diff --git a/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_tags.rb b/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_tags.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..835ae8d689b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/jobs/scheduled/clean_up_tags.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Jobs
+  class CleanUpTags < ::Jobs::Scheduled
+    every 1.day
+
+    GRACE_PERIOD_MINUTES = 5
+
+    def execute(args)
+      return unless SiteSetting.automatically_clean_unused_tags
+      Tag.unused.where("tags.created_at < ?", GRACE_PERIOD_MINUTES.minutes.ago).destroy_all
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/config/locales/server.en.yml b/config/locales/server.en.yml
index c086da55627..b718aa1ce87 100644
--- a/config/locales/server.en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/server.en.yml
@@ -2401,6 +2401,7 @@ en:
     remove_muted_tags_from_latest: "Don't show topics tagged only with muted tags in the latest topic list."
     force_lowercase_tags: "Force all new tags to be entirely lowercase."
     create_post_for_category_and_tag_changes: "Create a small action post when a topic's category or tags change"
+    automatically_clean_unused_tags: "Automatically delete tags that are not being used on any topics or private messages on a daily basis."
     watched_precedence_over_muted: "Notify me about topics in categories or tags I’m watching that also belong to one I have muted"
 
     company_name: "Name of your company or organization. If left blank, no boilerplate Terms of Service or Privacy Notice will be provided."
diff --git a/config/site_settings.yml b/config/site_settings.yml
index bcec4218bf0..82e276775df 100644
--- a/config/site_settings.yml
+++ b/config/site_settings.yml
@@ -2886,6 +2886,8 @@ tags:
     client: true
   create_post_for_category_and_tag_changes:
     default: false
+  automatically_clean_unused_tags:
+    default: false
 
 dashboard:
   dashboard_hidden_reports:
diff --git a/spec/jobs/clean_up_tags_spec.rb b/spec/jobs/clean_up_tags_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..34f48ef29b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/jobs/clean_up_tags_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "rails_helper"
+
+describe Jobs::CleanUpTags do
+  subject(:job) { described_class.new }
+
+  let!(:tags) do
+    [
+      Fabricate(
+        :tag,
+        name: "used_publically",
+        staff_topic_count: 2,
+        public_topic_count: 2,
+        pm_topic_count: 0,
+        created_at: 10.minutes.ago,
+      ),
+      Fabricate(
+        :tag,
+        name: "used_privately",
+        staff_topic_count: 0,
+        public_topic_count: 0,
+        pm_topic_count: 3,
+        created_at: 10.minutes.ago,
+      ),
+      Fabricate(
+        :tag,
+        name: "used_by_staff",
+        staff_topic_count: 3,
+        public_topic_count: 0,
+        pm_topic_count: 0,
+        created_at: 10.minutes.ago,
+      ),
+    ]
+  end
+  fab!(:unused_tag) do
+    Fabricate(
+      :tag,
+      name: "unused1",
+      staff_topic_count: 0,
+      public_topic_count: 0,
+      pm_topic_count: 0,
+      created_at: 10.minutes.ago,
+    )
+  end
+
+  fab!(:tag_in_group) do
+    Fabricate(
+      :tag,
+      name: "unused_in_group",
+      public_topic_count: 0,
+      staff_topic_count: 0,
+      pm_topic_count: 0,
+    )
+  end
+  fab!(:tag_group) { Fabricate(:tag_group, tag_names: [tag_in_group.name]) }
+
+  it "deletes unused tags" do
+    SiteSetting.automatically_clean_unused_tags = true
+    expect { job.execute({}) }.to change { Tag.count }.by(-1)
+    expect { unused_tag.reload }.to raise_error(ActiveRecord::RecordNotFound)
+  end
+
+  it "does nothing when site setting is disabled by default" do
+    expect { job.execute({}) }.not_to change { Tag.count }
+  end
+end