diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/JellypodController.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/JellypodController.cs
index 5cac732..c59b841 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/JellypodController.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/JellypodController.cs
@@ -180,6 +180,11 @@ public class JellypodController : ControllerBase
             podcast.MaxEpisodesToKeep = request.MaxEpisodesToKeep.Value;
         }
 
+        if (request.MaxEpisodeAgeDays.HasValue)
+        {
+            podcast.MaxEpisodeAgeDays = request.MaxEpisodeAgeDays.Value;
+        }
+
         await _storageService.UpdatePodcastAsync(podcast).ConfigureAwait(false);
         return Ok(podcast);
     }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/Models/UpdatePodcastRequest.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/Models/UpdatePodcastRequest.cs
index 8c4cb04..2672d24 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/Models/UpdatePodcastRequest.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Api/Models/UpdatePodcastRequest.cs
@@ -14,4 +14,9 @@ public class UpdatePodcastRequest
     /// Gets or sets the maximum episodes to keep.
     /// </summary>
     public int? MaxEpisodesToKeep { get; set; }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the maximum age in days for episodes (0 = use global, -1 = unlimited).
+    /// </summary>
+    public int? MaxEpisodeAgeDays { get; set; }
 }
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
index 26d4c3f..e22a636 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/PluginConfiguration.cs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
         GlobalAutoDownloadEnabled = true;
         MaxConcurrentDownloads = 2;
         MaxEpisodesPerPodcast = 50;
+        MaxEpisodeAgeDays = 0;
         CreatePodcastFolders = true;
         DownloadNewEpisodesOnly = true;
         PostDownloadScriptPath = string.Empty;
@@ -49,6 +50,12 @@ public class PluginConfiguration : BasePluginConfiguration
     /// </summary>
     public int MaxEpisodesPerPodcast { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the maximum age in days for downloaded episodes (0 = unlimited).
+    /// Episodes older than this will be automatically deleted.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxEpisodeAgeDays { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets a value indicating whether to create subfolders for each podcast.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/configPage.html b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/configPage.html
index acee538..38d000f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/configPage.html
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Configuration/configPage.html
@@ -164,6 +164,15 @@
                                 Maximum episodes to keep downloaded per podcast (0 = unlimited)
                             </div>
                         </div>
+                        <div class="inputContainer">
+                            <label class="inputLabel inputLabelUnfocused" for="MaxEpisodeAgeDays">
+                                Max Episode Age (days)
+                            </label>
+                            <input id="MaxEpisodeAgeDays" name="MaxEpisodeAgeDays" type="number" is="emby-input" min="0" />
+                            <div class="fieldDescription">
+                                Automatically delete episodes downloaded more than this many days ago (0 = unlimited)
+                            </div>
+                        </div>
                     </div>
 
                     <!-- Post-Download Processing -->
@@ -251,6 +260,7 @@
                     document.querySelector('#GlobalAutoDownloadEnabled').checked = config.GlobalAutoDownloadEnabled;
                     document.querySelector('#MaxConcurrentDownloads').value = config.MaxConcurrentDownloads;
                     document.querySelector('#MaxEpisodesPerPodcast').value = config.MaxEpisodesPerPodcast;
+                    document.querySelector('#MaxEpisodeAgeDays').value = config.MaxEpisodeAgeDays;
                     document.querySelector('#CreatePodcastFolders').checked = config.CreatePodcastFolders;
                     document.querySelector('#PostDownloadScriptPath').value = config.PostDownloadScriptPath || '';
                     document.querySelector('#PostDownloadScriptTimeout').value = config.PostDownloadScriptTimeout || 60;
@@ -432,6 +442,7 @@
                     config.GlobalAutoDownloadEnabled = document.querySelector('#GlobalAutoDownloadEnabled').checked;
                     config.MaxConcurrentDownloads = parseInt(document.querySelector('#MaxConcurrentDownloads').value, 10);
                     config.MaxEpisodesPerPodcast = parseInt(document.querySelector('#MaxEpisodesPerPodcast').value, 10);
+                    config.MaxEpisodeAgeDays = parseInt(document.querySelector('#MaxEpisodeAgeDays').value, 10);
                     config.CreatePodcastFolders = document.querySelector('#CreatePodcastFolders').checked;
                     config.PostDownloadScriptPath = document.querySelector('#PostDownloadScriptPath').value;
                     config.PostDownloadScriptTimeout = parseInt(document.querySelector('#PostDownloadScriptTimeout').value, 10);
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Models/Podcast.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Models/Podcast.cs
index 41652c8..a670c84 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Models/Podcast.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/Models/Podcast.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ public class Podcast
     /// </summary>
     public int MaxEpisodesToKeep { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets or sets the maximum age in days for downloaded episodes.
+    /// 0 = use global setting, -1 = unlimited, greater than 0 = specific days.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int MaxEpisodeAgeDays { get; set; }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets or sets the list of episodes.
     /// </summary>
diff --git a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/ScheduledTasks/PodcastUpdateTask.cs b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/ScheduledTasks/PodcastUpdateTask.cs
index 409f454..948dcc6 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/ScheduledTasks/PodcastUpdateTask.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod/ScheduledTasks/PodcastUpdateTask.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod.Models;
 using Jellyfin.Plugin.Jellypod.Services;
 using MediaBrowser.Model.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
@@ -117,7 +118,22 @@ public class PodcastUpdateTask : IScheduledTask
             }
 
             processedCount++;
-            progress.Report((double)processedCount / totalPodcasts * 100);
+            progress.Report((double)processedCount / totalPodcasts * 90 / 100);
+        }
+
+        // Run cleanup for expired episodes
+        _logger.LogInformation("Starting episode retention cleanup");
+        foreach (var podcast in podcasts)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+            try
+            {
+                await CleanupExpiredEpisodesAsync(podcast, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to cleanup expired episodes for: {Title}", podcast.Title);
+            }
         }
 
         progress.Report(100);
@@ -139,4 +155,78 @@ public class PodcastUpdateTask : IScheduledTask
             }
         };
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Cleans up episodes that exceed the retention policy.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="podcast">The podcast to clean up.</param>
+    /// <param name="cancellationToken">Cancellation token.</param>
+    /// <returns>A task representing the asynchronous operation.</returns>
+    private async Task CleanupExpiredEpisodesAsync(Podcast podcast, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+    {
+        var config = Plugin.Instance?.Configuration;
+
+        // Determine effective max age for this podcast
+        int effectiveMaxAgeDays;
+        if (podcast.MaxEpisodeAgeDays == -1)
+        {
+            // Per-podcast override: unlimited
+            return;
+        }
+        else if (podcast.MaxEpisodeAgeDays > 0)
+        {
+            // Per-podcast specific value
+            effectiveMaxAgeDays = podcast.MaxEpisodeAgeDays;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Use global setting (podcast.MaxEpisodeAgeDays == 0)
+            effectiveMaxAgeDays = config?.MaxEpisodeAgeDays ?? 0;
+        }
+
+        // 0 means unlimited
+        if (effectiveMaxAgeDays <= 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        var cutoffDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(-effectiveMaxAgeDays);
+        var expiredEpisodes = podcast.Episodes
+            .Where(e => e.Status == EpisodeStatus.Downloaded
+                        && e.DownloadedDate.HasValue
+                        && e.DownloadedDate.Value < cutoffDate)
+            .ToList();
+
+        if (expiredEpisodes.Count == 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        _logger.LogInformation(
+            "Found {Count} expired episodes for {Podcast} (older than {Days} days)",
+            expiredEpisodes.Count,
+            podcast.Title,
+            effectiveMaxAgeDays);
+
+        foreach (var episode in expiredEpisodes)
+        {
+            cancellationToken.ThrowIfCancellationRequested();
+
+            try
+            {
+                await _downloadService.DeleteEpisodeFileAsync(episode).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                _logger.LogDebug(
+                    "Deleted expired episode: {Title} (downloaded {Date})",
+                    episode.Title,
+                    episode.DownloadedDate);
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError(ex, "Failed to delete expired episode: {Title}", episode.Title);
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Save changes to storage
+        await _storageService.UpdatePodcastAsync(podcast).ConfigureAwait(false);
+    }
 }