diff --git a/app/database_transactions/app_config.php b/app/database_transactions/app_config.php
index f21831e99a..a5bce1a762 100644
--- a/app/database_transactions/app_config.php
+++ b/app/database_transactions/app_config.php
@@ -151,5 +151,12 @@
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['type']['sqlite'] = "text";
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['type']['mysql'] = "char(36)";
 		$apps[$x]['db'][$y]['fields'][$z]['description']['en-us'] = "";
-
+		$y = 0;
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_uuid'] = "5cb285ea-c94b-41a8-8f3d-80680278d1ae";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_category'] = "database_transactions";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_subcategory'] = "database_retention_days";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_name'] = "numeric";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_value'] = "30";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_enabled'] = "true";
+		$apps[$x]['default_settings'][$y]['default_setting_description'] = "Number of days to retain the transaction logs by the maintenance service in the database.";
 ?>
diff --git a/app/database_transactions/resources/classes/database_transactions.php b/app/database_transactions/resources/classes/database_transactions.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ad40a4da4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/database_transactions/resources/classes/database_transactions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+
+/*
+ * FusionPBX
+ * Version: MPL 1.1
+ *
+ * The contents of this file are subject to the Mozilla Public License Version
+ * 1.1 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+ * the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ * http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/
+ *
+ * Software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" basis,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License
+ * for the specific language governing rights and limitations under the
+ * License.
+ *
+ * The Original Code is FusionPBX
+ *
+ * The Initial Developer of the Original Code is
+ * Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+ * Portions created by the Initial Developer are Copyright (C) 2008-2024
+ * the Initial Developer. All Rights Reserved.
+ *
+ * Contributor(s):
+ * Mark J Crane <markjcrane@fusionpbx.com>
+ * Tim Fry <tim@fusionpbx.com>
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Description of database_transactions
+ *
+ * @author Tim Fry <tim@fusionpbx.com>
+ */
+class database_transactions {
+
+	/**
+	 * Removes old entries for in the database database_transactions table
+	 * see {@link https://github.com/fusionpbx/fusionpbx-app-maintenance/} FusionPBX Maintenance App
+	 * @param settings $settings Settings object
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function database_maintenance(settings $settings): void {
+		//set table name for query
+		$table = 'database_transactions';
+		//get a database connection
+		$database = $settings->database();
+		//get a list of domains
+		$domains = maintenance::get_domains($database);
+		foreach ($domains as $domain_uuid => $domain_name) {
+			//get domain settings
+			$domain_settings = new settings(['database' => $database, 'domain_uuid' => $domain_uuid]);
+			//get the retention days for this domain
+			$retention_days = $domain_settings->get('database_transactions', 'database_retention_days', '');
+			//ensure we have a retention day
+			if (!empty($retention_days) && is_numeric($retention_days)) {
+				//clear out old records
+				$sql = "delete from v_{$table} WHERE transaction_date < NOW() - INTERVAL '{$retention_days} days'"
+					. " and domain_uuid = '{$domain_uuid}'";
+				$database->execute($sql);
+				if ($database->message['code'] === 200) {
+					//success
+					maintenance_service::log_write(self::class, "Successfully removed database_transaction entries from $domain_name", $domain_uuid);
+				} else {
+					//failure
+					maintenance_service::log_write(self::class, "Unable to remove records for domain $domain_name", $domain_uuid, maintenance_service::LOG_ERROR);
+				}
+			} else {
+				//report an invalid setting
+				maintenance_service::log_write(self::class, "Retention days not set or not a numeric value", $domain_uuid, maintenance_service::LOG_ERROR);
+			}
+		}
+		//ensure logs are saved
+		maintenance_service::log_flush();
+	}
+}