diff --git a/apps/m3u/migrations/0008_m3uaccount_stale_stream_days.py b/apps/m3u/migrations/0008_m3uaccount_stale_stream_days.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69a1397d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/m3u/migrations/0008_m3uaccount_stale_stream_days.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.6
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('m3u', '0007_remove_m3uaccount_uploaded_file_m3uaccount_file_path'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='m3uaccount',
+            name='stale_stream_days',
+            field=models.PositiveIntegerField(default=7, help_text='Number of days after which a stream will be removed if not seen in the M3U source.'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/apps/m3u/models.py b/apps/m3u/models.py
index 25a332c6..06c206f6 100644
--- a/apps/m3u/models.py
+++ b/apps/m3u/models.py
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ class M3UAccount(models.Model):
     refresh_task = models.ForeignKey(
         PeriodicTask, on_delete=models.SET_NULL, null=True, blank=True
     )
+    stale_stream_days = models.PositiveIntegerField(
+        default=7,
+        help_text="Number of days after which a stream will be removed if not seen in the M3U source."
+    )
 
     def __str__(self):
         return self.name
diff --git a/apps/m3u/serializers.py b/apps/m3u/serializers.py
index d79b0117..43015713 100644
--- a/apps/m3u/serializers.py
+++ b/apps/m3u/serializers.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class M3UAccountSerializer(serializers.ModelSerializer):
         model = M3UAccount
         fields = [
             'id', 'name', 'server_url', 'file_path', 'server_group',
-            'max_streams', 'is_active', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'filters', 'user_agent', 'profiles', 'locked',
+            'max_streams', 'is_active', 'stale_stream_days', 'created_at', 'updated_at', 'filters', 'user_agent', 'profiles', 'locked',
             'channel_groups', 'refresh_interval'
         ]
 
diff --git a/apps/m3u/tasks.py b/apps/m3u/tasks.py
index c6393123..20ed1acb 100644
--- a/apps/m3u/tasks.py
+++ b/apps/m3u/tasks.py
@@ -312,18 +312,31 @@ def cleanup_streams(account_id):
         m3u_account__enabled=True,
     ).values_list('id', flat=True)
     logger.info(f"Found {len(existing_groups)} active groups")
-    streams = Stream.objects.filter(m3u_account=account)
 
+    # Calculate cutoff date for stale streams
+    stale_cutoff = timezone.now() - timezone.timedelta(days=account.stale_stream_days)
+    logger.info(f"Removing streams not seen since {stale_cutoff}")
+
+    # Delete streams that are not in active groups
     streams_to_delete = Stream.objects.filter(
         m3u_account=account
     ).exclude(
-        channel_group__in=existing_groups  # Exclude products having any of the excluded tags
+        channel_group__in=existing_groups
     )
 
-    # Delete the filtered products
-    streams_to_delete.delete()
+    # Also delete streams that haven't been seen for longer than stale_stream_days
+    stale_streams = Stream.objects.filter(
+        m3u_account=account,
+        last_seen__lt=stale_cutoff
+    )
 
-    logger.info(f"Cleanup complete")
+    deleted_count = streams_to_delete.count()
+    stale_count = stale_streams.count()
+
+    streams_to_delete.delete()
+    stale_streams.delete()
+
+    logger.info(f"Cleanup complete: {deleted_count} streams removed due to group filter, {stale_count} removed as stale")
 
 @shared_task
 def refresh_m3u_groups(account_id, use_cache=False, full_refresh=False):
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/forms/M3U.jsx b/frontend/src/components/forms/M3U.jsx
index bd9cf3c8..8fee0d9b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/forms/M3U.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/forms/M3U.jsx
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ const M3U = ({ playlist = null, isOpen, onClose, playlistCreated = false }) => {
       is_active: true,
       max_streams: 0,
       refresh_interval: 24,
+      stale_stream_days: 7,
     },
 
     validate: {
@@ -65,10 +66,11 @@ const M3U = ({ playlist = null, isOpen, onClose, playlistCreated = false }) => {
     if (playlist) {
       form.setValues({
         name: playlist.name,
-        server_url: playlist.server_url,
+        server_url: playlist.server_url || '',
         max_streams: playlist.max_streams,
         user_agent: playlist.user_agent ? `${playlist.user_agent}` : '0',
         is_active: playlist.is_active,
+        stale_stream_days: playlist.stale_stream_days || 7,
         refresh_interval: playlist.refresh_interval,
       });
     } else {
@@ -202,6 +204,14 @@ const M3U = ({ playlist = null, isOpen, onClose, playlistCreated = false }) => {
               key={form.key('refresh_interval')}
             />
 
+            <NumberInput
+              min={1}
+              max={365}
+              label="Stale Stream Retention (days)"
+              description="Streams not seen for this many days will be removed"
+              {...form.getInputProps('stale_stream_days')}
+            />
+
             <Checkbox
               label="Is Active"
               {...form.getInputProps('is_active', { type: 'checkbox' })}