diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Controller/AdminConfigurationController.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Controller/AdminConfigurationController.php
index 9232403819..081c430565 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Controller/AdminConfigurationController.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Controller/AdminConfigurationController.php
@@ -141,6 +141,22 @@ class AdminConfigurationController extends Controller
         ]);
     }
 
+    public function purgeQueueAction(PhraseaApplication $app, Request $request)
+    {
+        $queueName = $request->request->get('queueName');
+
+        if (empty($queueName)) {
+            return $this->app->json(['success' => false]);
+        }
+
+        /** @var AMQPConnection $serverConnection */
+        $serverConnection = $this->app['alchemy_worker.amqp.connection'];
+
+        $serverConnection->reinitializeQueue([$queueName]);
+
+        return $this->app->json(['success' => true]);
+    }
+
     public function truncateTableAction(PhraseaApplication $app)
     {
         /** @var WorkerRunningJobRepository $repoWorker */
diff --git a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Provider/ControllerServiceProvider.php b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Provider/ControllerServiceProvider.php
index c06bfb469c..aca995c046 100644
--- a/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Provider/ControllerServiceProvider.php
+++ b/lib/Alchemy/Phrasea/WorkerManager/Provider/ControllerServiceProvider.php
@@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ class ControllerServiceProvider implements ControllerProviderInterface, ServiceP
             ->method('GET')
             ->bind('worker_admin_queue_monitor');
 
+        $controllers->match('/purge-queue',  'controller.worker.admin.configuration:purgeQueueAction')
+            ->method('POST')
+            ->bind('worker_admin_purge_queue');
+
         $controllers->match('/{workerId}/change-status',  'controller.worker.admin.configuration:changeStatusAction')
             ->method('POST')
             ->assert('workerId', '\d+')
diff --git a/templates/web/admin/worker-manager/worker_queue_monitor.html.twig b/templates/web/admin/worker-manager/worker_queue_monitor.html.twig
index b7b75d8b67..d84b873fc9 100644
--- a/templates/web/admin/worker-manager/worker_queue_monitor.html.twig
+++ b/templates/web/admin/worker-manager/worker_queue_monitor.html.twig
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
                 <th></th>
                 <th>{{ 'admin::workermanager:tab:queueMonitor: Message count' |trans }}</th>
                 <th>{{ 'admin::workermanager:tab:queueMonitor: Consumer count' |trans }}</th>
+                <th></th>
             </tr>
         </thead>
         <tbody class="queue-list">
@@ -21,6 +22,9 @@
                 <th>{{ queueStatus.queueName }}</th>
                 <td>{{ queueStatus.messageCount }}</td>
                 <td>{{ queueStatus.consumerCount }}</td>
+                <td>
+                    <buton class="btn btn-danger btn-mini purge-queue" data-queue-name="{{ queueStatus.queueName }}">{{ 'admin::workermanager:tab:queueMonitor: Purge Queue' | trans }}</buton>
+                </td>
             </tr>
         {% endfor %}
 
@@ -38,5 +42,23 @@
                 }
             });
         });
+
+        $("#worker-queue-monitor").on('click', '.purge-queue', function() {
+            if (confirm("Warning! Are you sure? Messages cannot be recovered after purging.")) {
+                $.ajax({
+                    type: "POST",
+                    url: "/admin/worker-manager/purge-queue",
+                    dataType: 'json',
+                    data : {
+                        queueName : $(this).attr("data-queue-name")
+                    },
+                    success: function (data) {
+                        console.log(data);
+                        $("#refresh-monitor").trigger("click");
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+        });
+
     </script>
 {% endif %}