diff --git a/fs/operations/operations.go b/fs/operations/operations.go
index 8b2c05fc4..a22aa4d69 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations.go
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ func Purge(f fs.Fs, dir string) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = Rmdirs(f, "", false)
+		err = Rmdirs(f, dir, false)
 	}
 	if err != nil {
 		fs.CountError(err)
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@ func PublicLink(f fs.Fs, remote string) (string, error) {
 // containing empty directories) under f, including f.
 func Rmdirs(f fs.Fs, dir string, leaveRoot bool) error {
 	dirEmpty := make(map[string]bool)
-	dirEmpty[""] = !leaveRoot
+	dirEmpty[dir] = !leaveRoot
 	err := walk.Walk(f, dir, true, fs.Config.MaxDepth, func(dirPath string, entries fs.DirEntries, err error) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			fs.CountError(err)
diff --git a/fs/operations/operations_test.go b/fs/operations/operations_test.go
index bb5cb7221..b95ed1baf 100644
--- a/fs/operations/operations_test.go
+++ b/fs/operations/operations_test.go
@@ -401,6 +401,78 @@ func TestRcat(t *testing.T) {
 	check(false)
 }
 
+func TestPurge(t *testing.T) {
+	r := fstest.NewRun(t)
+	defer r.Finalise()
+	r.Mkdir(r.Fremote)
+
+	// Make some files and dirs
+	r.ForceMkdir(r.Fremote)
+	file1 := r.WriteObject("A1/B1/C1/one", "aaa", t1)
+	//..and dirs we expect to delete
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A2"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A1/B2"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A1/B2/C2"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A1/B1/C3"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A3"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A3/B3"))
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Mkdir(r.Fremote, "A3/B3/C4"))
+	//..and one more file at the end
+	file2 := r.WriteObject("A1/two", "bbb", t2)
+
+	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(
+		t,
+		r.Fremote,
+		[]fstest.Item{
+			file1, file2,
+		},
+		[]string{
+			"A1",
+			"A1/B1",
+			"A1/B1/C1",
+			"A2",
+			"A1/B2",
+			"A1/B2/C2",
+			"A1/B1/C3",
+			"A3",
+			"A3/B3",
+			"A3/B3/C4",
+		},
+		fs.GetModifyWindow(r.Fremote),
+	)
+
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Purge(r.Fremote, "A1/B1"))
+
+	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(
+		t,
+		r.Fremote,
+		[]fstest.Item{
+			file2,
+		},
+		[]string{
+			"A1",
+			"A2",
+			"A1/B2",
+			"A1/B2/C2",
+			"A3",
+			"A3/B3",
+			"A3/B3/C4",
+		},
+		fs.GetModifyWindow(r.Fremote),
+	)
+
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Purge(r.Fremote, ""))
+
+	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(
+		t,
+		r.Fremote,
+		[]fstest.Item{},
+		[]string{},
+		fs.GetModifyWindow(r.Fremote),
+	)
+
+}
+
 func TestRmdirsNoLeaveRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	r := fstest.NewRun(t)
 	defer r.Finalise()
@@ -441,6 +513,28 @@ func TestRmdirsNoLeaveRoot(t *testing.T) {
 		fs.GetModifyWindow(r.Fremote),
 	)
 
+	require.NoError(t, operations.Rmdirs(r.Fremote, "A3/B3/C4", false))
+
+	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(
+		t,
+		r.Fremote,
+		[]fstest.Item{
+			file1, file2,
+		},
+		[]string{
+			"A1",
+			"A1/B1",
+			"A1/B1/C1",
+			"A2",
+			"A1/B2",
+			"A1/B2/C2",
+			"A1/B1/C3",
+			"A3",
+			"A3/B3",
+		},
+		fs.GetModifyWindow(r.Fremote),
+	)
+
 	require.NoError(t, operations.Rmdirs(r.Fremote, "", false))
 
 	fstest.CheckListingWithPrecision(