diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Pos/SaleController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Pos/SaleController.php
index b9d0535..e8462b5 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Pos/SaleController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Pos/SaleController.php
@@ -44,6 +44,32 @@ class SaleController extends Controller
         return view('pos.sales.show', compact('sale', 'invoiceUrl'));
     }
 
+    public function cancel(Request $request, PosSale $sale): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $this->authorizeOwner($request, $sale);
+
+        try {
+            $this->sales->cancelSale($sale);
+        } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
+            return back()->with('error', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('pos.sales.show', $sale)->with('success', 'Sale cancelled.');
+    }
+
+    public function destroy(Request $request, PosSale $sale): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $this->authorizeOwner($request, $sale);
+
+        try {
+            $this->sales->deleteSale($sale);
+        } catch (RuntimeException $e) {
+            return back()->with('error', $e->getMessage());
+        }
+
+        return redirect()->route('pos.sales.index')->with('success', 'Sale deleted.');
+    }
+
     public function callback(Request $request, PosSale $sale): RedirectResponse
     {
         $reference = trim((string) $request->query('reference', $sale->payment_reference ?? ''));
diff --git a/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php b/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
index 3caf6c5..3f42d9a 100644
--- a/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
+++ b/app/Services/Pos/PosSaleService.php
@@ -446,6 +446,33 @@ class PosSaleService
         return $sale->fresh('lines');
     }
 
+    /** Cancel a pending sale/ticket — frees its table and clears it from the kitchen. */
+    public function cancelSale(PosSale $sale): void
+    {
+        if ($sale->status !== PosSale::STATUS_PENDING) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Only pending sales can be cancelled.');
+        }
+
+        $sale->forceFill(['status' => PosSale::STATUS_CANCELLED])->save();
+        $this->closeTicket($sale);
+    }
+
+    /** Permanently delete an unpaid sale (and its lines, modifiers, payments). */
+    public function deleteSale(PosSale $sale): void
+    {
+        if ($sale->status === PosSale::STATUS_PAID) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Paid sales cannot be deleted.');
+        }
+
+        if ($sale->table_id) {
+            PosTable::where('id', $sale->table_id)
+                ->where('current_sale_id', $sale->id)
+                ->update(['status' => PosTable::STATUS_FREE, 'current_sale_id' => null]);
+        }
+
+        $sale->delete();
+    }
+
     /**
      * Close a ticket once it's settled: free its table and mark kitchen done.
      */
diff --git a/resources/views/pos/sales/show.blade.php b/resources/views/pos/sales/show.blade.php
index 5bfbfde..147693c 100644
--- a/resources/views/pos/sales/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/pos/sales/show.blade.php
@@ -8,7 +8,15 @@
                     <h1 class="text-lg font-semibold text-slate-900">{{ $sale->reference }}</h1>
                     <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-slate-500">{{ $sale->created_at->format('M j, Y g:i A') }}</p>
                 </div>
-                <span class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold capitalize {{ $sale->status === 'paid' ? 'bg-green-50 text-green-700' : 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-700' }}">
+                @php
+                    $badge = match ($sale->status) {
+                        'paid' => 'bg-green-50 text-green-700',
+                        'cancelled' => 'bg-slate-100 text-slate-500',
+                        'failed' => 'bg-red-50 text-red-600',
+                        default => 'bg-amber-50 text-amber-700',
+                    };
+                @endphp
+                <span class="rounded-full px-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold capitalize {{ $badge }}">
                     {{ $sale->status }}
                 </span>
             </div>
@@ -45,6 +53,22 @@
                     <a href="{{ $invoiceUrl }}" class="btn-primary inline-flex w-full justify-center">Create invoice</a>
                 </div>
             @endif
+
+            @unless ($sale->isPaid())
+                <div class="mt-6 flex flex-wrap gap-2 border-t border-slate-100 pt-4">
+                    @if ($sale->status === 'pending')
+                        <form method="post" action="{{ route('pos.sales.cancel', $sale) }}" onsubmit="return confirm('Cancel this sale?');">
+                            @csrf
+                            <button class="rounded-xl border border-amber-200 bg-amber-50 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-amber-700 transition hover:bg-amber-100">Cancel sale</button>
+                        </form>
+                    @endif
+                    <form method="post" action="{{ route('pos.sales.destroy', $sale) }}" onsubmit="return confirm('Delete this sale permanently?');">
+                        @csrf
+                        @method('DELETE')
+                        <button class="rounded-xl border border-red-200 bg-red-50 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-red-600 transition hover:bg-red-100">Delete sale</button>
+                    </form>
+                </div>
+            @endunless
         </div>
     </div>
 </x-app-layout>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 7ea750e..e574803 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Route::middleware(['auth', 'platform.session'])->group(function () {
 
     Route::get('/sales', [SaleController::class, 'index'])->name('pos.sales.index');
     Route::get('/sales/{sale}', [SaleController::class, 'show'])->name('pos.sales.show');
+    Route::post('/sales/{sale}/cancel', [SaleController::class, 'cancel'])->name('pos.sales.cancel');
+    Route::delete('/sales/{sale}', [SaleController::class, 'destroy'])->name('pos.sales.destroy');
 
     // Restaurant mode — floor, open tickets (tabs), and the kitchen display.
     Route::get('/floor', [TableController::class, 'index'])->name('pos.floor');
diff --git a/tests/Feature/PosRestaurantTest.php b/tests/Feature/PosRestaurantTest.php
index a848400..02aebeb 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/PosRestaurantTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/PosRestaurantTest.php
@@ -268,6 +268,38 @@ class PosRestaurantTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame('retail', PosLocation::owned($user->public_id)->first()->service_style);
     }
 
+    public function test_pending_ticket_can_be_cancelled_then_deleted(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->user();
+        [, $table, $product] = $this->restaurant($user);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)->post(route('pos.tickets.open'), ['order_type' => 'dine_in', 'table_id' => $table->id])->assertRedirect();
+        $sale = PosSale::where('owner_ref', $user->public_id)->firstOrFail();
+        $this->actingAs($user)->postJson(route('pos.tickets.lines.add', $sale), ['product_id' => $product->id, 'quantity' => 1])->assertOk();
+
+        // Cancel — frees the table.
+        $this->actingAs($user)->post(route('pos.sales.cancel', $sale))->assertRedirect(route('pos.sales.show', $sale));
+        $this->assertSame(PosSale::STATUS_CANCELLED, $sale->fresh()->status);
+        $this->assertSame(PosTable::STATUS_FREE, $table->fresh()->status);
+
+        // Delete — gone (cascades lines).
+        $this->actingAs($user)->delete(route('pos.sales.destroy', $sale))->assertRedirect(route('pos.sales.index'));
+        $this->assertNull(PosSale::find($sale->id));
+        $this->assertSame(0, $sale->lines()->count());
+    }
+
+    public function test_paid_sale_cannot_be_deleted(): void
+    {
+        $user = $this->user();
+        $sale = PosSale::create([
+            'owner_ref' => $user->public_id, 'reference' => 'POS-PAID1', 'status' => PosSale::STATUS_PAID,
+            'payment_method' => 'cash', 'subtotal_minor' => 1000, 'total_minor' => 1000, 'currency' => 'GHS', 'paid_at' => now(),
+        ]);
+
+        $this->actingAs($user)->delete(route('pos.sales.destroy', $sale));
+        $this->assertNotNull(PosSale::find($sale->id));
+    }
+
     public function test_cannot_open_two_tabs_on_one_table(): void
     {
         $user = $this->user();