diff --git a/src/modelscope_hub/api.py b/src/modelscope_hub/api.py
index ac22516..00ae696 100644
--- a/src/modelscope_hub/api.py
+++ b/src/modelscope_hub/api.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import fnmatch
 import time
 from collections.abc import Iterable, Mapping
 from pathlib import Path
@@ -1669,16 +1670,18 @@ def delete_files(
         self,
         repo_id: str,
         repo_type: RepoTypeLike,
-        file_paths: Iterable[str],
+        file_paths: Iterable[str] | str | None = None,
         *,
+        delete_patterns: Iterable[str] | str | None = None,
         commit_message: str | None = None,
         revision: str | None = None,
     ) -> dict:
-        """Delete one or more files from a repository in a single commit.
+        """Delete repository files selected by paths or glob patterns.
 
         The direct repository DELETE endpoints reject API-token authentication.
-        This method therefore sends commit ``delete`` actions through the same
-        supported write path as :meth:`upload_file` and :meth:`upload_folder`.
+        This method resolves optional glob patterns against the remote file list,
+        then sends commit ``delete`` actions through the same supported write
+        path as :meth:`upload_file` and :meth:`upload_folder`.
 
         Parameters
         ----------
@@ -1686,8 +1689,11 @@ def delete_files(
             Canonical ``owner/name`` identifier.
         repo_type : str or RepoType
             Repository type.
-        file_paths : iterable of str
-            Paths of files to remove. Empty entries are ignored.
+        file_paths : iterable of str or str, optional
+            Explicit repository-relative paths to remove.
+        delete_patterns : iterable of str or str, optional
+            Glob patterns matched against remote file paths. For example,
+            ``"*.json"`` matches JSON files at any repository depth.
         commit_message : str, optional
             Message for the delete commit. Defaults to ``"Delete files"``.
         revision : str, optional
@@ -1696,18 +1702,68 @@ def delete_files(
         Returns
         -------
         dict
-            Summary with ``deleted_files`` and ``failed_files`` lists.
+            Summary with ``deleted_files``, ``failed_files``, and ``total_files``.
+            A pattern with no remote matches returns an empty successful summary.
         """
         rt = self._normalize_repo_type(repo_type)
-        paths = [file_paths] if isinstance(file_paths, str) else file_paths
+        paths = self._normalize_delete_values(file_paths, "file_paths")
+        patterns = self._normalize_delete_values(
+            delete_patterns, "delete_patterns")
+        if not paths and not patterns:
+            raise InvalidParameter(
+                "Provide at least one file path or delete pattern.")
+
+        resolved_revision = revision or "master"
+        if patterns:
+            remote_paths = [
+                file.path
+                for file in self.list_repo_files(
+                    repo_id,
+                    rt,
+                    revision=resolved_revision,
+                    recursive=True,
+                )
+                if file.path and file.type != "tree"
+            ]
+            paths.extend(
+                path for path in remote_paths
+                if any(fnmatch.fnmatchcase(path, pattern)
+                       for pattern in patterns))
+
+        paths = list(dict.fromkeys(paths))
+        if not paths:
+            return {
+                "deleted_files": [],
+                "failed_files": [],
+                "total_files": 0,
+            }
+
         return self.uploader.delete_files(
             repo_id=repo_id,
             repo_type=str(rt),
-            file_paths=[path for path in paths if path],
+            file_paths=paths,
             commit_message=commit_message or "Delete files",
-            revision=revision or "master",
+            revision=resolved_revision,
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _normalize_delete_values(
+        values: Iterable[str] | str | None,
+        parameter_name: str,
+    ) -> list[str]:
+        """Normalize a delete path or glob-pattern argument."""
+        if values is None:
+            return []
+        raw_values = [values] if isinstance(values, str) else list(values)
+        normalized: list[str] = []
+        for value in raw_values:
+            if not isinstance(value, str):
+                raise InvalidParameter(
+                    f"{parameter_name} must contain only strings.")
+            if value:
+                normalized.append(value)
+        return normalized
+
     # ==================================================================
     # Versioning
     # ==================================================================
diff --git a/src/modelscope_hub/compat/hub_api.py b/src/modelscope_hub/compat/hub_api.py
index 8ed9629..f011f91 100644
--- a/src/modelscope_hub/compat/hub_api.py
+++ b/src/modelscope_hub/compat/hub_api.py
@@ -195,6 +195,36 @@ def get_model_files(
             result = [f for f in result if f["Path"] == prefix or str(f["Path"]).startswith(prefix + "/")]
         return result
 
+    def delete_files(
+        self,
+        repo_id: str,
+        repo_type: str | RepoType = RepoType.MODEL,
+        delete_patterns: str | list[str] | None = None,
+        *,
+        file_paths: str | list[str] | None = None,
+        revision: str | None = DEFAULT_DATASET_REVISION,
+        commit_message: str | None = None,
+        endpoint: str | None = None,
+        token: str | None = None,
+    ) -> dict:
+        """Delete files selected by legacy glob patterns or explicit paths.
+
+        ``delete_patterns`` preserves the historical ``modelscope.hub.api``
+        contract. Patterns are resolved against the remote repository by the
+        modelscope-hub facade before it commits atomic delete actions.
+        """
+        api = self._api
+        if token or endpoint:
+            api = HubApi(endpoint=endpoint or self._endpoint, token=token)
+        return api.delete_files(
+            repo_id,
+            repo_type,
+            file_paths=file_paths,
+            delete_patterns=delete_patterns,
+            commit_message=commit_message,
+            revision=revision,
+        )
+
     def create_repo(
         self,
         repo_id: str,
diff --git a/src/modelscope_hub/version.py b/src/modelscope_hub/version.py
index 95f9844..e82eace 100644
--- a/src/modelscope_hub/version.py
+++ b/src/modelscope_hub/version.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 """Version information for modelscope_hub."""
 
-__version__ = "0.4.1+main"
+__version__ = "0.4.2+main"
diff --git a/tests/test_compat_delete_files.py b/tests/test_compat_delete_files.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfa2104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_compat_delete_files.py
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from unittest import mock
+
+from modelscope_hub.compat import LegacyHubApi
+from modelscope_hub.constants import RepoType
+
+
+def test_legacy_hub_api_preserves_delete_patterns_contract() -> None:
+    api = LegacyHubApi(endpoint="https://modelscope.cn", token="test-token")
+    expected = {
+        "deleted_files": ["config.json"],
+        "failed_files": [],
+        "total_files": 1,
+    }
+
+    with mock.patch.object(api._api, "delete_files", return_value=expected) as delete_files:
+        result = api.delete_files(
+            repo_id="owner/repo",
+            repo_type=RepoType.MODEL,
+            delete_patterns="*.json",
+            revision="main",
+            commit_message="Delete JSON files",
+        )
+
+    delete_files.assert_called_once_with(
+        "owner/repo",
+        RepoType.MODEL,
+        file_paths=None,
+        delete_patterns="*.json",
+        commit_message="Delete JSON files",
+        revision="main",
+    )
+    assert result == expected
+
+
+def test_legacy_hub_api_delete_files_supports_explicit_paths() -> None:
+    api = LegacyHubApi(token="test-token")
+
+    with mock.patch.object(api._api, "delete_files", return_value={}) as delete_files:
+        api.delete_files(
+            "owner/repo",
+            repo_type="dataset",
+            file_paths=["data/old.json"],
+        )
+
+    delete_files.assert_called_once_with(
+        "owner/repo",
+        "dataset",
+        file_paths=["data/old.json"],
+        delete_patterns=None,
+        commit_message=None,
+        revision="master",
+    )
diff --git a/tests/test_upload_lfs_gate.py b/tests/test_upload_lfs_gate.py
index 1b64ba2..6532b8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_upload_lfs_gate.py
+++ b/tests/test_upload_lfs_gate.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import json
 from pathlib import Path
+from types import SimpleNamespace
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock
 
 import pytest
@@ -112,6 +113,60 @@ def test_hub_api_delete_files_delegates_to_upload_manager(
     assert result == {"deleted_files": ["old.bin"]}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("repo_type", ["model", "dataset"])
+def test_hub_api_delete_patterns_resolve_remote_paths(repo_type: str) -> None:
+    api = HubApi(token="test-token")
+    api._uploader = MagicMock()
+    api._uploader.delete_files.return_value = {
+        "deleted_files": ["config.json", "nested/metadata.json"],
+        "failed_files": [],
+        "total_files": 2,
+    }
+    api.list_repo_files = MagicMock(
+        return_value=[
+            SimpleNamespace(path="config.json", type="blob"),
+            SimpleNamespace(path="nested/metadata.json", type="blob"),
+            SimpleNamespace(path="weights.bin", type="blob"),
+            SimpleNamespace(path="nested", type="tree"),
+        ])
+
+    result = api.delete_files(
+        "owner/repo",
+        repo_type,
+        delete_patterns="*.json",
+        commit_message="Remove JSON files",
+        revision="main",
+    )
+
+    api.list_repo_files.assert_called_once_with(
+        "owner/repo", repo_type, revision="main", recursive=True)
+    api._uploader.delete_files.assert_called_once_with(
+        repo_id="owner/repo",
+        repo_type=repo_type,
+        file_paths=["config.json", "nested/metadata.json"],
+        commit_message="Remove JSON files",
+        revision="main",
+    )
+    assert result["total_files"] == 2
+
+
+def test_hub_api_delete_patterns_with_no_match_is_noop() -> None:
+    api = HubApi(token="test-token")
+    api._uploader = MagicMock()
+    api.list_repo_files = MagicMock(
+        return_value=[SimpleNamespace(path="weights.bin", type="blob")])
+
+    result = api.delete_files(
+        "owner/repo", "model", delete_patterns="*.json")
+
+    api._uploader.delete_files.assert_not_called()
+    assert result == {
+        "deleted_files": [],
+        "failed_files": [],
+        "total_files": 0,
+    }
+
+
 def test_upload_file_normal_commits_inline_without_blob_api() -> None:
     manager, client = _make_manager()