diff --git a/app/assets/icons/ic-trash-sweep.svg b/app/assets/icons/ic-trash-sweep.svg
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d8d89824
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/icons/ic-trash-sweep.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<svg width="20" height="20" viewBox="0 0 20 20" fill="none" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
+<path d="M12.5001 13.3333H15.8334V14.9999H12.5001V13.3333ZM12.5001 6.66658H18.3334V8.33325H12.5001V6.66658ZM12.5001 9.99992H17.5001V11.6666H12.5001V9.99992ZM9.16675 8.33325V14.9999H4.16675V8.33325H9.16675ZM10.8334 6.66658H2.50008V14.9999C2.50008 15.4419 2.67568 15.8659 2.98824 16.1784C3.3008 16.491 3.72472 16.6666 4.16675 16.6666H9.16675C9.60878 16.6666 10.0327 16.491 10.3453 16.1784C10.6578 15.8659 10.8334 15.4419 10.8334 14.9999V6.66658ZM11.6667 4.16659H9.16675L8.33342 3.33325H5.00008L4.16675 4.16659H1.66675V5.83325H11.6667V4.16659Z" />
+</svg>
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/Icon.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/Icon.tsx
index 39e893d2b..d3628ab40 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/Icon.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/Icon.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import ChevronRightIcon from '../../icons/ic-chevron-right.svg';
 import RestoreIcon from '../../icons/ic-restore.svg';
 import CloseIcon from '../../icons/ic-close.svg';
 import PasswordIcon from '../../icons/ic-textbox-password.svg';
+import TrashSweepIcon from '../../icons/ic-trash-sweep.svg';
 import { toDirective } from './utils';
 
 const ICONS = {
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ const ICONS = {
   'restore': RestoreIcon,
   'close': CloseIcon,
   'password': PasswordIcon,
+'trash-sweep': TrashSweepIcon,
 };
 
 type Props = {
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/components/NotesOptions.tsx b/app/assets/javascripts/components/NotesOptions.tsx
index 4fd6d5f89..4abeb24b6 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/components/NotesOptions.tsx
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/components/NotesOptions.tsx
@@ -238,29 +238,44 @@ export const NotesOptions = observer(
           </button>
         )}
         {trashed && (
-          <button
-            onBlur={closeOnBlur}
-            className={`${buttonClass} py-1.5`}
-            onClick={async () => {
-              await appState.notes.setTrashSelectedNotes(false);
-            }}
-          >
-            <Icon type='restore' className={iconClass} />
-            Restore
-          </button>
+          <>
+            <button
+              onBlur={closeOnBlur}
+              className={`${buttonClass} py-1.5`}
+              onClick={async () => {
+                await appState.notes.setTrashSelectedNotes(false);
+              }}
+            >
+              <Icon type='restore' className={iconClass} />
+              Restore
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onBlur={closeOnBlur}
+              className={`${buttonClass} py-1.5`}
+              onClick={async () => {
+                await appState.notes.deleteNotesPermanently();
+              }}
+            >
+              <Icon type="close" className="fill-current color-danger mr-2" />
+              <span className="color-danger">Delete permanently</span>
+            </button>
+            <button
+              onBlur={closeOnBlur}
+              className={`${buttonClass} py-1.5`}
+              onClick={async () => {
+                await appState.notes.emptyTrash();
+              }}
+            >
+              <div className="flex items-start">
+                <Icon type="trash-sweep" className="fill-current color-danger mr-2" />
+                <div className="flex-row">
+                  <div className="color-danger">Empty Trash</div>
+                  <div className="text-xs">{appState.notes.trashedNotesCount} notes in Trash</div>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </button>
+          </>
         )}
-        {appState.selectedTag?.isTrashTag && (
-          <button
-            onBlur={closeOnBlur}
-            className={`${buttonClass} py-1.5`}
-            onClick={async () => {
-              await appState.notes.deleteNotesPermanently();
-            }}
-          >
-            <Icon type="close" className="fill-current color-danger mr-2" />
-            <span className="color-danger">Delete permanently</span>
-          </button>
-          )}
       </>
     );
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
index a16456489..9b5bd3e37 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/ui_models/app_state/notes_state.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { confirmDialog } from '@/services/alertService';
 import { KeyboardModifier } from '@/services/ioService';
-import { Strings, StringUtils } from '@/strings';
+import { StringEmptyTrash, Strings, StringUtils } from '@/strings';
 import {
   UuidString,
   SNNote,
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export class NotesState {
       showProtectedWarning: observable,
 
       selectedNotesCount: computed,
+      trashedNotesCount: computed,
 
       deleteNotesPermanently: action,
       selectNote: action,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export class NotesState {
       removeTagFromSelectedNotes: action,
       isTagInSelectedNotes: action,
       setShowProtectedWarning: action,
+      emptyTrash: action,
     });
 
     appEventListeners.push(
@@ -78,6 +80,10 @@ export class NotesState {
     return Object.keys(this.selectedNotes).length;
   }
 
+  get trashedNotesCount(): number {
+    return this.application.getTrashedItems().length;
+  }
+
   async runProtectedAction(action: (note: SNNote) => void, notes: SNNote[]): Promise<void> {
     let protectedNotesAccessRequest: Promise<boolean>;
     await Promise.all(
@@ -358,6 +364,18 @@ export class NotesState {
     this.showProtectedWarning = show;
   }
 
+  async emptyTrash() {
+    if (
+      await confirmDialog({
+        text: StringEmptyTrash(this.trashedNotesCount),
+        confirmButtonStyle: 'danger',
+      })
+    ) {
+      this.application.emptyTrash();
+      this.application.sync();
+    }
+  }
+
   private get io() {
     return this.application.io;
   }
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_sn.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_sn.scss
index 307f8d650..156419e9b 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_sn.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_sn.scss
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
   overflow-y: scroll;
 }
 
+.items-start {
+  align-items: flex-start;
+}
+
 /**
  * A button that is just an icon. Separated from .sn-button because there
  * is almost no style overlap.