diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.test.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.test.ts
index 0effe817a..56a2b6a6b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.test.ts
@@ -323,6 +323,70 @@ describe("paseo worktree manager", () => {
     expect(remaining.some((worktree) => worktree.path === created.worktreePath)).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it("runs destroy commands from paseo.json before deleting a worktree", async () => {
+    const paseoConfig = {
+      worktree: {
+        destroy: [
+          'echo "root=$PASEO_ROOT_PATH" > "$PASEO_ROOT_PATH/destroy.log"',
+          'echo "worktree=$PASEO_WORKTREE_PATH" >> "$PASEO_ROOT_PATH/destroy.log"',
+          'echo "branch=$PASEO_BRANCH_NAME" >> "$PASEO_ROOT_PATH/destroy.log"',
+        ],
+      },
+    };
+    writeFileSync(join(repoDir, "paseo.json"), JSON.stringify(paseoConfig));
+    execSync(
+      "git add paseo.json && git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -m 'add destroy commands'",
+      { cwd: repoDir }
+    );
+
+    const created = await createWorktree({
+      branchName: "destroy-branch",
+      cwd: repoDir,
+      baseBranch: "main",
+      worktreeSlug: "destroy-test",
+      paseoHome,
+    });
+
+    await deletePaseoWorktree({ cwd: repoDir, worktreePath: created.worktreePath, paseoHome });
+    expect(existsSync(created.worktreePath)).toBe(false);
+
+    const destroyLog = readFileSync(join(repoDir, "destroy.log"), "utf8");
+    expect(destroyLog).toContain(`root=${repoDir}`);
+    expect(destroyLog).toContain(`worktree=${created.worktreePath}`);
+    expect(destroyLog).toContain("branch=destroy-branch");
+  });
+
+  it("does not remove worktree when a destroy command fails", async () => {
+    const paseoConfig = {
+      worktree: {
+        destroy: [
+          'echo "started" > "$PASEO_ROOT_PATH/destroy-start.log"',
+          "echo boom 1>&2; exit 9",
+        ],
+      },
+    };
+    writeFileSync(join(repoDir, "paseo.json"), JSON.stringify(paseoConfig));
+    execSync(
+      "git add paseo.json && git -c commit.gpgsign=false commit -m 'add failing destroy commands'",
+      { cwd: repoDir }
+    );
+
+    const created = await createWorktree({
+      branchName: "destroy-failure-branch",
+      cwd: repoDir,
+      baseBranch: "main",
+      worktreeSlug: "destroy-failure-test",
+      paseoHome,
+    });
+
+    await expect(
+      deletePaseoWorktree({ cwd: repoDir, worktreePath: created.worktreePath, paseoHome })
+    ).rejects.toThrow("Worktree destroy command failed");
+
+    expect(existsSync(created.worktreePath)).toBe(true);
+    expect(existsSync(join(repoDir, "destroy-start.log"))).toBe(true);
+  });
+
 });
 
 describe("slugify", () => {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
index 5cf1da7fd..03175e400 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/utils/worktree.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { resolvePaseoHome } from "../server/paseo-home.js";
 interface PaseoConfig {
   worktree?: {
     setup?: string[];
+    destroy?: string[];
   };
 }
 
@@ -41,6 +42,18 @@ export class WorktreeSetupError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+export type WorktreeDestroyCommandResult = WorktreeSetupCommandResult;
+
+export class WorktreeDestroyError extends Error {
+  readonly results: WorktreeDestroyCommandResult[];
+
+  constructor(message: string, results: WorktreeDestroyCommandResult[]) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = "WorktreeDestroyError";
+    this.results = results;
+  }
+}
+
 export interface PaseoWorktreeInfo {
   path: string;
   branchName?: string;
@@ -84,6 +97,15 @@ export function getWorktreeSetupCommands(repoRoot: string): string[] {
   return setupCommands.filter((cmd) => typeof cmd === "string" && cmd.trim().length > 0);
 }
 
+export function getWorktreeDestroyCommands(repoRoot: string): string[] {
+  const config = readPaseoConfig(repoRoot);
+  const destroyCommands = config?.worktree?.destroy;
+  if (!destroyCommands || destroyCommands.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  return destroyCommands.filter((cmd) => typeof cmd === "string" && cmd.trim().length > 0);
+}
+
 async function execSetupCommand(
   command: string,
   options: { cwd: string; env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv }
@@ -194,6 +216,67 @@ export async function runWorktreeSetupCommands(options: {
   return results;
 }
 
+async function resolveBranchNameForWorktreePath(worktreePath: string): Promise<string> {
+  try {
+    const { stdout } = await execAsync("git branch --show-current", {
+      cwd: worktreePath,
+      env: READ_ONLY_GIT_ENV,
+    });
+    const branchName = stdout.trim();
+    if (branchName.length > 0) {
+      return branchName;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // ignore
+  }
+
+  return basename(worktreePath);
+}
+
+export async function runWorktreeDestroyCommands(options: {
+  worktreePath: string;
+  branchName?: string;
+  repoRootPath?: string;
+}): Promise<WorktreeDestroyCommandResult[]> {
+  // Read paseo.json from the worktree (it will have the same content as the source repo)
+  const destroyCommands = getWorktreeDestroyCommands(options.worktreePath);
+  if (destroyCommands.length === 0) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  const repoRootPath =
+    options.repoRootPath ?? (await inferRepoRootPathFromWorktreePath(options.worktreePath));
+  const branchName =
+    options.branchName ?? (await resolveBranchNameForWorktreePath(options.worktreePath));
+
+  const destroyEnv = {
+    ...process.env,
+    // Root is the original git repo root (shared across worktrees), not the worktree itself.
+    // This allows destroy scripts to clean resources using paths from the main checkout.
+    PASEO_ROOT_PATH: repoRootPath,
+    PASEO_WORKTREE_PATH: options.worktreePath,
+    PASEO_BRANCH_NAME: branchName,
+  };
+
+  const results: WorktreeDestroyCommandResult[] = [];
+  for (const cmd of destroyCommands) {
+    const result = await execSetupCommand(cmd, {
+      cwd: options.worktreePath,
+      env: destroyEnv,
+    });
+    results.push(result);
+
+    if (result.exitCode !== 0) {
+      throw new WorktreeDestroyError(
+        `Worktree destroy command failed: ${cmd}\n${result.stderr}`.trim(),
+        results
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return results;
+}
+
 /**
  * Get the git common directory (shared across worktrees) for a given cwd.
  * This is where refs, objects, etc. are stored.
@@ -542,6 +625,10 @@ export async function deletePaseoWorktree({
     throw new Error("Refusing to delete non-Paseo worktree");
   }
 
+  await runWorktreeDestroyCommands({
+    worktreePath: resolvedWorktree,
+  });
+
   await execAsync(`git worktree remove "${resolvedWorktree}" --force`, {
     cwd,
   });