diff --git a/backend/app/api/routes/admin.py b/backend/app/api/routes/admin.py
index 08f23d9..056a5d5 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routes/admin.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routes/admin.py
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ from app.repositories.scheme_versions import get_current_scheme_version
 from app.repositories.schemes import get_scheme_record_by_scheme_id, list_scheme_records
 from app.repositories.uploads import get_upload_record_by_upload_id
 from app.security.auth import require_api_key
+from app.services.artifact_maintenance import (
+    cleanup_publish_preview_storage,
+    inspect_publish_preview_storage,
+)
 from app.services.display_regenerator import regenerate_display_artifact
 from app.services.scheme_validation import build_scheme_validation_report
 
@@ -160,3 +164,18 @@ async def bulk_backfill_display_artifacts(
         "skipped": skipped,
         "failed": failed,
     }
+
+
+@router.get(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/admin/artifacts/publish-preview/audit")
+async def audit_publish_preview_storage(
+    role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
+):
+    return await inspect_publish_preview_storage()
+
+
+@router.post(f"{settings.api_v1_prefix}/admin/artifacts/publish-preview/cleanup")
+async def cleanup_publish_preview_artifacts_endpoint(
+    dry_run: bool = Query(default=True),
+    role: str = Depends(require_api_key),
+):
+    return await cleanup_publish_preview_storage(dry_run=dry_run)
diff --git a/backend/app/repositories/scheme_artifacts.py b/backend/app/repositories/scheme_artifacts.py
index 1ad55c1..4504ccb 100644
--- a/backend/app/repositories/scheme_artifacts.py
+++ b/backend/app/repositories/scheme_artifacts.py
@@ -59,6 +59,28 @@ async def list_scheme_artifacts(
         return list(result.scalars().all())
 
 
+async def list_artifacts_by_type(
+    *,
+    artifact_type: str,
+    artifact_variant: str | None = None,
+) -> list[SchemeArtifactRecord]:
+    async with AsyncSessionLocal() as session:
+        stmt = select(SchemeArtifactRecord).where(
+            SchemeArtifactRecord.artifact_type == artifact_type
+        )
+
+        if artifact_variant is not None:
+            stmt = stmt.where(SchemeArtifactRecord.artifact_variant == artifact_variant)
+
+        stmt = stmt.order_by(
+            asc(SchemeArtifactRecord.created_at),
+            asc(SchemeArtifactRecord.id),
+        )
+
+        result = await session.execute(stmt)
+        return list(result.scalars().all())
+
+
 async def artifact_exists(
     *,
     scheme_version_id: str,
diff --git a/backend/app/services/artifact_maintenance.py b/backend/app/services/artifact_maintenance.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce9440f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/app/services/artifact_maintenance.py
@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from pathlib import Path
+
+from app.core.config import settings
+from app.repositories.scheme_artifacts import (
+    delete_scheme_artifacts_by_artifact_ids,
+    list_artifacts_by_type,
+)
+
+PUBLISH_PREVIEW_ARTIFACT_TYPE = "publish_preview"
+
+
+def _preview_root() -> Path:
+    path = Path(settings.storage_preview_dir)
+    path.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+    return path
+
+
+def _cleanup_file_and_empty_parent(path: Path) -> bool:
+    removed = False
+
+    try:
+        if path.exists() and path.is_file():
+            path.unlink()
+            removed = True
+    except FileNotFoundError:
+        pass
+
+    try:
+        parent = path.parent
+        root = _preview_root()
+        if parent != root and parent.exists():
+            parent.rmdir()
+    except OSError:
+        pass
+
+    return removed
+
+
+async def inspect_publish_preview_storage() -> dict:
+    rows = await list_artifacts_by_type(artifact_type=PUBLISH_PREVIEW_ARTIFACT_TYPE)
+    root = _preview_root()
+
+    db_by_path: dict[str, object] = {row.storage_path: row for row in rows}
+    disk_files = sorted(str(path) for path in root.glob("*/*.json"))
+
+    orphan_files = [path for path in disk_files if path not in db_by_path]
+    missing_files_for_db_rows = [
+        {
+            "artifact_id": row.artifact_id,
+            "scheme_id": row.scheme_id,
+            "scheme_version_id": row.scheme_version_id,
+            "artifact_variant": row.artifact_variant,
+            "storage_path": row.storage_path,
+        }
+        for row in rows
+        if not Path(row.storage_path).exists()
+    ]
+
+    return {
+        "artifact_type": PUBLISH_PREVIEW_ARTIFACT_TYPE,
+        "db_rows_count": len(rows),
+        "disk_files_count": len(disk_files),
+        "orphan_files_count": len(orphan_files),
+        "missing_files_for_db_rows_count": len(missing_files_for_db_rows),
+        "orphan_files": orphan_files,
+        "missing_files_for_db_rows": missing_files_for_db_rows,
+    }
+
+
+async def cleanup_publish_preview_storage(*, dry_run: bool = True) -> dict:
+    audit = await inspect_publish_preview_storage()
+
+    orphan_files = [Path(path) for path in audit["orphan_files"]]
+    missing_rows = audit["missing_files_for_db_rows"]
+
+    deleted_files: list[str] = []
+    deleted_db_artifact_ids: list[str] = []
+
+    if not dry_run:
+        for path in orphan_files:
+            if _cleanup_file_and_empty_parent(path):
+                deleted_files.append(str(path))
+
+        deleted_db_artifact_ids = [
+            item["artifact_id"] for item in missing_rows
+        ]
+        await delete_scheme_artifacts_by_artifact_ids(deleted_db_artifact_ids)
+
+    return {
+        "artifact_type": PUBLISH_PREVIEW_ARTIFACT_TYPE,
+        "dry_run": dry_run,
+        "orphan_files_count": len(orphan_files),
+        "missing_files_for_db_rows_count": len(missing_rows),
+        "orphan_files": [str(path) for path in orphan_files],
+        "missing_files_for_db_rows": missing_rows,
+        "deleted_files_count": len(deleted_files),
+        "deleted_files": deleted_files,
+        "deleted_db_rows_count": len(deleted_db_artifact_ids),
+        "deleted_db_artifact_ids": deleted_db_artifact_ids,
+    }