diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.html b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.html
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc866fe40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.html
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<div class="modal-header">
+  <h4 class="modal-title" id="modal-basic-title">{{title}}</h4>
+  <button type="button" class="btn-close" aria-label="Close" (click)="cancel()">
+  </button>
+</div>
+<div class="modal-body">
+  @if (message) {
+    <p class="mb-3" [innerHTML]="message"></p>
+  }
+  <div class="btn-group mb-3" role="group">
+    <input
+      type="radio"
+      class="btn-check"
+      name="passwordRemoveMode"
+      id="removeReplace"
+      [(ngModel)]="updateDocument"
+      [value]="true"
+      (ngModelChange)="onUpdateDocumentChange($event)"
+    />
+    <label class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" for="removeReplace">
+      <i-bs name="pencil"></i-bs>
+      <span class="ms-2" i18n>Replace current document</span>
+    </label>
+    <input
+      type="radio"
+      class="btn-check"
+      name="passwordRemoveMode"
+      id="removeCreate"
+      [(ngModel)]="updateDocument"
+      [value]="false"
+      (ngModelChange)="onUpdateDocumentChange($event)"
+    />
+    <label class="btn btn-outline-primary btn-sm" for="removeCreate">
+      <i-bs name="plus"></i-bs>
+      <span class="ms-2" i18n>Create new document</span>
+    </label>
+  </div>
+  @if (!updateDocument) {
+    <div class="d-flex flex-column flex-md-row w-100 gap-3 align-items-center">
+      <div class="form-group d-flex">
+        <div class="form-check">
+          <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="copyMetaRemove" [(ngModel)]="includeMetadata" />
+          <label class="form-check-label" for="copyMetaRemove" i18n> Copy metadata
+          </label>
+        </div>
+        <div class="form-check ms-3">
+          <input class="form-check-input" type="checkbox" id="deleteOriginalRemove" [(ngModel)]="deleteOriginal" />
+          <label class="form-check-label" for="deleteOriginalRemove" i18n> Delete original</label>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  }
+</div>
+<div class="modal-footer flex-nowrap gap-2">
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="btn"
+    [class]="cancelBtnClass"
+    (click)="cancel()"
+    [disabled]="!buttonsEnabled"
+  >
+    <span class="d-inline-block" style="padding-bottom: 1px;">
+      {{cancelBtnCaption}}
+    </span>
+  </button>
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="btn"
+    [class]="btnClass"
+    (click)="confirm()"
+    [disabled]="!confirmButtonEnabled || !buttonsEnabled"
+  >
+    {{btnCaption}}
+  </button>
+</div>
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.scss b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a1449511b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+import { ComponentFixture, TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing'
+import { By } from '@angular/platform-browser'
+import { NgbActiveModal } from '@ng-bootstrap/ng-bootstrap'
+import { NgxBootstrapIconsModule, allIcons } from 'ngx-bootstrap-icons'
+import { PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent } from './password-removal-confirm-dialog.component'
+
+describe('PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent', () => {
+  let component: PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent
+  let fixture: ComponentFixture<PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent>
+
+  beforeEach(async () => {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      providers: [NgbActiveModal],
+      imports: [
+        NgxBootstrapIconsModule.pick(allIcons),
+        PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent,
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents()
+
+    fixture = TestBed.createComponent(PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent)
+    component = fixture.componentInstance
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+  })
+
+  it('should default to replacing the document', () => {
+    expect(component.updateDocument).toBe(true)
+    expect(
+      fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#removeReplace')).nativeElement.checked
+    ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('should allow creating a new document with metadata and delete toggle', () => {
+    component.onUpdateDocumentChange(false)
+    fixture.detectChanges()
+
+    expect(component.updateDocument).toBe(false)
+    expect(fixture.debugElement.query(By.css('#copyMetaRemove'))).not.toBeNull()
+
+    component.includeMetadata = false
+    component.deleteOriginal = true
+    component.onUpdateDocumentChange(true)
+    expect(component.updateDocument).toBe(true)
+    expect(component.includeMetadata).toBe(true)
+    expect(component.deleteOriginal).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('should emit confirm when confirmed', () => {
+    let confirmed = false
+    component.confirmClicked.subscribe(() => (confirmed = true))
+    component.confirm()
+    expect(confirmed).toBe(true)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82444ad13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import { Component, Input } from '@angular/core'
+import { FormsModule } from '@angular/forms'
+import { NgxBootstrapIconsModule } from 'ngx-bootstrap-icons'
+import { ConfirmDialogComponent } from '../confirm-dialog.component'
+
+@Component({
+  selector: 'pngx-password-removal-confirm-dialog',
+  templateUrl: './password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.html',
+  styleUrls: ['./password-removal-confirm-dialog.component.scss'],
+  imports: [FormsModule, NgxBootstrapIconsModule],
+})
+export class PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent extends ConfirmDialogComponent {
+  updateDocument: boolean = true
+  includeMetadata: boolean = true
+  deleteOriginal: boolean = false
+
+  @Input()
+  override title = $localize`Remove password protection`
+
+  @Input()
+  override message =
+    $localize`Create an unprotected copy or replace the existing file.`
+
+  @Input()
+  override btnCaption = $localize`Start`
+
+  constructor() {
+    super()
+  }
+
+  onUpdateDocumentChange(updateDocument: boolean) {
+    this.updateDocument = updateDocument
+    if (this.updateDocument) {
+      this.deleteOriginal = false
+      this.includeMetadata = true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
index 34d6a55a3..6e2b6ef01 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.spec.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ import { SettingsService } from 'src/app/services/settings.service'
 import { ToastService } from 'src/app/services/toast.service'
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment'
 import { ConfirmDialogComponent } from '../common/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component'
+import { PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent } from '../common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component'
 import { CustomFieldsDropdownComponent } from '../common/custom-fields-dropdown/custom-fields-dropdown.component'
 import {
   DocumentDetailComponent,
@@ -1210,9 +1211,17 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
   })
 
   it('should support removing password protection from pdfs', () => {
+    let modal: NgbModalRef
+    modalService.activeInstances.subscribe((m) => (modal = m[0]))
     initNormally()
     component.password = 'secret'
     component.removePassword()
+    const dialog =
+      modal.componentInstance as PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent
+    dialog.updateDocument = false
+    dialog.includeMetadata = false
+    dialog.deleteOriginal = true
+    dialog.confirm()
     const req = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}documents/bulk_edit/`
     )
@@ -1221,7 +1230,9 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
       method: 'remove_password',
       parameters: {
         password: 'secret',
-        update_document: true,
+        update_document: false,
+        include_metadata: false,
+        delete_original: true,
       },
     })
     req.flush(true)
@@ -1242,11 +1253,16 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
   })
 
   it('should handle failures when removing password protection', () => {
+    let modal: NgbModalRef
+    modalService.activeInstances.subscribe((m) => (modal = m[0]))
     initNormally()
     const errorSpy = jest.spyOn(toastService, 'showError')
     component.password = 'secret'
 
     component.removePassword()
+    const dialog =
+      modal.componentInstance as PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent
+    dialog.confirm()
     const req = httpTestingController.expectOne(
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}documents/bulk_edit/`
     )
@@ -1254,6 +1270,7 @@ describe('DocumentDetailComponent', () => {
 
     expect(errorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
     expect(component.networkActive).toBe(false)
+    expect(dialog.buttonsEnabled).toBe(true)
   })
 
   it('should support keyboard shortcuts', () => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
index 6e58a87e8..165cf0cef 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/document-detail/document-detail.component.ts
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import { getFilenameFromContentDisposition } from 'src/app/utils/http'
 import { ISODateAdapter } from 'src/app/utils/ngb-iso-date-adapter'
 import * as UTIF from 'utif'
 import { ConfirmDialogComponent } from '../common/confirm-dialog/confirm-dialog.component'
+import { PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent } from '../common/confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog/password-removal-confirm-dialog.component'
 import { CustomFieldsDropdownComponent } from '../common/custom-fields-dropdown/custom-fields-dropdown.component'
 import { CorrespondentEditDialogComponent } from '../common/edit-dialog/correspondent-edit-dialog/correspondent-edit-dialog.component'
 import { DocumentTypeEditDialogComponent } from '../common/edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog/document-type-edit-dialog.component'
@@ -175,6 +176,7 @@ export enum ZoomSetting {
     NgxBootstrapIconsModule,
     PdfViewerModule,
     TextAreaComponent,
+    PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent,
   ],
 })
 export class DocumentDetailComponent
@@ -1435,28 +1437,53 @@ export class DocumentDetailComponent
       )
       return
     }
-    this.networkActive = true
-    this.documentsService
-      .bulkEdit([this.document.id], 'remove_password', {
-        password: this.password,
-        update_document: true,
-      })
-      .pipe(first(), takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
-      .subscribe({
-        next: () => {
-          this.toastService.showInfo(
-            $localize`Password removal operation for "${this.document.title}" will begin in the background.`
-          )
-          this.networkActive = false
-          this.openDocumentService.refreshDocument(this.documentId)
-        },
-        error: (error) => {
-          this.networkActive = false
-          this.toastService.showError(
-            $localize`Error executing password removal operation`,
-            error
-          )
-        },
+    const modal = this.modalService.open(
+      PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent,
+      {
+        backdrop: 'static',
+      }
+    )
+    modal.componentInstance.title = $localize`Remove password protection`
+    modal.componentInstance.message = $localize`Create an unprotected copy or replace the existing file.`
+    modal.componentInstance.btnCaption = $localize`Start`
+
+    modal.componentInstance.confirmClicked
+      .pipe(takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
+      .subscribe(() => {
+        const dialog =
+          modal.componentInstance as PasswordRemovalConfirmDialogComponent
+        dialog.buttonsEnabled = false
+        this.networkActive = true
+        this.documentsService
+          .bulkEdit([this.document.id], 'remove_password', {
+            password: this.password,
+            update_document: dialog.updateDocument,
+            include_metadata: dialog.includeMetadata,
+            delete_original: dialog.deleteOriginal,
+          })
+          .pipe(first(), takeUntil(this.unsubscribeNotifier))
+          .subscribe({
+            next: () => {
+              this.toastService.showInfo(
+                $localize`Password removal operation for "${this.document.title}" will begin in the background.`
+              )
+              this.networkActive = false
+              modal.close()
+              if (!dialog.updateDocument && dialog.deleteOriginal) {
+                this.openDocumentService.closeDocument(this.document)
+              } else if (dialog.updateDocument) {
+                this.openDocumentService.refreshDocument(this.documentId)
+              }
+            },
+            error: (error) => {
+              dialog.buttonsEnabled = true
+              this.networkActive = false
+              this.toastService.showError(
+                $localize`Error executing password removal operation`,
+                error
+              )
+            },
+          })
       })
   }