diff --git a/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php b/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
index 428cdfda2..7ec5656da 100644
--- a/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
+++ b/app/Jobs/DatabaseBackupJob.php
@@ -351,6 +351,12 @@ class DatabaseBackupJob implements ShouldBeEncrypted, ShouldQueue
                     $size = $this->calculate_size();
                     if ($this->backup->save_s3) {
                         $this->upload_to_s3();
+
+                        // If local backup is disabled, delete the local file immediately after S3 upload
+                        if ($this->backup->disable_local_backup) {
+                            deleteBackupsLocally($this->backup_location, $this->server);
+                            $this->add_to_backup_output('Local backup file deleted after S3 upload (disable_local_backup enabled).');
+                        }
                     }
 
                     $this->team->notify(new BackupSuccess($this->backup, $this->database, $database));
diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
index abc88d736..8a5b3d9a2 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Database/BackupEdit.php
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ class BackupEdit extends Component
     #[Validate(['required', 'boolean'])]
     public bool $saveS3 = false;
 
+    #[Validate(['required', 'boolean'])]
+    public bool $disableLocalBackup = false;
+
     #[Validate(['nullable', 'integer'])]
     public ?int $s3StorageId = 1;
 
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ class BackupEdit extends Component
             $this->backup->database_backup_retention_days_s3 = $this->databaseBackupRetentionDaysS3;
             $this->backup->database_backup_retention_max_storage_s3 = $this->databaseBackupRetentionMaxStorageS3;
             $this->backup->save_s3 = $this->saveS3;
+            $this->backup->disable_local_backup = $this->disableLocalBackup;
             $this->backup->s3_storage_id = $this->s3StorageId;
             $this->backup->databases_to_backup = $this->databasesToBackup;
             $this->backup->dump_all = $this->dumpAll;
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ class BackupEdit extends Component
             $this->databaseBackupRetentionDaysS3 = $this->backup->database_backup_retention_days_s3;
             $this->databaseBackupRetentionMaxStorageS3 = $this->backup->database_backup_retention_max_storage_s3;
             $this->saveS3 = $this->backup->save_s3;
+            $this->disableLocalBackup = $this->backup->disable_local_backup ?? false;
             $this->s3StorageId = $this->backup->s3_storage_id;
             $this->databasesToBackup = $this->backup->databases_to_backup;
             $this->dumpAll = $this->backup->dump_all;
@@ -193,6 +198,12 @@ class BackupEdit extends Component
         if (! is_numeric($this->backup->s3_storage_id)) {
             $this->backup->s3_storage_id = null;
         }
+
+        // Validate that disable_local_backup can only be true when S3 backup is enabled
+        if ($this->backup->disable_local_backup && ! $this->backup->save_s3) {
+            throw new \Exception('Local backup can only be disabled when S3 backup is enabled.');
+        }
+
         $isValid = validate_cron_expression($this->backup->frequency);
         if (! $isValid) {
             throw new \Exception('Invalid Cron / Human expression');
diff --git a/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php b/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
index 48962f89c..5dbd46b5e 100644
--- a/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
+++ b/bootstrap/helpers/databases.php
@@ -237,11 +237,18 @@ function removeOldBackups($backup): void
 {
     try {
         if ($backup->executions) {
-            $localBackupsToDelete = deleteOldBackupsLocally($backup);
-            if ($localBackupsToDelete->isNotEmpty()) {
+            // If local backup is disabled, mark all executions as having local storage deleted
+            if ($backup->disable_local_backup && $backup->save_s3) {
                 $backup->executions()
-                    ->whereIn('id', $localBackupsToDelete->pluck('id'))
+                    ->where('local_storage_deleted', false)
                     ->update(['local_storage_deleted' => true]);
+            } else {
+                $localBackupsToDelete = deleteOldBackupsLocally($backup);
+                if ($localBackupsToDelete->isNotEmpty()) {
+                    $backup->executions()
+                        ->whereIn('id', $localBackupsToDelete->pluck('id'))
+                        ->update(['local_storage_deleted' => true]);
+                }
             }
         }
 
@@ -254,10 +261,18 @@ function removeOldBackups($backup): void
             }
         }
 
-        $backup->executions()
-            ->where('local_storage_deleted', true)
-            ->where('s3_storage_deleted', true)
-            ->delete();
+        // Delete executions where both local and S3 storage are marked as deleted
+        // or where only S3 is enabled and S3 storage is deleted
+        if ($backup->disable_local_backup && $backup->save_s3) {
+            $backup->executions()
+                ->where('s3_storage_deleted', true)
+                ->delete();
+        } else {
+            $backup->executions()
+                ->where('local_storage_deleted', true)
+                ->where('s3_storage_deleted', true)
+                ->delete();
+        }
 
     } catch (\Exception $e) {
         throw $e;
diff --git a/database/migrations/2025_08_17_102422_add_disable_local_backup_to_scheduled_database_backups_table.php b/database/migrations/2025_08_17_102422_add_disable_local_backup_to_scheduled_database_backups_table.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e414472df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/database/migrations/2025_08_17_102422_add_disable_local_backup_to_scheduled_database_backups_table.php
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('scheduled_database_backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->boolean('disable_local_backup')->default(false)->after('save_s3');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::table('scheduled_database_backups', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->dropColumn('disable_local_backup');
+        });
+    }
+};
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
index c070edba2..94a187ad8 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/database/backup-edit.blade.php
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
                 shortConfirmationLabel="Database Name" />
         @endif
     </div>
-    <div class="w-48 pb-2">
+    <div class="w-64 pb-2">
         <x-forms.checkbox instantSave label="Backup Enabled" id="backupEnabled" />
         @if ($s3s->count() > 0)
             <x-forms.checkbox instantSave label="S3 Enabled" id="saveS3" />
@@ -26,11 +26,18 @@
             <x-forms.checkbox instantSave helper="No validated S3 storage available." label="S3 Enabled" id="saveS3"
                 disabled />
         @endif
+        @if ($backup->save_s3)
+            <x-forms.checkbox instantSave label="Disable Local Backup" id="disableLocalBackup"
+                helper="When enabled, backup files will be deleted from local storage immediately after uploading to S3. This requires S3 backup to be enabled." />
+        @else
+            <x-forms.checkbox disabled label="Disable Local Backup" id="disableLocalBackup"
+                helper="When enabled, backup files will be deleted from local storage immediately after uploading to S3. This requires S3 backup to be enabled." />
+        @endif
     </div>
     @if ($backup->save_s3)
         <div class="pb-6">
             <x-forms.select id="s3StorageId" label="S3 Storage" required>
-                <option value="default">Select a S3 storage</option>
+                <option value="default" disabled>Select a S3 storage</option>
                 @foreach ($s3s as $s3)
                     <option value="{{ $s3->id }}">{{ $s3->name }}</option>
                 @endforeach
@@ -77,7 +84,7 @@
             <x-forms.input label="Frequency" id="frequency" />
             <x-forms.input label="Timezone" id="timezone" disabled
                 helper="The timezone of the server where the backup is scheduled to run (if not set, the instance timezone will be used)" />
-            <x-forms.input label="Timeout" id="timeout" helper="The timeout of the backup job in seconds."/>
+            <x-forms.input label="Timeout" id="timeout" helper="The timeout of the backup job in seconds." />
         </div>
 
         <h3 class="mt-6 mb-2 text-lg font-medium">Backup Retention Settings</h3>