diff --git a/c_src/lazy_html.cpp b/c_src/lazy_html.cpp
index 2f5746f..6eefc26 100644
--- a/c_src/lazy_html.cpp
+++ b/c_src/lazy_html.cpp
@@ -1048,6 +1048,137 @@ std::vector<fine::Term> tag(ErlNifEnv *env, ExLazyHTML ex_lazy_html) {
 
 FINE_NIF(tag, 0);
 
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// DOM mutation operations
+// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+// Remove all elements matching a CSS selector from the DOM tree.
+//
+// Uses the same CSS selector infrastructure as query(). Collects all
+// matching nodes first (can't modify the tree during traversal), then
+// destroys them via lxb_dom_node_destroy (unlink + free).
+//
+// Also scrubs the LazyHTML node vector to remove any root nodes that
+// were destroyed, preventing dangling pointer access.
+ExLazyHTML dom_remove(ErlNifEnv *env, ExLazyHTML ex_lazy_html,
+                      ErlNifBinary css_selector) {
+  auto parser = lxb_css_parser_create();
+  auto status = lxb_css_parser_init(parser, NULL);
+  if (status != LXB_STATUS_OK) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create css parser");
+  }
+  auto parser_guard =
+      ScopeGuard([&]() { lxb_css_parser_destroy(parser, true); });
+
+  auto css_selector_list = parse_css_selector(parser, css_selector);
+  auto css_selector_list_guard = ScopeGuard(
+      [&]() { lxb_css_selector_list_destroy_memory(css_selector_list); });
+
+  auto selectors = lxb_selectors_create();
+  status = lxb_selectors_init(selectors);
+  if (status != LXB_STATUS_OK) {
+    throw std::runtime_error("failed to create selectors");
+  }
+  auto selectors_guard =
+      ScopeGuard([&]() { lxb_selectors_destroy(selectors, true); });
+
+  lxb_selectors_opt_set(selectors, static_cast<lxb_selectors_opt_t>(
+                                       LXB_SELECTORS_OPT_MATCH_FIRST |
+                                       LXB_SELECTORS_OPT_MATCH_ROOT));
+
+  // Phase 1: Collect nodes to remove
+  auto to_remove = std::vector<lxb_dom_node_t *>();
+  auto seen = std::unordered_set<lxb_dom_node_t *>();
+
+  struct FindCtx {
+    std::vector<lxb_dom_node_t *> *to_remove;
+    std::unordered_set<lxb_dom_node_t *> *seen;
+  };
+
+  auto ctx = FindCtx{&to_remove, &seen};
+
+  for (auto node : ex_lazy_html.resource->nodes) {
+    status = lxb_selectors_find(
+        selectors, node, css_selector_list,
+        [](lxb_dom_node_t *node, lxb_css_selector_specificity_t spec,
+           void *ctx) -> lxb_status_t {
+          auto find_ctx = static_cast<FindCtx *>(ctx);
+          if (find_ctx->seen->insert(node).second) {
+            find_ctx->to_remove->push_back(node);
+          }
+          return LXB_STATUS_OK;
+        },
+        &ctx);
+    if (status != LXB_STATUS_OK) {
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to run find");
+    }
+  }
+
+  // Phase 2: Destroy matched nodes (unlink from tree + free memory)
+  for (auto node : to_remove) {
+    lxb_dom_node_destroy(node);
+  }
+
+  // Phase 3: Scrub the LazyHTML root node vector to remove any
+  // destroyed nodes that were also roots
+  auto &nodes = ex_lazy_html.resource->nodes;
+  nodes.erase(
+      std::remove_if(nodes.begin(), nodes.end(),
+                     [&seen](lxb_dom_node_t *n) { return seen.count(n) > 0; }),
+      nodes.end());
+
+  return ex_lazy_html;
+}
+
+FINE_NIF(dom_remove, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND);
+
+// Remove a named attribute from all element nodes in the set and
+// all their descendants.
+ExLazyHTML dom_remove_attribute(ErlNifEnv *env, ExLazyHTML ex_lazy_html,
+                                ErlNifBinary name) {
+  for (auto node : ex_lazy_html.resource->nodes) {
+    // Remove from the node itself
+    if (node->type == LXB_DOM_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      auto element = lxb_dom_interface_element(node);
+      lxb_dom_element_remove_attribute(element, name.data, name.size);
+    }
+
+    // Remove from all descendants
+    lxb_dom_node_simple_walk(
+        node,
+        [](lxb_dom_node_t *child, void *ctx) -> lexbor_action_t {
+          if (child->type == LXB_DOM_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+            auto walk_ctx = static_cast<ErlNifBinary *>(ctx);
+            auto element = lxb_dom_interface_element(child);
+            lxb_dom_element_remove_attribute(element, walk_ctx->data,
+                                            walk_ctx->size);
+          }
+          return LEXBOR_ACTION_OK;
+        },
+        &name);
+  }
+
+  return ex_lazy_html;
+}
+
+FINE_NIF(dom_remove_attribute, ERL_NIF_DIRTY_JOB_CPU_BOUND);
+
+// Set a named attribute on all element nodes in the set.
+ExLazyHTML dom_set_attribute(ErlNifEnv *env, ExLazyHTML ex_lazy_html,
+                             ErlNifBinary name, ErlNifBinary value) {
+  for (auto node : ex_lazy_html.resource->nodes) {
+    if (node->type == LXB_DOM_NODE_TYPE_ELEMENT) {
+      auto element = lxb_dom_interface_element(node);
+      lxb_dom_element_set_attribute(element, name.data, name.size, value.data,
+                                    value.size);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return ex_lazy_html;
+}
+
+FINE_NIF(dom_set_attribute, 0);
+
 } // namespace lazy_html
 
 FINE_INIT("Elixir.LazyHTML.NIF");
diff --git a/lib/lazy_html.ex b/lib/lazy_html.ex
index 599c50b..64924bd 100644
--- a/lib/lazy_html.ex
+++ b/lib/lazy_html.ex
@@ -538,6 +538,82 @@ defmodule LazyHTML do
     LazyHTML.NIF.tag(lazy_html)
   end
 
+  @doc ~S'''
+  Removes all elements matching the CSS selector from the DOM tree.
+
+  This mutates the native DOM in place, so subsequent operations
+  (including `to_html/1`) reflect the removal. Much faster than
+  round-tripping through `to_tree/1` for tree transformation
+  workloads like HTML sanitization or content stripping.
+
+  The selector uses the same CSS engine as `query/2`, including
+  compound selectors.
+
+  > #### Warning {: .warning}
+  >
+  > Because this mutates the underlying DOM, any `%LazyHTML{}`
+  > values previously obtained via `query/2` that reference
+  > removed nodes become invalid. Always call `remove/2` before
+  > querying, or re-query after removal.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><script>x</script><p>keep</p></div>")
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      iex> LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      "<div><p>keep</p></div>"
+
+  Multiple selectors can be combined:
+
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><script>x</script><style>y</style><p>keep</p></div>")
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script, style")
+      iex> LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      "<div><p>keep</p></div>"
+
+  '''
+  @spec remove(t(), String.t()) :: t()
+  def remove(%LazyHTML{} = lazy_html, selector) when is_binary(selector) do
+    LazyHTML.NIF.dom_remove(lazy_html, selector)
+  end
+
+  @doc ~S'''
+  Removes the named attribute from all element nodes and their descendants.
+
+  This mutates the native DOM in place.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<p style="color:red" class="x">hi</p>))
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.remove_attribute(doc, "style")
+      iex> LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      ~s(<p class="x">hi</p>)
+
+  '''
+  @spec remove_attribute(t(), String.t()) :: t()
+  def remove_attribute(%LazyHTML{} = lazy_html, name) when is_binary(name) do
+    LazyHTML.NIF.dom_remove_attribute(lazy_html, name)
+  end
+
+  @doc ~S'''
+  Sets an attribute on all element nodes in the set.
+
+  If the attribute already exists, its value is replaced.
+  This mutates the native DOM in place.
+
+  ## Examples
+
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<a href="/x">link</a>))
+      iex> doc = LazyHTML.set_attribute(doc, "rel", "nofollow")
+      iex> LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      ~s(<a href="/x" rel="nofollow">link</a>)
+
+  '''
+  @spec set_attribute(t(), String.t(), String.t()) :: t()
+  def set_attribute(%LazyHTML{} = lazy_html, name, value)
+      when is_binary(name) and is_binary(value) do
+    LazyHTML.NIF.dom_set_attribute(lazy_html, name, value)
+  end
+
   @doc ~S"""
   Escapes the given string to make a valid HTML text.
 
diff --git a/lib/lazy_html/nif.ex b/lib/lazy_html/nif.ex
index e1e2212..03c7d7d 100644
--- a/lib/lazy_html/nif.ex
+++ b/lib/lazy_html/nif.ex
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ defmodule LazyHTML.NIF do
   def tag(_lazy_html), do: err!()
   def nodes(_lazy_html), do: err!()
   def num_nodes(_lazy_html), do: err!()
+  def dom_remove(_lazy_html, _css_selector), do: err!()
+  def dom_remove_attribute(_lazy_html, _name), do: err!()
+  def dom_set_attribute(_lazy_html, _name, _value), do: err!()
 
   defp err!(), do: :erlang.nif_error(:not_loaded)
 end
diff --git a/test/lazy_html_test.exs b/test/lazy_html_test.exs
index 59c04fd..3f13cb3 100644
--- a/test/lazy_html_test.exs
+++ b/test/lazy_html_test.exs
@@ -633,4 +633,94 @@ defmodule LazyHTMLTest do
              """
     end
   end
+
+  describe "remove/2" do
+    test "removes elements matching a simple selector" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><script>bad</script><p>good</p></div>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<div><p>good</p></div>"
+    end
+
+    test "removes elements matching a compound selector" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><script>a</script><style>b</style><p>keep</p></div>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script, style")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<div><p>keep</p></div>"
+    end
+
+    test "removes nested matching elements" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><div><script>deep</script></div><p>keep</p></div>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<div><div></div><p>keep</p></div>"
+    end
+
+    test "removes elements matching attribute selectors" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<div><p hidden>hidden</p><p>visible</p></div>))
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "[hidden]")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<div><p>visible</p></div>"
+    end
+
+    test "removes root nodes that match" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<script>bad</script><p>good</p>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<p>good</p>"
+    end
+
+    test "no-op when nothing matches" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<p>hello</p>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<p>hello</p>"
+    end
+
+    test "subsequent queries reflect removal" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<div><script>x</script><p>keep</p></div>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove(doc, "script")
+      assert LazyHTML.query(doc, "script") |> Enum.to_list() == []
+      assert LazyHTML.query(doc, "p") |> LazyHTML.text() == "keep"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "remove_attribute/2" do
+    test "removes a named attribute from elements" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<p style="color:red" class="x">hi</p>))
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove_attribute(doc, "style")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == ~s(<p class="x">hi</p>)
+    end
+
+    test "removes attribute from nested elements" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<div style="a"><p style="b">text</p></div>))
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove_attribute(doc, "style")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<div><p>text</p></div>"
+    end
+
+    test "no-op when attribute doesn't exist" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<p>hello</p>")
+      doc = LazyHTML.remove_attribute(doc, "style")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == "<p>hello</p>"
+    end
+  end
+
+  describe "set_attribute/3" do
+    test "sets a new attribute" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<a href="/x">link</a>))
+      doc = LazyHTML.set_attribute(doc, "rel", "nofollow")
+      html = LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      assert html =~ ~s(rel="nofollow")
+      assert html =~ ~s(href="/x")
+    end
+
+    test "overwrites an existing attribute" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment(~s(<p class="old">text</p>))
+      doc = LazyHTML.set_attribute(doc, "class", "new")
+      assert LazyHTML.to_html(doc) == ~s(<p class="new">text</p>)
+    end
+
+    test "sets attribute on multiple nodes from query" do
+      doc = LazyHTML.from_fragment("<a>one</a><a>two</a>")
+      links = LazyHTML.query(doc, "a")
+      LazyHTML.set_attribute(links, "target", "_blank")
+      html = LazyHTML.to_html(doc)
+      assert html =~ ~s(<a target="_blank">one</a>)
+      assert html =~ ~s(<a target="_blank">two</a>)
+    end
+  end
 end