diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkCommand.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkCommand.swift
index 5ef90771..574bfc36 100644
--- a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkCommand.swift
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkCommand.swift
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ extension Application {
                 NetworkDelete.self,
                 NetworkList.self,
                 NetworkInspect.self,
+                NetworkPrune.self,
             ],
             aliases: ["n"]
         )
diff --git a/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkPrune.swift b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkPrune.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccbf1313
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Sources/ContainerCommands/Network/NetworkPrune.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+// Copyright © 2025 Apple Inc. and the container project authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+//===----------------------------------------------------------------------===//
+
+import ArgumentParser
+import ContainerClient
+import Foundation
+
+extension Application.NetworkCommand {
+    public struct NetworkPrune: AsyncParsableCommand {
+        public init() {}
+        public static let configuration = CommandConfiguration(
+            commandName: "prune",
+            abstract: "Remove networks with no container connections"
+        )
+
+        @OptionGroup
+        var global: Flags.Global
+
+        public func run() async throws {
+            let allContainers = try await ClientContainer.list()
+            let allNetworks = try await ClientNetwork.list()
+
+            var networksInUse = Set<String>()
+            for container in allContainers {
+                for network in container.configuration.networks {
+                    networksInUse.insert(network.network)
+                }
+            }
+
+            let networksToPrune = allNetworks.filter { network in
+                network.id != ClientNetwork.defaultNetworkName && !networksInUse.contains(network.id)
+            }
+
+            var prunedNetworks = [String]()
+
+            for network in networksToPrune {
+                do {
+                    try await ClientNetwork.delete(id: network.id)
+                    prunedNetworks.append(network.id)
+                } catch {
+                    // Note: This failure may occur due to a race condition between the network/
+                    // container collection above and a container run command that attaches to a
+                    // network listed in the networksToPrune collection.
+                    log.error("Failed to prune network \(network.id): \(error)")
+                }
+            }
+
+            for name in prunedNetworks {
+                print(name)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/Tests/CLITests/TestCLINoParallelCases.swift b/Tests/CLITests/TestCLINoParallelCases.swift
index b10559c0..50a95d9d 100644
--- a/Tests/CLITests/TestCLINoParallelCases.swift
+++ b/Tests/CLITests/TestCLINoParallelCases.swift
@@ -124,4 +124,170 @@ class TestCLINoParallelCases: CLITest {
         let alpineStillPresent = try isImagePresent(targetImage: alpine)
         #expect(alpineStillPresent, "expected image \(alpine) to remain")
     }
+
+    @available(macOS 26, *)
+    @Test func testNetworkPruneNoNetworks() throws {
+        // Ensure the testnetworkcreateanduse network is deleted
+        // Clean up is necessary for testing prune with no networks
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: "testnetworkcreateanduse")
+
+        // Prune with no networks should succeed
+        let (_, _, _, statusBefore) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusBefore == 0)
+        let (_, output, error, status) = try run(arguments: ["network", "prune"])
+        if status != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network prune failed: \(error)")
+        }
+
+        #expect(output.isEmpty, "should show no networks pruned")
+    }
+
+    @available(macOS 26, *)
+    @Test func testNetworkPruneUnusedNetworks() throws {
+        let name = getTestName()
+        let network1 = "\(name)_1"
+        let network2 = "\(name)_2"
+
+        // Clean up any existing resources from previous runs
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: network1)
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: network2)
+
+        defer {
+            doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: network1)
+            doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: network2)
+        }
+
+        try doNetworkCreate(name: network1)
+        try doNetworkCreate(name: network2)
+
+        // Verify networks are created
+        let (_, listBefore, _, statusBefore) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusBefore == 0)
+        #expect(listBefore.contains(network1))
+        #expect(listBefore.contains(network2))
+
+        // Prune should remove both
+        let (_, output, error, status) = try run(arguments: ["network", "prune"])
+        if status != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network prune failed: \(error)")
+        }
+
+        #expect(output.contains(network1), "should prune network1")
+        #expect(output.contains(network2), "should prune network2")
+
+        // Verify networks are gone
+        let (_, listAfter, _, statusAfter) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusAfter == 0)
+        #expect(!listAfter.contains(network1), "network1 should be pruned")
+        #expect(!listAfter.contains(network2), "network2 should be pruned")
+    }
+
+    @available(macOS 26, *)
+    @Test(.disabled("https://github.com/apple/container/issues/953"))
+    func testNetworkPruneSkipsNetworksInUse() throws {
+        let name = getTestName()
+        let containerName = "\(name)_c1"
+        let networkInUse = "\(name)_inuse"
+        let networkUnused = "\(name)_unused"
+
+        // Clean up any existing resources from previous runs
+        try? doStop(name: containerName)
+        try? doRemove(name: containerName)
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkInUse)
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkUnused)
+
+        defer {
+            try? doStop(name: containerName)
+            try? doRemove(name: containerName)
+            doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkInUse)
+            doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkUnused)
+        }
+
+        try doNetworkCreate(name: networkInUse)
+        try doNetworkCreate(name: networkUnused)
+
+        // Verify networks are created
+        let (_, listBefore, _, statusBefore) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusBefore == 0)
+        #expect(listBefore.contains(networkInUse))
+        #expect(listBefore.contains(networkUnused))
+
+        // Creation of container with network connection
+        let port = UInt16.random(in: 50000..<60000)
+        try doLongRun(
+            name: containerName,
+            image: "docker.io/library/python:alpine",
+            args: ["--network", networkInUse],
+            containerArgs: ["python3", "-m", "http.server", "--bind", "0.0.0.0", "\(port)"]
+        )
+        try waitForContainerRunning(containerName)
+        let container = try inspectContainer(containerName)
+        #expect(container.networks.count > 0)
+
+        // Prune should only remove the unused network
+        let (_, _, error, status) = try run(arguments: ["network", "prune"])
+        if status != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network prune failed: \(error)")
+        }
+
+        // Verify in-use network still exists
+        let (_, listAfter, _, statusAfter) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusAfter == 0)
+        #expect(listAfter.contains(networkInUse), "network in use should NOT be pruned")
+        #expect(!listAfter.contains(networkUnused), "unused network should be pruned")
+    }
+
+    @available(macOS 26, *)
+    @Test(.disabled("https://github.com/apple/container/issues/953"))
+    func testNetworkPruneSkipsNetworkAttachedToStoppedContainer() async throws {
+        let name = getTestName()
+        let containerName = "\(name)_c1"
+        let networkName = "\(name)"
+
+        // Clean up any existing resources from previous runs
+        try? doStop(name: containerName)
+        try? doRemove(name: containerName)
+        doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkName)
+
+        defer {
+            try? doStop(name: containerName)
+            try? doRemove(name: containerName)
+            doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: networkName)
+        }
+
+        try doNetworkCreate(name: networkName)
+
+        // Creation of container with network connection
+        let port = UInt16.random(in: 50000..<60000)
+        try doLongRun(
+            name: containerName,
+            image: "docker.io/library/python:alpine",
+            args: ["--network", networkName],
+            containerArgs: ["python3", "-m", "http.server", "--bind", "0.0.0.0", "\(port)"]
+        )
+        try await Task.sleep(for: .seconds(1))
+
+        // Prune should NOT remove the network (container exists, even if stopped)
+        let (_, _, error, status) = try run(arguments: ["network", "prune"])
+        if status != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network prune failed: \(error)")
+        }
+
+        let (_, listAfter, _, statusAfter) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusAfter == 0)
+        #expect(listAfter.contains(networkName), "network attached to stopped container should NOT be pruned")
+
+        try? doStop(name: containerName)
+        try? doRemove(name: containerName)
+
+        let (_, _, error2, status2) = try run(arguments: ["network", "prune"])
+        if status2 != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network prune failed: \(error2)")
+        }
+
+        // Verify network is gone
+        let (_, listFinal, _, statusFinal) = try run(arguments: ["network", "list", "--quiet"])
+        #expect(statusFinal == 0)
+        #expect(!listFinal.contains(networkName), "network should be pruned after container is deleted")
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/CLITests/Utilities/CLITest.swift b/Tests/CLITests/Utilities/CLITest.swift
index 4da0afaf..47478c5c 100644
--- a/Tests/CLITests/Utilities/CLITest.swift
+++ b/Tests/CLITests/Utilities/CLITest.swift
@@ -545,4 +545,15 @@ class CLITest {
             throw CLIError.executionFailed("command failed: \(error)")
         }
     }
+
+    func doNetworkCreate(name: String) throws {
+        let (_, _, error, status) = try run(arguments: ["network", "create", name])
+        if status != 0 {
+            throw CLIError.executionFailed("network create failed: \(error)")
+        }
+    }
+
+    func doNetworkDeleteIfExists(name: String) {
+        let (_, _, _, _) = (try? run(arguments: ["network", "rm", name])) ?? (nil, "", "", 1)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/docs/command-reference.md b/docs/command-reference.md
index 4bb9c16c..b01b8923 100644
--- a/docs/command-reference.md
+++ b/docs/command-reference.md
@@ -682,6 +682,20 @@ container network delete [--all] [--debug] [<network-names> ...]
 
 *   `-a, --all`: Delete all networks
 
+### `container network prune`
+
+Removes networks not connected to any containers. However, default and system networks are preserved.
+
+**Usage**
+
+```bash
+container network prune [--debug]
+```
+
+**Options**
+
+No options.
+
 ### `container network list (ls)`
 
 Lists user-defined networks.