diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/DeletedNodes.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/DeletedNodes.java
index 1c74f798a3..2584c1b4a4 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/DeletedNodes.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/DeletedNodes.java
@@ -34,4 +34,5 @@ public interface DeletedNodes
     CollectionWithPagingInfo<Node> listDeleted(Parameters parameters);
     Node getDeletedNode(String originalId, Parameters parameters);
     Node restoreArchivedNode(String archivedId);
+    void purgeArchivedNode(String archivedId);
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/DeletedNodesImpl.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/DeletedNodesImpl.java
index 2475d4a237..eddd27e749 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/DeletedNodesImpl.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/impl/DeletedNodesImpl.java
@@ -160,4 +160,12 @@ public class DeletedNodesImpl implements DeletedNodes
                 throw new ApiException("Unable to restore node "+archivedId);
         }
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void purgeArchivedNode(String archivedId)
+    {
+        //First check the node is valid and has been archived.
+        NodeRef validatedNodeRef = nodes.validateNode(StoreRef.STORE_REF_ARCHIVE_SPACESSTORE, archivedId);
+        nodeArchiveService.purgeArchivedNode(validatedNodeRef);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/trashcan/TrashcanEntityResource.java b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/trashcan/TrashcanEntityResource.java
index 531ac3df50..90ca09f858 100644
--- a/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/trashcan/TrashcanEntityResource.java
+++ b/source/java/org/alfresco/rest/api/trashcan/TrashcanEntityResource.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import java.util.List;
  */
 @EntityResource(name="deleted-nodes", title = "Deleted Nodes")
 public class TrashcanEntityResource implements
-        EntityResourceAction.ReadById<Node>, EntityResourceAction.Read<Node>
+        EntityResourceAction.ReadById<Node>, EntityResourceAction.Read<Node>, EntityResourceAction.Delete
 {
     private DeletedNodes deletedNodes;
 
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@ public class TrashcanEntityResource implements
     }
 
     @Override
-    public Node readById(String id, Parameters parameters) throws EntityNotFoundException
+    public Node readById(String nodeId, Parameters parameters) throws EntityNotFoundException
     {
-        return deletedNodes.getDeletedNode(id, parameters);
+        return deletedNodes.getDeletedNode(nodeId, parameters);
     }
 
     @Operation("restore")
@@ -77,4 +77,10 @@ public class TrashcanEntityResource implements
     {
         return deletedNodes.restoreArchivedNode(nodeId);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public void delete(String nodeId, Parameters parameters)
+    {
+        deletedNodes.purgeArchivedNode(nodeId);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/DeletedNodesTest.java b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/DeletedNodesTest.java
index 68442df27e..99b614bab4 100644
--- a/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/DeletedNodesTest.java
+++ b/source/test-java/org/alfresco/rest/DeletedNodesTest.java
@@ -155,24 +155,53 @@ public class DeletedNodesTest extends AbstractSingleNetworkSiteTest
         Document documentSameName = createDocument(createdFolder, "restoreme.txt");
 
         //Can't restore a node of the same name
-        HttpResponse response = post("deleted-nodes/"+document.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_CONFLICT);
+        HttpResponse response = post(URL_DELETED_NODES+"/"+document.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_CONFLICT);
 
         delete(URL_NODES, u1.getId(), documentSameName.getId(), 204);
 
         //Now we can restore it.
-        response = post("deleted-nodes/"+document.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, 201);
+        response = post(URL_DELETED_NODES+"/"+document.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, 201);
 
         delete(URL_NODES, u1.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), 204);
 
         //We deleted the parent folder so lets see if we can restore a child doc, hopefully not.
-        response = post("deleted-nodes/"+documentSameName.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
+        response = post(URL_DELETED_NODES+"/"+documentSameName.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
 
         //Can't delete "nonsense" noderef
         response = post("deleted-nodes/nonsense/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_NOT_FOUND);
 
         //User 2 can't restore it but user 1 can.
-        response = post("deleted-nodes/"+createdFolder.getId()+"/restore", u2.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
-        response = post("deleted-nodes/"+createdFolder.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, 201);
+        response = post(URL_DELETED_NODES+"/"+createdFolder.getId()+"/restore", u2.getId(), null, null, Status.STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
+        response = post(URL_DELETED_NODES+"/"+createdFolder.getId()+"/restore", u1.getId(), null, null, 201);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCreateAndPurge() throws Exception
+    {
+        publicApiClient.setRequestContext(new RequestContext(u1.getId()));
+        Date now = new Date();
+        String folder1 = "folder" + now.getTime() + "_1";
+        Folder createdFolder = createFolder(u1.getId(), docLibNodeRef.getId(), folder1, null);
+        assertNotNull(createdFolder);
+
+        delete(URL_NODES, u1.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), 204);
+
+        HttpResponse response = getSingle(URL_DELETED_NODES, u1.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), 200);
+        Folder fNode = jacksonUtil.parseEntry(response.getJsonResponse(), Folder.class);
+        assertNotNull(fNode);
+
+        //try purging "nonsense"
+        delete(URL_DELETED_NODES, u1.getId(), "nonsense", 404);
+
+        //User 2 can't do it
+        delete(URL_DELETED_NODES, u2.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), Status.STATUS_FORBIDDEN);
+
+        //Now purge the folder
+        delete(URL_DELETED_NODES, u1.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), 204);
+
+        //This time we can't find it.
+        response = getSingle(URL_DELETED_NODES, u1.getId(), createdFolder.getId(), 404);
+
     }
 
     protected void checkDeletedNodes(Date now, Folder createdFolder, Folder createdFolderNonSite, Document document, List<Node> nodes)