diff --git a/services/repository/delete.go b/services/repository/delete.go
index 5e5877c4ef..38368fa2f4 100644
--- a/services/repository/delete.go
+++ b/services/repository/delete.go
@@ -150,7 +150,10 @@ func DeleteRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, ignoreOrgTeams
 		&repo_model.Collaboration{RepoID: repoID},
 		&issues_model.Comment{RefRepoID: repoID},
 		&git_model.CommitStatus{RepoID: repoID},
+		&git_model.CommitStatusIndex{RepoID: repoID},
+		&git_model.CommitStatusSummary{RepoID: repoID},
 		&git_model.Branch{RepoID: repoID},
+		&git_model.RenamedBranch{RepoID: repoID},
 		&git_model.LFSLock{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.LanguageStat{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.RepoLicense{RepoID: repoID},
@@ -163,22 +166,26 @@ func DeleteRepositoryDirectly(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, ignoreOrgTeams
 		&repo_model.Release{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.RepoIndexerStatus{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.Redirect{RedirectRepoID: repoID},
+		&repo_model.RepoTransfer{RepoID: repoID}, // this column doesn't have index, maybe it's fine since the table shouldn't be too large.
 		&repo_model.RepoUnit{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.Star{RepoID: repoID},
 		&admin_model.Task{RepoID: repoID},
 		&repo_model.Watch{RepoID: repoID},
 		&webhook.Webhook{RepoID: repoID},
 		&secret_model.Secret{RepoID: repoID},
+		&actions_model.ActionVariable{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionTaskStep{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionTask{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionRunJob{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionRun{RepoID: repoID},
+		&actions_model.ActionRunAttempt{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionRunner{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionScheduleSpec{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionSchedule{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionArtifact{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionRunJobSummary{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionRunnerToken{RepoID: repoID},
+		&actions_model.ActionTasksVersion{RepoID: repoID},
 		&actions_model.ActionScopedWorkflowSource{SourceRepoID: repoID},
 		&issues_model.IssuePin{RepoID: repoID},
 	); err != nil {
diff --git a/services/repository/delete_test.go b/services/repository/delete_test.go
index b85ad10736..c747d0087e 100644
--- a/services/repository/delete_test.go
+++ b/services/repository/delete_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ package repository_test
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	actions_model "gitea.dev/models/actions"
+	"gitea.dev/models/db"
+	git_model "gitea.dev/models/git"
 	"gitea.dev/models/organization"
 	repo_model "gitea.dev/models/repo"
 	"gitea.dev/models/unittest"
@@ -52,3 +55,28 @@ func TestDeleteOwnerRepositoriesDirectly(t *testing.T) {
 
 	assert.NoError(t, repo_service.DeleteOwnerRepositoriesDirectly(t.Context(), user))
 }
+
+func TestDeleteRepositoryDirectlyPurgesRepoScopedRows(t *testing.T) {
+	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+
+	// One row per table that repository deletion used to leave behind (#38494).
+	assert.NoError(t, db.Insert(t.Context(),
+		&actions_model.ActionVariable{RepoID: 1, Name: "to_purge", Data: "value"},
+		&actions_model.ActionRunAttempt{RepoID: 1, RunID: unittest.NonexistentID, Attempt: 1},
+		&actions_model.ActionTasksVersion{RepoID: 1, Version: 1},
+		&git_model.RenamedBranch{RepoID: 1, From: "old-name", To: "new-name"},
+		&git_model.CommitStatusSummary{RepoID: 1, SHA: "deadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeefdeadbeef", State: "success"},
+		&repo_model.RepoTransfer{RepoID: 1, DoerID: 2, RecipientID: 3},
+	))
+	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &git_model.CommitStatusIndex{RepoID: 1})
+
+	assert.NoError(t, repo_service.DeleteRepositoryDirectly(t.Context(), 1))
+
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &actions_model.ActionVariable{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &actions_model.ActionRunAttempt{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &actions_model.ActionTasksVersion{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &git_model.RenamedBranch{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &git_model.CommitStatusSummary{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &git_model.CommitStatusIndex{RepoID: 1})
+	unittest.AssertNotExistsBean(t, &repo_model.RepoTransfer{RepoID: 1})
+}