diff --git a/Localizable.xcstrings b/Localizable.xcstrings
index 877f87f1..66249be2 100644
--- a/Localizable.xcstrings
+++ b/Localizable.xcstrings
@@ -16733,6 +16733,7 @@
       }
     },
     "Favorited and ignored nodes are always retained. Nodes without PKC keys are cleared from the app database on the schedule set by the user, nodes with PKC keys are cleared only if the interval is set to 7 days or longer. This feature only purges nodes from the app that are not stored in the device node database." : {
+      "extractionState" : "stale",
       "localizations" : {
         "de" : {
           "stringUnit" : {
@@ -16759,6 +16760,9 @@
           }
         }
       }
+    },
+    "Favorited and ignored nodes are always retained. Other nodes are cleared from the app database on the schedule set by the user. (Nodes with PKC keys are always retained for at least 7 days.) This feature only purges nodes from the app that are not stored in the device node database." : {
+
     },
     "Favorites" : {
       "localizations" : {
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager.swift b/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager.swift
index 07513866..fc352614 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager.swift	
+++ b/Meshtastic/Accessory/Accessory Manager/AccessoryManager.swift	
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ class AccessoryManager: ObservableObject, MqttClientProxyManagerDelegate {
 			Logger.transport.error("Unable to send wantConfig (config): No device connected")
 			return
 		}
+
+		_ = clearStaleNodes(nodeExpireDays: Int(UserDefaults.purgeStaleNodeDays), context: self.context)
 		
 		try await withTaskCancellationHandler {
 			var toRadio: ToRadio = ToRadio()
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
index 82e67773..12bd86ee 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Extensions/UserDefaults.swift
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ extension UserDefaults {
 		case showDeviceOnboarding
 		case usageDataAndCrashReporting
 		case autoconnectOnDiscovery
+		case purgeStaleNodeDays
 		case manualConnections
 		case testIntEnum
 	}
@@ -178,6 +179,9 @@ extension UserDefaults {
 	@UserDefault(.autoconnectOnDiscovery, defaultValue: true)
 	static var autoconnectOnDiscovery: Bool
 
+	@UserDefault(.purgeStaleNodeDays, defaultValue: 0)
+	static var purgeStaleNodeDays: Double
+
 	@UserDefault(.testIntEnum, defaultValue: .one)
 	static var testIntEnum: TestIntEnum
 	
diff --git a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
index 2f10c2af..243325b1 100644
--- a/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
+++ b/Meshtastic/Views/Settings/AppSettings.swift
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ struct AppSettings: View {
 								Text("180")
 							}
 						}
-						Text("Favorited and ignored nodes are always retained. Nodes without PKC keys are cleared from the app database on the schedule set by the user, nodes with PKC keys are cleared only if the interval is set to 7 days or longer. This feature only purges nodes from the app that are not stored in the device node database.")
+						Text("Favorited and ignored nodes are always retained. Other nodes are cleared from the app database on the schedule set by the user. (Nodes with PKC keys are always retained for at least 7 days.) This feature only purges nodes from the app that are not stored in the device node database.")
 							.foregroundStyle(.secondary)
 							.font(idiom == .phone ? .caption : .callout)
 					}