diff --git a/internal/directives/file_deleter.go b/internal/directives/file_deleter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de012d5a5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/directives/file_deleter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package directives
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	kargoapi "github.com/akuity/kargo/api/v1alpha1"
+	securejoin "github.com/cyphar/filepath-securejoin"
+	"github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	builtins.RegisterPromotionStepRunner(newFileDeleter(), nil)
+}
+
+type fileDeleter struct {
+	schemaLoader gojsonschema.JSONLoader
+}
+
+func newFileDeleter() PromotionStepRunner {
+	r := &fileDeleter{}
+	r.schemaLoader = getConfigSchemaLoader(r.Name())
+	return r
+}
+
+func (f *fileDeleter) Name() string {
+	return "delete"
+}
+
+func (f *fileDeleter) RunPromotionStep(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	stepCtx *PromotionStepContext,
+) (PromotionStepResult, error) {
+	// Validate the configuration against the JSON Schema.
+	if err := validate(f.schemaLoader, gojsonschema.NewGoLoader(stepCtx.Config), f.Name()); err != nil {
+		return PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseErrored}, err
+	}
+
+	// Convert the configuration into a typed object.
+	cfg, err := ConfigToStruct[DeleteConfig](stepCtx.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseErrored},
+			fmt.Errorf("could not convert config into %s config: %w", f.Name(), err)
+	}
+
+	return f.runPromotionStep(ctx, stepCtx, cfg)
+}
+
+func (f *fileDeleter) runPromotionStep(
+	_ context.Context,
+	stepCtx *PromotionStepContext,
+	cfg DeleteConfig,
+) (PromotionStepResult, error) {
+	pathToDelete, err := securejoin.SecureJoin(stepCtx.WorkDir, cfg.Path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseErrored},
+			fmt.Errorf("could not secure join path %q: %w", cfg.Path, err)
+	}
+
+	if err = removePath(pathToDelete); err != nil {
+		return PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseErrored},
+			fmt.Errorf("failed to delete %q: %w", cfg.Path, sanitizePathError(err, stepCtx.WorkDir))
+	}
+
+	return PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseSucceeded}, nil
+}
+
+func removePath(path string) error {
+	fi, err := os.Lstat(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if fi.IsDir() {
+		return os.RemoveAll(path)
+	}
+
+	return os.Remove(path)
+}
diff --git a/internal/directives/file_deleter_test.go b/internal/directives/file_deleter_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b044ef81b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/directives/file_deleter_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+package directives
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	kargoapi "github.com/akuity/kargo/api/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func Test_fileDeleter_runPromotionStep(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name       string
+		setupFiles func(*testing.T) string
+		cfg        DeleteConfig
+		assertions func(*testing.T, string, PromotionStepResult, error)
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "succeeds deleting file",
+			setupFiles: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+
+				path := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "input.txt")
+				require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(path, []byte("test content"), 0o600))
+
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			cfg: DeleteConfig{
+				Path: "input.txt",
+			},
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, workDir string, result PromotionStepResult, err error) {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseSucceeded}, result)
+
+				_, statError := os.Stat("input.txt")
+				assert.ErrorIs(t, statError, os.ErrNotExist)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "succeeds deleting directory",
+			setupFiles: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				tmpDir := t.TempDir()
+				dirPath := filepath.Join(tmpDir, "dirToDelete")
+				require.NoError(t, os.Mkdir(dirPath, 0o700))
+				return tmpDir
+			},
+			cfg: DeleteConfig{
+				Path: "dirToDelete",
+			},
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, workDir string, result PromotionStepResult, err error) {
+				assert.NoError(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseSucceeded}, result)
+
+				_, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(workDir, "dirToDelete"))
+				assert.ErrorIs(t, statErr, os.ErrNotExist)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "fails for non-existent path",
+			setupFiles: func(t *testing.T) string {
+				return t.TempDir()
+			},
+			cfg: DeleteConfig{
+				Path: "nonExistentFile.txt",
+			},
+			assertions: func(t *testing.T, _ string, result PromotionStepResult, err error) {
+				assert.Error(t, err)
+				assert.Equal(t, PromotionStepResult{Status: kargoapi.PromotionPhaseErrored}, result)
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	runner := &fileDeleter{}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			workDir := tt.setupFiles(t)
+			result, err := runner.runPromotionStep(
+				context.Background(),
+				&PromotionStepContext{WorkDir: workDir},
+				tt.cfg,
+			)
+			tt.assertions(t, workDir, result, err)
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/directives/schemas/delete-config.json b/internal/directives/schemas/delete-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0a0265bf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/directives/schemas/delete-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "DeleteConfig",
+  "type": "object",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "required": ["Path"],
+  "properties": {
+    "Path": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "description": "Path is the path to the file or directory to delete.",
+      "minLength": 1
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/internal/directives/zz_config_types.go b/internal/directives/zz_config_types.go
index 6a9f964de0..959cfd5a24 100644
--- a/internal/directives/zz_config_types.go
+++ b/internal/directives/zz_config_types.go
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ type CopyConfig struct {
 	OutPath string `json:"outPath"`
 }
 
+type DeleteConfig struct {
+	// Path is the path to the file or directory to delete.
+	Path string `json:"Path"`
+}
+
 type GitClearConfig struct {
 	// Path to a working directory of a local repository from which to remove all files,
 	// excluding the .git/ directory.
diff --git a/ui/src/gen/directives/delete-config.json b/ui/src/gen/directives/delete-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fef437ae50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/gen/directives/delete-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+ "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+ "title": "DeleteConfig",
+ "type": "object",
+ "additionalProperties": false,
+ "properties": {
+  "Path": {
+   "type": "string",
+   "description": "Path is the path to the file or directory to delete.",
+   "minLength": 1
+  }
+ }
+}
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