diff --git a/.changeset/delete-new-session-action.md b/.changeset/delete-new-session-action.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9481d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/delete-new-session-action.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@jmfederico/pi-web": patch
+---
+
+Add an action-palette command for deleting browser-cached new sessions, while keeping archive and delete session actions context-specific.
diff --git a/src/client/src/components/PiWebApp.ts b/src/client/src/components/PiWebApp.ts
index 92329dd..be43dd9 100644
--- a/src/client/src/components/PiWebApp.ts
+++ b/src/client/src/components/PiWebApp.ts
@@ -862,6 +862,7 @@ export class PiWebApp extends LitElement {
       deleteWorkspace: (workspace) => this.deleteWorkspace(workspace),
       startSession: () => this.withChatScrollTransition(() => this.sessions.startSession()),
       archiveSession: () => this.sessions.archiveSession(),
+      deleteCachedNewSession: () => this.sessions.deleteCachedNewSession(),
       stopActiveWork: () => this.sessions.stopActiveWork(),
     }, createContext);
     return createContext("core");
diff --git a/src/client/src/plugins/core/actions.ts b/src/client/src/plugins/core/actions.ts
index e8fd181..219e178 100644
--- a/src/client/src/plugins/core/actions.ts
+++ b/src/client/src/plugins/core/actions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { isSessionActive } from "../../../../shared/activity";
 import type { AppState } from "../../appState";
+import { isCachedNewSessionInfo } from "../../cachedNewSessions";
 import { isWorkspaceDeletionPending } from "../../workspaceDeletion";
 import type { PluginAction } from "../types";
 
@@ -138,9 +139,17 @@ export function createCoreActions(): PluginAction[] {
       title: "Archive Session",
       description: "Archive the selected session",
       group: "Session",
-      enabled: (context) => context.state.selectedSession !== undefined && context.state.selectedSession.archived !== true,
+      enabled: hasArchivableSession,
       run: (context) => context.archiveSession(),
     },
+    {
+      id: "session.delete",
+      title: "Delete New Session",
+      description: "Delete the selected browser-cached new session",
+      group: "Session",
+      enabled: hasCachedNewSession,
+      run: (context) => context.deleteCachedNewSession(),
+    },
     {
       id: "session.stop",
       title: "Stop Active Work",
@@ -164,3 +173,12 @@ function hasDeletableWorkspace(context: { state: AppState }): boolean {
   const workspace = context.state.selectedWorkspace;
   return workspace !== undefined && workspace.isGitWorktree && !workspace.isMain && !isWorkspaceDeletionPending(context.state, workspace);
 }
+
+function hasArchivableSession(context: { state: AppState }): boolean {
+  const session = context.state.selectedSession;
+  return session !== undefined && session.archived !== true && !isCachedNewSessionInfo(session);
+}
+
+function hasCachedNewSession(context: { state: AppState }): boolean {
+  return isCachedNewSessionInfo(context.state.selectedSession);
+}
diff --git a/src/client/src/plugins/registry.test.ts b/src/client/src/plugins/registry.test.ts
index 03508de..ac8d12c 100644
--- a/src/client/src/plugins/registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/client/src/plugins/registry.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import type { Workspace } from "../api";
+import type { SessionInfo, Workspace } from "../api";
 import { initialAppState, type AppState } from "../appState";
+import { markCachedNewSessionInfo } from "../cachedNewSessions";
 import { corePlugin } from "./core";
 import { PluginRegistry } from "./registry";
 import { themePackPlugin } from "./themes";
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ function createContext(statePatch: Partial<AppState> = {}) {
     deleteWorkspace: vi.fn(() => { calls.push("deleteWorkspace"); }),
     startSession: vi.fn(() => { calls.push("startSession"); }),
     archiveSession: vi.fn(() => { calls.push("archiveSession"); }),
+    deleteCachedNewSession: vi.fn(() => { calls.push("deleteCachedNewSession"); }),
     stopActiveWork: vi.fn(() => { calls.push("stopActiveWork"); }),
   };
   return { context, calls };
@@ -98,6 +100,34 @@ describe("PluginRegistry", () => {
     expect(calls).toEqual(["deleteWorkspace"]);
   });
 
+  it("offers archive only for persisted sessions and delete only for browser-cached new sessions", () => {
+    const registry = new PluginRegistry();
+    registry.register({ id: "core", plugin: corePlugin });
+
+    const persistedActions = registry.getActions(createContext({ selectedSession: testSession() }).context);
+    expect(persistedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.archive")?.enabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(persistedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.delete")?.enabled).toBe(false);
+
+    const cachedActions = registry.getActions(createContext({ selectedSession: markCachedNewSessionInfo(testSession()) }).context);
+    expect(cachedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.archive")?.enabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(cachedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.delete")?.enabled).toBe(true);
+
+    const archivedActions = registry.getActions(createContext({ selectedSession: { ...testSession(), archived: true, archivedAt: "2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z" } }).context);
+    expect(archivedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.archive")?.enabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(archivedActions.find((action) => action.id === "core:session.delete")?.enabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("routes browser-cached new session delete through the runtime context", () => {
+    const registry = new PluginRegistry();
+    registry.register({ id: "core", plugin: corePlugin });
+    const { context, calls } = createContext({ selectedSession: markCachedNewSessionInfo(testSession()) });
+    const action = registry.getActions(context).find((candidate) => candidate.id === "core:session.delete");
+
+    if (action !== undefined) void action.run();
+
+    expect(calls).toEqual(["deleteCachedNewSession"]);
+  });
+
   it("routes refresh current to the active core workspace panel", () => {
     const registry = new PluginRegistry();
     registry.register({ id: "core", plugin: corePlugin });
@@ -233,6 +263,19 @@ function testWorkspace(patch: Partial<Workspace> = {}): Workspace {
   return { id: "w1", projectId: "p1", path: "/tmp/project", label: "main", isMain: true, isGitRepo: true, isGitWorktree: false, ...patch };
 }
 
+function testSession(patch: Partial<SessionInfo> = {}): SessionInfo {
+  return {
+    id: "s1",
+    path: "/tmp/s1.jsonl",
+    cwd: "/tmp/project",
+    created: "2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+    modified: "2026-05-20T00:00:00.000Z",
+    messageCount: 1,
+    firstMessage: "Hello",
+    ...patch,
+  };
+}
+
 function testThemeTokens(): ThemeTokens {
   return {
     "--pi-bg": "#000000",
diff --git a/src/client/src/plugins/types.ts b/src/client/src/plugins/types.ts
index ed2c779..3071c0e 100644
--- a/src/client/src/plugins/types.ts
+++ b/src/client/src/plugins/types.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export interface PluginRuntimeContext {
   deleteWorkspace: (workspace?: Workspace) => void | Promise<void>;
   startSession: () => void | Promise<void>;
   archiveSession: () => void | Promise<void>;
+  deleteCachedNewSession: () => void | Promise<void>;
   stopActiveWork: () => void | Promise<void>;
 }