diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
index 921a7e75dd..880488e935 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/ContentRepository.cs
@@ -483,6 +483,12 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
             return GetByVersion(dto.ContentVersionDto.VersionId);
         }
 
+        public bool EmptyRecycleBin()
+        {
+            var repo = new RecycleBinRepository(UnitOfWork);
+            return repo.EmptyRecycleBin(NodeObjectTypeId);
+        }
+
         #endregion
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IContentRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IContentRepository.cs
index 667395c3b4..95924e88be 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IContentRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IContentRepository.cs
@@ -20,5 +20,11 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
         /// <param name="query">Query to execute against published versions</param>
         /// <returns>An enumerable list of <see cref="IContent"/></returns>
         IEnumerable<IContent> GetByPublishedVersion(IQuery<IContent> query);
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Empties the Recycle Bin for deleted Content
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns><c>True</c> if the Recycle Bin was successfully emptied and all items deleted otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
+        bool EmptyRecycleBin();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IMediaRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IMediaRepository.cs
index 0b92f182d8..8c016c8818 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IMediaRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/Interfaces/IMediaRepository.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 {
     public interface IMediaRepository : IRepositoryVersionable<int, IMedia>
     {
-         
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Empties the Recycle Bin for media Content
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <returns><c>True</c> if the Recycle Bin was successfully emptied and all items deleted otherwise <c>False</c></returns>
+        bool EmptyRecycleBin();
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaRepository.cs
index e27fac1ba3..e2d9725849 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaRepository.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/MediaRepository.cs
@@ -356,6 +356,16 @@ namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
 
         #endregion
 
+        #region Implementation of IMediaRepository
+        
+        public bool EmptyRecycleBin()
+        {
+            var repo = new RecycleBinRepository(UnitOfWork);
+            return repo.EmptyRecycleBin(NodeObjectTypeId);
+        }
+
+        #endregion
+
         private PropertyCollection GetPropertyCollection(int id, Guid versionId, IMediaType contentType, DateTime createDate, DateTime updateDate)
         {
             var sql = new Sql();
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d879503485
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Persistence/Repositories/RecycleBinRepository.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using Umbraco.Core.Logging;
+using Umbraco.Core.Models.Rdbms;
+using Umbraco.Core.Persistence.UnitOfWork;
+
+namespace Umbraco.Core.Persistence.Repositories
+{
+    internal class RecycleBinRepository
+    {
+        private readonly IDatabaseUnitOfWork _unitOfWork;
+
+        public RecycleBinRepository(IDatabaseUnitOfWork unitOfWork)
+        {
+            _unitOfWork = unitOfWork;
+        }
+
+        public bool EmptyRecycleBin(Guid nodeObjectType)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                var db = _unitOfWork.Database;
+
+                //Issue query to get all trashed content or media that has the Upload field as a property
+                //The value for each field is stored in a list: FilesToDelete<string>()
+                //Alias: Constants.Conventions.Media.File and ControlId: Constants.PropertyEditors.UploadField
+                var sql = new Sql();
+                sql.Select("DISTINCT(dataNvarchar)")
+                    .From<PropertyDataDto>()
+                    .InnerJoin<NodeDto>().On<PropertyDataDto, NodeDto>(left => left.NodeId, right => right.NodeId)
+                    .InnerJoin<PropertyTypeDto>().On<PropertyDataDto, PropertyTypeDto>(left => left.PropertyTypeId, right => right.Id)
+                    .InnerJoin<DataTypeDto>().On<PropertyTypeDto, DataTypeDto>(left => left.DataTypeId, right => right.DataTypeId)
+                    .Where("umbracoNode.trashed = '1' AND umbracoNode.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType AND dataNvarchar IS NOT NULL AND (cmsPropertyType.Alias = @FileAlias OR cmsDataType.controlId = @ControlId)",
+                        new { FileAlias = Constants.Conventions.Media.File, NodeObjectType = nodeObjectType, ControlId = Constants.PropertyEditors.UploadField });
+
+                var files = db.Fetch<string>(sql);
+
+                //Construct and execute delete statements for all trashed items by 'nodeObjectType'
+                var deletes = new List<string>
+                          {
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("umbracoUser2NodeNotify", "nodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("umbracoUser2NodePermission", "nodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("umbracoRelation", "parentId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("umbracoRelation", "childId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsTagRelationship", "nodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("umbracoDomains", "domainRootStructureID"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsDocument", "NodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsPropertyData", "contentNodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsPreviewXml", "nodeId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContentVersion", "ContentId"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContentXml", "nodeID"),
+                              FormatDeleteStatement("cmsContent", "NodeId"),
+                              "DELETE FROM umbracoNode WHERE trashed = '1' AND nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType"
+                          };
+
+                foreach (var delete in deletes)
+                {
+                    db.Execute(delete, new { NodeObjectType = nodeObjectType });
+                }
+
+                //Trigger (internal) event with list of files to delete - RecycleBinEmptied
+
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                LogHelper.Error<RecycleBinRepository>("An error occurred while emptying the Recycle Bin: " + ex.Message, ex);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        private string FormatDeleteStatement(string tableName, string keyName)
+        {
+            return
+                string.Format(
+                    "DELETE FROM {0} FROM {0} as TB1 INNER JOIN umbracoNode as TB2 ON TB1.{1} = TB2.id WHERE TB2.trashed = '1' AND TB2.nodeObjectType = @NodeObjectType",
+                    tableName, keyName);
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
index f4011e90a8..5fa9177947 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Core/Umbraco.Core.csproj
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\MediaTypeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\PermissionRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\PetaPocoRepositoryBase.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\RecycleBinRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\RelationRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\RelationTypeRepository.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Persistence\Repositories\RepositoryBase.cs" />
diff --git a/src/umbraco.sln b/src/umbraco.sln
index eba2ad7b9b..76001aa9c6 100644
--- a/src/umbraco.sln
+++ b/src/umbraco.sln
@@ -162,7 +162,4 @@ Global
 		{73529637-28F5-419C-A6BB-D094E39DE614} = {DD32977B-EF54-475B-9A1B-B97A502C6E58}
 		{B555AAE6-0F56-442F-AC9F-EF497DB38DE7} = {DD32977B-EF54-475B-9A1B-B97A502C6E58}
 	EndGlobalSection
-	GlobalSection(Performance) = preSolution
-		HasPerformanceSessions = true
-	EndGlobalSection
 EndGlobal