diff --git a/internal/instance/maintenance.go b/internal/instance/maintenance.go
index 5c5aa70..5cf6484 100644
--- a/internal/instance/maintenance.go
+++ b/internal/instance/maintenance.go
@@ -100,6 +100,10 @@ func (c *StanzaMaintenanceRunnable) maintenance(
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if err := c.cleanOldCNPGBackups(ctx, backups, cluster); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -125,3 +129,44 @@ func (c *StanzaMaintenanceRunnable) updateBackupWindow(
 	bc := pgbackrest.CountByType(backups)
 	return updateBackupInfo(ctx, c.Client, stanza, bc, f, l)
 }
+
+// cleanOldCNPGBackups synchronizes the Backup CNPG resources in Kubernetes
+// with the actual backup present in pgBackRest. It identifies and deletes
+// any Backup objects that no longer have a corresponding entry in the
+// pgBackRest repositories, ensuring the CNPG stays consistent with the
+// physical storage.
+func (c *StanzaMaintenanceRunnable) cleanOldCNPGBackups(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	backups []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo,
+	cluster *cnpgv1.Cluster,
+) error {
+
+	realBckp := make(map[string]struct{}, len(backups))
+	for _, b := range backups {
+		realBckp[b.Label] = struct{}{}
+	}
+
+	// retrieve backups belonging to this cluster
+	var cnpgBackups cnpgv1.BackupList
+	err := c.Client.List(ctx, &cnpgBackups,
+		client.InNamespace(cluster.GetNamespace()),
+		client.MatchingLabels{"cnpg.io/cluster": cluster.Name},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// delete CNPG backups that no longer exist in pgBackRest real backup
+	for i := range cnpgBackups.Items {
+		item := &cnpgBackups.Items[i]
+		bckpName := item.Status.BackupName
+		if _, ok := realBckp[bckpName]; bckpName != "" && !ok {
+			if err := c.Client.Delete(ctx, item); client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+
+}
diff --git a/internal/instance/maintenance_test.go b/internal/instance/maintenance_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41e878c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/instance/maintenance_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,172 @@
+// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Dalibo <contact@dalibo.com>
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+package instance
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	cnpgv1 "github.com/cloudnative-pg/cloudnative-pg/api/v1"
+	pgbackrestapi "github.com/dalibo/cnpg-i-pgbackrest/api/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/fake"
+)
+
+var sc = runtime.NewScheme()
+
+func init() {
+	_ = cnpgv1.AddToScheme(sc)
+}
+
+func newFakeClient(cnpgBackups []cnpgv1.Backup) client.WithWatch {
+
+	initObjs := make([]client.Object, len(cnpgBackups))
+	for i := range cnpgBackups {
+		initObjs[i] = &cnpgBackups[i]
+	}
+
+	fc := fake.NewClientBuilder().
+		WithScheme(sc).
+		WithStatusSubresource(&cnpgv1.Backup{}). // Ensure status is handled
+		WithObjects(initObjs...).
+		Build()
+
+	return fc
+
+}
+func TestCleanOldCNPGBackups(t *testing.T) {
+
+	clusterName := "test-cluster"
+	namespace := "default"
+
+	cluster := &cnpgv1.Cluster{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      clusterName,
+			Namespace: namespace,
+		},
+	}
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name       string
+		realBackup []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo
+		cnpgBackup []cnpgv1.Backup
+		wantLeft   int
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "keep matching backup",
+			realBackup: []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo{
+				{Label: "backup-1"},
+			},
+			cnpgBackup: []cnpgv1.Backup{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "cnpg-1",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels:    map[string]string{"cnpg.io/cluster": clusterName},
+					},
+					Status: cnpgv1.BackupStatus{BackupName: "backup-1"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantLeft: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "keep matching backups, but remove other",
+			realBackup: []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo{
+				{Label: "backup-1"},
+			},
+			cnpgBackup: []cnpgv1.Backup{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "cnpg-1",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels:    map[string]string{"cnpg.io/cluster": clusterName},
+					},
+					Status: cnpgv1.BackupStatus{BackupName: "backup-1"},
+				},
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "cnpg-2",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels:    map[string]string{"cnpg.io/cluster": clusterName},
+					},
+					Status: cnpgv1.BackupStatus{BackupName: "backup-other"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantLeft: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "delete orphaned backup",
+			realBackup: []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo{
+				{Label: "backup-current"},
+			},
+			cnpgBackup: []cnpgv1.Backup{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "cnpg-old",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels:    map[string]string{"cnpg.io/cluster": clusterName},
+					},
+					Status: cnpgv1.BackupStatus{BackupName: "backup-old"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantLeft: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "do not touch backups from other clusters",
+			realBackup: []pgbackrestapi.BackupInfo{},
+			cnpgBackup: []cnpgv1.Backup{
+				{
+					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+						Name:      "other-cluster-backup",
+						Namespace: namespace,
+						Labels:    map[string]string{"cnpg.io/cluster": "different-cluster"},
+					},
+					Status: cnpgv1.BackupStatus{BackupName: "backup-1"},
+				},
+			},
+			wantLeft: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+
+			fc := newFakeClient(tt.cnpgBackup)
+
+			runnable := &StanzaMaintenanceRunnable{
+				Client:     fc,
+				ClusterKey: types.NamespacedName{Name: clusterName, Namespace: namespace},
+			}
+
+			// Run function
+			err := runnable.cleanOldCNPGBackups(context.Background(), tt.realBackup, cluster)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("cleanOldCNPGBackups() unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			var remaining cnpgv1.BackupList
+			if err := fc.List(context.Background(), &remaining); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to list backups after cleanup: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if len(remaining.Items) != tt.wantLeft {
+				t.Errorf(
+					"expected %d backups to remain, but found %d",
+					tt.wantLeft,
+					len(remaining.Items),
+				)
+				for _, b := range remaining.Items {
+					t.Logf(
+						"remaining backup: %s (Status.BackupName: %s)",
+						b.Name,
+						b.Status.BackupName,
+					)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}