diff --git a/src/commands/log/inkInput.test.ts b/src/commands/log/inkInput.test.ts
index 49706c4..3f83dea 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/inkInput.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/inkInput.test.ts
@@ -2314,4 +2314,68 @@ describe('log Ink input interactions', () => {
       ])
     })
   })
+
+  // #838 — `D` on the worktrees view fires the chained worktree
+  // removal + branch delete instead of the global delete-branch
+  // workflow. Scoped per-view so `D` from elsewhere keeps doing what
+  // it always did.
+  describe('worktree D-for-delete-with-branch', () => {
+    function worktreesViewState(overrides: Partial<LogInkState> = {}) {
+      const base = createLogInkState(rows)
+      return {
+        ...base,
+        focus: 'commits' as const,
+        activeView: 'worktrees' as const,
+        viewStack: ['worktrees'] as LogInkState['viewStack'],
+        ...overrides,
+      }
+    }
+
+    it('D on the worktrees view fires the remove-worktree-and-branch confirm', () => {
+      const events = getLogInkInputEvents(
+        worktreesViewState(),
+        'D',
+        {},
+        { worktreeListCount: 2 },
+      )
+      expect(events).toEqual([
+        { type: 'action', action: { type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'remove-worktree-and-branch' } },
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('D from anywhere else still fires the global delete-branch workflow', () => {
+      // History view: no per-view interception; global workflow-by-key
+      // path takes over and routes to delete-branch.
+      const events = getLogInkInputEvents(createLogInkState(rows), 'D', {})
+      expect(events).toEqual([
+        { type: 'action', action: { type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'delete-branch' } },
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('W on the worktrees view still fires plain remove-worktree (existing behavior)', () => {
+      const events = getLogInkInputEvents(
+        worktreesViewState(),
+        'W',
+        {},
+        { worktreeListCount: 2 },
+      )
+      expect(events).toEqual([
+        { type: 'action', action: { type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'remove-worktree' } },
+      ])
+    })
+
+    it('D on the worktrees view with no worktrees falls through (no interception)', () => {
+      const events = getLogInkInputEvents(
+        worktreesViewState(),
+        'D',
+        {},
+        { worktreeListCount: 0 },
+      )
+      // worktreeListCount=0 means the per-view guard doesn't fire; the
+      // global workflow-by-key path then claims D for delete-branch.
+      expect(events).toEqual([
+        { type: 'action', action: { type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'delete-branch' } },
+      ])
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/commands/log/inkInput.ts b/src/commands/log/inkInput.ts
index 40aa57d..12776d1 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/inkInput.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/inkInput.ts
@@ -1663,6 +1663,17 @@ export function getLogInkInputEvents(
     return [action({ type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'delete-remote-tag' })]
   }
 
+  // Per-view worktree action: `D` removes the worktree AND deletes
+  // the branch it was tracking (#838). Scoped to the worktrees
+  // surface so it intercepts BEFORE the global workflow-by-key
+  // dispatcher would otherwise route `D` to delete-branch (which
+  // would silently target whatever was last cursored on the branches
+  // surface instead of acting on the worktree under the cursor here).
+  // `W` keeps its existing "remove worktree only" semantics.
+  if (inputValue === 'D' && isWorktreeActionTarget(state) && context.worktreeListCount) {
+    return [action({ type: 'setPendingConfirmation', value: 'remove-worktree-and-branch' })]
+  }
+
   // #783 — full PR action panel keys, scoped to the pull-request view.
   // All five wrap a `gh pr <verb>` invocation; merge / request-changes /
   // comment open prompts first, the rest route through the y-confirm
diff --git a/src/commands/log/inkRuntime.ts b/src/commands/log/inkRuntime.ts
index 48caaf3..e699f45 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/inkRuntime.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/inkRuntime.ts
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ import {
 } from './historyActions'
 import { applyStash, checkoutFileFromStash, createStash, dropStash, popStash } from './stashActions'
 import { ApplyHunkTarget, applyHunkPatch } from './hunkActions'
-import { removeWorktree } from './worktreeActions'
+import { removeWorktree, removeWorktreeAndBranch } from './worktreeActions'
 import { abortOperation } from './operationActions'
 import { PullRequestOverview, getPullRequestOverview } from './pullRequestData'
 import {
@@ -1863,6 +1863,32 @@ function LogInkApp(deps: LogInkComponentDeps): ReactTypes.ReactElement {
         }
         return removeWorktree(git, cursorTarget)
       },
+      'remove-worktree-and-branch': async () => {
+        const all = context.worktreeList?.worktrees || []
+        const visible = state.filter
+          ? all.filter((w) => matchesPromotedFilter([w.path, w.branch || ''], state.filter))
+          : all
+        const cursorTarget = visible.length
+          ? visible[Math.min(state.selectedWorktreeListIndex, visible.length - 1)]
+          : all[Math.min(state.selectedWorktreeListIndex, Math.max(0, all.length - 1))]
+        if (!cursorTarget) return { ok: false, message: 'No worktree selected' }
+        if (cursorTarget.current) {
+          return {
+            ok: false,
+            message: 'Cannot remove the current worktree — switch to another worktree first.',
+          }
+        }
+        // The chained helper handles the worktree removal AND the
+        // safe branch delete in one call. Branch refs come from the
+        // live context so the underlying deleteBranch helper sees
+        // the current/local flags it needs to refuse the destructive
+        // path on the wrong target.
+        return removeWorktreeAndBranch(
+          git,
+          cursorTarget,
+          context.branches?.localBranches || []
+        )
+      },
       'abort-operation': async () => {
         const operation = context.operation?.operation
         if (!operation) {
diff --git a/src/commands/log/inkWorkflows.ts b/src/commands/log/inkWorkflows.ts
index 53f3d71..1df7ce9 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/inkWorkflows.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/inkWorkflows.ts
@@ -313,6 +313,19 @@ export function getLogInkWorkflowActions(): LogInkWorkflowAction[] {
       kind: 'destructive',
       requiresConfirmation: true,
     },
+    {
+      // Per-view-only — the inkInput handler scopes this to the
+      // worktrees surface so the global `D` keystroke (delete-branch)
+      // keeps working from elsewhere. The empty `key` keeps the
+      // workflow palette-discoverable but does not register a global
+      // hotkey that would collide with delete-branch.
+      id: 'remove-worktree-and-branch',
+      key: '',
+      label: 'Remove worktree + delete branch',
+      description: 'Remove the selected worktree and delete the branch it was tracking after confirmation.',
+      kind: 'destructive',
+      requiresConfirmation: true,
+    },
     {
       id: 'abort-operation',
       key: 'A',
diff --git a/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.test.ts b/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.test.ts
index 93b7bae..c90da29 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
+import { BranchRef } from './branchData'
 import {
   createBranchWorktree,
   createWorktree,
   removeWorktree,
+  removeWorktreeAndBranch,
   worktreePathAction,
 } from './worktreeActions'
 import { WorktreeEntry } from './worktreeData'
@@ -67,4 +69,96 @@ describe('log worktree actions', () => {
     })
     expect(git.raw).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  // #838 — `D` on a worktree chains the worktree removal AND the
+  // branch delete in one action so users don't have to remove the
+  // worktree, navigate to the branches view, then delete the branch
+  // separately.
+  describe('removeWorktreeAndBranch', () => {
+    const branchRef: BranchRef = {
+      type: 'local',
+      name: 'refs/heads/feature/log',
+      shortName: 'feature/log',
+      hash: 'abc123',
+      current: false,
+      date: '2026-05-03',
+      subject: 'feat: log',
+      ahead: 0,
+      behind: 0,
+    }
+
+    it('removes the worktree then deletes the matching branch', async () => {
+      const git = { raw: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('') }
+
+      await expect(
+        removeWorktreeAndBranch(git as never, worktree, [branchRef])
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: true,
+        message: 'Removed worktree /repo-feature and deleted branch feature/log',
+      })
+
+      expect(git.raw).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, ['worktree', 'remove', '/repo-feature'])
+      expect(git.raw).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, ['branch', '-d', 'feature/log'])
+    })
+
+    it('aborts before the branch delete when the worktree removal fails', async () => {
+      const git = { raw: jest.fn() }
+
+      await expect(
+        removeWorktreeAndBranch(git as never, { ...worktree, dirty: true }, [branchRef])
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: false,
+        message: 'Cannot remove dirty worktree /repo-feature. Clean or stash it first.',
+      })
+      // Worktree pre-flight rejected; git.raw was never called for
+      // either step.
+      expect(git.raw).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    })
+
+    it('reports a partial failure when the branch delete fails after a successful worktree removal', async () => {
+      const git = {
+        raw: jest.fn()
+          .mockResolvedValueOnce('') // worktree remove ok
+          .mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('branch feature/log not fully merged')),
+      }
+
+      await expect(
+        removeWorktreeAndBranch(git as never, worktree, [branchRef])
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: false,
+        message: 'Removed worktree /repo-feature, but branch delete failed: branch feature/log not fully merged',
+      })
+    })
+
+    it('skips the branch delete when the worktree had no branch (detached HEAD)', async () => {
+      const git = { raw: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('') }
+
+      await expect(
+        removeWorktreeAndBranch(
+          git as never,
+          { ...worktree, branch: undefined, detached: true },
+          [branchRef]
+        )
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: true,
+        message: 'Removed worktree /repo-feature (no branch to delete)',
+      })
+
+      expect(git.raw).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+      expect(git.raw).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['worktree', 'remove', '/repo-feature'])
+    })
+
+    it('skips the branch delete when the named branch is not in the local ref list', async () => {
+      const git = { raw: jest.fn().mockResolvedValue('') }
+
+      await expect(
+        removeWorktreeAndBranch(git as never, worktree, [])
+      ).resolves.toEqual({
+        ok: true,
+        message: 'Removed worktree /repo-feature (branch feature/log not found in local branches)',
+      })
+
+      expect(git.raw).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.ts b/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.ts
index 528270e..6f1a706 100644
--- a/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.ts
+++ b/src/commands/log/worktreeActions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { SimpleGit } from 'simple-git'
-import { BranchActionResult } from './branchActions'
+import { BranchActionResult, deleteBranch } from './branchActions'
+import { BranchRef } from './branchData'
 import { WorktreeEntry } from './worktreeData'
 
 async function runAction(action: () => Promise<unknown>, successMessage: string): Promise<BranchActionResult> {
@@ -87,3 +88,64 @@ export function worktreePathAction(worktree: WorktreeEntry): BranchActionResult
     message: `Worktree path: ${worktree.path}`,
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * Remove a worktree AND delete the branch it was tracking (#838). The
+ * canonical "I'm done with this side branch" wind-down: removes the
+ * worktree directory, then runs `git branch -d` on the previously
+ * checked-out branch.
+ *
+ * Both pre-flight guards inherit from the underlying helpers:
+ *   - removeWorktree refuses the current worktree and dirty worktrees
+ *   - deleteBranch refuses the current branch and uses `-d` (safe
+ *     delete, refuses unmerged commits)
+ *
+ * Aborts cleanly at any failure point and surfaces a message that
+ * names which step broke. When the worktree had no branch (detached
+ * HEAD) the branch step is silently skipped — there's nothing to
+ * delete and the worktree removal alone counts as success.
+ */
+export async function removeWorktreeAndBranch(
+  git: SimpleGit,
+  worktree: WorktreeEntry,
+  branchRefs: BranchRef[]
+): Promise<BranchActionResult> {
+  const removeResult = await removeWorktree(git, worktree)
+  if (!removeResult.ok) {
+    return removeResult
+  }
+
+  const branchName = worktree.branch
+  if (!branchName) {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      message: `Removed worktree ${worktree.path} (no branch to delete)`,
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Look up the local BranchRef for the branch this worktree was on.
+  // deleteBranch needs the full ref (not just the name) so its
+  // current-branch and local-only guards apply correctly.
+  const branch = branchRefs.find((entry) =>
+    entry.type === 'local' && entry.shortName === branchName
+  )
+  if (!branch) {
+    return {
+      ok: true,
+      message: `Removed worktree ${worktree.path} (branch ${branchName} not found in local branches)`,
+    }
+  }
+
+  const deleteResult = await deleteBranch(git, branch)
+  if (!deleteResult.ok) {
+    return {
+      ok: false,
+      message: `Removed worktree ${worktree.path}, but branch delete failed: ${deleteResult.message}`,
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    message: `Removed worktree ${worktree.path} and deleted branch ${branchName}`,
+  }
+}