diff --git a/xbstrap/__init__.py b/xbstrap/__init__.py
index ef5c7d4..86d83a1 100755
--- a/xbstrap/__init__.py
+++ b/xbstrap/__init__.py
@@ -915,6 +915,30 @@ def resolve_host_paths(x):
 # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 
+def do_discard(args):
+    cfg = config_for_args(args)
+    sel = select_pkgs(cfg, args)
+    plan = xbstrap.base.Plan(cfg)
+    handle_plan_args(cfg, plan, args)
+    if args.src:
+        plan.wanted.update(
+            [(xbstrap.base.Action.DISCARD_SRC, cfg.get_source(pkg.source)) for pkg in sel]
+        )
+    plan.wanted.update([(xbstrap.base.Action.DISCARD_PKG, pkg) for pkg in sel])
+    plan.run_plan()
+
+
+do_discard.parser = main_subparsers.add_parser(
+    "discard",
+    parents=[handle_plan_args.parser, select_pkgs.parser],
+    description="Discard a package from your tree",
+)
+do_discard.parser.add_argument("--src", action="store_true")
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
 def do_execute_manifest(args):
     if args.c is not None:
         manifest = yaml.load(args.c, Loader=xbstrap.base.global_yaml_loader)
@@ -990,6 +1014,8 @@ def main():
             do_run_task(args)
         elif args.command == "lsp":
             do_lsp(args)
+        elif args.command == "discard":
+            do_discard(args)
         else:
             assert not "Unexpected command"
     except (
diff --git a/xbstrap/base.py b/xbstrap/base.py
index b94cba6..501e2ce 100644
--- a/xbstrap/base.py
+++ b/xbstrap/base.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import urllib.request
 import zipfile
+from contextlib import suppress
 from enum import Enum
 
 import colorama
@@ -2614,6 +2615,33 @@ def run_tool_task(cfg, task):
     )
 
 
+def discard_src(cfg, src):
+    with suppress(Exception):
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(cfg.source_root, src.source_subdir))
+
+
+def discard_pkg(cfg, pkg):
+    with suppress(Exception):
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(cfg.build_root, pkg.build_subdir))
+        shutil.rmtree(os.path.join(cfg.build_root, pkg.collect_subdir))
+
+    if cfg.use_xbps:
+        output = subprocess.DEVNULL
+        if verbosity:
+            output = None
+        effective_arch = pkg.architecture
+        environ = os.environ.copy()
+        _util.build_environ_paths(
+            environ, "PATH", prepend=[os.path.join(_util.find_home(), "bin")]
+        )
+        environ["XBPS_ARCH"] = effective_arch
+        args = ["xbps-remove", "-Fy", "-r", cfg.sysroot_dir, pkg.name]
+        _util.log_info("Running {}".format(args))
+        subprocess.call(args, env=environ, stdout=output)
+    else:
+        raise GenericError("Package management configuration does not support discard")
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Build planning.
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -2666,6 +2694,8 @@ class Action(Enum):
     WANT_PKG = 21
     # xbstrap-mirror functionality.
     MIRROR_SRC = 22
+    DISCARD_SRC = 23
+    DISCARD_PKG = 24
 
 
 Action.strings = {
@@ -2691,6 +2721,8 @@ class Action(Enum):
     Action.WANT_TOOL: "want-tool",
     Action.WANT_PKG: "want-pkg",
     Action.MIRROR_SRC: "mirror",
+    Action.DISCARD_SRC: "discard-source",
+    Action.DISCARD_PKG: "discard-package",
 }
 
 
@@ -2770,6 +2802,8 @@ def _determine_state(self):
             Action.WANT_TOOL: lambda s, c: s.check_if_fully_installed(c),
             Action.WANT_PKG: lambda s, c: s.check_staging(c),
             Action.MIRROR_SRC: lambda s, c: s.check_if_mirrord(c),
+            Action.DISCARD_SRC: lambda s, c: ItemState(missing=True),
+            Action.DISCARD_PKG: lambda s, c: ItemState(missing=True),
         }
         self._state = visitors[self.action](self.subject, self.settings)
 
@@ -2969,6 +3003,12 @@ def add_task_dependencies(s):
             add_pkg_dependencies(subject)
             add_task_dependencies(subject)
 
+        elif action == Action.DISCARD_SRC:
+            pass
+
+        elif action == Action.DISCARD_PKG:
+            pass
+
         return item
 
     def _do_materialization_visit(self, edges):
@@ -3312,6 +3352,10 @@ def emit_progress(status):
                     raise ExecutionFailureError(action, subject)
                 elif action == Action.MIRROR_SRC:
                     mirror_src(self._cfg, subject)
+                elif action == Action.DISCARD_SRC:
+                    discard_src(self._cfg, subject)
+                elif action == Action.DISCARD_PKG:
+                    discard_pkg(self._cfg, subject)
                 else:
                     raise AssertionError("Unexpected action")
                 item.exec_status = ExecutionStatus.SUCCESS