diff --git a/src/Utils/history.ts b/src/Utils/history.ts
index 61b20871..294f5e66 100644
--- a/src/Utils/history.ts
+++ b/src/Utils/history.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,16 @@ export const downloadHistory = async (msg: proto.Message.IHistorySyncNotificatio
 	buffer = await inflatePromise(buffer)
 
 	const syncData = proto.HistorySync.decode(buffer)
+
+	// Mirror WA Desktop behaviour: DELETE the CDN blob after successful download
+	// so the server cleans up the one-time history sync file (fire-and-forget)
+	if (msg.directPath) {
+		const cdnUrl = getUrlFromDirectPath(msg.directPath)
+		fetch(cdnUrl, { method: 'DELETE', ...options }).catch(() => {
+			// non-fatal — server will expire it anyway
+		})
+	}
+
 	return syncData
 }