diff --git a/src/aare/daq/daq.py b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
index 9a72ec0e..9e011953 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/daq.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/daq.py
@@ -405,6 +405,21 @@ class AareDAQ:
             self.__cfg.state_busy = False
             raise
 
+    def park_and_dry(self):
+        self.__cfg.try_set_busy(timeout=360)
+        try:
+            self.__devs.tell.check_enable_motion()
+            self.__devs.tell.wait_not_busy()
+            self.__devs.tell.set_in_mount_position(True)
+            self.__devs.tell.unmount(wait=True, timeout=60.0)
+            self.__devs.tell.dry(wait_cold=-1, wait=True, timeout=360.0)
+            self.__cfg.current_sample = None
+            self.__cfg.state_busy = False
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.__cfg.state_busy = False
+            logger.error(f"Failed to park and dry: {e}")
+            raise e
+
     def __mount_failure_handler(self, mount_error):
         pass
 
diff --git a/src/aare/daq/server.py b/src/aare/daq/server.py
index 45f57d4f..f47216f7 100644
--- a/src/aare/daq/server.py
+++ b/src/aare/daq/server.py
@@ -316,6 +316,15 @@ async def sample(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)) -> SampleShortInfo:
             location=s.location
         )
 
+async def park_and_dry(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
+    token_data = auth.parse_token(token)
+    auth.check_jwt_ro(cfg, auth.parse_token(token))
+    daq.park_and_dry()
+    return  {
+        "ok": True,
+        "message": "TELL has been dryed and parked",
+    }
+
 
 @app.post("/sample/mount")
 async def mount(dbid: int, token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme), reference: bool = False):
diff --git a/src/aare/gui/threads/daq_worker.py b/src/aare/gui/threads/daq_worker.py
index 16f77b8d..90a7f2d6 100644
--- a/src/aare/gui/threads/daq_worker.py
+++ b/src/aare/gui/threads/daq_worker.py
@@ -811,6 +811,10 @@ class DAQWorker(QObject):
     def mount(self, s: SampleShortInfo, reference: bool = False):
         self.generic_post(f"sample/mount?dbid={s.db_id}&reference={reference}")
 
+    @Slot()
+    def park_and_dry(self):
+        self.generic_post("sample/park_and_dry")
+
     @Slot(SampleShortInfo)
     def sample_manual(self, s: SampleShortInfo):
         self.generic_post(f"sample/manual", s.model_dump_json())