diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
index c81f2906d4..9077598424 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/content.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
@@ -6,18 +6,33 @@
  * @description
  * The controller for deleting content
  */
-function ContentEmptyRecycleBinController($scope, contentResource, treeService, navigationService) {
+function ContentEmptyRecycleBinController($scope, contentResource, treeService, navigationService, notificationsService, $route) {
+
+    $scope.busy = false;
 
     $scope.performDelete = function() {
 
         //(used in the UI)
+        $scope.busy = true;
         $scope.currentNode.loading = true;
 
-        contentResource.emptyRecycleBin($scope.currentNode.id).then(function () {
+        contentResource.emptyRecycleBin($scope.currentNode.id).then(function (result) {
+
+            $scope.busy = false;
             $scope.currentNode.loading = false;
-            //TODO: Need to sync tree, etc...
+
+            //show any notifications
+            if (angular.isArray(result.notifications)) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < result.notifications.length; i++) {
+                    notificationsService.showNotification(result.notifications[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
             treeService.removeChildNodes($scope.currentNode);
             navigationService.hideMenu();
+
+            //reload the current view
+            $route.reload();
         });
 
     };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/emptyrecyclebin.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/emptyrecyclebin.html
index bf2d7af543..0416b25520 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/emptyrecyclebin.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/content/emptyrecyclebin.html
@@ -1,8 +1,17 @@
 <div class="umb-dialog" ng-controller="Umbraco.Editors.Content.EmptyRecycleBinController">
-    <div class="umb-dialog-body" auto-scale="90">
-        
-        <umb-confirm on-confirm="performDelete" on-cancel="cancel">    
-        </umb-confirm>
+    <div class="umb-dialog-body">
+        <umb-pane>
+            <div class="umb-loader-wrapper" ng-show="busy">
+                <div class="umb-loader"></div>
+            </div>
 
+            <p class="umb-abstract">
+                <localize key="defaultdialogs_recycleBinWarning">When items are deleted from the recycle bin, they will be gone forever</localize>.
+                <localize key="general_areyousure">Are you sure</localize>?
+            </p>
+
+            <umb-confirm on-confirm="performDelete" on-cancel="cancel">
+            </umb-confirm>
+        </umb-pane>
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/emptyrecyclebin.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/emptyrecyclebin.html
index 5a05e9ca85..4558a21e2a 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/emptyrecyclebin.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/emptyrecyclebin.html
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
 <div class="umb-dialog" ng-controller="Umbraco.Editors.Media.EmptyRecycleBinController">
     <div class="umb-dialog-body">
         
-        <umb-confirm on-confirm="performDelete" on-cancel="cancel">    
-        </umb-confirm>
+        <umb-pane>
+            <div class="umb-loader-wrapper" ng-show="busy">
+                <div class="umb-loader"></div>
+            </div>
+
+            <p class="umb-abstract">
+                <localize key="defaultdialogs_recycleBinWarning">When items are deleted from the recycle bin, they will be gone forever</localize>.
+                <localize key="general_areyousure">Are you sure</localize>?
+            </p>
+
+            <umb-confirm on-confirm="performDelete" on-cancel="cancel">
+            </umb-confirm>
+        </umb-pane>
 
     </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
index dd6ceb369e..218654b464 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/media/media.emptyrecyclebin.controller.js
@@ -6,18 +6,33 @@
  * @description
  * The controller for deleting media
  */
-function MediaEmptyRecycleBinController($scope, mediaResource, treeService, navigationService) {
+function MediaEmptyRecycleBinController($scope, mediaResource, treeService, navigationService, notificationsService, $route) {
+
+    $scope.busy = false;
 
     $scope.performDelete = function() {
 
         //(used in the UI)
+        $scope.busy = true;
         $scope.currentNode.loading = true;
 
-        mediaResource.emptyRecycleBin($scope.currentNode.id).then(function () {
+        mediaResource.emptyRecycleBin($scope.currentNode.id).then(function (result) {
+
+            $scope.busy = false;
             $scope.currentNode.loading = false;
-            //TODO: Need to sync tree, etc...
+
+            //show any notifications
+            if (angular.isArray(result.notifications)) {
+                for (var i = 0; i < result.notifications.length; i++) {
+                    notificationsService.showNotification(result.notifications[i]);
+                }
+            }
+
             treeService.removeChildNodes($scope.currentNode);
             navigationService.hideMenu();
+
+            //reload the current view
+            $route.reload();
         });
 
     };
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
index 7abdaf7e69..d003636aac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/ContentController.cs
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         public HttpResponseMessage EmptyRecycleBin()
         {
             Services.ContentService.EmptyRecycleBin();
-            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+            return Request.CreateNotificationSuccessResponse(Services.TextService.Localize("defaultdialogs/recycleBinIsEmpty"));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
index c718f9ff38..4e3bf1a0ec 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/Editors/MediaController.cs
@@ -365,7 +365,8 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.Editors
         public HttpResponseMessage EmptyRecycleBin()
         {
             Services.MediaService.EmptyRecycleBin();
-            return Request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK);
+
+            return Request.CreateNotificationSuccessResponse(Services.TextService.Localize("defaultdialogs/recycleBinIsEmpty"));
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/HttpRequestMessageExtensions.cs b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/HttpRequestMessageExtensions.cs
index 04035c0017..00b66094e8 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/HttpRequestMessageExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web/WebApi/HttpRequestMessageExtensions.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using System.Web;
 using System.Web.Http;
 using System.Web.Http.ModelBinding;
+using System.Web.Http.Results;
 using Microsoft.Owin;
 using Umbraco.Core;
 using Umbraco.Web.Models.ContentEditing;
@@ -124,6 +125,22 @@ namespace Umbraco.Web.WebApi
             return request.CreateValidationErrorResponse(notificationModel);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a succressful response with notifications in the result to be displayed in the UI
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="request"></param>
+        /// <param name="successMessage"></param>
+        /// <returns></returns>
+        public static HttpResponseMessage CreateNotificationSuccessResponse(this HttpRequestMessage request, string successMessage)
+        {
+            var notificationModel = new SimpleNotificationModel
+            {
+                Message = successMessage
+            };
+            notificationModel.AddSuccessNotification(successMessage, string.Empty);
+            return request.CreateResponse(HttpStatusCode.OK, notificationModel);
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Create a 400 response message indicating that a validation error occurred
         /// </summary>