diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
index 56897ad3..54149bc3 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ type Props = {
   addSessionToFolder: (scopeKey: string, folderId: string, sessionId: string) => void;
   createFolderAndStartRename: (scopeKey: string, parentId?: string | null) => { id: string } | null;
   openContextPanelTab: (directory: string, options: { mode: 'chat'; dedupeKey: string; label: string; readOnly?: boolean }) => void;
-  handleDeleteSession: (session: Session, source?: { archivedBucket?: boolean }) => void;
+  handleDeleteSession: (session: Session, source?: { archivedBucket?: boolean; hardDelete?: boolean }) => void;
   mobileVariant: boolean;
   alwaysShowActions: boolean;
   renderSessionNode: (node: SessionNode, depth?: number, groupDirectory?: string | null, projectId?: string | null, archivedBucket?: boolean, secondaryMeta?: SecondaryMeta | null, renderContext?: 'project' | 'recent') => React.ReactNode;
@@ -849,9 +849,15 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
       ) : null}
 
       <Separator />
-      <Item className="text-destructive focus:text-destructive [&>svg]:mr-1" onClick={() => handleDeleteSession(session, { archivedBucket })}>
-        <Icon name={archivedBucket ? "delete-bin" : "archive"} className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" />
-        {archivedBucket ? t('sessions.sidebar.bulkActions.delete') : t('sessions.sidebar.bulkActions.archive')}
+      {!archivedBucket ? (
+        <Item className="[&>svg]:mr-1" onClick={() => handleDeleteSession(session, { archivedBucket })}>
+          <Icon name="inbox-archive" className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" />
+          {t('sessions.sidebar.bulkActions.archive')}
+        </Item>
+      ) : null}
+      <Item className="text-destructive focus:text-destructive [&>svg]:mr-1" onClick={() => handleDeleteSession(session, { archivedBucket, hardDelete: true })}>
+        <Icon name="delete-bin" className="mr-1 h-4 w-4" />
+        {t('sessions.sidebar.bulkActions.delete')}
       </Item>
     </>
   );
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionActions.ts b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionActions.ts
index 11eb1337..3c04d461 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionActions.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/hooks/useSessionActions.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ type DeleteSessionConfirmSetter = React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<{
   archivedBucket: boolean;
 } | null>>;
 
+type DeleteSessionSource = {
+  archivedBucket?: boolean;
+  hardDelete?: boolean;
+};
+
 type Args = {
   activeProjectId: string | null;
   currentDirectory: string | null;
@@ -187,10 +192,10 @@ export const useSessionActions = (args: Args) => {
   const executeDeleteSession = React.useCallback(
     async (
       session: Session,
-      source?: { archivedBucket?: boolean },
+      source?: DeleteSessionSource,
       precomputed?: { descendantIds: string[] },
     ) => {
-      const shouldHardDelete = source?.archivedBucket === true;
+      const shouldHardDelete = source?.archivedBucket === true || source?.hardDelete === true;
       // Use the snapshot taken when the dialog opened (if any) so the
       // executed list matches what the user was told. Fall back to a fresh
       // collection for direct-execute (no-dialog) callers.
@@ -246,8 +251,8 @@ export const useSessionActions = (args: Args) => {
   );
 
   const handleDeleteSession = React.useCallback(
-    (session: Session, source?: { archivedBucket?: boolean }) => {
-      const shouldHardDelete = source?.archivedBucket === true;
+    (session: Session, source?: DeleteSessionSource) => {
+      const shouldHardDelete = source?.archivedBucket === true || source?.hardDelete === true;
       const effectiveDescendantIds = filterDescendantsForAction(
         collectDescendants(session.id),
         shouldHardDelete,