diff --git a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/expire_snapshots.rs b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/expire_snapshots.rs
index e9fbc9f151..2e097d6ad9 100644
--- a/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/expire_snapshots.rs
+++ b/crates/iceberg/src/transaction/expire_snapshots.rs
@@ -321,6 +321,26 @@ impl TransactionAction for ExpireSnapshotsAction {
             .into_iter()
             .map(|ref_name| TableUpdate::RemoveSnapshotRef { ref_name })
             .collect();
+
+        // Drop the statistics metadata tied to each expired snapshot, mirroring Java
+        // `RemoveSnapshots.removeSnapshots`. This only rewrites metadata; the puffin files those
+        // entries point at are deleted by the higher-level file-cleanup maintenance operation.
+        for snapshot_id in &plan.ids_to_remove {
+            if metadata.statistics_for_snapshot(*snapshot_id).is_some() {
+                updates.push(TableUpdate::RemoveStatistics {
+                    snapshot_id: *snapshot_id,
+                });
+            }
+            if metadata
+                .partition_statistics_for_snapshot(*snapshot_id)
+                .is_some()
+            {
+                updates.push(TableUpdate::RemovePartitionStatistics {
+                    snapshot_id: *snapshot_id,
+                });
+            }
+        }
+
         if !plan.ids_to_remove.is_empty() {
             updates.push(TableUpdate::RemoveSnapshots {
                 snapshot_ids: plan.ids_to_remove,
@@ -349,7 +369,8 @@ mod tests {
     use chrono::Utc;
 
     use crate::spec::{
-        MAIN_BRANCH, Operation, Snapshot, SnapshotReference, SnapshotRetention, Summary,
+        MAIN_BRANCH, Operation, PartitionStatisticsFile, Snapshot, SnapshotReference,
+        SnapshotRetention, StatisticsFile, Summary,
     };
     use crate::table::Table;
     use crate::transaction::Transaction;
@@ -472,6 +493,69 @@ mod tests {
         base.with_metadata(Arc::new(builder.build().unwrap().metadata))
     }
 
+    /// Like [`table_with`], but also attaches statistics and partition-statistics files.
+    fn table_with_stats(
+        snapshots: Vec<Snapshot>,
+        refs: Vec<(&str, SnapshotReference)>,
+        statistics: Vec<StatisticsFile>,
+        partition_statistics: Vec<PartitionStatisticsFile>,
+    ) -> Table {
+        let base = make_v2_minimal_table();
+        let mut builder = base.metadata().clone().into_builder(None);
+        for snapshot in snapshots {
+            builder = builder.add_snapshot(snapshot).unwrap();
+        }
+        for (name, reference) in refs {
+            builder = builder.set_ref(name, reference).unwrap();
+        }
+        for stats in statistics {
+            builder = builder.set_statistics(stats);
+        }
+        for stats in partition_statistics {
+            builder = builder.set_partition_statistics(stats);
+        }
+        base.with_metadata(Arc::new(builder.build().unwrap().metadata))
+    }
+
+    fn stats_file(snapshot_id: i64) -> StatisticsFile {
+        StatisticsFile {
+            snapshot_id,
+            statistics_path: format!("/stats-{snapshot_id}.puffin"),
+            file_size_in_bytes: 1,
+            file_footer_size_in_bytes: 1,
+            key_metadata: None,
+            blob_metadata: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn partition_stats_file(snapshot_id: i64) -> PartitionStatisticsFile {
+        PartitionStatisticsFile {
+            snapshot_id,
+            statistics_path: format!("/partition-stats-{snapshot_id}.puffin"),
+            file_size_in_bytes: 1,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn removed_statistics(updates: &[TableUpdate]) -> Vec<i64> {
+        updates
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|update| match update {
+                TableUpdate::RemoveStatistics { snapshot_id } => Some(*snapshot_id),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
+    fn removed_partition_statistics(updates: &[TableUpdate]) -> Vec<i64> {
+        updates
+            .iter()
+            .filter_map(|update| match update {
+                TableUpdate::RemovePartitionStatistics { snapshot_id } => Some(*snapshot_id),
+                _ => None,
+            })
+            .collect()
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn test_expire_explicit_snapshot_id() {
         assert_eq!(
@@ -995,4 +1079,72 @@ mod tests {
             |u| matches!(u, TableUpdate::RemoveSnapshots { snapshot_ids } if snapshot_ids == &[1])
         ));
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_expiring_snapshot_drops_its_statistics() {
+        // main: 1 -> 2, both carrying statistics. retain_last(1) keeps only the head (2).
+        let table = table_with_stats(
+            vec![
+                snapshot(1, None, 35, TS + 1),
+                snapshot(2, Some(1), 36, TS + 2),
+            ],
+            vec![(MAIN_BRANCH, branch(2, None))],
+            vec![stats_file(1), stats_file(2)],
+            vec![partition_stats_file(1), partition_stats_file(2)],
+        );
+
+        let updates = updates_of(
+            &table,
+            action().retain_last(1).expire_older_than_ms(i64::MAX),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        // Snapshot 1 expires, so its stats entries are dropped; the retained head 2 keeps its stats.
+        assert_eq!(removed_statistics(&updates), vec![1]);
+        assert_eq!(removed_partition_statistics(&updates), vec![1]);
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_expiring_snapshot_without_statistics_emits_no_removal() {
+        // Same expiry, but no statistics attached to any snapshot.
+        let table = table_with(
+            vec![
+                snapshot(1, None, 35, TS + 1),
+                snapshot(2, Some(1), 36, TS + 2),
+            ],
+            vec![(MAIN_BRANCH, branch(2, None))],
+        );
+
+        let updates = updates_of(
+            &table,
+            action().retain_last(1).expire_older_than_ms(i64::MAX),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        assert!(removed_statistics(&updates).is_empty());
+        assert!(removed_partition_statistics(&updates).is_empty());
+    }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_only_present_statistics_variant_is_removed() {
+        // Snapshot 1 has statistics but no partition statistics.
+        let table = table_with_stats(
+            vec![
+                snapshot(1, None, 35, TS + 1),
+                snapshot(2, Some(1), 36, TS + 2),
+            ],
+            vec![(MAIN_BRANCH, branch(2, None))],
+            vec![stats_file(1)],
+            vec![],
+        );
+
+        let updates = updates_of(
+            &table,
+            action().retain_last(1).expire_older_than_ms(i64::MAX),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        assert_eq!(removed_statistics(&updates), vec![1]);
+        assert!(removed_partition_statistics(&updates).is_empty());
+    }
 }