diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b42d95d..a0f0bb6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -166,6 +166,18 @@ Type: `Object`
 
 return `stream`, copy the files to remote through sftp, acts similarly to Gulp dest, will make dirs if not exist.
 
+#### options
+
+*Option*
+Type: `Object`
+
+#### options.deleteRemote
+
+*Option*
+Type: `Boolean`
+
+should gulp-ssh delete remote files when they are deleted locally
+
 ## License
 
 MIT © [Teambition](https://www.teambition.com)
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 32ad676..fbdfa09 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ GulpSSH.prototype.dest = function (destDir, options) {
   options = options || {}
   options.autoClose = false
 
+  var deleteRemote = options.deleteRemote || false
+
   function getSftp (callback) {
     if (sftpClient) return callback(null, sftpClient)
     ssh.gulpReady(function () {
@@ -237,7 +239,21 @@ GulpSSH.prototype.dest = function (destDir, options) {
 
   return through.obj(function (file, encoding, callback) {
     if (file.isNull()) {
-      gutil.log('"' + gutil.colors.cyan(file.path) + '" has no content. Skipping.')
+      if (deleteRemote) {
+        gutil.log('"' + gutil.colors.cyan(file.path) + '" has no content. Attempting delete.')
+        getSftp(function (err, sftp) {
+          if (err) return end(err, callback)
+          var baseRegexp = new RegExp('^' + file.base.replace(/[\-\[\]\/\{\}\(\)\*\+\?\.\\\^\$\|]/g, '\\$&'))
+          var outPath = path.join(destDir, file.path.replace(baseRegexp, '')).replace(/\\/g, '/')
+          gutil.log('Preparing to delete "' + gutil.colors.red(outPath) + '"')
+
+          internalRemove(sftp, outPath, function (err) {
+            if (err) return end(err, callback)
+          })
+        })
+      } else {
+        gutil.log('"' + gutil.colors.cyan(file.path) + '" has no content. Skipping.')
+      }
       return callback()
     }
     getSftp(function (err, sftp) {
@@ -319,6 +335,15 @@ GulpSSH.prototype.shell = function (commands, options) {
   return outStream
 }
 
+// function internalRemove(sftp, filePath, callback) {
+function internalRemove(sftp, filePath, callback) {
+  sftp.exists(filePath, function(result) {
+    if (!result) return
+    gutil.log('Deleting \'' + gutil.colors.red(filePath) + '\'')
+    sftp.unlink(filePath, callback)
+  })
+}
+
 function internalMkDirs (sftp, filePath, callback) {
   var outPathDir = path.dirname(filePath).replace(/\\/g, '/')