diff --git a/app/jobs/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_job.rb b/app/jobs/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_job.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e88611129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_job.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# housekeeping
+# remove conversations that do not have a contact_id
+# orphan conversations without contact cannot be accessed or used
+
+class Internal::RemoveOrphanConversationsJob < ApplicationJob
+  queue_as :housekeeping
+
+  def perform
+    Internal::RemoveOrphanConversationsService.new.perform
+  end
+end
diff --git a/app/services/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_service.rb b/app/services/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_service.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c52d6082b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/services/internal/remove_orphan_conversations_service.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+class Internal::RemoveOrphanConversationsService
+  def initialize(account: nil, days: 1)
+    @account = account
+    @days = days
+  end
+
+  def perform
+    orphan_conversations = build_orphan_conversations_query
+    total_deleted = 0
+
+    Rails.logger.info '[RemoveOrphanConversationsService] Starting removal of orphan conversations'
+
+    orphan_conversations.find_in_batches(batch_size: 1000) do |batch|
+      conversation_ids = batch.map(&:id)
+      Conversation.where(id: conversation_ids).destroy_all
+      total_deleted += batch.size
+      Rails.logger.info "[RemoveOrphanConversationsService] Deleted #{batch.size} orphan conversations (#{total_deleted} total)"
+    end
+
+    Rails.logger.info "[RemoveOrphanConversationsService] Completed. Total deleted: #{total_deleted}"
+    total_deleted
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def build_orphan_conversations_query
+    base = @account ? @account.conversations : Conversation.all
+    base = base.where('conversations.created_at > ?', @days.days.ago)
+    base = base.left_outer_joins(:contact, :inbox)
+
+    # Find conversations whose associated contact or inbox record is missing
+    base.where(contacts: { id: nil }).or(base.where(inboxes: { id: nil }))
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/schedule.yml b/config/schedule.yml
index cae9b94c8..96e4cfc4f 100644
--- a/config/schedule.yml
+++ b/config/schedule.yml
@@ -66,3 +66,10 @@ remove_old_notification_job:
   cron: '30 22 * * *'
   class: 'Notification::RemoveOldNotificationJob'
   queue: purgable
+
+# executed every 12 hours
+# to remove orphan conversations without contact
+remove_orphan_conversations_job:
+  cron: '0 */12 * * *'
+  class: 'Internal::RemoveOrphanConversationsJob'
+  queue: housekeeping
diff --git a/lib/tasks/ops/cleanup_orphan_conversations.rake b/lib/tasks/ops/cleanup_orphan_conversations.rake
index f6574b396..20cb207d6 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/ops/cleanup_orphan_conversations.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/ops/cleanup_orphan_conversations.rake
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ namespace :chatwoot do
       days_input = $stdin.gets.strip
       days = days_input.empty? ? 7 : days_input.to_i
 
-      # Build a common base relation with identical joins for OR compatibility
+      service = Internal::RemoveOrphanConversationsService.new(account: account, days: days)
+
+      # Preview count using the same query logic
       base = account
              .conversations
              .where('conversations.created_at > ?', days.days.ago)
              .left_outer_joins(:contact, :inbox)
-
-      # Find conversations whose associated contact or inbox record is missing
       conversations = base.where(contacts: { id: nil }).or(base.where(inboxes: { id: nil }))
 
       count = conversations.count
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ namespace :chatwoot do
         print 'Do you want to delete these conversations? (y/N): '
         confirm = $stdin.gets.strip.downcase
         if %w[y yes].include?(confirm)
-          conversations.destroy_all
-          puts 'Conversations deleted.'
+          total_deleted = service.perform
+          puts "#{total_deleted} conversations deleted."
         else
           puts 'No conversations were deleted.'
         end