diff --git a/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus.go b/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus.go
index 085cbd1652..7c168281c1 100644
--- a/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus.go
+++ b/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus.go
@@ -520,6 +520,30 @@ func (p *metrics) NewGaugeCtor(path string, labelNames ...string) service.Metric
 	}
 }
 
+// DeleteSeriesPartialMatch deletes all metric series containing labels
+// matching all of the provided label key/value pairs, e.g. all series of a
+// stream deleted in streams mode. Implements the optional
+// service.MetricsExporterSeriesDeleter interface.
+func (p *metrics) DeleteSeriesPartialMatch(labels map[string]string) {
+	promLabels := prometheus.Labels(labels)
+
+	p.mut.Lock()
+	defer p.mut.Unlock()
+
+	for _, pv := range p.counters {
+		pv.ctr.DeletePartialMatch(promLabels)
+	}
+	for _, pv := range p.gauges {
+		pv.ctr.DeletePartialMatch(promLabels)
+	}
+	for _, pv := range p.timers {
+		pv.sum.DeletePartialMatch(promLabels)
+	}
+	for _, pv := range p.timersHist {
+		pv.sum.DeletePartialMatch(promLabels)
+	}
+}
+
 func (p *metrics) Close(context.Context) error {
 	if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.running, 1, 0) {
 		close(p.closedChan)
diff --git a/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus_test.go b/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus_test.go
index ef296ee51a..d28322ec2d 100644
--- a/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus_test.go
+++ b/internal/impl/prometheus/metrics_prometheus_test.go
@@ -172,6 +172,72 @@ func TestPrometheusMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, body, "\ngaugethree 10.452")
 }
 
+func TestPrometheusDeleteSeriesPartialMatch(t *testing.T) {
+	nm, handler := getTestProm(t)
+
+	ctr := nm.NewCounterCtor("input_received", "label", "stream")
+	ctr("in", "foo").Incr(3)
+	ctr("in", "bar").Incr(4)
+
+	gge := nm.NewGaugeCtor("input_connection_up", "stream")
+	gge("foo").Set(1)
+	gge("bar").Set(1)
+
+	tmr := nm.NewTimerCtor("input_latency_ns", "stream")
+	tmr("foo").Timing(100)
+	tmr("bar").Timing(200)
+
+	unlabelled := nm.NewCounterCtor("uptime")()
+	unlabelled.Incr(9)
+
+	// A vec with labels that do not include the matched key must be untouched:
+	// client_golang treats an unknown label key as a non-match, not a wildcard.
+	otherLabels := nm.NewCounterCtor("batch_created", "mechanism")
+	otherLabels("count").Incr(5)
+
+	body := getPage(t, handler)
+	require.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_received{label=\"in\",stream=\"foo\"} 3")
+	require.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_latency_ns_sum{stream=\"foo\"} 100")
+
+	purger, ok := any(nm).(interface {
+		DeleteSeriesPartialMatch(labels map[string]string)
+	})
+	require.True(t, ok, "prometheus exporter should support deleting series by label match")
+	purger.DeleteSeriesPartialMatch(map[string]string{"stream": "foo"})
+
+	body = getPage(t, handler)
+	assert.NotContains(t, body, "stream=\"foo\"")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_received{label=\"in\",stream=\"bar\"} 4")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_connection_up{stream=\"bar\"} 1")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_latency_ns_sum{stream=\"bar\"} 200")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\nuptime 9")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\nbatch_created{mechanism=\"count\"} 5")
+}
+
+func TestPrometheusDeleteSeriesPartialMatchHistogram(t *testing.T) {
+	nm := promFromYAML(t, `
+use_histogram_timing: true
+`)
+
+	tmr := nm.NewTimerCtor("input_latency_ns", "stream")
+	tmr("foo").Timing(100)
+	tmr("bar").Timing(200)
+
+	handler := nm.HandlerFunc()
+	body := getPage(t, handler)
+	require.Contains(t, body, "stream=\"foo\"")
+
+	purger, ok := any(nm).(interface {
+		DeleteSeriesPartialMatch(labels map[string]string)
+	})
+	require.True(t, ok, "prometheus exporter should support deleting series by label match")
+	purger.DeleteSeriesPartialMatch(map[string]string{"stream": "foo"})
+
+	body = getPage(t, handler)
+	assert.NotContains(t, body, "stream=\"foo\"")
+	assert.Contains(t, body, "\ninput_latency_ns_count{stream=\"bar\"} 1")
+}
+
 func TestPrometheusHistMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	nm := promFromYAML(t, `
 use_histogram_timing: true