diff --git a/backend/jottacloud/api/types.go b/backend/jottacloud/api/types.go
index fb28d39fa..06395f06a 100644
--- a/backend/jottacloud/api/types.go
+++ b/backend/jottacloud/api/types.go
@@ -164,6 +164,12 @@ type CustomerInfo struct {
 	IOSHash           string      `json:"ios_hash"`
 }
 
+// TrashResponse is returned when emptying the Trash
+type TrashResponse struct {
+	Folders int64 `json:"folders"`
+	Files   int64 `json:"files"`
+}
+
 // XML structures returned by the old API
 
 // Flag is a hacky type for checking if an attribute is present
diff --git a/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go b/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
index 8c30d40f7..5422766ca 100644
--- a/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
+++ b/backend/jottacloud/jottacloud.go
@@ -1064,6 +1064,22 @@ func (f *Fs) About(ctx context.Context) (*fs.Usage, error) {
 	return usage, nil
 }
 
+// CleanUp empties the trash
+func (f *Fs) CleanUp(ctx context.Context) error {
+	opts := rest.Opts{
+		Method: "POST",
+		Path:   "files/v1/purge_trash",
+	}
+
+	var info api.TrashResponse
+	_, err := f.apiSrv.CallJSON(ctx, &opts, nil, &info)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "couldn't empty trash")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Hashes returns the supported hash sets.
 func (f *Fs) Hashes() hash.Set {
 	return hash.Set(hash.MD5)
@@ -1370,6 +1386,7 @@ var (
 	_ fs.ListRer      = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.PublicLinker = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Abouter      = (*Fs)(nil)
+	_ fs.CleanUpper   = (*Fs)(nil)
 	_ fs.Object       = (*Object)(nil)
 	_ fs.MimeTyper    = (*Object)(nil)
 )