diff --git a/app/Models/User.php b/app/Models/User.php
index 17759def9..f916aa367 100644
--- a/app/Models/User.php
+++ b/app/Models/User.php
@@ -161,6 +161,16 @@ final class User extends Authenticatable implements CanResetPasswordContract, Ha
         'Friend',
     ];
 
+    /**
+     * Roles eligible for automatic unverified-account cleanup.
+     *
+     * @var list<string>
+     */
+    private const UNVERIFIED_CLEANUP_ROLES = [
+        'User',
+        'FreeUser',
+    ];
+
     /**
      * Days in a year for subscription calculations.
      */
@@ -1829,11 +1839,12 @@ final class User extends Authenticatable implements CanResetPasswordContract, Ha
     // ===== Cleanup Methods =====
 
     /**
-     * Delete unverified users older than 3 days.
+     * Delete unverified User and FreeUser accounts older than 3 days.
      */
     public static function deleteUnVerified(): void
     {
         static::query()
+            ->whereHas('role', fn (Builder $roleQuery): Builder => $roleQuery->whereIn('name', self::UNVERIFIED_CLEANUP_ROLES))
             ->where('verified', false)
             ->whereNull('email_verified_at')
             ->where('created_at', '<', now()->subDays(3))
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Console/DeleteUnverifiedUsersCommandTest.php b/tests/Feature/Console/DeleteUnverifiedUsersCommandTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c24da8a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/Console/DeleteUnverifiedUsersCommandTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Feature\Console;
+
+use DateTimeInterface;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Test;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class DeleteUnverifiedUsersCommandTest extends TestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        config([
+            'database.default' => 'sqlite',
+            'database.connections.sqlite.database' => ':memory:',
+        ]);
+
+        DB::purge();
+        DB::reconnect();
+
+        Schema::create('roles', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->string('name');
+            $table->string('guard_name')->default('web');
+        });
+
+        Schema::create('users', function (Blueprint $table): void {
+            $table->increments('id');
+            $table->string('username');
+            $table->string('email');
+            $table->string('password');
+            $table->unsignedInteger('roles_id');
+            $table->boolean('verified')->default(false);
+            $table->timestamp('email_verified_at')->nullable();
+            $table->timestamps();
+            $table->softDeletes();
+        });
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_deletes_only_old_unverified_user_and_freeuser_accounts(): void
+    {
+        $userRole = $this->createRole('User');
+        $freeUserRole = $this->createRole('FreeUser');
+
+        $userId = $this->createUser($userRole, 'old-user');
+        $freeUserId = $this->createUser($freeUserRole, 'old-freeuser');
+
+        foreach (['Admin', 'Moderator', 'Disabled', 'Friend', 'Supporter'] as $roleName) {
+            $roleId = $this->createRole($roleName);
+            $this->createUser($roleId, 'old-'.strtolower($roleName));
+        }
+
+        $this->artisan('nntmux:delete-unverified-users')->assertSuccessful();
+
+        $this->assertSoftDeleted('users', ['id' => $userId]);
+        $this->assertSoftDeleted('users', ['id' => $freeUserId]);
+
+        foreach (['old-admin', 'old-moderator', 'old-disabled', 'old-friend', 'old-supporter'] as $username) {
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('users', [
+                'username' => $username,
+                'deleted_at' => null,
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    #[Test]
+    public function it_preserves_ineligible_user_and_freeuser_accounts(): void
+    {
+        $userRole = $this->createRole('User');
+        $freeUserRole = $this->createRole('FreeUser');
+
+        $recentUserId = $this->createUser($userRole, 'recent-user', now()->subDays(2));
+        $legacyVerifiedUserId = $this->createUser($userRole, 'legacy-verified-user', verified: true);
+        $emailVerifiedFreeUserId = $this->createUser(
+            $freeUserRole,
+            'email-verified-freeuser',
+            emailVerifiedAt: now()->subDays(4),
+        );
+
+        $this->artisan('nntmux:delete-unverified-users')->assertSuccessful();
+
+        foreach ([$recentUserId, $legacyVerifiedUserId, $emailVerifiedFreeUserId] as $userId) {
+            $this->assertDatabaseHas('users', [
+                'id' => $userId,
+                'deleted_at' => null,
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function createRole(string $name): int
+    {
+        return (int) DB::table('roles')->insertGetId([
+            'name' => $name,
+            'guard_name' => 'web',
+        ]);
+    }
+
+    private function createUser(
+        int $roleId,
+        string $username,
+        ?DateTimeInterface $createdAt = null,
+        bool $verified = false,
+        ?DateTimeInterface $emailVerifiedAt = null,
+    ): int {
+        return (int) DB::table('users')->insertGetId([
+            'username' => $username,
+            'email' => $username.'@example.test',
+            'password' => 'password',
+            'roles_id' => $roleId,
+            'verified' => $verified,
+            'email_verified_at' => $emailVerifiedAt,
+            'created_at' => $createdAt ?? now()->subDays(4),
+            'updated_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+    }
+}