                                    </div>
+                                </th>
                                 <th class="text-end">Actions</th>
                             </tr>
                         </thead>
@@ -179,6 +182,22 @@
                                             {/if}
                                         </div>
                                     </td>
+                                    <td>
+                                        <div class="d-flex align-items-center">
+                                            <span class="badge {if isset($user->deleted_at)}bg-danger{else}bg-success{/if} rounded-pill">
+                                                {if isset($user->deleted_at)}
+                                                    <i class="fa fa-trash me-1"></i>Soft-Deleted
+                                                {else}
+                                                    <i class="fa fa-check me-1"></i>Active
+                                                {/if}
+                                            </span>
+                                        </div>
+                                        {if isset($user->deleted_at)}
+                                            <small class="d-block text-muted mt-1" title="Deletion date">
+                                                <i class="fa fa-calendar me-1"></i>{$user->deleted_at}
+                                            </small>
+                                        {/if}
+                                    </td>
                                     <td class="text-center">
                                         <div class="d-flex flex-column gap-2">
                                             <div class="d-flex justify-content-between">
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 3050a6b19..3d514e4ac 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\AdminShowsController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\AdminSiteController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\AdminTmuxController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\AdminUserController;
+use App\Http\Controllers\Admin\DeletedUsersController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AdultController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AjaxController;
 use App\Http\Controllers\AnimeController;
@@ -214,6 +215,10 @@ Route::middleware('role:Admin', '2fa')->prefix('admin')->group(function () {
     Route::match(['GET', 'POST'], 'group-list-active', [AdminGroupController::class, 'active'])->name('admin.group-list-active');
     Route::match(['GET', 'POST'], 'group-list-inactive', [AdminGroupController::class, 'inactive'])->name('admin.group-list-inactive');
 
+    // Deleted Users Management Routes
+    Route::match(['GET', 'POST'], 'deleted-users', [DeletedUsersController::class, 'index'])->name('admin.deleted.users.index');
+    Route::match(['GET', 'POST'], 'deleted-users/restore/{id}', [DeletedUsersController::class, 'restore'])->name('admin.deleted.users.restore');
+    Route::match(['GET', 'POST'], 'deleted-users/permanent-delete/{id}', [DeletedUsersController::class, 'permanentDelete'])->name('admin.deleted.users.permanent-delete');
 });
 
 Route::middleware('role_or_permission:Admin|Moderator|edit release')->prefix('admin')->group(function () {