diff --git a/frigate/api/classification.py b/frigate/api/classification.py
index 9cd3e0db1..e142735be 100644
--- a/frigate/api/classification.py
+++ b/frigate/api/classification.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import logging
 import os
+from pathvalidate import sanitize_filename
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Request, UploadFile
 from fastapi.responses import JSONResponse
@@ -46,8 +47,8 @@ async def register_face(request: Request, name: str, file: UploadFile):
     )
 
 
-@router.delete("/faces")
-def deregister_faces(request: Request, body: dict = None):
+@router.post("/faces/{name}/delete")
+def deregister_faces(request: Request, name: str, body: dict = None):
     json: dict[str, any] = body or {}
     list_of_ids = json.get("ids", "")
 
@@ -58,7 +59,9 @@ def deregister_faces(request: Request, body: dict = None):
         )
 
     context: EmbeddingsContext = request.app.embeddings
-    context.delete_face_ids(list_of_ids)
+    context.delete_face_ids(
+        name, map(lambda file: sanitize_filename(file), list_of_ids)
+    )
     return JSONResponse(
         content=({"success": True, "message": "Successfully deleted faces."}),
         status_code=200,
diff --git a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
index 235b15df3..9836ae28e 100644
--- a/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
+++ b/frigate/embeddings/__init__.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from setproctitle import setproctitle
 
 from frigate.comms.embeddings_updater import EmbeddingsRequestEnum, EmbeddingsRequestor
 from frigate.config import FrigateConfig
-from frigate.const import CONFIG_DIR
+from frigate.const import CONFIG_DIR, FACE_DIR
 from frigate.db.sqlitevecq import SqliteVecQueueDatabase
 from frigate.models import Event
 from frigate.util.builtin import serialize
@@ -209,8 +209,13 @@ class EmbeddingsContext:
 
         return self.db.execute_sql(sql_query).fetchall()
 
-    def delete_face_ids(self, ids: list[str]) -> None:
-        self.db.delete_embeddings_face(ids)
+    def delete_face_ids(self, face: str, ids: list[str]) -> None:
+        folder = os.path.join(FACE_DIR, face)
+        for id in ids:
+            file_path = os.path.join(folder, id)
+
+            if os.path.isfile(file_path):
+                os.unlink(file_path)
 
     def update_description(self, event_id: str, description: str) -> None:
         self.requestor.send_data(
diff --git a/web/src/pages/FaceLibrary.tsx b/web/src/pages/FaceLibrary.tsx
index 381c2f14d..fd6d50223 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/FaceLibrary.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/FaceLibrary.tsx
@@ -3,13 +3,16 @@ import Chip from "@/components/indicators/Chip";
 import { Form, FormControl, FormField, FormItem } from "@/components/ui/form";
 import { Input } from "@/components/ui/input";
 import { ScrollArea, ScrollBar } from "@/components/ui/scroll-area";
+import { Toaster } from "@/components/ui/sonner";
 import { ToggleGroup, ToggleGroupItem } from "@/components/ui/toggle-group";
 import useOptimisticState from "@/hooks/use-optimistic-state";
 import { zodResolver } from "@hookform/resolvers/zod";
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import axios from "axios";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { isDesktop } from "react-device-detect";
 import { useForm } from "react-hook-form";
 import { LuTrash } from "react-icons/lu";
+import { toast } from "sonner";
 import useSWR from "swr";
 import { z } from "zod";
 
@@ -60,6 +63,8 @@ export default function FaceLibrary() {
   return (
     <div className="flex size-full flex-col p-2">
       <div className="relative flex h-11 w-full items-center justify-between">
+        <Toaster />
+
         <ScrollArea className="w-full whitespace-nowrap">
           <div ref={tabsRef} className="flex flex-row">
             <ToggleGroup
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ export default function FaceLibrary() {
         </Form>
       </div>
       {pageToggle && (
-        <div className="flex gap-2">
+        <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-2">
           {faceImages.map((image: string) => (
             <FaceImage name={pageToggle} image={image} />
           ))}
@@ -125,6 +130,27 @@ type FaceImageProps = {
 function FaceImage({ name, image }: FaceImageProps) {
   const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(false);
 
+  const onDelete = useCallback(() => {
+    axios
+      .post(`/faces/${name}/delete`, { ids: [image] })
+      .then((resp) => {
+        if (resp.status == 200) {
+          toast.error(`Successfully deleted face.`, { position: "top-center" });
+        }
+      })
+      .catch((error) => {
+        if (error.response?.data?.message) {
+          toast.error(`Failed to delete: ${error.response.data.message}`, {
+            position: "top-center",
+          });
+        } else {
+          toast.error(`Failed to delete: ${error.message}`, {
+            position: "top-center",
+          });
+        }
+      });
+  }, [name, image]);
+
   return (
     <div
       className="relative h-40"
@@ -134,7 +160,10 @@ function FaceImage({ name, image }: FaceImageProps) {
     >
       {hovered && (
         <div className="absolute right-1 top-1">
-          <Chip className="cursor-pointer rounded-md bg-gray-500 bg-gradient-to-br from-gray-400 to-gray-500">
+          <Chip
+            className="cursor-pointer rounded-md bg-gray-500 bg-gradient-to-br from-gray-400 to-gray-500"
+            onClick={() => onDelete()}
+          >
             <LuTrash className="size-4 fill-destructive text-destructive" />
           </Chip>
         </div>