diff --git a/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.spec.ts b/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.spec.ts
index 7060632..f796dea 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.spec.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.spec.ts
@@ -320,6 +320,56 @@ describe('UploadService', () => {
             expect(storageService.read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
             expect(uploadRepository.increment).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
+
+        it('throws NotFoundException when maxViews is exhausted', async () => {
+            uploadRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue({
+                storagePath: fixedId,
+                iv: Buffer.alloc(12, 0x11),
+                maxViews: 1,
+                viewCount: 1,
+                zk: {
+                    passwordProtected: false,
+                    wrappedDek: null,
+                    wrapIv: null,
+                    salt: null
+                }
+            });
+
+            await expect(service.getZkUploadCiphertext(fixedId)).rejects.toThrow(NotFoundException);
+            expect(storageService.read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(uploadRepository.increment).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
+        it('purges upload after the last allowed view', async () => {
+            const iv = Buffer.alloc(12, 0x11);
+            const ciphertext = Buffer.alloc(64, 0xcd);
+            const upload = {
+                id: fixedId,
+                storagePath: fixedId,
+                iv,
+                maxViews: 1,
+                viewCount: 0,
+                zk: {
+                    passwordProtected: false,
+                    wrappedDek: null,
+                    wrapIv: null,
+                    salt: null
+                }
+            };
+
+            uploadRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(upload);
+            storageService.read.mockResolvedValue(ciphertext);
+
+            await expect(service.getZkUploadCiphertext(fixedId)).resolves.toEqual({
+                iv: iv.toString('base64'),
+                ciphertext: ciphertext.toString('base64'),
+                passwordProtected: false
+            });
+
+            expect(uploadRepository.increment).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: fixedId }, 'viewCount', 1);
+            expect(storageService.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fixedId);
+            expect(uploadRepository.remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith(upload);
+        });
     });
 
     describe('getHotlinkImage', () => {
@@ -395,6 +445,63 @@ describe('UploadService', () => {
             expect(storageService.read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
             expect(uploadRepository.increment).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
         });
+
+        it('throws NotFoundException when maxViews is exhausted', async () => {
+            uploadRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue({
+                storagePath: fixedId,
+                iv,
+                maxViews: 2,
+                viewCount: 2,
+                hotlink: { mimeType: 'image/png' }
+            });
+
+            await expect(service.getHotlinkImage(fixedId, secret)).rejects.toThrow(NotFoundException);
+            expect(storageService.read).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(uploadRepository.increment).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
+
+        it('purges upload after the last allowed view', async () => {
+            const upload = {
+                id: fixedId,
+                storagePath: fixedId,
+                iv,
+                maxViews: 1,
+                viewCount: 0,
+                hotlink: { mimeType: 'image/png' }
+            };
+
+            uploadRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue(upload);
+            storageService.read.mockResolvedValue(ciphertext);
+
+            await expect(service.getHotlinkImage(fixedId, secret)).resolves.toEqual({
+                body: plaintext,
+                mimeType: 'image/png'
+            });
+
+            expect(uploadRepository.increment).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ id: fixedId }, 'viewCount', 1);
+            expect(storageService.unlink).toHaveBeenCalledWith(fixedId);
+            expect(uploadRepository.remove).toHaveBeenCalledWith(upload);
+        });
+
+        it('does not purge when views remain below maxViews', async () => {
+            uploadRepository.findOne.mockResolvedValue({
+                storagePath: fixedId,
+                iv,
+                maxViews: 3,
+                viewCount: 0,
+                hotlink: { mimeType: 'image/png' }
+            });
+            storageService.read.mockResolvedValue(ciphertext);
+
+            await expect(service.getHotlinkImage(fixedId, secret)).resolves.toEqual({
+                body: plaintext,
+                mimeType: 'image/png'
+            });
+
+            expect(uploadRepository.increment).toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(storageService.unlink).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+            expect(uploadRepository.remove).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+        });
     });
 
     describe('deleteUpload', () => {
diff --git a/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.ts b/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.ts
index 30c89a7..2eae57d 100644
--- a/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.ts
+++ b/backend/src/modules/upload/services/UploadService.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,10 @@ export class UploadService {
             throw new NotFoundException();
         }
 
+        if (typeof upload.maxViews === 'number' && upload.viewCount >= upload.maxViews) {
+            throw new NotFoundException();
+        }
+
         let ciphertextBuffer: Buffer;
 
         try {
@@ -162,6 +166,12 @@ export class UploadService {
 
         await this.uploadRepository.increment({ id }, 'viewCount', 1);
 
+        const nextViewCount = upload.viewCount + 1;
+
+        if (typeof upload.maxViews === 'number' && nextViewCount >= upload.maxViews) {
+            await this.purgeUpload(upload, this.uploadRepository);
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -179,6 +189,10 @@ export class UploadService {
             throw new NotFoundException();
         }
 
+        if (typeof upload.maxViews === 'number' && upload.viewCount >= upload.maxViews) {
+            throw new NotFoundException();
+        }
+
         let ciphertextBuffer: Buffer;
 
         try {
@@ -203,6 +217,12 @@ export class UploadService {
 
         await this.uploadRepository.increment({ id }, 'viewCount', 1);
 
+        const nextViewCount = upload.viewCount + 1;
+
+        if (typeof upload.maxViews === 'number' && nextViewCount >= upload.maxViews) {
+            await this.purgeUpload(upload, this.uploadRepository);
+        }
+
         return {
             body,
             mimeType: upload.hotlink.mimeType
@@ -221,18 +241,22 @@ export class UploadService {
                 throw new NotFoundException();
             }
 
-            try {
-                await this.storageService.unlink(upload.storagePath);
-            } catch (error: unknown) {
-                if (!isErrorEnoent(error)) {
-                    throw error;
-                }
-            }
-
-            await uploadRepository.remove(upload);
+            await this.purgeUpload(upload, uploadRepository);
         });
     }
 
+    private async purgeUpload(upload: Upload, uploadRepository: Repository<Upload>): Promise<void> {
+        try {
+            await this.storageService.unlink(upload.storagePath);
+        } catch (error: unknown) {
+            if (!isErrorEnoent(error)) {
+                throw error;
+            }
+        }
+
+        await uploadRepository.remove(upload);
+    }
+
     private hashDeleteToken(token: string): string {
         return createHash('sha256').update(token, 'utf8').digest('hex');
     }