diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.cpp
index c0f2c0212..ba720ff95 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.cpp
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ bool DataStore::putBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len, const uint8_t src
 bool DataStore::deleteBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len) {
   return true; // this is just a stub on NRF52/STM32 platforms
 }
+void DataStore::cleanOrphanBlobs(DataStoreHost* host) {}
 #else
 inline void makeBlobPath(const uint8_t key[], int key_len, char* path, size_t path_size) {
   char fname[18];
@@ -606,7 +607,39 @@ bool DataStore::deleteBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len) {
   makeBlobPath(key, key_len, path, sizeof(path));
 
   _fs->remove(path);
-  
+
   return true; // return true even if file did not exist
 }
+
+void DataStore::cleanOrphanBlobs(DataStoreHost* host) {
+  if (_fs->exists("/bl/.cleaned")) return;
+  MESH_DEBUG_PRINTLN("Cleaning orphan blobs...");
+  File root = openRead("/bl");
+  if (root) {
+    for (File f = root.openNextFile(); f; f = root.openNextFile()) {
+      const char* name = f.name();
+      f.close();
+      if (name[0] == '.' || strlen(name) != 16) continue;
+      uint8_t file_key[8];
+      if (!mesh::Utils::fromHex(file_key, 8, name)) continue;
+      bool found = false;
+      ContactInfo c;
+      for (uint32_t i = 0; host->getContactForSave(i, c) && !found; i++) {
+        found = (memcmp(file_key, c.id.pub_key, 8) == 0);
+      }
+      if (!found) {
+        char path[24];
+        sprintf(path, "/bl/%s", name);
+        _fs->remove(path);
+      }
+    }
+    root.close();
+  }
+#if defined(ESP32)
+  File m = _fs->open("/bl/.cleaned", "w", true);
+#else
+  File m = _fs->open("/bl/.cleaned", "w");
+#endif
+  if (m) m.close();
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.h b/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.h
index 58b4d5d28..91dd329a3 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/DataStore.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ class DataStore {
   uint8_t getBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len, uint8_t dest_buf[]);
   bool putBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len, const uint8_t src_buf[], uint8_t len);
   bool deleteBlobByKey(const uint8_t key[], int key_len);
+  void cleanOrphanBlobs(DataStoreHost* host);
   File openRead(const char* filename);
   File openRead(FILESYSTEM* fs, const char* filename);
   bool removeFile(const char* filename);
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
index 9bb747e79..8310764fe 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/MyMesh.cpp
@@ -864,6 +864,9 @@ void MyMesh::begin(bool has_display) {
   resetContacts();
   _store->loadContacts(this);
   bootstrapRTCfromContacts();
+
+  _store->cleanOrphanBlobs(this);
+
   addChannel("Public", PUBLIC_GROUP_PSK); // pre-configure Andy's public channel
   _store->loadChannels(this);