diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index 1408b473..2d9bef01 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ in
       "sane-scripts.vpn"
       "sane-scripts.which"
       "sane-scripts.wipe-browser"
+      "sane-scripts.wipe-fractal"
     ];
     "sane-scripts.sys-utils" = declPackageSet [
       "sane-scripts.ip-port-forward"
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
index 0e982c9f..e0d87d70 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/default.nix
@@ -211,6 +211,11 @@ let
       pname = "sane-wipe-browser";
       src = ./src;
     };
+    wipe-fractal = static-nix-shell.mkBash {
+      pname = "sane-wipe-fractal";
+      src = ./src;
+      pkgs = [ "libsecret" "systemd" ];
+    };
   };
 in sane-bin // {
   lib = sane-lib;
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-wipe-fractal b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-wipe-fractal
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..66b70f61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/additional/sane-scripts/src/sane-wipe-fractal
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+#!nix-shell -i bash -p libsecret -p systemd
+# deletes Fractal accounts, which are prone to breakages
+
+systemctl --user stop fractal
+
+# first, ensure the relevant secrets are unlocked
+secret-tool search --all --unlock 'xdg:schema' 'org.gnome.Fractal'
+secret-tool search --all --unlock 'xdg:schema' 'org.gnome.Fractal.Hack'
+
+# then, delete them
+secret-tool clear 'xdg:schema' 'org.gnome.Fractal'
+secret-tool clear 'xdg:schema' 'org.gnome.Fractal.Hack'
+
+# N.B.: it may be necessary still to delete ~/.local/share/fractal/* (unsure)