diff --git a/src/rest/openapi.yaml b/src/rest/openapi.yaml
index 96f014fbeb9..0a90bf85eb2 100644
--- a/src/rest/openapi.yaml
+++ b/src/rest/openapi.yaml
@@ -1494,6 +1494,19 @@ paths:
           description: Invalid request body.
         "500":
           $ref: "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
+    delete:
+      tags:
+        - node
+      summary: Delete the pending operational dataset
+      description: |-
+        Clears the pending operational dataset, canceling any scheduled network
+        configuration changes (e.g. a pending channel migration) before they
+        take effect.
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Successfully deleted the pending operational dataset.
+        "500":
+          $ref: "#/components/responses/InternalServerError"
   /node/commissioner/state:
     get:
       tags: 
diff --git a/src/rest/rest_web_server.cpp b/src/rest/rest_web_server.cpp
index 29ee6b506be..3ef80128e6f 100644
--- a/src/rest/rest_web_server.cpp
+++ b/src/rest/rest_web_server.cpp
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ RestWebServer::RestWebServer(Host::RcpHost &aHost)
     mServer.Options(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_DATASET_ACTIVE, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::DatasetActive));
     mServer.Get(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_DATASET_PENDING, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::DatasetPending));
     mServer.Put(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_DATASET_PENDING, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::DatasetPending));
+    mServer.Delete(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_DATASET_PENDING, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::DatasetPending));
     mServer.Options(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_DATASET_PENDING, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::DatasetPending));
     mServer.Get(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_COMMISSIONER_STATE, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::CommissionerState));
     mServer.Put(OT_REST_RESOURCE_PATH_NODE_COMMISSIONER_STATE, MakeHandler(&RestWebServer::CommissionerState));
@@ -756,6 +757,28 @@ void RestWebServer::SetDataset(DatasetType aDatasetType, const Request &aRequest
     }
 }
 
+void RestWebServer::DeletePendingDataset(Response &aResponse) const
+{
+    otbrError error = OTBR_ERROR_NONE;
+
+    SuccessOrExit(error = RunInMainLoop([this]() {
+                      otOperationalDatasetTlvs datasetTlvs;
+
+                      datasetTlvs.mLength = 0;
+                      VerifyOrReturn(otDatasetSetPendingTlvs(GetInstance(), &datasetTlvs) == OT_ERROR_NONE,
+                                     OTBR_ERROR_REST);
+                      return OTBR_ERROR_NONE;
+                  }));
+
+    aResponse.status = StatusCode::OK_200;
+
+exit:
+    if (error != OTBR_ERROR_NONE)
+    {
+        ErrorHandler(aResponse, StatusCode::InternalServerError_500);
+    }
+}
+
 void RestWebServer::Dataset(DatasetType aDatasetType, const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const
 {
     switch (GetMethod(aRequest))
@@ -766,6 +789,16 @@ void RestWebServer::Dataset(DatasetType aDatasetType, const Request &aRequest, R
     case HttpMethod::kPut:
         SetDataset(aDatasetType, aRequest, aResponse);
         break;
+    case HttpMethod::kDelete:
+        if (aDatasetType == DatasetType::kPending)
+        {
+            DeletePendingDataset(aResponse);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ErrorHandler(aResponse, StatusCode::MethodNotAllowed_405);
+        }
+        break;
     case HttpMethod::kOptions:
         aResponse.status = StatusCode::OK_200;
         break;
diff --git a/src/rest/rest_web_server.hpp b/src/rest/rest_web_server.hpp
index ba32672fc64..61a24713d00 100644
--- a/src/rest/rest_web_server.hpp
+++ b/src/rest/rest_web_server.hpp
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ class RestWebServer : public std::enable_shared_from_this<RestWebServer>
     void GetDataRloc(Response &aResponse) const;
     void GetDataset(DatasetType aDatasetType, const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const;
     void SetDataset(DatasetType aDatasetType, const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const;
+    void DeletePendingDataset(Response &aResponse) const;
     void GetCommissionerState(Response &aResponse) const;
     void SetCommissionerState(const Request &aRequest, Response &aResponse) const;
     void GetJoiners(Response &aResponse) const;