diff --git a/apps/runloop-engine/internal/api/queue_handlers.go b/apps/runloop-engine/internal/api/queue_handlers.go
index 27c3cbf..46bccb4 100644
--- a/apps/runloop-engine/internal/api/queue_handlers.go
+++ b/apps/runloop-engine/internal/api/queue_handlers.go
@@ -436,3 +436,27 @@ func (h *Handler) DeleteJob(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
 	}
 	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{"success": true})
 }
+
+// PurgeQueue removes every PENDING job from a queue. PROCESSING jobs are
+// left alone so we don't yank a row out from under an in-flight worker —
+// they'll naturally age out via visibility timeout if their handler dies.
+//
+// Use case: an operator updated a flow's code to fix a bug, but messages
+// enqueued under the old broken code are still occupying the queue and
+// being retried on a 5-minute visibility cycle until max_attempts is hit.
+// Without purge the only options are wait (~15+ minutes per stuck msg) or
+// rebind the queue to a new flow id. PG backend only — Redis/Kafka/Rabbit
+// have their own native purge mechanisms exposed by the broker UI.
+func (h *Handler) PurgeQueue(c *fiber.Ctx) error {
+	name := c.Params("name")
+	tag, err := h.db.Pool.Exec(c.Context(),
+		`DELETE FROM job_queue_items WHERE queue_name=$1 AND status='PENDING'`, name,
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		return c.Status(fiber.StatusInternalServerError).JSON(fiber.Map{"error": err.Error()})
+	}
+	return c.JSON(fiber.Map{
+		"success": true,
+		"deleted": tag.RowsAffected(),
+	})
+}
diff --git a/apps/runloop-engine/main.go b/apps/runloop-engine/main.go
index e9968ad..439f930 100644
--- a/apps/runloop-engine/main.go
+++ b/apps/runloop-engine/main.go
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ func setupRoutes(app *fiber.App, handler *api.Handler, webhookHandler *webhook.H
 	apiGroup.Get("/queues/:name/stats", handler.QueueStats)
 	apiGroup.Post("/queues/:name/jobs/:id/retry", handler.RetryJob)
 	apiGroup.Delete("/queues/:name/jobs/:id", handler.DeleteJob)
+	apiGroup.Post("/queues/:name/purge", handler.PurgeQueue)
 
 	// Plugins (SDK-style extension nodes)
 	apiGroup.Get("/plugins", handler.ListPlugins)