diff --git a/pkg/distribution/internal/store/store_test.go b/pkg/distribution/internal/store/store_test.go
index 15479017d..a9286f357 100644
--- a/pkg/distribution/internal/store/store_test.go
+++ b/pkg/distribution/internal/store/store_test.go
@@ -796,6 +796,184 @@ func newTestModelWithMultimodalProjector(t *testing.T) types.ModelArtifact {
 }
 
 // TestWriteLightweight tests the WriteLightweight method
+func TestResetStore(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		setupModels int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:        "reset with multiple models in store",
+			setupModels: 3,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "reset empty store",
+			setupModels: 0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			// Create a temporary directory for the test store
+			tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "reset-store-test")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create temp directory: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer os.RemoveAll(tempDir)
+
+			// Create store
+			storePath := filepath.Join(tempDir, "reset-model-store")
+			s, err := store.New(store.Options{
+				RootPath: storePath,
+			})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to create store: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Track blob and manifest paths for verification
+			var blobPaths []string
+			var manifestPaths []string
+
+			// Setup models based on test case
+			if tt.setupModels > 0 {
+				for i := 0; i < tt.setupModels; i++ {
+					// Create a unique model file for each iteration
+					modelContent := []byte(fmt.Sprintf("unique model content %d", i))
+					modelPath := filepath.Join(tempDir, fmt.Sprintf("model-%d.gguf", i))
+					if err := os.WriteFile(modelPath, modelContent, 0644); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to create model file: %v", err)
+					}
+
+					mdl, err := gguf.NewModel(modelPath)
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to create model: %v", err)
+					}
+
+					tag := fmt.Sprintf("test-model-%d:latest", i)
+					if err := s.Write(mdl, []string{tag}, nil); err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to write model %d: %v", i, err)
+					}
+
+					// Collect blob paths
+					layers, err := mdl.Layers()
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to get layers: %v", err)
+					}
+					for _, layer := range layers {
+						digest, err := layer.Digest()
+						if err != nil {
+							t.Fatalf("Failed to get layer digest: %v", err)
+						}
+						blobPath := filepath.Join(storePath, "blobs", digest.Algorithm, digest.Hex)
+						blobPaths = append(blobPaths, blobPath)
+					}
+
+					// Collect config blob path
+					configName, err := mdl.ConfigName()
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to get config name: %v", err)
+					}
+					configPath := filepath.Join(storePath, "blobs", configName.Algorithm, configName.Hex)
+					blobPaths = append(blobPaths, configPath)
+
+					// Collect manifest path
+					digest, err := mdl.Digest()
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("Failed to get digest: %v", err)
+					}
+					manifestPath := filepath.Join(storePath, "manifests", digest.Algorithm, digest.Hex)
+					manifestPaths = append(manifestPaths, manifestPath)
+				}
+
+				// Verify models exist before reset
+				models, err := s.List()
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to list models before reset: %v", err)
+				}
+				if len(models) != tt.setupModels {
+					t.Fatalf("Expected %d models before reset, got %d", tt.setupModels, len(models))
+				}
+
+				// Verify blobs exist before reset
+				for _, blobPath := range blobPaths {
+					if _, err := os.Stat(blobPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+						t.Errorf("Blob file should exist before reset: %s", blobPath)
+					}
+				}
+
+				// Verify manifests exist before reset
+				for _, manifestPath := range manifestPaths {
+					if _, err := os.Stat(manifestPath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+						t.Errorf("Manifest file should exist before reset: %s", manifestPath)
+					}
+				}
+
+			}
+
+			// Call Reset
+			if err := s.Reset(); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Reset failed: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Verify store is empty after reset
+			models, err := s.List()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to list models after reset: %v", err)
+			}
+			if len(models) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("Expected empty store after reset, got %d models", len(models))
+			}
+
+			// Verify all blobs are deleted
+			for _, blobPath := range blobPaths {
+				if _, err := os.Stat(blobPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					t.Errorf("Blob file should be deleted after reset: %s", blobPath)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Verify all manifests are deleted
+			for _, manifestPath := range manifestPaths {
+				if _, err := os.Stat(manifestPath); !os.IsNotExist(err) {
+					t.Errorf("Manifest file should be deleted after reset: %s", manifestPath)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Verify store root directory still exists
+			if _, err := os.Stat(storePath); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+				t.Error("Store directory should still exist after reset")
+			}
+
+			// Note: blobs and manifests directories are created on-demand,
+			// so they won't exist after reset until models are written
+
+			// Verify store is functional after reset by writing a new model
+			newModel := newTestModel(t)
+			if err := s.Write(newModel, []string{"post-reset:latest"}, nil); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to write model after reset: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Verify the new model can be read
+			readModel, err := s.Read("post-reset:latest")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to read model after reset: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			readDigest, err := readModel.Digest()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to get digest: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			newDigest, err := newModel.Digest()
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed to get new digest: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if readDigest.String() != newDigest.String() {
+				t.Error("Model written after reset doesn't match")
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestWriteLightweight(t *testing.T) {
 	// Create a temporary directory for the test store
 	tempDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lightweight-write-test")
diff --git a/pkg/inference/models/manager.go b/pkg/inference/models/manager.go
index ed52760a3..c43b0ea09 100644
--- a/pkg/inference/models/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/inference/models/manager.go
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ func (m *Manager) routeHandlers() map[string]http.HandlerFunc {
 		"GET " + inference.ModelsPrefix + "/{name...}":                        m.handleGetModel,
 		"DELETE " + inference.ModelsPrefix + "/{name...}":                     m.handleDeleteModel,
 		"POST " + inference.ModelsPrefix + "/{nameAndAction...}":              m.handleModelAction,
+		"DELETE " + inference.ModelsPrefix + "/prune":                         m.handlePrune,
 		"GET " + inference.InferencePrefix + "/{backend}/v1/models":           m.handleOpenAIGetModels,
 		"GET " + inference.InferencePrefix + "/{backend}/v1/models/{name...}": m.handleOpenAIGetModel,
 		"GET " + inference.InferencePrefix + "/v1/models":                     m.handleOpenAIGetModels,
@@ -611,6 +612,20 @@ func (m *Manager) handlePushModel(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, model
 	}
 }
 
+// handlePrune handles DELETE <inference-prefix>/models/prune requests.
+func (m *Manager) handlePrune(w http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
+	if m.distributionClient == nil {
+		http.Error(w, "model distribution service unavailable", http.StatusServiceUnavailable)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := m.distributionClient.ResetStore(); err != nil {
+		m.log.Warnf("Failed to prune models: %v", err)
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusInternalServerError)
+		return
+	}
+}
+
 // GetDiskUsage returns the disk usage of the model store.
 func (m *Manager) GetDiskUsage() (int64, error, int) {
 	if m.distributionClient == nil {