diff --git a/beets/library/models.py b/beets/library/models.py
index 7501513a1c..7a51f2132c 100644
--- a/beets/library/models.py
+++ b/beets/library/models.py
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ class Album(LibModel):
     Reflects the library's "albums" table, including album art.
     """
 
-    artpath: bytes
+    artpath: bytes | None
 
     _table = "albums"
     _flex_table = "album_attributes"
diff --git a/beetsplug/detectmissing.py b/beetsplug/detectmissing.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dcc95d279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/beetsplug/detectmissing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# This file is part of beets.
+# Copyright 2025, Rebecca Turner.
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining
+# a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the
+# "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including
+# without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish,
+# distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to
+# permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to
+# the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
+# included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+"""Detect missing files, folders, and album art."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
+
+from beets import plugins, ui, util
+
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    import optparse
+
+    from beets.library import Library
+
+
+class DetectMissingPlugin(plugins.BeetsPlugin):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def commands(self) -> list[ui.Subcommand]:
+        cmd = ui.Subcommand(
+            "detectmissing", help="Detect missing files, folders, and album art"
+        )
+
+        cmd.parser.add_option(
+            "--delete",
+            help="Also delete missing items from the library",
+            action="store_true",
+        )
+
+        cmd.func = self.detect_missing
+
+        return [cmd]
+
+    def detect_missing(
+        self, lib: Library, opts: optparse.Values, _args: list[str]
+    ) -> None:
+        should_delete: bool = opts.delete or False
+
+        for album in lib.albums():
+            art_filepath = album.art_filepath
+            if art_filepath is not None and not art_filepath.exists():
+                print(f"{art_filepath}")
+
+                if should_delete:
+                    with lib.transaction():
+                        album.artpath = None
+                        album.store(fields=["artpath"])
+
+        for item in lib.items():
+            if item.path is not None:
+                path = Path(os.fsdecode(item.path))
+                if not path.exists():
+                    print(f"{path}")
+
+                    if should_delete:
+                        util.prune_dirs(
+                            os.path.dirname(item.path), lib.directory
+                        )
+                        with lib.transaction():
+                            item.remove(delete=False, with_album=True)