diff --git a/python-client/tests/wmill_client_test.py b/python-client/tests/wmill_client_test.py
index 1acbcb0bf7..3309e1ab5f 100644
--- a/python-client/tests/wmill_client_test.py
+++ b/python-client/tests/wmill_client_test.py
@@ -108,6 +108,21 @@ SET s3_secret_access_key='80yMndIMcyXwEujxVNINQbf0tBlIzRaLPyM2m1n4';
             )
         print(file_key)
 
+    @unittest.skip("skipping")
+    def test_delete_s3_object(self):
+        # Upload a temporary file
+        s3_obj = wmill.write_s3_file(
+            S3Object(s3="_wmill_test_delete_s3_object.txt"), b"delete_s3_object test content"
+        )
+        # Verify it exists
+        content = wmill.load_s3_file(s3_obj)
+        self.assertEqual(content, b"delete_s3_object test content")
+        # Delete it
+        wmill.delete_s3_object(s3_obj)
+        # Verify it's gone
+        with self.assertRaises(Exception):
+            wmill.load_s3_file(s3_obj)
+
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     unittest.main()
diff --git a/python-client/wmill/wmill/client.py b/python-client/wmill/wmill/client.py
index b36c7a0401..3b9a9f3f45 100644
--- a/python-client/wmill/wmill/client.py
+++ b/python-client/wmill/wmill/client.py
@@ -984,6 +984,40 @@ class Windmill:
             raise Exception("Could not write file to S3") from e
         return S3Object(s3=response["file_key"], storage=s3object.get("storage") if s3object else None)
 
+    def delete_s3_object(
+        self,
+        s3object: S3Object | str,
+        s3_resource_path: str | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """
+        Permanently delete a file from the workspace S3 bucket.
+
+        '''python
+        from wmill import S3Object
+
+        s3_obj = S3Object(s3="/path/to/my_file.txt")
+        client.delete_s3_object(s3_obj)
+        '''
+        """
+        s3object = parse_s3_object(s3object)
+        query_params: Dict[str, Any] = {"file_key": s3object["s3"]}
+        if s3_resource_path is not None and s3_resource_path != "":
+            query_params["s3_resource_path"] = s3_resource_path
+        if "storage" in s3object and s3object["storage"] is not None:
+            query_params["storage"] = s3object["storage"]
+        try:
+            resp = self.client.delete(
+                f"/w/{self.workspace}/job_helpers/delete_s3_file",
+                params=query_params,
+            )
+            resp.raise_for_status()
+        except httpx.HTTPStatusError as err:
+            error = f"{err.request.url}: {err.response.status_code}, {err.response.text}"
+            logger.error(error)
+            raise Exception(error)
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception("Could not delete file from S3") from e
+
     def sign_s3_objects(self, s3_objects: list[S3Object | str]) -> list[S3Object]:
         """Sign S3 objects for use by anonymous users in public apps.
 
@@ -1692,6 +1726,20 @@ def write_s3_file(
     )
 
 
+@init_global_client
+def delete_s3_object(
+    s3object: S3Object | str,
+    s3_resource_path: str | None = None,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Permanently delete a file from the workspace S3 bucket.
+    """
+    return _client.delete_s3_object(
+        s3object,
+        s3_resource_path if s3_resource_path != "" else None,
+    )
+
+
 @init_global_client
 def sign_s3_objects(s3_objects: list[S3Object | str]) -> list[S3Object]:
     """
@@ -2368,4 +2416,4 @@ def parse_sql_client_name(name: str) -> tuple[str, Optional[str]]:
         name, schema = name.split(":", 1) 
     if not name:
         name = "main"
-    return name, schema
\ No newline at end of file
+    return name, schema