diff --git a/proto/redpanda/core/admin/internal/datalake/v1/datalake.proto b/proto/redpanda/core/admin/internal/datalake/v1/datalake.proto
index a2db311035a16..111418b27bcec 100644
--- a/proto/redpanda/core/admin/internal/datalake/v1/datalake.proto
+++ b/proto/redpanda/core/admin/internal/datalake/v1/datalake.proto
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ service DatalakeService {
             authz: SUPERUSER
         };
     }
+    // Sends a request to the coordinator to reset the pending state of a given
+    // Iceberg topic.
+    rpc CoordinatorResetPendingState(CoordinatorResetPendingStateRequest)
+        returns (CoordinatorResetPendingStateResponse) {
+        option (redpanda.pbgen.rpc) = {
+            authz: SUPERUSER
+        };
+    }
 }
 
 message GetCoordinatorStateRequest {
@@ -39,6 +47,11 @@ message GetCoordinatorStateRequest {
     // topics.
     repeated string topics_filter = 1;
 }
+message CoordinatorResetPendingStateRequest {
+    string topic_name = 1;
+}
+
+message CoordinatorResetPendingStateResponse {}
 
 message GetCoordinatorStateResponse {
     CoordinatorState state = 1;
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.cc b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.cc
index 0c307eecb40af..7e3c2de162aaa 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.cc
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.cc
@@ -857,6 +857,54 @@ coordinator::sync_get_usage_stats() {
     co_return result;
 }
 
+ss::future<checked<std::nullopt_t, coordinator::errc>>
+coordinator::sync_reset_pending_state(
+  model::topic topic, model::revision_id topic_revision) {
+    auto gate = maybe_gate();
+    if (gate.has_error()) {
+        co_return gate.error();
+    }
+    auto sync_res = co_await stm_->sync(10s);
+    if (sync_res.has_error()) {
+        co_return convert_stm_errc(sync_res.error());
+    }
+
+    auto reset_res = reset_pending_state_update::build(
+      stm_->state(), topic, topic_revision);
+    if (reset_res.has_error()) {
+        vlog(
+          datalake_log.info,
+          "Rejecting reset_pending_state request (topic: {}, rev: {}): {}",
+          topic,
+          topic_revision,
+          reset_res.error());
+        co_return errc::stm_apply_error;
+    }
+    storage::record_batch_builder builder(
+      model::record_batch_type::datalake_coordinator, model::offset{0});
+    builder.add_raw_kv(
+      serde::to_iobuf(reset_pending_state_update::key),
+      serde::to_iobuf(std::move(reset_res.value())));
+    auto repl_res = co_await stm_->replicate_and_wait(
+      sync_res.value(), std::move(builder).build(), as_);
+    if (repl_res.has_error()) {
+        co_return convert_stm_errc(repl_res.error());
+    }
+    const auto t_it = stm_->state().topic_to_state.find(topic);
+    if (
+      t_it != stm_->state().topic_to_state.end()
+      && t_it->second.has_pending_entries()) {
+        vlog(
+          datalake_log.info,
+          "Failed reset_pending_state request (topic: {}, rev: {}): "
+          "pending entries still remain",
+          topic,
+          topic_revision);
+        co_return errc::stm_apply_error;
+    }
+    co_return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 ss::future<
   checked<chunked_hash_map<model::topic, topic_state>, coordinator::errc>>
 coordinator::sync_get_topic_state(chunked_vector<model::topic> topics_filter) {
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.h b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.h
index 5e5a8a20a37ac..95e7961807dba 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.h
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/coordinator.h
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ class coordinator {
 
     ss::future<checked<datalake_usage_stats, errc>> sync_get_usage_stats();
 
+    ss::future<checked<std::nullopt_t, errc>> sync_reset_pending_state(
+      model::topic topic, model::revision_id topic_revision);
+
     ss::future<checked<chunked_hash_map<model::topic, topic_state>, errc>>
     sync_get_topic_state(chunked_vector<model::topic> topics);
 
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.cc b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.cc
index 33b4282a86d16..c30332bb89c44 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.cc
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.cc
@@ -459,6 +459,40 @@ ss::future<usage_stats_reply> frontend::get_usage_stats(
       &client::get_usage_stats>(std::move(request), bool(local_only_exec));
 }
 
+ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> frontend::reset_pending_state_locally(
+  reset_pending_state_request request,
+  const model::ntp& coordinator_partition,
+  ss::shard_id shard) {
+    auto holder = _gate.hold();
+    co_return co_await _coordinator_mgr->invoke_on(
+      shard,
+      [coordinator_partition, &request](coordinator_manager& mgr) mutable {
+          auto partition = mgr.get(coordinator_partition);
+          if (!partition) {
+              return ssx::now(reset_pending_state_reply{errc::not_leader});
+          }
+          return partition
+            ->sync_reset_pending_state(request.topic, request.topic_revision)
+            .then([](auto result) {
+                reset_pending_state_reply resp{};
+                if (result.has_error()) {
+                    resp.errc = to_rpc_errc(result.error());
+                } else {
+                    resp.errc = errc::ok;
+                }
+                return ssx::now(std::move(resp));
+            });
+      });
+}
+
+ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> frontend::reset_pending_state(
+  reset_pending_state_request request, local_only local_only_exec) {
+    auto holder = _gate.hold();
+    co_return co_await process<
+      &frontend::reset_pending_state_locally,
+      &client::reset_pending_state>(std::move(request), bool(local_only_exec));
+}
+
 ss::future<get_topic_state_reply> frontend::get_topic_state_locally(
   get_topic_state_request request,
   const model::ntp& coordinator_partition,
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.h b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.h
index 9cd4c00bda5cd..fae240c55f891 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.h
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/frontend.h
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ class frontend : public ss::peering_sharded_service<frontend> {
     ss::future<usage_stats_reply>
       get_usage_stats(usage_stats_request, local_only = local_only::no);
 
+    ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> reset_pending_state(
+      reset_pending_state_request, local_only = local_only::no);
+
     ss::future<get_topic_state_reply>
       get_topic_state(get_topic_state_request, local_only = local_only::no);
 
@@ -139,6 +142,11 @@ class frontend : public ss::peering_sharded_service<frontend> {
       const model::ntp& coordinator_partition,
       ss::shard_id);
 
+    ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> reset_pending_state_locally(
+      reset_pending_state_request,
+      const model::ntp& coordinator_partition,
+      ss::shard_id);
+
     ss::future<get_topic_state_reply> get_topic_state_locally(
       get_topic_state_request,
       const model::ntp& coordinator_partition,
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/rpc.json b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/rpc.json
index 026f2a0bd3ea3..1ba46808af00e 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/rpc.json
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/rpc.json
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
             "input_type": "usage_stats_request",
             "output_type": "usage_stats_reply"
         },
+        {
+            "name": "reset_pending_state",
+            "input_type": "reset_pending_state_request",
+            "output_type": "reset_pending_state_reply"
+        },
         {
             "name": "get_topic_state",
             "input_type": "get_topic_state_request",
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.cc b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.cc
index 5fe082f08fc32..bf8a3131ecbf8 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.cc
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.cc
@@ -58,4 +58,10 @@ ss::future<get_topic_state_reply> service::get_topic_state(
       std::move(request), frontend::local_only::yes);
 }
 
+ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> service::reset_pending_state(
+  reset_pending_state_request request, ::rpc::streaming_context&) {
+    return _frontend->local().reset_pending_state(
+      std::move(request), frontend::local_only::yes);
+}
+
 }; // namespace datalake::coordinator::rpc
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.h b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.h
index b24f17340d8cd..5bd8486c0ea57 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.h
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/service.h
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ class service final : public impl::datalake_coordinator_rpc_service {
     ss::future<get_topic_state_reply> get_topic_state(
       get_topic_state_request, ::rpc::streaming_context&) override;
 
+    ss::future<reset_pending_state_reply> reset_pending_state(
+      reset_pending_state_request, ::rpc::streaming_context&) override;
+
 private:
     ss::sharded<frontend>* _frontend;
 };
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_machine.cc b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_machine.cc
index be53a915c9be5..9334c420b07aa 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_machine.cc
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_machine.cc
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ ss::future<> coordinator_stm::do_apply(const model::record_batch& b) {
             maybe_log_update_error(_log, key, o, res);
             continue;
         }
+        case update_key::reset_pending_state: {
+            auto update = serde::read<reset_pending_state_update>(val_p);
+            vlog(_log.debug, "Applying {} from offset {}: {}", key, o, update);
+            auto res = update.apply(state_);
+            maybe_log_update_error(_log, key, o, res);
+            continue;
+        }
         }
         vlog(
           _log.error,
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.cc b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.cc
index a500f0817b597..1753560aa1946 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.cc
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.cc
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const update_key& u) {
         return o << "update_key::mark_files_committed";
     case update_key::topic_lifecycle_update:
         return o << "update_key::topic_lifecycle_update";
+    case update_key::reset_pending_state:
+        return o << "update_key::reset_pending_state";
     }
 }
 
@@ -214,6 +216,58 @@ mark_files_committed_update::apply(topics_state& state) {
     return std::nullopt;
 }
 
+checked<reset_pending_state_update, stm_update_error>
+reset_pending_state_update::build(
+  const topics_state& state,
+  const model::topic& topic,
+  model::revision_id topic_revision) {
+    reset_pending_state_update update{
+      .topic = topic,
+      .topic_revision = topic_revision,
+    };
+    auto allowed = update.can_apply(state);
+    if (allowed.has_error()) {
+        return allowed.error();
+    }
+    return update;
+}
+
+checked<std::nullopt_t, stm_update_error>
+reset_pending_state_update::can_apply(const topics_state& state) {
+    auto topic_it = state.topic_to_state.find(topic);
+    if (topic_it == state.topic_to_state.end()) {
+        // No topic at all, the reset is a no-op.
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    const auto& cur_topic = topic_it->second;
+    if (topic_revision != cur_topic.revision) {
+        return stm_update_error{fmt::format(
+          "topic {} revision mismatch: got {}, current rev {}",
+          topic,
+          topic_revision,
+          cur_topic.revision)};
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
+checked<std::nullopt_t, stm_update_error>
+reset_pending_state_update::apply(topics_state& state) {
+    auto allowed = can_apply(state);
+    if (allowed.has_error()) {
+        return allowed.error();
+    }
+    auto topic_it = state.topic_to_state.find(topic);
+    if (topic_it == state.topic_to_state.end()) {
+        // No topic at all, the reset is a no-op.
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    auto& tp_state = topic_it->second;
+    for (auto& [pid, p_state] : tp_state.pid_to_pending_files) {
+        p_state.pending_entries.clear();
+    }
+    return std::nullopt;
+}
+
 checked<bool, stm_update_error>
 topic_lifecycle_update::can_apply(const topics_state& state) {
     auto topic_it = state.topic_to_state.find(topic);
@@ -328,4 +382,9 @@ std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const topic_lifecycle_update& u) {
     return o;
 }
 
+std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& o, const reset_pending_state_update& u) {
+    fmt::print(o, "{{topic: {}, revision: {}}}", u.topic, u.topic_revision);
+    return o;
+}
+
 } // namespace datalake::coordinator
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.h b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.h
index ce77daa3808c2..b8eabdb95e9fc 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.h
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/state_update.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ enum class update_key : uint8_t {
     add_files = 0,
     mark_files_committed = 1,
     topic_lifecycle_update = 2,
+    reset_pending_state = 3,
 };
 std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const update_key&);
 
@@ -88,6 +89,28 @@ struct mark_files_committed_update
     uint64_t kafka_bytes_processed{0};
 };
 
+struct reset_pending_state_update
+  : public serde::envelope<
+      reset_pending_state_update,
+      serde::version<0>,
+      serde::compat_version<0>> {
+    static constexpr auto key{update_key::reset_pending_state};
+    static checked<reset_pending_state_update, stm_update_error> build(
+      const topics_state&,
+      const model::topic&,
+      model::revision_id topic_revision);
+
+    auto serde_fields() { return std::tie(topic, topic_revision); }
+
+    checked<std::nullopt_t, stm_update_error> can_apply(const topics_state&);
+    checked<std::nullopt_t, stm_update_error> apply(topics_state&);
+    friend std::ostream&
+    operator<<(std::ostream&, const reset_pending_state_update&);
+
+    model::topic topic;
+    model::revision_id topic_revision;
+};
+
 // An update to change topic lifecycle state after it has been deleted.
 struct topic_lifecycle_update
   : public serde::envelope<
diff --git a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/types.h b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/types.h
index f923821c1bad7..1bcfaae7dce2f 100644
--- a/src/v/datalake/coordinator/types.h
+++ b/src/v/datalake/coordinator/types.h
@@ -332,6 +332,46 @@ struct usage_stats_request
     auto serde_fields() { return std::tie(coordinator_partition); }
 };
 
+struct reset_pending_state_reply
+  : serde::envelope<
+      reset_pending_state_reply,
+      serde::version<0>,
+      serde::compat_version<0>> {
+    reset_pending_state_reply() = default;
+    explicit reset_pending_state_reply(errc err)
+      : errc(err) {}
+
+    friend std::ostream&
+    operator<<(std::ostream&, const reset_pending_state_reply&);
+
+    errc errc;
+
+    auto serde_fields() { return std::tie(errc); }
+};
+
+struct reset_pending_state_request
+  : serde::envelope<
+      reset_pending_state_request,
+      serde::version<0>,
+      serde::compat_version<0>> {
+    using resp_t = reset_pending_state_reply;
+
+    model::topic topic;
+    model::revision_id topic_revision;
+
+    reset_pending_state_request() = default;
+    explicit reset_pending_state_request(
+      const model::topic& topic, model::revision_id rev)
+      : topic(topic)
+      , topic_revision(rev) {}
+    friend std::ostream&
+    operator<<(std::ostream&, const reset_pending_state_request&);
+
+    const model::topic& get_topic() const { return topic; }
+
+    auto serde_fields() { return std::tie(topic, topic_revision); }
+};
+
 struct get_topic_state_reply
   : serde::envelope<
       get_topic_state_reply,
diff --git a/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.cc b/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.cc
index 713908048d065..4e03ed180dd27 100644
--- a/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.cc
+++ b/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.cc
@@ -193,4 +193,22 @@ datalake_service_impl::get_coordinator_state(
     co_return response;
 }
 
+ss::future<proto::admin::coordinator_reset_pending_state_response>
+datalake_service_impl::coordinator_reset_pending_state(
+  serde::pb::rpc::context,
+  proto::admin::coordinator_reset_pending_state_request req) {
+    datalake::coordinator::reset_pending_state_request fe_req;
+    fe_req.topic = model::topic{req.get_topic_name()};
+    if (!_coordinator_fe->local_is_initialized()) {
+        throw serde::pb::rpc::unavailable_exception(
+          "Datalake coordinator frontend not initialized");
+    }
+    auto fe_res = co_await _coordinator_fe->local().reset_pending_state(fe_req);
+    if (fe_res.errc != datalake::coordinator::errc::ok) {
+        throw serde::pb::rpc::internal_exception(
+          fmt::format("Datalake coordinator error: {}", fe_res.errc));
+    }
+    co_return proto::admin::coordinator_reset_pending_state_response{};
+}
+
 } // namespace admin
diff --git a/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.h b/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.h
index 7a210645d98e3..39cd08faaafc9 100644
--- a/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.h
+++ b/src/v/redpanda/admin/services/datalake/datalake.h
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ class datalake_service_impl : public proto::admin::datalake_service {
         serde::pb::rpc::context,
         proto::admin::get_coordinator_state_request) override;
 
+    ss::future<proto::admin::coordinator_reset_pending_state_response>
+      coordinator_reset_pending_state(
+        serde::pb::rpc::context,
+        proto::admin::coordinator_reset_pending_state_request) override;
+
 private:
     admin::proxy::client _proxy_client;