diff --git a/backend/src/routes/templates.js b/backend/src/routes/templates.js
index fca871a..d790c95 100644
--- a/backend/src/routes/templates.js
+++ b/backend/src/routes/templates.js
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ export async function templateRoutes(app) {
     return rows[0]
   })
 
+  // DELETE /api/templates/:id — stops the recurring schedule; any tasks already
+  // spawned from it are detached (template_id cleared) rather than blocked or
+  // cascaded, so they remain as ordinary task history.
+  app.delete('/api/templates/:id', { preHandler: requireCap('manage_templates') }, async (req, reply) => {
+    const { rows: existing } = await pool.query('SELECT id FROM task_templates WHERE id = $1', [req.params.id])
+    if (!existing.length) return reply.status(404).send({ error: 'Template not found' })
+    await pool.query('UPDATE tasks SET template_id = NULL WHERE template_id = $1', [req.params.id])
+    await pool.query('DELETE FROM task_templates WHERE id = $1', [req.params.id])
+    return { ok: true }
+  })
+
   // POST /api/templates/run-due — manually trigger the scheduler sweep
   app.post('/api/templates/run-due', { preHandler: requireCap('manage_templates') }, async (req) => {
     const spawned = await spawnDueTemplates(req.log)
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.ts b/frontend/src/api.ts
index 721d1a5..afd4793 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/api.ts
@@ -199,6 +199,9 @@ export function createTemplate(body: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Template>
 export function updateTemplate(id: number, body: Record<string, unknown>): Promise<Template> {
   return request(`/templates/${id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: JSON.stringify(body) })
 }
+export function deleteTemplate(id: number): Promise<{ ok: boolean }> {
+  return request(`/templates/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' })
+}
 export function runDueTemplates(): Promise<{ ok: boolean; spawned: number }> {
   return request('/templates/run-due', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify({}) })
 }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
index ce22be8..8be3cca 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Recurring.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import { Fragment, useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react'
-import { Plus, X, Play, Copy, ChevronRight } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Plus, X, Play, Copy, ChevronRight, Trash2 } from 'lucide-react'
 import type { Template, TemplateGroup, Category, Location, Asset, Priority, ScheduleMode } from '../types'
 import { PRIORITIES, PRIORITY_LABELS, can } from '../types'
 import {
-  fetchTemplates, createTemplate, updateTemplate, runDueTemplates, fetchLocations, fetchAssets,
+  fetchTemplates, createTemplate, updateTemplate, deleteTemplate, runDueTemplates, fetchLocations, fetchAssets,
   fetchTemplateGroups, upsertTemplateGroup,
 } from '../api'
 import { useAuth } from '../components/AuthGate'
@@ -194,6 +194,18 @@ export default function Recurring() {
     }
   }
 
+  async function remove(id: number) {
+    if (!window.confirm('Delete this recurring template? Any tasks it already spawned stay in your history, but the schedule stops.')) return
+    try {
+      await deleteTemplate(id)
+      setForm(null)
+      setError(null)
+      load()
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Delete failed')
+    }
+  }
+
   function renderRow(t: Template) {
     return (
       <tr key={t.id} className={canManage ? 'clickable' : ''} onClick={() => openEdit(t)}>
@@ -399,6 +411,14 @@ export default function Recurring() {
               </label>
             )}
 
+            {form.id && (
+              <div className="modal-footer-actions">
+                <button className="btn-ghost-sm btn-ghost-danger" onClick={() => remove(form.id!)} title="Delete this recurring template">
+                  <Trash2 size={13} strokeWidth={1.75} /> Delete template
+                </button>
+              </div>
+            )}
+
             <div className="modal-actions">
               <button className="btn" onClick={() => setForm(null)}>Cancel</button>
               <button className="btn btn-primary" onClick={save}>Save</button>