diff --git a/.github/workflows/DocPreviewCleanup.yml b/.github/workflows/DocPreviewCleanup.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6af7934d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/DocPreviewCleanup.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+name: Doc Preview Cleanup
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+# Ensure that only one "Doc Preview Cleanup" workflow is force pushing at a time
+concurrency:
+  group: doc-preview-cleanup
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  doc-preview-cleanup:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout gh-pages branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          ref: gh-pages
+      - name: Delete preview and history + push changes
+        run: |
+          if [ -d "${preview_dir}" ]; then
+              git config user.name "Documenter.jl"
+              git config user.email "documenter@juliadocs.github.io"
+              git rm -rf "${preview_dir}"
+              git commit -m "delete preview"
+              git branch gh-pages-new "$(echo "delete history" | git commit-tree "HEAD^{tree}")"
+              git push --force origin gh-pages-new:gh-pages
+          fi
+        env:
+          preview_dir: previews/PR${{ github.event.number }}
diff --git a/docs/make.jl b/docs/make.jl
index ee7d9f9c8e..37290158c5 100644
--- a/docs/make.jl
+++ b/docs/make.jl
@@ -145,5 +145,9 @@ makedocs(sitename="TrixiParticles.jl",
              "References" => "references.md"
          ])
 
+# Simulations in the doctests and literate tutorials generate VTK and other output files
+# in `docs/build/tutorials/out`. Do not commit these files to `gh-pages`.
+rm(joinpath("docs", "build", "tutorials", "out"); recursive=true, force=true)
+
 deploydocs(repo="github.com/trixi-framework/TrixiParticles.jl",
            devbranch="main", push_preview=true)