diff --git a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator.hpp b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator.hpp
index 8317212..3b4cc8f 100644
--- a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator.hpp
+++ b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator.hpp
@@ -246,6 +246,10 @@ class Generator : boost::noncopyable {
     template <typename ProviderType>
     ProviderType* getProvider() const;
 
+    /** Purges resource from disk. Be careful!
+     */
+    void purge();
+
 protected:
     Generator(const Params &params, const Properties &props = Properties());
 
@@ -330,9 +334,10 @@ class Generator : boost::noncopyable {
 class Generators : public boost::noncopyable {
 public:
     struct Config : Generator::Config {
-        int resourceUpdatePeriod;
+        int resourceUpdatePeriod = 100;
+        bool purgeRemovedResources = false;
 
-        Config() : resourceUpdatePeriod(100) {}
+        Config() {}
     };
 
     /** Creates generator set.
diff --git a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generator.cpp b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generator.cpp
index 22819ce..76ed5b4 100644
--- a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generator.cpp
+++ b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generator.cpp
@@ -313,3 +313,10 @@ void Generator::updateRevision(unsigned int revision)
 {
     resource_.revision = std::max(resource_.revision, revision);
 }
+
+void Generator::purge()
+{
+    boost::system::error_code ec;
+    fs::remove_all(root(), ec);
+}
+
diff --git a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generators.cpp b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generators.cpp
index 5c368a6..8544a9a 100644
--- a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generators.cpp
+++ b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/generator/generators.cpp
@@ -426,6 +426,9 @@ void Generators::Detail::update(const Resource::map &resources)
     for (const auto &generator : toRemove) {
         {
             std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(lock_);
+            if (config_.purgeRemovedResources) {
+                generator->purge();
+            }
             serving_.erase(generator);
         }
     }
diff --git a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/main.cpp b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/main.cpp
index afa7003..9cdd07e 100644
--- a/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/main.cpp
+++ b/mapproxy/src/mapproxy/main.cpp
@@ -230,6 +230,10 @@ void Daemon::configuration(po::options_description &cmdline
           "of resource types (available types: "
           , enumerationString(Resource::Generator::Type{})
           , ").").c_str())
+        ("resource-backend.purgeRemoved"
+         , po::value(&generatorsConfig_.purgeRemovedResources)
+         ->default_value(generatorsConfig_.purgeRemovedResources)->required()
+         , "Removed resources are purged from store if true. Use with care.")
 
         ("vts.builtinBrowserUrl"
          , po::value(&variables_["VTS_BUILTIN_BROWSER_URL"])
@@ -324,6 +328,8 @@ void Daemon::configure(const po::variables_map &vars)
         << "\n\tresource-backend.freeze = ["
         << utility::join(generatorsConfig_.freezeResourceTypes, ",")
         << "]\n"
+        << "\n\tresource-backend.purgeRemoved = "
+        << generatorsConfig_.purgeRemovedResources << '\n'
         << "\thttp.externalUrl = " << generatorsConfig_.externalUrl << '\n'
         << utility::LManip([&](std::ostream &os) {
                 ResourceBackend::printConfig(os, "\t" + RBPrefixDotted