diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
index 002939e1dfe..3740d3a27de 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { formatAdminURL } from 'payload/shared'
 
 export type VercelBlobClientUploadHandlerExtra = {
   addRandomSuffix: boolean
+  allowOverwrite: boolean
   baseURL: string
   prefix: string
 }
@@ -14,7 +15,7 @@ export const VercelBlobClientUploadHandler =
     handler: async ({
       apiRoute,
       collectionSlug,
-      extra: { addRandomSuffix, baseURL, prefix = '' },
+      extra: { addRandomSuffix, allowOverwrite, baseURL, prefix = '' },
       file,
       serverHandlerPath,
       serverURL,
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts
index 0dc2d6434f6..d17b8202a51 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ type Args = {
     req: PayloadRequest
   }) => boolean | Promise<boolean>
   addRandomSuffix?: boolean
+  allowOverwrite?: boolean
   cacheControlMaxAge?: number
   token: string
 }
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ type Args = {
 const defaultAccess: Args['access'] = ({ req }) => !!req.user
 
 export const getClientUploadRoute =
-  ({ access = defaultAccess, addRandomSuffix, cacheControlMaxAge, token }: Args): PayloadHandler =>
+  ({ access = defaultAccess, addRandomSuffix, allowOverwrite, cacheControlMaxAge, token }: Args): PayloadHandler =>
   async (req) => {
     const body = (await req.json!()) as HandleUploadBody
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export const getClientUploadRoute =
 
           return Promise.resolve({
             addRandomSuffix,
+            allowOverwrite,
             cacheControlMaxAge,
           })
         },
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/handleUpload.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/handleUpload.ts
index 4bf4f53f2ef..8be2366a40f 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/handleUpload.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/handleUpload.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type HandleUploadArgs = {
 export const getHandleUpload = ({
   access = 'public',
   addRandomSuffix,
+  allowOverwrite,
   baseUrl,
   cacheControlMaxAge,
   prefix = '',
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ export const getHandleUpload = ({
     const result = await put(fileKey, buffer, {
       access,
       addRandomSuffix,
+      allowOverwrite,
       cacheControlMaxAge,
       contentType: mimeType,
       token,
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
index 65f83d8fd4d..bce58ec5484 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
@@ -34,6 +34,21 @@ export type VercelBlobStorageOptions = {
    */
   addRandomSuffix?: boolean
 
+  /**
+   * Allow overwriting existing blobs with the same pathname.
+   *
+   * When `false` (the default), uploading a file with the same name as an
+   * existing blob will throw an error. This commonly happens when a previous
+   * upload fails partway through (the blob is created but the Payload record
+   * is not), leaving an orphan blob that blocks subsequent uploads of the
+   * same file.
+   *
+   * Set to `true` to silently overwrite the existing blob instead of erroring.
+   *
+   * @default false
+   */
+  allowOverwrite?: boolean
+
   /**
    * When enabled, fields (like the prefix field) will always be inserted into
    * the collection schema regardless of whether the plugin is enabled. This
@@ -82,6 +97,7 @@ export type VercelBlobStorageOptions = {
 const defaultUploadOptions: Partial<VercelBlobStorageOptions> = {
   access: 'public',
   addRandomSuffix: false,
+  allowOverwrite: false,
   cacheControlMaxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 365, // 1 year
   enabled: true,
 }
@@ -122,6 +138,7 @@ export const vercelBlobStorage: VercelBlobStoragePlugin =
       enabled: !isPluginDisabled && Boolean(options.clientUploads),
       extraClientHandlerProps: (collection) => ({
         addRandomSuffix: !!optionsWithDefaults.addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite: !!optionsWithDefaults.allowOverwrite,
         baseURL: baseUrl,
         prefix:
           (typeof collection === 'object' && collection.prefix && `${collection.prefix}/`) || '',
@@ -130,6 +147,7 @@ export const vercelBlobStorage: VercelBlobStoragePlugin =
         access:
           typeof options.clientUploads === 'object' ? options.clientUploads.access : undefined,
         addRandomSuffix: optionsWithDefaults.addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite: optionsWithDefaults.allowOverwrite,
         cacheControlMaxAge: options.cacheControlMaxAge,
         token: options.token ?? '',
       }),
@@ -185,7 +203,7 @@ function vercelBlobStorageInternal(
   options: { baseUrl: string } & VercelBlobStorageOptions,
 ): Adapter {
   return ({ collection, prefix }): GeneratedAdapter => {
-    const { access, addRandomSuffix, baseUrl, cacheControlMaxAge, clientUploads, token } = options
+    const { access, addRandomSuffix, allowOverwrite, baseUrl, cacheControlMaxAge, clientUploads, token } = options
 
     if (!token) {
       throw new Error('Vercel Blob storage token is required')
@@ -199,6 +217,7 @@ function vercelBlobStorageInternal(
       handleUpload: getHandleUpload({
         access,
         addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite,
         baseUrl,
         cacheControlMaxAge,
         prefix,