diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 63022806..7ed608fd 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## To Be Released
 
+* fix(dbng): allow `database-destroy` to resolve databases by name
+
 ## 1.51.1
 
 * chore(go): update Go to 1.27.3
diff --git a/cmd/databases_ng.go b/cmd/databases_ng.go
index 5e821053..8c90393d 100644
--- a/cmd/databases_ng.go
+++ b/cmd/databases_ng.go
@@ -278,30 +278,31 @@ var (
 		Name:      "database-destroy",
 		Category:  "Databases DR",
 		Usage:     "Delete database Dedicated Resources",
-		ArgsUsage: "database-id",
+		ArgsUsage: "database-id-or-name",
 		Flags:     []cli.Flag{databaseFlag()},
 		Description: CommandDescription{
 			Description: "Delete database Dedicated Resources",
 			Examples: []string{
 				"scalingo database-destroy database_id",
-				"scalingo database-destroy --database database_id",
+				"scalingo database-destroy database_name",
+				"scalingo database-destroy --database database_name",
 			},
 			SeeAlso: []string{"databases", "database-info", "database-create", "database-upgrade"},
 		}.Render(),
 		Action: func(ctx context.Context, c *cli.Command) error {
-			databaseID := c.Args().First()
-			if databaseID == "" {
-				databaseID, _ = detect.GetCurrentDatabase(ctx, c)
+			databaseIdentifier := c.Args().First()
+			if databaseIdentifier == "" {
+				databaseIdentifier, _ = detect.GetCurrentDatabase(ctx, c)
 			}
 
-			if databaseID == "" {
-				io.Error("Please provide a database ID or use --database flag")
+			if databaseIdentifier == "" {
+				io.Error("Please provide a database ID or name, or use --database flag")
 				return cli.ShowCommandHelp(ctx, c, "database-destroy")
 			}
 
-			utils.CheckForConsent(ctx, databaseID, utils.ConsentTypeDBs)
+			utils.CheckForConsent(ctx, databaseIdentifier, utils.ConsentTypeDBs)
 
-			err := dbng.Destroy(ctx, databaseID)
+			err := dbng.Destroy(ctx, databaseIdentifier)
 			if err != nil {
 				errorQuit(ctx, err)
 			}
diff --git a/dbng/destroy.go b/dbng/destroy.go
index bfde4631..971eb21f 100644
--- a/dbng/destroy.go
+++ b/dbng/destroy.go
@@ -6,18 +6,24 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/Scalingo/cli/config"
 	"github.com/Scalingo/cli/io"
+	scalingo "github.com/Scalingo/go-scalingo/v11"
 	"github.com/Scalingo/go-utils/errors/v3"
 )
 
-func Destroy(ctx context.Context, appID string) error {
+func Destroy(ctx context.Context, databaseIdentifier string) error {
 	c, err := config.ScalingoClient(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(ctx, err, "get Scalingo client")
 	}
 
-	db, err := c.Preview().DatabaseShow(ctx, appID)
+	databases, err := c.Preview().DatabasesList(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(ctx, err, "show database")
+		return errors.Wrap(ctx, err, "list databases")
+	}
+
+	db, found := findDatabaseByNameOrID(databases, databaseIdentifier)
+	if !found {
+		return errors.Wrap(ctx, scalingo.ErrDatabaseNotFound, "show database")
 	}
 
 	io.Warningf("You're going to delete database %s ('%s'),\n", db.ID, db.Name)
@@ -36,7 +42,7 @@ func Destroy(ctx context.Context, appID string) error {
 		return errors.Newf(ctx, "'%s' is not the ID or the name of the database, aborting…\n", validationID)
 	}
 
-	err = c.Preview().DatabaseDestroy(ctx, appID)
+	err = c.Preview().DatabaseDestroy(ctx, db.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(ctx, err, "destroy database")
 	}
@@ -45,3 +51,19 @@ func Destroy(ctx context.Context, appID string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func findDatabaseByNameOrID(databases []scalingo.DatabaseNG, identifier string) (scalingo.DatabaseNG, bool) {
+	for _, database := range databases {
+		if database.ID == identifier {
+			return database, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, database := range databases {
+		if database.Name == identifier {
+			return database, true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return scalingo.DatabaseNG{}, false
+}
diff --git a/dbng/destroy_test.go b/dbng/destroy_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b99b7679
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbng/destroy_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package dbng
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	scalingo "github.com/Scalingo/go-scalingo/v11"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestFindDatabaseByNameOrID(t *testing.T) {
+	database := scalingo.DatabaseNG{ID: "6acf7671db2f9ad09ad5a692", Name: "binioudbdr2"}
+	databases := []scalingo.DatabaseNG{database}
+
+	for _, identifier := range []string{database.ID, database.Name} {
+		t.Run(identifier, func(t *testing.T) {
+			result, found := findDatabaseByNameOrID(databases, identifier)
+
+			require.True(t, found)
+			assert.Equal(t, database, result)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFindDatabaseByNameOrIDNotFound(t *testing.T) {
+	result, found := findDatabaseByNameOrID(
+		[]scalingo.DatabaseNG{{ID: "database-id", Name: "database-name"}},
+		"missing",
+	)
+
+	assert.False(t, found)
+	assert.Empty(t, result)
+}
+
+func TestFindDatabaseByNameOrIDPrioritizesID(t *testing.T) {
+	nameMatch := scalingo.DatabaseNG{ID: "other-id", Name: "shared-identifier"}
+	idMatch := scalingo.DatabaseNG{ID: "shared-identifier", Name: "id-match"}
+
+	result, found := findDatabaseByNameOrID(
+		[]scalingo.DatabaseNG{nameMatch, idMatch},
+		"shared-identifier",
+	)
+
+	require.True(t, found)
+	assert.Equal(t, idMatch, result)
+}