diff --git a/backend/agent-socket-handlers/docker-socket-handler.ts b/backend/agent-socket-handlers/docker-socket-handler.ts
index 81746019..eb0713f4 100644
--- a/backend/agent-socket-handlers/docker-socket-handler.ts
+++ b/backend/agent-socket-handlers/docker-socket-handler.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { AgentSocketHandler } from "../agent-socket-handler";
 import { DockgeServer } from "../dockge-server";
 import { callbackError, callbackResult, checkLogin, DockgeSocket, ValidationError } from "../util-server";
-import { Stack } from "../stack";
+import { DeleteOptions, Stack } from "../stack";
 import { AgentSocket } from "../../common/agent-socket";
 
 export class DockerSocketHandler extends AgentSocketHandler {
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ export class DockerSocketHandler extends AgentSocketHandler {
             }
         });
 
-        agentSocket.on("deleteStack", async (name : unknown, callback) => {
+        agentSocket.on("deleteStack", async (name : unknown, deleteOptions: unknown, callback) => {
             try {
                 checkLogin(socket);
                 if (typeof(name) !== "string") {
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export class DockerSocketHandler extends AgentSocketHandler {
                 const stack = await Stack.getStack(server, name);
 
                 try {
-                    await stack.delete(socket);
+                    await stack.delete(socket, deleteOptions as DeleteOptions);
                 } catch (e) {
                     server.sendStackList();
                     throw e;
diff --git a/backend/stack.ts b/backend/stack.ts
index fbce5002..1defb253 100644
--- a/backend/stack.ts
+++ b/backend/stack.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ import { InteractiveTerminal, Terminal } from "./terminal";
 import childProcessAsync from "promisify-child-process";
 import { Settings } from "./settings";
 
+export interface DeleteOptions {
+    deleteStackFiles: boolean
+}
+
 export class Stack {
 
     name: string;
@@ -215,18 +219,20 @@ export class Stack {
         return exitCode;
     }
 
-    async delete(socket: DockgeSocket) : Promise<number> {
+    async delete(socket: DockgeSocket, options: DeleteOptions) : Promise<number> {
         const terminalName = getComposeTerminalName(socket.endpoint, this.name);
         let exitCode = await Terminal.exec(this.server, socket, terminalName, "docker", [ "compose", "down", "--remove-orphans" ], this.path);
         if (exitCode !== 0) {
             throw new Error("Failed to delete, please check the terminal output for more information.");
         }
 
-        // Remove the stack folder
-        await fsAsync.rm(this.path, {
-            recursive: true,
-            force: true
-        });
+        if (options.deleteStackFiles) {
+            // Remove the stack folder
+            await fsAsync.rm(this.path, {
+                recursive: true,
+                force: true
+            });
+        }
 
         return exitCode;
     }
diff --git a/frontend/src/lang/en.json b/frontend/src/lang/en.json
index 06362264..6b0adf31 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lang/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/lang/en.json
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
     "saveStackDraft": "Save",
     "notAvailableShort": "N/A",
     "deleteStackMsg": "Are you sure you want to delete this stack?",
+    "deleteStackFilesConfirmation": "delete all stack files",
     "stackNotManagedByDockgeMsg": "This stack is not managed by Dockge.",
     "primaryHostname": "Primary Hostname",
     "general": "General",
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue b/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
index 5c632c94..214c48cc 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Compose.vue
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
                 </div>
 
                 <button v-if="isEditMode && !isAdd" class="btn btn-normal" :disabled="processing" @click="discardStack">{{ $t("discardStack") }}</button>
+
                 <button v-if="!isEditMode" class="btn btn-danger" :disabled="processing" @click="showDeleteDialog = !showDeleteDialog">
                     <font-awesome-icon icon="trash" class="me-1" />
                     {{ $t("deleteStack") }}
@@ -231,6 +232,10 @@
             <!-- Delete Dialog -->
             <BModal v-model="showDeleteDialog" :okTitle="$t('deleteStack')" okVariant="danger" @ok="deleteDialog">
                 {{ $t("deleteStackMsg") }}
+                <div class="form-check mt-4">
+                    <label><input v-model="deleteStackFiles" class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" />{{
+                        $t("deleteStackFilesConfirmation") }}</label>
+                </div>
             </BModal>
         </div>
     </transition>
@@ -309,6 +314,7 @@ export default {
             isEditMode: false,
             submitted: false,
             showDeleteDialog: false,
+            deleteStackFiles: false,
             newContainerName: "",
             stopServiceStatusTimeout: false,
         };
@@ -646,7 +652,7 @@ export default {
         },
 
         deleteDialog() {
-            this.$root.emitAgent(this.endpoint, "deleteStack", this.stack.name, (res) => {
+            this.$root.emitAgent(this.endpoint, "deleteStack", this.stack.name, { deleteStackFiles: this.deleteStackFiles }, (res) => {
                 this.$root.toastRes(res);
                 if (res.ok) {
                     this.$router.push("/");