diff --git a/internal/cli/rollback.go b/internal/cli/rollback.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdc7e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/cli/rollback.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package cli
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/b-jonathan/taco/internal/stacks"
+)
+
+func rollbackStacks(ctx context.Context, opts *stacks.Options, ss ...stacks.Stack) {
+	for _, s := range ss {
+		if s == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Rolling back %s stack...\n", s.Name())
+
+		if err := s.Rollback(ctx, opts); err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("rollback %s failed: %v\n", s.Name(), err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/cli/root.go b/internal/cli/root.go
index c94c0fe..5f00fe5 100644
--- a/internal/cli/root.go
+++ b/internal/cli/root.go
@@ -205,6 +205,19 @@ func initCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				Port:        4000,
 			}
 
+			// Rollback logic
+			rollbackNeeded := true
+			defer func() {
+				if !rollbackNeeded {
+					return
+				}
+				fmt.Println("Init failed, starting rollback...")
+				// use a fresh context for rollback so it isn't canceled
+				rbCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 30*time.Second)
+				defer cancel()
+				rollbackStacks(rbCtx, opts, frontend, backend, database, auth)
+			}()
+
 			// This is core core
 
 			g, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(rootCtx)
@@ -281,6 +294,7 @@ func initCmd() *cobra.Command {
 				fmt.Println("Pushed:", repo.GetHTMLURL())
 			}
 
+			rollbackNeeded = false
 			fmt.Println("Time Taken:", time.Since(start))
 			return nil
 		},
diff --git a/internal/fsutil/fsutil.go b/internal/fsutil/fsutil.go
index 545e92c..25d794a 100644
--- a/internal/fsutil/fsutil.go
+++ b/internal/fsutil/fsutil.go
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ func WithFileLock(path string, fn func() error) error {
 	return fn()
 }
 
+func RemoveDir(path string) error {
+	return os.RemoveAll(path)
+}
+
 func RenderTemplate(tmplPath string) ([]byte, error) {
 	data, err := templates.FS.ReadFile(tmplPath)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/stacks/express/express.go b/internal/stacks/express/express.go
index 40ba0c7..1d73259 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/express/express.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/express/express.go
@@ -115,3 +115,13 @@ FRONTEND_ORIGIN=http://localhost:3000`
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (express) Rollback(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
+	backendDir := filepath.Join(opts.ProjectRoot, "backend")
+
+	if err := fsutil.RemoveDir(backendDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove backend dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/stacks/firebase/firebase.go b/internal/stacks/firebase/firebase.go
index 44b3946..d6ee02f 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/firebase/firebase.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/firebase/firebase.go
@@ -176,3 +176,7 @@ func (firebase) Post(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
 	fmt.Println("Firebase post-generation complete. Added Firebase ignores and credentials.")
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (firebase) Rollback(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/stacks/mongodb/mongodb.go b/internal/stacks/mongodb/mongodb.go
index 8a53fa1..7c28bb2 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/mongodb/mongodb.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/mongodb/mongodb.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package mongodb
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
@@ -198,3 +199,29 @@ func (mongodb) Post(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
 	_ = fsutil.AppendUniqueLines(path, []string{content})
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (mongodb) Rollback(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
+	if opts.DatabaseURI == "" {
+		return nil
+	}
+	client, err := mongo.Connect(ctx, options.Client().ApplyURI(opts.DatabaseURI))
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("connect mongo for rollback: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() { _ = client.Disconnect(ctx) }()
+
+	db := client.Database(opts.AppName)
+	col := db.Collection("seed_test")
+
+	if err := col.Drop(ctx); err != nil {
+		var cmdErr *mongo.CommandError
+		// Code 26 = NamespaceNotFound (collection doesn't exist) — safe to ignore
+		if errors.As(err, &cmdErr) && cmdErr.Code == 26 {
+			return nil
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("drop seed_test collection: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	fmt.Println("Rolled back MongoDB seed data (dropped collection seed_test)")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/stacks/nextjs/nextjs.go b/internal/stacks/nextjs/nextjs.go
index 9aafb79..12360a1 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/nextjs/nextjs.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/nextjs/nextjs.go
@@ -114,3 +114,13 @@ func (nextjs) Post(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (nextjs) Rollback(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error {
+	frontendDir := filepath.Join(opts.ProjectRoot, "frontend")
+
+	if err := fsutil.RemoveDir(frontendDir); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("remove frontend dir: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/stacks/types.go b/internal/stacks/types.go
index 9484264..7d41802 100644
--- a/internal/stacks/types.go
+++ b/internal/stacks/types.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ type Stack interface {
 	Init(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error
 	Generate(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error
 	Post(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error
+	Rollback(ctx context.Context, opts *Options) error
 }
 
 type Seeder interface {