diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.ts b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.ts
index 1f2dd69b4..0bf5dac9e 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/components/admin/trash/trash.component.ts
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ export class TrashComponent implements OnDestroy {
       })
   }
 
-  emptyTrash(documents: Set<number> = null) {
+  emptyTrash(documents?: Set<number>) {
     let modal = this.modalService.open(ConfirmDialogComponent, {
       backdrop: 'static',
     })
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.spec.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.spec.ts
index c880f9361..7457960e5 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.spec.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import {
 } from '@angular/common/http/testing'
 import { environment } from 'src/environments/environment'
 
-describe('TrashServiceService', () => {
+describe('TrashService', () => {
   let service: TrashService
   let httpTestingController: HttpTestingController
 
@@ -33,7 +33,16 @@ describe('TrashServiceService', () => {
       `${environment.apiBaseUrl}trash/`
     )
     expect(req.request.method).toEqual('POST')
-    expect(req.request.body).toEqual({ action: 'empty', documents: [] })
+    expect(req.request.body).toEqual({ action: 'empty' })
+
+    service.emptyTrash([1, 2, 3]).subscribe()
+    const req2 = httpTestingController.expectOne(
+      `${environment.apiBaseUrl}trash/`
+    )
+    expect(req2.request.body).toEqual({
+      action: 'empty',
+      documents: [1, 2, 3],
+    })
   })
 
   it('should call correct endpoint for restoreDocuments', () => {
diff --git a/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.ts b/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.ts
index 3b2eccdbd..6a8bbf1f0 100644
--- a/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.ts
+++ b/src-ui/src/app/services/trash.service.ts
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ export class TrashService {
     })
   }
 
-  public emptyTrash(documents: number[] = []): Observable<any> {
-    return this.http.post(`${environment.apiBaseUrl}trash/`, {
+  public emptyTrash(documents?: number[]): Observable<any> {
+    const data = {
       action: 'empty',
-      documents,
-    })
+    }
+    if (documents?.length) {
+      data['documents'] = documents
+    }
+    return this.http.post(`${environment.apiBaseUrl}trash/`, data)
   }
 
   public restoreDocuments(documents: number[]): Observable<any> {
diff --git a/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py b/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
index a3a335f63..ef1e8b8bc 100644
--- a/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
+++ b/src/documents/tests/test_api_trash.py
@@ -64,6 +64,39 @@ class TestTrashAPI(APITestCase):
         self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
         self.assertEqual(Document.global_objects.count(), 0)
 
+    def test_trash_api_empty_all(self):
+        """
+        GIVEN:
+            - Existing documents in trash
+        WHEN:
+            - API request to empty trash
+        THEN:
+            - Trash is emptied
+        """
+
+        document = Document.objects.create(
+            title="Title",
+            content="content",
+            checksum="checksum",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+        )
+        document.delete()
+        document2 = Document.objects.create(
+            title="Title2",
+            content="content2",
+            checksum="checksum2",
+            mime_type="application/pdf",
+        )
+        document2.delete()
+
+        self.client.force_login(user=self.user)
+        resp = self.client.post(
+            "/api/trash/",
+            {"action": "empty", "documents": []},
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, status.HTTP_200_OK)
+        self.assertEqual(Document.global_objects.count(), 0)
+
     def test_api_trash_insufficient_permissions(self):
         """
         GIVEN:
diff --git a/src/documents/views.py b/src/documents/views.py
index 8883a8b65..4a7ca09ce 100644
--- a/src/documents/views.py
+++ b/src/documents/views.py
@@ -2076,7 +2076,11 @@ class TrashView(ListModelMixin, PassUserMixin):
         serializer.is_valid(raise_exception=True)
 
         doc_ids = serializer.validated_data.get("documents")
-        docs = Document.global_objects.filter(id__in=doc_ids)
+        docs = (
+            Document.global_objects.filter(id__in=doc_ids)
+            if doc_ids is not None
+            else Document.deleted_objects.all()
+        )
         checker = ObjectPermissionChecker(request.user)
         checker.prefetch_perms(docs)
         for doc in docs:
@@ -2087,5 +2091,7 @@ class TrashView(ListModelMixin, PassUserMixin):
             for doc in Document.deleted_objects.filter(id__in=doc_ids).all():
                 doc.restore(strict=False)
         elif action == "empty":
+            if doc_ids is None:
+                doc_ids = [doc.id for doc in docs]
             empty_trash(doc_ids=doc_ids)
         return Response({"result": "OK", "doc_ids": doc_ids})