diff --git a/setup-auto-updates.sh b/setup-auto-updates.sh
index 2f55683..3d74169 100644
--- a/setup-auto-updates.sh
+++ b/setup-auto-updates.sh
@@ -150,6 +150,25 @@ show_status() {
   fi
 }
 
+prompt_self_delete() {
+  # Only prompt on an interactive TTY
+  if [[ -t 0 ]]; then
+    echo
+    read -r -p "Script successful. Do you wish to delete this script? [y/N] " reply
+    case "$reply" in
+      [yY]|[yY][eE][sS])
+        echo "[INFO] Removing script: $0"
+        rm -- "$0" 2>/dev/null || echo "[WARN] Could not delete $0 (permission or filesystem issue)."
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "[INFO] Keeping script: $0"
+        ;;
+    esac
+  else
+    echo "[INFO] Non-interactive session; skipping delete prompt."
+  fi
+}
+
 main() {
   echo "[INFO] Unattended-upgrades configurator (Debian/Ubuntu)"
   require_root
@@ -184,6 +203,9 @@ main() {
   show_status
   echo
   echo "[OK] Unattended updates configured. Regular + security updates will apply automatically; reboot at ${REBOOT_TIME} if needed."
+
+  # Offer to remove the script itself
+  prompt_self_delete
 }
 
 main "$@"