diff --git a/src/Jhoose.Security/Configuration/ReportingOptions.cs b/src/Jhoose.Security/Configuration/ReportingOptions.cs
index fed581cb..16b4ad1e 100644
--- a/src/Jhoose.Security/Configuration/ReportingOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Jhoose.Security/Configuration/ReportingOptions.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ public class ReportingOptions
 {
     public int RetainDays { get; set; } = 30;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Maximum rows the purge job deletes per batch. Set to 0 to disable batching
+    /// (issue a single unbounded DELETE, matching pre-batching behavior).
+    /// Only the SQL provider honors this; ElasticSearch handles bulk deletes natively.
+    /// </summary>
+    public int PurgeBatchSize { get; set; } = 5000;
+
     public string UseProvider { get; set; } = string.Empty;
 
     public string ConnectionString { get; set; } = string.Empty;
diff --git a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Database/SqlDatabaseReportingRepository.cs b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Database/SqlDatabaseReportingRepository.cs
index b1f71f13..1116eb1e 100644
--- a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Database/SqlDatabaseReportingRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Database/SqlDatabaseReportingRepository.cs
@@ -100,13 +100,27 @@ await sqlHelper.ExecuteStoredProcedure("GetSecurityReportSummary", parameters, (
         }
     }
 
-    public async Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate)
+    public async Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate, int? batchSize = null)
     {
         try {
-            var sqlCommand = "DELETE FROM SecurityReportTo WHERE RecievedAt < @BeforeDate";
+            // Unbatched path preserves prior behavior for callers that pass no batch size.
+            if (!batchSize.HasValue || batchSize.Value <= 0)
+            {
+                var sqlCommand = "DELETE FROM SecurityReportTo WHERE RecievedAt < @BeforeDate";
+
+                return await sqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(
+                    sqlCommand,
+                    sqlHelper.CreateParameter<DateTime>("BeforeDate", SqlDbType.DateTime, beforeDate));
+            }
+
+            // Single batch: caller is expected to loop until rows == 0. Keeps each
+            // statement's transaction small enough to commit before the SqlCommand
+            // timeout, instead of rolling back a multi-hour DELETE.
+            var batchedSql = "DELETE TOP (@BatchSize) FROM SecurityReportTo WHERE RecievedAt < @BeforeDate";
 
             return await sqlHelper.ExecuteNonQuery(
-                sqlCommand,
+                batchedSql,
+                sqlHelper.CreateParameter<int>("BatchSize", SqlDbType.Int, batchSize.Value),
                 sqlHelper.CreateParameter<DateTime>("BeforeDate", SqlDbType.DateTime, beforeDate));
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
diff --git a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/ElasticSearch/ElasticSearchReportingRepository.cs b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/ElasticSearch/ElasticSearchReportingRepository.cs
index 6221d7a7..6c788d72 100644
--- a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/ElasticSearch/ElasticSearchReportingRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/ElasticSearch/ElasticSearchReportingRepository.cs
@@ -119,8 +119,13 @@ public async Task<DashboardSummary> GetDashboardSummary(DashboardSummary summary
         return summary;
     }
 
-    public async Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate)
+    public async Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate, int? batchSize = null)
     {
+        // batchSize is ignored: Elasticsearch DeleteByQuery handles large deletions
+        // server-side without the rollback risk SQL has, so the caller's batching
+        // loop is unnecessary here. The parameter exists only to satisfy the interface.
+        _ = batchSize;
+
         var response = await this.client.Value.DeleteByQueryAsync<ReportTo<IReportToBody>>(d => d.Query(query => query.Bool(b => b.Must(m => m.Range(r => r.DateRange(dr => dr.Field(f => f.RecievedAt).Gte(beforeDate)))))));
 
         var deletedCount = response.Deleted ?? 0;
diff --git a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/IReportingRepository.cs b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/IReportingRepository.cs
index e6f3985c..cdf523df 100644
--- a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/IReportingRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/IReportingRepository.cs
@@ -18,7 +18,15 @@ public interface IReportingRepository
     
     Task<DashboardSummary> GetDashboardSummary(DashboardSummary summary);
 
-    Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate);
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Deletes reporting rows older than <paramref name="beforeDate"/>.
+    /// When <paramref name="batchSize"/> is provided and greater than zero, providers
+    /// that support it should delete at most that many rows per call so callers can
+    /// loop and bound the work each query does (avoiding command-timeout rollbacks on
+    /// large tables). When null, the call behaves as before and deletes everything in
+    /// one statement.
+    /// </summary>
+    Task<int> PurgeReporingData(DateTime beforeDate, int? batchSize = null);
 
     Task<CspSearchResults> Search(CspSearchParams searchParams);
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Jobs/PurgeReporintgDataJob.cs b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Jobs/PurgeReporintgDataJob.cs
index 87185028..e6e3e86a 100644
--- a/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Jobs/PurgeReporintgDataJob.cs
+++ b/src/Jhoose.Security/Features/Reporting/Jobs/PurgeReporintgDataJob.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class PurgeReporintgDataJob : ScheduledJobBase
     private readonly IReportingRepositoryFactory reportingRepositoryFactory;
     private readonly IOptions<ReportingOptions> options;
     private readonly ILogger<PurgeReporintgDataJob> logger;
+    private bool stopSignaled;
 
     public PurgeReporintgDataJob(IReportingRepositoryFactory reportingRepositoryFactory,
                                  IOptions<ReportingOptions> options,
@@ -24,8 +25,11 @@ public PurgeReporintgDataJob(IReportingRepositoryFactory reportingRepositoryFact
         this.reportingRepositoryFactory = reportingRepositoryFactory;
         this.options = options;
         this.logger = logger;
+        this.IsStoppable = true;
     }
 
+    public override void Stop() => stopSignaled = true;
+
     public override string Execute()
     {
         var reportingRepository = reportingRepositoryFactory.GetReportingRepository();
@@ -42,9 +46,37 @@ public override string Execute()
             }
 
             var beforeDate = DateTime.UtcNow.AddDays(options.Value.RetainDays * -1);
-            var purged = reportingRepository.PurgeReporingData(beforeDate).Result;
+            var batchSize = options.Value.PurgeBatchSize;
+
+            // PurgeBatchSize <= 0 disables batching and preserves the original
+            // single-DELETE behavior for anyone who relied on it.
+            if (batchSize <= 0)
+            {
+                var purgedOnce = reportingRepository.PurgeReporingData(beforeDate).Result;
+                return $"Purged {purgedOnce} records, from before {beforeDate}";
+            }
+
+            var totalPurged = 0;
+            var batches = 0;
+
+            OnStatusChanged($"Purging reporting rows older than {beforeDate:u} in batches of {batchSize}...");
+
+            while (!stopSignaled)
+            {
+                var purgedInBatch = reportingRepository.PurgeReporingData(beforeDate, batchSize).Result;
+                if (purgedInBatch <= 0)
+                {
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                totalPurged += purgedInBatch;
+                batches++;
+                OnStatusChanged($"Batch {batches}: purged {purgedInBatch} (total {totalPurged}).");
+            }
 
-            return $"Purged {purged} records, from before {beforeDate}";
+            return stopSignaled
+                ? $"Stopped. Purged {totalPurged} records, from before {beforeDate} across {batches} batches."
+                : $"Purged {totalPurged} records, from before {beforeDate} across {batches} batches.";
         }
         catch (Exception ex)
         {