diff --git a/pkg/api/external_references.go b/pkg/api/external_references.go
index 955ee85c0..b0e14667c 100644
--- a/pkg/api/external_references.go
+++ b/pkg/api/external_references.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package api
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
 	restfulspec "github.com/emicklei/go-restful-openapi/v2"
 	"github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3"
@@ -10,14 +11,15 @@ import (
 
 // var RequestBody []byte
 type RequestEditExtRefLink struct {
-	ID                  uint   `json:"id"`
-	ExternalReferenceID uint   `json:"external_reference_id"`
-	ExternalSource      string `json:"external_source"`
-	ExternalId          string `json:"external_id"`
-	MatchType           int    `json:"match_type"`
-	InternalTable       string `json:"internal_table"`
-	InternalDbId        uint   `json:"internal_db_id"`
-	InternalNameId      string `json:"internal_name_id"`
+	ID                  uint      `json:"id"`
+	ExternalReferenceID uint      `json:"external_reference_id"`
+	ExternalSource      string    `json:"external_source"`
+	ExternalId          string    `json:"external_id"`
+	MatchType           int       `json:"match_type"`
+	InternalTable       string    `json:"internal_table"`
+	InternalDbId        uint      `json:"internal_db_id"`
+	InternalNameId      string    `json:"internal_name_id"`
+	DeleteDate          time.Time `json:"delete_date"`
 }
 
 type ExternalReference struct{}
@@ -152,7 +154,19 @@ func (i ExternalReference) deleteExtRefSourceLinksKeepManualMatches(req *restful
 	db, _ := models.GetDB()
 	defer db.Close()
 
-	db.Where("external_source like ? and match_type not in (99999, -1)", r.ExternalSource).Delete(models.ExternalReferenceLink{})
+	if r.DeleteDate.IsZero() {
+		db.Where("external_source like ? and match_type not in (99999, -1)", r.ExternalSource).Delete(models.ExternalReferenceLink{})
+	} else {
+		// Fetch records to delete
+		var recordsToDelete []models.ExternalReferenceLink
+		db.Debug().Joins("JOIN external_references ON external_reference_links.external_reference_id = external_references.id").
+			Where("external_reference_links.external_source LIKE ? AND match_type NOT IN (99999, -1) AND external_references.external_date >= ?", r.ExternalSource, r.DeleteDate).
+			Find(&recordsToDelete)
+		for _, record := range recordsToDelete {
+			db.Debug().Delete(&record)
+		}
+
+	}
 
 	resp.WriteHeaderAndEntity(http.StatusOK, nil)
 }
diff --git a/ui/src/views/options/overlays/SceneMatchParams.vue b/ui/src/views/options/overlays/SceneMatchParams.vue
index 8d59b1f0f..2a718a057 100644
--- a/ui/src/views/options/overlays/SceneMatchParams.vue
+++ b/ui/src/views/options/overlays/SceneMatchParams.vue
@@ -240,8 +240,22 @@ export default {
       this.ignoreReleasedBefore = null
     },
     saveSettings() {      
-      this.params.ignore_released_before=this.ignoreReleasedBefore      
+      this.params.ignore_released_before=this.ignoreReleasedBefore
       ky.post(`/api/options/site/save_match_params`, { json: { site: this.site.id, match_params: this.params } })
+      if (this.ignoreReleasedBefore != null) {        
+        const formattedDate = this.ignoreReleasedBefore.toLocaleDateString(undefined, { year: 'numeric', month: 'short', day: 'numeric',});
+        this.$buefy.dialog.confirm({
+          title: 'Clear existing links',
+          message: `Do you also wish to clear links from <strong>${formattedDate}</strong>`,
+          type: 'is-info is-wide',
+          hasIcon: true,
+          id: 'heh',
+          onConfirm: () => {
+            ky.delete(`/api/extref/delete_extref_source_links/keep_manual`, { json: {external_source: 'alternate scene ' + this.site.id, delete_date: this.ignoreReleasedBefore} });
+          }
+        })
+        
+      }
     },
     prettyBytes
   }