diff --git a/backend/yandex/yandex.go b/backend/yandex/yandex.go
index abcc24c27..265802cb5 100644
--- a/backend/yandex/yandex.go
+++ b/backend/yandex/yandex.go
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ func init() {
 			})
 		},
 		Options: append(oauthutil.SharedOptions, []fs.Option{{
+			Name:     "hard_delete",
+			Help:     "Delete files permanently rather than putting them into the trash.",
+			Default:  false,
+			Advanced: true,
+		}, {
 			Name:     config.ConfigEncoding,
 			Help:     config.ConfigEncodingHelp,
 			Advanced: true,
@@ -79,8 +84,9 @@ func init() {
 
 // Options defines the configuration for this backend
 type Options struct {
-	Token string               `config:"token"`
-	Enc   encoder.MultiEncoder `config:"encoding"`
+	Token      string               `config:"token"`
+	HardDelete bool                 `config:"hard_delete"`
+	Enc        encoder.MultiEncoder `config:"encoding"`
 }
 
 // Fs represents a remote yandex
@@ -630,7 +636,7 @@ func (f *Fs) purgeCheck(ctx context.Context, dir string, check bool) error {
 		}
 	}
 	//delete directory
-	return f.delete(ctx, root, false)
+	return f.delete(ctx, root, f.opt.HardDelete)
 }
 
 // Rmdir deletes the container
@@ -1141,7 +1147,7 @@ func (o *Object) Update(ctx context.Context, in io.Reader, src fs.ObjectInfo, op
 
 // Remove an object
 func (o *Object) Remove(ctx context.Context) error {
-	return o.fs.delete(ctx, o.filePath(), false)
+	return o.fs.delete(ctx, o.filePath(), o.fs.opt.HardDelete)
 }
 
 // MimeType of an Object if known, "" otherwise
diff --git a/docs/content/yandex.md b/docs/content/yandex.md
index b8093ed97..595821ef2 100644
--- a/docs/content/yandex.md
+++ b/docs/content/yandex.md
@@ -175,6 +175,15 @@ Leave blank to use the provider defaults.
 - Type:        string
 - Default:     ""
 
+#### --yandex-hard-delete
+
+Delete files permanently rather than putting them into the trash.
+
+- Config:      hard_delete
+- Env Var:     RCLONE_YANDEX_HARD_DELETE
+- Type:        bool
+- Default:     false
+
 #### --yandex-encoding
 
 This sets the encoding for the backend.