diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/adapter.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/adapter.ts
index a74fcb5965b..393a0c1c40a 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/adapter.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/adapter.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import { uploadFile } from './uploadFile.js'
 interface CreateVercelBlobAdapterArgs {
   access: 'public'
   addRandomSuffix?: boolean
+  allowOverwrite?: boolean
   baseUrl: string
   cacheControlMaxAge: number
   clientUploads?: ClientUploadsConfig
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ interface CreateVercelBlobAdapterArgs {
 export function createVercelBlobAdapter({
   access,
   addRandomSuffix,
+  allowOverwrite,
   baseUrl,
   cacheControlMaxAge,
   clientUploads,
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ export function createVercelBlobAdapter({
       const result = await uploadFile({
         access,
         addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite,
         buffer,
         cacheControlMaxAge,
         collectionPrefix: prefix,
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
index 0d07f9b8fbd..234a816cca5 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/client/VercelBlobClientUploadHandler.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { formatAdminURL } from 'payload/shared'
 
 export type VercelBlobClientUploadHandlerExtra = {
   addRandomSuffix: boolean
+  allowOverwrite: boolean
   useCompositePrefixes: boolean
 }
 
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ export const VercelBlobClientUploadHandler =
       apiRoute,
       collectionSlug,
       docPrefix,
-      extra: { addRandomSuffix, useCompositePrefixes = false },
+      extra: { addRandomSuffix, allowOverwrite, useCompositePrefixes = false },
       file,
       prefix,
       serverHandlerPath,
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/getClientUploadRoute.ts
index 0dc2d6434f6..259093e9e85 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 +17,13 @@ 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 +41,7 @@ export const getClientUploadRoute =
 
           return Promise.resolve({
             addRandomSuffix,
+            allowOverwrite,
             cacheControlMaxAge,
           })
         },
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
index 951f81fe99b..9ae5c8b5063 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/index.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,16 @@ export type VercelBlobStorageOptions = {
    */
   addRandomSuffix?: boolean
 
+  /**
+   * Allow overwriting an existing blob with the same key. Passed through to
+   * `@vercel/blob`'s `put()`. Useful when `addRandomSuffix: false` is combined
+   * with `clientUploads: true`, where a failed upload can leave an orphan blob
+   * that blocks a retry with `"This blob already exists"`.
+   *
+   * @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
@@ -91,6 +101,7 @@ export type VercelBlobStorageOptions = {
 const defaultUploadOptions: Partial<VercelBlobStorageOptions> = {
   access: 'public',
   addRandomSuffix: false,
+  allowOverwrite: false,
   cacheControlMaxAge: 60 * 60 * 24 * 365, // 1 year
   enabled: true,
 }
@@ -134,12 +145,14 @@ export const vercelBlobStorage: VercelBlobStoragePlugin =
       enabled: !isPluginDisabled && Boolean(options.clientUploads),
       extraClientHandlerProps: () => ({
         addRandomSuffix: !!optionsWithDefaults.addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite: !!optionsWithDefaults.allowOverwrite,
         useCompositePrefixes: !!options.useCompositePrefixes,
       }),
       serverHandler: getClientUploadRoute({
         access:
           typeof options.clientUploads === 'object' ? options.clientUploads.access : undefined,
         addRandomSuffix: optionsWithDefaults.addRandomSuffix,
+        allowOverwrite: optionsWithDefaults.allowOverwrite,
         cacheControlMaxAge: options.cacheControlMaxAge,
         token: options.token ?? '',
       }),
@@ -171,6 +184,7 @@ export const vercelBlobStorage: VercelBlobStoragePlugin =
     const adapter = createVercelBlobAdapter({
       access: optionsWithDefaults.access ?? 'public',
       addRandomSuffix: optionsWithDefaults.addRandomSuffix,
+      allowOverwrite: optionsWithDefaults.allowOverwrite,
       baseUrl,
       cacheControlMaxAge: optionsWithDefaults.cacheControlMaxAge ?? 60 * 60 * 24 * 365,
       clientUploads: optionsWithDefaults.clientUploads,
diff --git a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/uploadFile.ts b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/uploadFile.ts
index d568e4026bd..04362ae6332 100644
--- a/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/uploadFile.ts
+++ b/packages/storage-vercel-blob/src/uploadFile.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import path from 'path'
 interface UploadFileArgs {
   access: 'public'
   addRandomSuffix?: boolean
+  allowOverwrite?: boolean
   buffer: Buffer
   cacheControlMaxAge?: number
   collectionPrefix?: string
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ interface UploadFileResult {
 export async function uploadFile({
   access,
   addRandomSuffix,
+  allowOverwrite,
   buffer,
   cacheControlMaxAge,
   collectionPrefix = '',
@@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ export async function uploadFile({
   const result = await put(fileKey, buffer, {
     access,
     addRandomSuffix,
+    allowOverwrite,
     cacheControlMaxAge,
     contentType: mimeType,
     token,