diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/QrCodeController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/QrCodeController.php
index 706a3f3..ecdcdac 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/QrCodeController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Qr/QrCodeController.php
@@ -279,6 +279,20 @@ class QrCodeController extends Controller
         return back()->with('success', 'QR code updated.');
     }
 
+    public function destroy(Request $request, QrCode $qrCode): RedirectResponse
+    {
+        $this->authorize('delete', $qrCode);
+
+        // Remove the code and its scan history. Deletion is gated behind a
+        // type-to-confirm dialog in the UI — this is intentionally permanent.
+        $qrCode->scans()->delete();
+        $qrCode->delete();
+
+        return redirect()
+            ->route('user.qr-codes.index')
+            ->with('success', 'QR code deleted.');
+    }
+
     public function stylePreview(Request $request): Response
     {
         $validated = $request->validate(array_merge($this->styleRules(), [
diff --git a/resources/views/qr-codes/show.blade.php b/resources/views/qr-codes/show.blade.php
index 4a0ad03..6ce791d 100644
--- a/resources/views/qr-codes/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/qr-codes/show.blade.php
@@ -339,5 +339,52 @@
             </div>
         </div>
 
+        {{-- Danger zone: delete this QR code (type-to-confirm, not a one-click delete) --}}
+        <div class="rounded-2xl border border-red-200 bg-red-50/40 p-5 shadow-sm"
+             x-data="{ open: false, confirm: '' }">
+            <div class="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-center sm:justify-between">
+                <div>
+                    <h3 class="text-sm font-semibold text-red-800">Delete this QR code</h3>
+                    <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-red-700/80">The printed code stops working permanently and its scan history is removed. This can't be undone.</p>
+                </div>
+                <button type="button" @click="open = true; confirm = ''"
+                        class="inline-flex shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-xl border border-red-300 bg-white px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-red-700 transition hover:bg-red-100">
+                    Delete code
+                </button>
+            </div>
+
+            <div x-show="open" x-cloak
+                 class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center justify-center p-4"
+                 @keydown.escape.window="open = false">
+                <div class="absolute inset-0 bg-slate-900/40" @click="open = false"></div>
+                <div class="relative w-full max-w-md rounded-2xl bg-white p-6 shadow-xl">
+                    <h3 class="text-base font-bold text-slate-900">Delete “{{ $qrCode->label }}”?</h3>
+                    <p class="mt-2 text-sm text-slate-600">
+                        This permanently deletes the code and its scan history. Anyone who scans the printed code will get an error.
+                        <span class="font-semibold">This cannot be undone.</span>
+                    </p>
+                    <label class="mt-4 block text-sm font-medium text-slate-700">
+                        Type <span class="font-semibold text-slate-900">{{ $qrCode->label }}</span> to confirm
+                    </label>
+                    <input type="text" x-model="confirm" autocomplete="off" autofocus
+                           class="mt-1.5 w-full rounded-xl border border-slate-300 px-3 py-2 text-sm focus:border-red-400 focus:ring-2 focus:ring-red-100 focus:outline-none"
+                           placeholder="{{ $qrCode->label }}">
+                    <div class="mt-5 flex items-center justify-end gap-2">
+                        <button type="button" @click="open = false"
+                                class="rounded-xl px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-slate-600 hover:bg-slate-100">Cancel</button>
+                        <form action="{{ route('user.qr-codes.destroy', $qrCode) }}" method="POST">
+                            @csrf
+                            @method('DELETE')
+                            <button type="submit"
+                                    :disabled="confirm.trim() !== @js($qrCode->label)"
+                                    class="rounded-xl bg-red-600 px-4 py-2 text-sm font-semibold text-white transition hover:bg-red-700 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40">
+                                Delete permanently
+                            </button>
+                        </form>
+                    </div>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        </div>
+
     </div>
 </x-user-layout>
diff --git a/routes/web.php b/routes/web.php
index 81c1634..24062be 100644
--- a/routes/web.php
+++ b/routes/web.php
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ Route::middleware(['auth'])->group(function () {
     Route::post('/qr-codes/style-preview', [QrCodeController::class, 'stylePreview'])->name('user.qr-codes.style-preview');
     Route::get('/qr-codes/{qrCode}', [QrCodeController::class, 'show'])->name('user.qr-codes.show');
     Route::patch('/qr-codes/{qrCode}', [QrCodeController::class, 'update'])->name('user.qr-codes.update');
+    Route::delete('/qr-codes/{qrCode}', [QrCodeController::class, 'destroy'])->name('user.qr-codes.destroy');
     Route::post('/qr-codes/{qrCode}/canonical-image', [QrCodeController::class, 'storeCanonicalImage'])->name('user.qr-codes.canonical-image');
     Route::get('/qr-codes/{qrCode}/preview.png', [QrCodeController::class, 'preview'])->name('user.qr-codes.preview');
     Route::get('/qr-codes/{qrCode}/download/{format}', [QrCodeController::class, 'download'])->name('user.qr-codes.download')->whereIn('format', ['png', 'svg', 'pdf']);