diff --git a/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py b/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
index 999bff4..a41c5f5 100644
--- a/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
+++ b/backend/app/tasks/maintenance.py
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ from ..models import (
     TaskRun,
 )
 from ..utils.phash import compute_phash
-from ._sync_engine import (
-    get_sync_engine,
-    sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory,
-)
+from ._sync_engine import get_sync_engine, sync_session_factory as _sync_session_factory
 
 log = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/DbMaintenanceCard.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/DbMaintenanceCard.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..baae969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/DbMaintenanceCard.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<template>
+  <v-card>
+    <v-card-title>Database maintenance</v-card-title>
+    <v-card-text>
+      <p class="text-body-2 mb-3">
+        VACUUM (ANALYZE) reclaims dead-tuple bloat — which slows the random
+        showcase, since it samples physical blocks — and refreshes the query
+        planner's statistics. Runs automatically each week; trigger a pass
+        here after a large import or cleanup.
+      </p>
+      <v-btn color="primary" rounded="pill" :loading="busy" @click="run">
+        <v-icon start>mdi-database-cog</v-icon> Run VACUUM ANALYZE now
+      </v-btn>
+      <span v-if="queued" class="ml-3 text-caption text-success">Queued ✓</span>
+      <QueueStatusBar queue="maintenance" queue-label="Maintenance" />
+
+      <v-table
+        v-if="store.tables.length" density="compact" class="mt-4 fc-dbm__table"
+      >
+        <thead>
+          <tr>
+            <th>Table</th>
+            <th class="text-right">Live rows</th>
+            <th class="text-right">Dead</th>
+            <th class="text-right">Dead %</th>
+            <th>Last vacuum</th>
+          </tr>
+        </thead>
+        <tbody>
+          <tr v-for="t in store.tables" :key="t.table">
+            <td>{{ t.table }}</td>
+            <td class="text-right">{{ t.live.toLocaleString() }}</td>
+            <td class="text-right">{{ t.dead.toLocaleString() }}</td>
+            <td
+              class="text-right"
+              :class="{ 'text-warning': t.dead_pct >= 20 }"
+            >{{ t.dead_pct }}%</td>
+            <td class="text-caption">{{ fmt(t.last_vacuum || t.last_autovacuum) }}</td>
+          </tr>
+        </tbody>
+      </v-table>
+      <p v-else class="text-caption mt-3" style="opacity: 0.6;">
+        No table statistics yet.
+      </p>
+    </v-card-text>
+  </v-card>
+</template>
+
+<script setup>
+import { onMounted, ref } from 'vue'
+
+import { toast } from '../../utils/toast.js'
+import { useDbMaintenanceStore } from '../../stores/dbMaintenance.js'
+import QueueStatusBar from './QueueStatusBar.vue'
+
+const store = useDbMaintenanceStore()
+const busy = ref(false)
+const queued = ref(false)
+
+onMounted(() => store.loadStats())
+
+async function run () {
+  busy.value = true
+  queued.value = false
+  try {
+    await store.runVacuum()
+    queued.value = true
+    // pg_stat updates after the vacuum lands — refresh shortly after.
+    setTimeout(() => store.loadStats(), 5000)
+  } catch (e) {
+    toast({ text: e.message, type: 'error' })
+  } finally {
+    busy.value = false
+  }
+}
+
+function fmt (iso) {
+  return iso ? new Date(iso).toLocaleString() : '—'
+}
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.fc-dbm__table { background: transparent; }
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/settings/MaintenancePanel.vue b/frontend/src/components/settings/MaintenancePanel.vue
index e332e1c..f550c77 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/settings/MaintenancePanel.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/settings/MaintenancePanel.vue
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
     <MLThresholdSliders class="mt-4" />
     <AllowlistTable class="mt-4" />
     <AliasTable class="mt-4" />
+    <DbMaintenanceCard class="mt-6" />
     <BackupCard class="mt-6" />
     <!-- TagMaintenanceCard moved to Cleanup tab (v26.05.25.7) — it
          operates on the existing library which fits the Cleanup-tab
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ import ThumbnailBackfillCard from './ThumbnailBackfillCard.vue'
 import MLThresholdSliders from './MLThresholdSliders.vue'
 import AllowlistTable from './AllowlistTable.vue'
 import AliasTable from './AliasTable.vue'
+import DbMaintenanceCard from './DbMaintenanceCard.vue'
 import BackupCard from './BackupCard.vue'
 import { useSystemActivityStore } from '../../stores/systemActivity.js'
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/stores/dbMaintenance.js b/frontend/src/stores/dbMaintenance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3075967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/stores/dbMaintenance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { ref } from 'vue'
+import { useApi } from '../composables/useApi.js'
+
+export const useDbMaintenanceStore = defineStore('dbMaintenance', () => {
+  const api = useApi()
+  const tables = ref([])
+  const loading = ref(false)
+
+  async function loadStats() {
+    loading.value = true
+    try {
+      const body = await api.get('/api/admin/maintenance/db-stats')
+      tables.value = body.tables || []
+    } finally {
+      loading.value = false
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function runVacuum() {
+    return await api.post('/api/admin/maintenance/vacuum')
+  }
+
+  return { tables, loading, loadStats, runVacuum }
+})
diff --git a/frontend/test/dbMaintenance.spec.js b/frontend/test/dbMaintenance.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f6b36e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/test/dbMaintenance.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, afterEach, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { setActivePinia, createPinia } from 'pinia'
+import { useDbMaintenanceStore } from '../src/stores/dbMaintenance.js'
+
+function stubFetch(handler) {
+  globalThis.fetch = vi.fn(async (url, init) => {
+    const { status, body } = handler(url, init)
+    return {
+      ok: status >= 200 && status < 300,
+      status,
+      statusText: String(status),
+      text: async () => (body == null ? '' : JSON.stringify(body)),
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+describe('dbMaintenance store', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => setActivePinia(createPinia()))
+  afterEach(() => vi.restoreAllMocks())
+
+  it('loadStats populates the bloat table', async () => {
+    const s = useDbMaintenanceStore()
+    stubFetch(() => ({
+      status: 200,
+      body: { tables: [{ table: 'image_record', live: 5, dead: 1, dead_pct: 16.7, last_vacuum: null }] },
+    }))
+    await s.loadStats()
+    expect(s.tables).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(s.tables[0].table).toBe('image_record')
+  })
+
+  it('runVacuum POSTs the trigger endpoint', async () => {
+    const s = useDbMaintenanceStore()
+    const calls = []
+    stubFetch((url, init) => {
+      calls.push({ url, init })
+      return { status: 202, body: { status: 'queued' } }
+    })
+    await s.runVacuum()
+    const c = calls.at(-1)
+    expect(c.url).toContain('/api/admin/maintenance/vacuum')
+    expect(c.init.method).toBe('POST')
+  })
+})