diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index 137c3a2c4..2ffaa0bb4 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ ext {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:4.3.5'
+    implementation 'com.simplemobiletools:commons:4.3.6'
     implementation 'com.theartofdev.edmodo:android-image-cropper:2.7.0'
     implementation 'com.android.support:multidex:1.0.3'
     implementation 'it.sephiroth.android.exif:library:1.0.1'
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
index a3ef6ea65..721393926 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -218,8 +218,10 @@ class MainActivity : SimpleActivity(), DirectoryAdapter.DirOperationsListener {
             menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main_intent, menu)
         } else {
             menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu)
-            menu.findItem(R.id.increase_column_count).isVisible = config.viewTypeFolders == VIEW_TYPE_GRID && config.dirColumnCnt < MAX_COLUMN_COUNT
-            menu.findItem(R.id.reduce_column_count).isVisible = config.viewTypeFolders == VIEW_TYPE_GRID && config.dirColumnCnt > 1
+            menu.apply {
+                findItem(R.id.increase_column_count).isVisible = config.viewTypeFolders == VIEW_TYPE_GRID && config.dirColumnCnt < MAX_COLUMN_COUNT
+                findItem(R.id.reduce_column_count).isVisible = config.viewTypeFolders == VIEW_TYPE_GRID && config.dirColumnCnt > 1
+            }
         }
         menu.findItem(R.id.temporarily_show_hidden).isVisible = !config.shouldShowHidden
         menu.findItem(R.id.stop_showing_hidden).isVisible = config.temporarilyShowHidden
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
index 78089c37c..12283589b 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/adapters/DirectoryAdapter.kt
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var dirs: ArrayList<Directo
             findItem(R.id.cab_rename).isVisible = isOneItemSelected() && !selectedPaths.contains(FAVORITES) && !selectedPaths.contains(RECYCLE_BIN)
             findItem(R.id.cab_change_cover_image).isVisible = isOneItemSelected()
 
+            findItem(R.id.cab_empty_recycle_bin).isVisible = isOneItemSelected() && selectedPaths.first() == RECYCLE_BIN
+            findItem(R.id.cab_empty_disable_recycle_bin).isVisible = isOneItemSelected() && selectedPaths.first() == RECYCLE_BIN
+
             checkHideBtnVisibility(this)
             checkPinBtnVisibility(this)
         }
@@ -92,6 +95,8 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var dirs: ArrayList<Directo
             R.id.cab_pin -> pinFolders(true)
             R.id.cab_unpin -> pinFolders(false)
             R.id.cab_hide -> toggleFoldersVisibility(true)
+            R.id.cab_empty_recycle_bin -> emptyRecycleBin()
+            R.id.cab_empty_disable_recycle_bin -> emptyAndDisableRecycleBin()
             R.id.cab_unhide -> toggleFoldersVisibility(false)
             R.id.cab_exclude -> tryExcludeFolder()
             R.id.cab_copy_to -> copyMoveTo(true)
@@ -208,6 +213,18 @@ class DirectoryAdapter(activity: BaseSimpleActivity, var dirs: ArrayList<Directo
         }
     }
 
+    private fun emptyRecycleBin() {
+        activity.emptyTheRecycleBin {
+            listener?.refreshItems()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun emptyAndDisableRecycleBin() {
+        activity.emptyAndDisableTheRecycleBin {
+            listener?.refreshItems()
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun updateFolderNames() {
         val includedFolders = activity.config.includedFolders
         val hidden = activity.getString(R.string.hidden)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/menu/cab_directories.xml b/app/src/main/res/menu/cab_directories.xml
index 9da9b584f..a898e1644 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/menu/cab_directories.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/menu/cab_directories.xml
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@
         android:icon="@drawable/ic_unhide"
         android:title="@string/unhide_folder"
         app:showAsAction="ifRoom"/>
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/cab_empty_recycle_bin"
+        android:title="@string/empty_recycle_bin"
+        app:showAsAction="never"/>
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/cab_empty_disable_recycle_bin"
+        android:title="@string/empty_and_disable_recycle_bin"
+        app:showAsAction="never"/>
     <item
         android:id="@+id/cab_exclude"
         android:title="@string/exclude"