diff --git a/internal/session/query.go b/internal/session/query.go
index 7a10af70f..97a8c57f8 100644
--- a/internal/session/query.go
+++ b/internal/session/query.go
@@ -388,6 +388,17 @@ where
 	and ss.end_time is null
 	%s
 ;
+`
+	deleteTerminated = `
+delete from session
+using session_state
+where
+	session.public_id = session_state.session_id
+and
+	session_state.state = 'terminated'
+and
+	session_state.start_time < wt_sub_seconds_from_now(@threshold_seconds)
+;
 `
 )
 
diff --git a/internal/session/repository_session.go b/internal/session/repository_session.go
index d16edfa21..a6acb6fce 100644
--- a/internal/session/repository_session.go
+++ b/internal/session/repository_session.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"database/sql"
 	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/boundary"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/boundary/internal/db"
@@ -700,6 +701,20 @@ func (r *Repository) checkIfNoLongerActive(ctx context.Context, reportedSessions
 	return notActive, nil
 }
 
+func (r *Repository) deleteSessionsTerminatedBefore(ctx context.Context, threshold time.Duration) (int, error) {
+	const op = "session.(Repository).deleteTerminated"
+
+	args := []any{
+		sql.Named("threshold_seconds", threshold.Seconds()),
+	}
+
+	c, err := r.writer.Exec(ctx, deleteTerminated, args)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, errors.Wrap(ctx, err, op, errors.WithMsg("error deleting terminated sessions"))
+	}
+	return c, nil
+}
+
 func fetchStates(ctx context.Context, r db.Reader, sessionId string, opt ...db.Option) ([]*State, error) {
 	const op = "session.fetchStates"
 	var states []*State
diff --git a/internal/session/repository_session_test.go b/internal/session/repository_session_test.go
index 408633743..891354b6b 100644
--- a/internal/session/repository_session_test.go
+++ b/internal/session/repository_session_test.go
@@ -1503,3 +1503,91 @@ func TestRepository_deleteTargetFKey(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestRepository_deleteTerminated(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	conn, _ := db.TestSetup(t, "postgres")
+	rw := db.New(conn)
+	wrapper := db.TestWrapper(t)
+	iamRepo := iam.TestRepo(t, conn, wrapper)
+	kms := kms.TestKms(t, conn, wrapper)
+	repo, err := NewRepository(rw, rw, kms)
+	composedOf := TestSessionParams(t, conn, wrapper, iamRepo)
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		sessionCount   int
+		terminateCount int
+		threshold      time.Duration
+		expected       int
+	}{
+		{
+			0,
+			0,
+			time.Nanosecond,
+			0,
+		},
+		{
+			1,
+			1,
+			time.Nanosecond,
+			1,
+		},
+		{
+			1,
+			1,
+			time.Hour,
+			0,
+		},
+		{
+			10,
+			10,
+			time.Nanosecond,
+			10,
+		},
+		{
+			10,
+			4,
+			time.Nanosecond,
+			4,
+		},
+		{
+			10,
+			0,
+			time.Nanosecond,
+			0,
+		},
+		{
+			10,
+			10,
+			time.Hour,
+			0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("%d_%d_%s", tc.sessionCount, tc.terminateCount, tc.threshold), func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Cleanup(func() {
+				sdb, err := conn.SqlDB(ctx)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				_, err = sdb.Exec(`delete from session;`)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			})
+
+			for i := 0; i < tc.sessionCount; i++ {
+				s := TestSession(t, conn, wrapper, composedOf)
+				if i < tc.terminateCount {
+					_, err = repo.CancelSession(ctx, s.PublicId, s.Version)
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+				}
+
+			}
+			c, err := repo.TerminateCompletedSessions(ctx)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.terminateCount, c)
+
+			c, err = repo.deleteSessionsTerminatedBefore(ctx, tc.threshold)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, c)
+		})
+	}
+}