diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 516f034..5500fed 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@
 # Built artifacts
 *.tar.gz
 *.zip
+
+# Removed and Backuped files
+uninstalled-*/
diff --git a/remove.sh b/remove.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..46d467c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/remove.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+say(){ echo "[nft-fw-nd-priv:remove] $*"; }
+ts(){ date +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"; }
+
+need_root() {
+  if [[ "${EUID:-$(id -u)}" -ne 0 ]]; then
+    say "ERROR: Please run as root."
+    exit 1
+  fi
+}
+
+# Determine directory of this script (works even when called via symlink)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)"
+BACKUP_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR}/uninstalled-$(ts)"
+
+ensure_backup_dir() {
+  mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
+}
+
+# Move a file into BACKUP_DIR while preserving its absolute path structure
+# e.g. /etc/default/nft-fw -> $BACKUP_DIR/etc/default/nft-fw
+backup_then_remove() {
+  local src="$1"
+
+  if [[ -e "$src" ]]; then
+    ensure_backup_dir
+    local rel="${src#/}"                 # strip leading /
+    local dst="${BACKUP_DIR}/${rel}"
+    mkdir -p "$(dirname -- "$dst")"
+    say "Backing up $src -> $dst"
+    mv -f -- "$src" "$dst"
+  else
+    say "Not present: $src"
+  fi
+}
+
+remove_file() {
+  local f="$1"
+  if [[ -e "$f" ]]; then
+    say "Removing $f"
+    rm -f -- "$f"
+  else
+    say "Not present: $f"
+  fi
+}
+
+need_root
+
+SERVICE="nft-fw.service"
+
+say "Backup directory (if needed): $BACKUP_DIR"
+
+say "Stopping/disabling systemd unit (if present)..."
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  if systemctl list-unit-files | awk '{print $1}' | grep -qx "$SERVICE"; then
+    systemctl disable --now "$SERVICE" || true
+  else
+    systemctl stop "$SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+fi
+
+say "Trying to stop firewall via fw-stop (if installed)..."
+if [[ -x /usr/local/sbin/fw-stop ]]; then
+  /usr/local/sbin/fw-stop || true
+fi
+
+say "Removing installed scripts..."
+remove_file /usr/local/sbin/fw-apply
+remove_file /usr/local/sbin/fw-stop
+
+say "Removing template..."
+backup_then_remove /etc/nftables.conf.in
+
+say "Removing default config..."
+backup_then_remove /etc/default/nft-fw
+
+say "Removing systemd unit file..."
+backup_then_remove /etc/systemd/system/nft-fw.service
+
+say "Reloading systemd..."
+if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+  systemctl daemon-reload || true
+fi
+
+say "Cleaning fail2ban drop-in (leaving fail2ban installed)..."
+F2B_DROPIN="/etc/fail2ban/jail.d/nft-fw-nd-priv.local"
+if [[ -e "$F2B_DROPIN" ]]; then
+  backup_then_remove "$F2B_DROPIN"
+  if command -v systemctl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    systemctl restart fail2ban 2>/dev/null || true
+  fi
+else
+  say "Not present: $F2B_DROPIN"
+fi
+
+say "Done."
+say "Note: update-alternatives were left unchanged (as requested)."
+say "Backups (if any) are in: $BACKUP_DIR"
+