diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 8801256c..540410af 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ environment:
   - ATOM_CHANNEL: beta
 
 install:
-  - ps: Install-Product node 6
+  - ps: Install-Product node 12
 
 build_script:
   - ps: iex ((new-object net.webclient).DownloadString('https://raw.githubusercontent.com/atom/ci/master/build-package.ps1'))
diff --git a/keymaps/tree-view.cson b/keymaps/tree-view.cson
index 98828de7..00f24cf1 100644
--- a/keymaps/tree-view.cson
+++ b/keymaps/tree-view.cson
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
   'shift-a': 'tree-view:add-folder'
   'd': 'tree-view:duplicate'
   'delete': 'tree-view:remove'
+  'shift-delete': 'tree-view:remove-permanently'
   'backspace': 'tree-view:remove'
   'k': 'core:move-up'
   'j': 'core:move-down'
diff --git a/lib/tree-view-package.js b/lib/tree-view-package.js
index f624e03d..af7ba343 100644
--- a/lib/tree-view-package.js
+++ b/lib/tree-view-package.js
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ class TreeViewPackage {
       'tree-view:add-file': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().add(true),
       'tree-view:add-folder': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().add(false),
       'tree-view:duplicate': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().copySelectedEntry(),
-      'tree-view:remove': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().removeSelectedEntries(),
+      'tree-view:remove': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().removeSelectedEntries(false),
+      'tree-view:remove-permanently': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().removeSelectedEntries(true),
       'tree-view:rename': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().moveSelectedEntry(),
       'tree-view:show-current-file-in-file-manager': () => this.getTreeViewInstance().showCurrentFileInFileManager()
     }))
diff --git a/lib/tree-view.coffee b/lib/tree-view.coffee
index 61795fa3..dafdc672 100644
--- a/lib/tree-view.coffee
+++ b/lib/tree-view.coffee
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ _ = require 'underscore-plus'
 {BufferedProcess, CompositeDisposable, Emitter} = require 'atom'
 {repoForPath, getStyleObject, getFullExtension} = require "./helpers"
 fs = require 'fs-plus'
+del = require 'del'
 
 AddDialog = require './add-dialog'
 MoveDialog = require './move-dialog'
@@ -612,7 +613,7 @@ class TreeView
         @emitter.emit 'entry-copied', {initialPath, newPath}
     dialog.attach()
 
-  removeSelectedEntries: ->
+  removeSelectedEntries: (shouldDeletePermanently = false) ->
     if @hasFocus()
       selectedPaths = @selectedPaths()
       selectedEntries = @getSelectedEntries()
@@ -632,11 +633,13 @@ class TreeView
         return
 
     atom.confirm({
-      message: "Are you sure you want to delete the selected #{if selectedPaths.length > 1 then 'items' else 'item'}?",
+      message: "Are you sure you want to #{if shouldDeletePermanently then 'permanently ' else ''}delete the selected #{if selectedPaths.length > 1 then 'items' else 'item'}?",
       detailedMessage: "You are deleting:\n#{selectedPaths.join('\n')}",
-      buttons: ['Move to Trash', 'Cancel']
+      buttons: [(if shouldDeletePermanently then 'Permanently Delete ⚠️' else 'Move to Trash'), 'Cancel']
     }, (response) =>
       if response is 0 # Move to Trash
+        if shouldDeletePermanently
+          return @removeSelectedPathsPermanently(selectedPaths, selectedEntries)
         failedDeletions = []
         for selectedPath in selectedPaths
           # Don't delete entries which no longer exist. This can happen, for example, when:
@@ -656,21 +659,18 @@ class TreeView
             repo.getPathStatus(selectedPath)
 
         if failedDeletions.length > 0
-          atom.notifications.addError @formatTrashFailureMessage(failedDeletions),
+          atom.notifications.addError @formatTrashFailureMessage(failedDeletions, false),
             description: @formatTrashEnabledMessage()
             detail: "#{failedDeletions.join('\n')}"
             dismissable: true
 
-        # Focus the first parent folder
-        if firstSelectedEntry = selectedEntries[0]
-          @selectEntry(firstSelectedEntry.closest('.directory:not(.selected)'))
-        @updateRoots() if atom.config.get('tree-view.squashDirectoryNames')
+        @finishRemoval(selectedEntries[0])
     )
 
-  formatTrashFailureMessage: (failedDeletions) ->
+  formatTrashFailureMessage: (failedDeletions, shouldDeletePermanently = false) ->
     fileText = if failedDeletions.length > 1 then 'files' else 'file'
 
-    "The following #{fileText} couldn't be moved to the trash."
+    "The following #{fileText} couldn't be #{if shouldDeletePermanently then "deleted permanently" else "moved to the trash."}"
 
   formatTrashEnabledMessage: ->
     switch process.platform
@@ -678,6 +678,29 @@ class TreeView
       when 'darwin' then 'Is Trash enabled on the volume where the files are stored?'
       when 'win32' then 'Is there a Recycle Bin on the drive where the files are stored?'
 
+  finishRemoval: (firstSelectedEntry) ->
+    # Focus the first parent folder
+    if firstSelectedEntry
+      @selectEntry(firstSelectedEntry.closest('.directory:not(.selected)'))
+    @updateRoots() if atom.config.get('tree-view.squashDirectoryNames')
+
+  removeSelectedPathsPermanently: (selectedPaths, selectedEntries) ->
+    for selectedPath in selectedPaths
+      @emitter.emit 'will-delete-entry', {pathToDelete: selectedPath}
+    return del(selectedPaths, {force: true})
+    .then( (deletedPaths) =>
+      for deletedPath in deletedPaths
+        @emitter.emit 'entry-deleted', {pathToDelete: deletedPath}
+      )
+    .catch((err) =>
+      atom.notifications.addError @formatTrashFailureMessage(selectedPaths, true),
+        description: err
+        dismissable: true
+      for selectedPath in selectedPaths
+        @emitter.emit 'delete-entry-failed', {pathToDelete: selectedPath}
+      )
+    .finally( => @finishRemoval(selectedEntries[0]))
+
   # Public: Copy the path of the selected entry element.
   #         Save the path in localStorage, so that copying from 2 different
   #         instances of atom works as intended
diff --git a/menus/tree-view.cson b/menus/tree-view.cson
index f108645a..fd7d689b 100644
--- a/menus/tree-view.cson
+++ b/menus/tree-view.cson
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     {'label': 'Rename', 'command': 'tree-view:move'}
     {'label': 'Duplicate', 'command': 'tree-view:duplicate'}
     {'label': 'Delete', 'command': 'tree-view:remove'}
+    {'label': 'Delete Permanently', 'command': 'tree-view:remove-permanently'}
     {'label': 'Copy', 'command': 'tree-view:copy'}
     {'label': 'Cut', 'command': 'tree-view:cut'}
     {'label': 'Paste', 'command': 'tree-view:paste'}
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@
     {'label': 'Rename', 'command': 'tree-view:move'}
     {'label': 'Duplicate', 'command': 'tree-view:duplicate'}
     {'label': 'Delete', 'command': 'tree-view:remove'}
+    {'label': 'Delete Permanently', 'command': 'tree-view:remove-permanently'}
     {'label': 'Copy', 'command': 'tree-view:copy'}
     {'label': 'Cut', 'command': 'tree-view:cut'}
     {'label': 'Paste', 'command': 'tree-view:paste'}
@@ -86,6 +88,7 @@
 
   '.tree-view .multi-select': [
     {'label': 'Delete', 'command': 'tree-view:remove'}
+    {'label': 'Delete Permanently', 'command': 'tree-view:remove-permanently'}
     {'label': 'Copy', 'command': 'tree-view:copy'}
     {'label': 'Cut', 'command': 'tree-view:cut'}
     {'label': 'Paste', 'command': 'tree-view:paste'}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index d070ae7c..88653799 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -4,6 +4,29 @@
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "@nodelib/fs.scandir": {
+      "version": "2.1.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodelib/fs.scandir/-/fs.scandir-2.1.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-33g3pMJk3bg5nXbL/+CY6I2eJDzZAni49PfJnL5fghPTggPvBd/pFNSgJsdAgWptuFu7qq/ERvOYFlhvsLTCKA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@nodelib/fs.stat": "2.0.4",
+        "run-parallel": "^1.1.9"
+      }
+    },
+    "@nodelib/fs.stat": {
+      "version": "2.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodelib/fs.stat/-/fs.stat-2.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IYlHJA0clt2+Vg7bccq+TzRdJvv19c2INqBSsoOLp1je7xjtr7J26+WXR72MCdvU9q1qTzIWDfhMf+DRvQJK4Q=="
+    },
+    "@nodelib/fs.walk": {
+      "version": "1.2.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@nodelib/fs.walk/-/fs.walk-1.2.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8Broas6vTtW4GIXTAHDoE32hnN2M5ykgCpWGbuXHQ15vEMqr23pB76e/GZcYsZCHALv50ktd24qhEyKr6wBtow==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@nodelib/fs.scandir": "2.1.4",
+        "fastq": "^1.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "acorn": {
       "version": "5.7.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/acorn/-/acorn-5.7.3.tgz",
@@ -27,6 +50,15 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "aggregate-error": {
+      "version": "3.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/aggregate-error/-/aggregate-error-3.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4I7Td01quW/RpocfNayFdFVk1qSuoh0E7JrbRJ16nH01HhKFQ88INq9Sd+nd72zqRySlr9BmDA8xlEJ6vJMrYA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "clean-stack": "^2.0.0",
+        "indent-string": "^4.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "ajv": {
       "version": "5.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ajv/-/ajv-5.5.2.tgz",
@@ -82,6 +114,11 @@
         "es-abstract": "^1.7.0"
       }
     },
+    "array-union": {
+      "version": "2.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/array-union/-/array-union-2.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HGyxoOTYUyCM6stUe6EJgnd4EoewAI7zMdfqO+kGjnlZmBDz/cR5pf8r/cR4Wq60sL/p0IkcjUEEPwS3GFrIyw=="
+    },
     "async": {
       "version": "1.5.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/async/-/async-1.5.2.tgz",
@@ -136,6 +173,14 @@
         "concat-map": "0.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "braces": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/braces/-/braces-3.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-b8um+L1RzM3WDSzvhm6gIz1yfTbBt6YTlcEKAvsmqCZZFw46z626lVj9j1yEPW33H5H+lBQpZMP1k8l+78Ha0A==",
+      "requires": {
+        "fill-range": "^7.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "buffer-from": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/buffer-from/-/buffer-from-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -206,6 +251,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "clean-stack": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/clean-stack/-/clean-stack-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-4diC9HaTE+KRAMWhDhrGOECgWZxoevMc5TlkObMqNSsVU62PYzXZ/SMTjzyGAFF1YusgxGcSWTEXBhp0CPwQ1A=="
+    },
     "cli-cursor": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cli-cursor/-/cli-cursor-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -366,6 +416,51 @@
         "uniq": "^1.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "del": {
+      "version": "6.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/del/-/del-6.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1shh9DQ23L16oXSZKB2JxpL7iMy2E0S9d517ptA1P8iw0alkPtQcrKH7ru31rYtKwF499HkTu+DRzq3TCKDFRQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "globby": "^11.0.1",
+        "graceful-fs": "^4.2.4",
+        "is-glob": "^4.0.1",
+        "is-path-cwd": "^2.2.0",
+        "is-path-inside": "^3.0.2",
+        "p-map": "^4.0.0",
+        "rimraf": "^3.0.2",
+        "slash": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "graceful-fs": {
+          "version": "4.2.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.2.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-WjKPNJF79dtJAVniUlGGWHYGz2jWxT6VhN/4m1NdkbZ2nOsEF+cI1Edgql5zCRhs/VsQYRvrXctxktVXZUkixw=="
+        },
+        "rimraf": {
+          "version": "3.0.2",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-3.0.2.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-JZkJMZkAGFFPP2YqXZXPbMlMBgsxzE8ILs4lMIX/2o0L9UBw9O/Y3o6wFw/i9YLapcUJWwqbi3kdxIPdC62TIA==",
+          "requires": {
+            "glob": "^7.1.3"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "dir-glob": {
+      "version": "3.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dir-glob/-/dir-glob-3.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-WkrWp9GR4KXfKGYzOLmTuGVi1UWFfws377n9cc55/tb6DuqyF6pcQ5AbiHEshaDpY9v6oaSr2XCDidGmMwdzIA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "path-type": "^4.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "path-type": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/path-type/-/path-type-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-gDKb8aZMDeD/tZWs9P6+q0J9Mwkdl6xMV8TjnGP3qJVJ06bdMgkbBlLU8IdfOsIsFz2BW1rNVT3XuNEl8zPAvw=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "doctrine": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/doctrine/-/doctrine-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -842,6 +937,19 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-wFNHeBfIa1HaqFPIHgWbcz0CNhQ=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "fast-glob": {
+      "version": "3.2.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-glob/-/fast-glob-3.2.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-kr/Oo6PX51265qeuCYsyGypiO5uJFgBS0jksyG7FUeCyQzNwYnzrNIMR1NXfkZXsMYXYLRAHgISHBz8gQcxKHQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@nodelib/fs.stat": "^2.0.2",
+        "@nodelib/fs.walk": "^1.2.3",
+        "glob-parent": "^5.1.0",
+        "merge2": "^1.3.0",
+        "micromatch": "^4.0.2",
+        "picomatch": "^2.2.1"
+      }
+    },
     "fast-json-stable-stringify": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fast-json-stable-stringify/-/fast-json-stable-stringify-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -854,6 +962,14 @@
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       "dev": true
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+    "fastq": {
+      "version": "1.10.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fastq/-/fastq-1.10.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-NL2Qc5L3iQEsyYzweq7qfgy5OtXCmGzGvhElGEd/SoFWEMOEczNh5s5ocaF01HDetxz+p8ecjNPA6cZxxIHmzA==",
+      "requires": {
+        "reusify": "^1.0.4"
+      }
+    },
     "figures": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/figures/-/figures-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -873,6 +989,14 @@
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       }
     },
+    "fill-range": {
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fill-range/-/fill-range-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qOo9F+dMUmC2Lcb4BbVvnKJxTPjCm+RRpe4gDuGrzkL7mEVl/djYSu2OdQ2Pa302N4oqkSg9ir6jaLWJ2USVpQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "to-regex-range": "^5.0.1"
+      }
+    },
     "find-root": {
       "version": "1.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/find-root/-/find-root-1.1.0.tgz",
@@ -957,12 +1081,40 @@
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       }
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+    "glob-parent": {
+      "version": "5.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/glob-parent/-/glob-parent-5.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FnI+VGOpnlGHWZxthPGR+QhR78fuiK0sNLkHQv+bL9fQi57lNNdquIbna/WrfROrolq8GK5Ek6BiMwqL/voRYQ==",
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+      }
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       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globals/-/globals-11.10.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "globby": {
+      "version": "11.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/globby/-/globby-11.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-iH9RmgwCmUJHi2z5o2l3eTtGBtXek1OYlHrbcxOYugyHLmAsZrPj43OtHThd62Buh/Vv6VyCBD2bdyWcGNQqoQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "array-union": "^2.1.0",
+        "dir-glob": "^3.0.1",
+        "fast-glob": "^3.1.1",
+        "ignore": "^5.1.4",
+        "merge2": "^1.3.0",
+        "slash": "^3.0.0"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "ignore": {
+          "version": "5.1.8",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ignore/-/ignore-5.1.8.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-BMpfD7PpiETpBl/A6S498BaIJ6Y/ABT93ETbby2fP00v4EbvPBXWEoaR1UBPKs3iR53pJY7EtZk5KACI57i1Uw=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "graceful-fs": {
       "version": "4.1.15",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/graceful-fs/-/graceful-fs-4.1.15.tgz",
@@ -1033,6 +1185,11 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "indent-string": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/indent-string/-/indent-string-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-EdDDZu4A2OyIK7Lr/2zG+w5jmbuk1DVBnEwREQvBzspBJkCEbRa8GxU1lghYcaGJCnRWibjDXlq779X1/y5xwg=="
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       "version": "1.0.6",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/inflight/-/inflight-1.0.6.tgz",
@@ -1096,12 +1253,40 @@
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       "dev": true
     },
+    "is-extglob": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha1-qIwCU1eR8C7TfHahueqXc8gz+MI="
+    },
     "is-fullwidth-code-point": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
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       "integrity": "sha1-o7MKXE8ZkYMWeqq5O+764937ZU8=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "is-glob": {
+      "version": "4.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-glob/-/is-glob-4.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-5G0tKtBTFImOqDnLB2hG6Bp2qcKEFduo4tZu9MT/H6NQv/ghhy30o55ufafxJ/LdH79LLs2Kfrn85TLKyA7BUg==",
+      "requires": {
+        "is-extglob": "^2.1.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "is-number": {
+      "version": "7.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-number/-/is-number-7.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-41Cifkg6e8TylSpdtTpeLVMqvSBEVzTttHvERD741+pnZ8ANv0004MRL43QKPDlK9cGvNp6NZWZUBlbGXYxxng=="
+    },
+    "is-path-cwd": {
+      "version": "2.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-cwd/-/is-path-cwd-2.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-w942bTcih8fdJPJmQHFzkS76NEP8Kzzvmw92cXsazb8intwLqPibPPdXf4ANdKV3rYMuuQYGIWtvz9JilB3NFQ=="
+    },
+    "is-path-inside": {
+      "version": "3.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-path-inside/-/is-path-inside-3.0.2.tgz",
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+    },
     "is-promise": {
       "version": "2.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-promise/-/is-promise-2.1.0.tgz",
@@ -1239,6 +1424,20 @@
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       "integrity": "sha1-bUUk6LlV+V1PW1iFHOId1y+06VI="
     },
+    "merge2": {
+      "version": "1.4.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/merge2/-/merge2-1.4.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8q7VEgMJW4J8tcfVPy8g09NcQwZdbwFEqhe/WZkoIzjn/3TGDwtOCYtXGxA3O8tPzpczCCDgv+P2P5y00ZJOOg=="
+    },
+    "micromatch": {
+      "version": "4.0.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/micromatch/-/micromatch-4.0.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-y7FpHSbMUMoyPbYUSzO6PaZ6FyRnQOpHuKwbo1G+Knck95XVU4QAiKdGEnj5wwoS7PlOgthX/09u5iFJ+aYf5Q==",
+      "requires": {
+        "braces": "^3.0.1",
+        "picomatch": "^2.0.5"
+      }
+    },
     "mimic-fn": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mimic-fn/-/mimic-fn-1.2.0.tgz",
@@ -1397,6 +1596,14 @@
         "p-limit": "^1.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "p-map": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-map/-/p-map-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-/bjOqmgETBYB5BoEeGVea8dmvHb2m9GLy1E9W43yeyfP6QQCZGFNa+XRceJEuDB6zqr+gKpIAmlLebMpykw/MQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "aggregate-error": "^3.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "p-try": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/p-try/-/p-try-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1466,6 +1673,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "picomatch": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/picomatch/-/picomatch-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-q0M/9eZHzmr0AulXyPwNfZjtwZ/RBZlbN3K3CErVrk50T2ASYI7Bye0EvekFY3IP1Nt2DHu0re+V2ZHIpMkuWg=="
+    },
     "pify": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/pify/-/pify-2.3.0.tgz",
@@ -1649,6 +1861,11 @@
         "signal-exit": "^3.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "reusify": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/reusify/-/reusify-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U9nH88a3fc/ekCF1l0/UP1IosiuIjyTh7hBvXVMHYgVcfGvt897Xguj2UOLDeI5BG2m7/uwyaLVT6fbtCwTyzw=="
+    },
     "rimraf": {
       "version": "2.6.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/rimraf/-/rimraf-2.6.3.tgz",
@@ -1669,8 +1886,7 @@
     "run-parallel": {
       "version": "1.1.9",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/run-parallel/-/run-parallel-1.1.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DEqnSRTDw/Tc3FXf49zedI638Z9onwUotBMiUFKmrO2sdFKIbXamXGQ3Axd4qgphxKB4kw/qP1w5kTxnfU1B9Q==",
-      "dev": true
+      "integrity": "sha512-DEqnSRTDw/Tc3FXf49zedI638Z9onwUotBMiUFKmrO2sdFKIbXamXGQ3Axd4qgphxKB4kw/qP1w5kTxnfU1B9Q=="
     },
     "rx-lite": {
       "version": "4.0.8",
@@ -1730,6 +1946,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha1-tf3AjxKH6hF4Yo5BXiUTK3NkbG0=",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "slash": {
+      "version": "3.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slash/-/slash-3.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-g9Q1haeby36OSStwb4ntCGGGaKsaVSjQ68fBxoQcutl5fS1vuY18H3wSt3jFyFtrkx+Kz0V1G85A4MyAdDMi2Q=="
+    },
     "slice-ansi": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/slice-ansi/-/slice-ansi-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -1911,6 +2132,14 @@
         "os-tmpdir": "~1.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "to-regex-range": {
+      "version": "5.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/to-regex-range/-/to-regex-range-5.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-65P7iz6X5yEr1cwcgvQxbbIw7Uk3gOy5dIdtZ4rDveLqhrdJP+Li/Hx6tyK0NEb+2GCyneCMJiGqrADCSNk8sQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "is-number": "^7.0.0"
+      }
+    },
     "type": {
       "version": "1.2.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type/-/type-1.2.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b82c2be9..093c91cd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {
+    "del": "^6.0.0",
     "fs-plus": "^3.0.0",
     "minimatch": "~0.3.0",
     "pathwatcher": "^8.1.0",
diff --git a/spec/tree-view-package-spec.coffee b/spec/tree-view-package-spec.coffee
index 85a2233d..14805447 100644
--- a/spec/tree-view-package-spec.coffee
+++ b/spec/tree-view-package-spec.coffee
@@ -3133,6 +3133,77 @@ describe "TreeView", ->
           runs ->
             expect(atom.notifications.getNotifications().length).toBe 0
 
+    describe "treev-view:remove-permanently", ->
+      beforeEach ->
+        jasmine.attachToDOM(workspaceElement)
+
+      it "won't remove the root directory", ->
+        spyOn(atom, 'confirm')
+        treeView.focus()
+        root1.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {bubbles: true, detail: 1}))
+        atom.commands.dispatch(treeView.element, 'tree-view:remove-permanently')
+
+        args = atom.confirm.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+        expect(args.buttons).toEqual ['OK']
+
+      it "shows the native alert dialog", ->
+        spyOn(atom, 'confirm')
+
+        waitForWorkspaceOpenEvent ->
+          fileView.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent('click', {bubbles: true, detail: 1}))
+
+        runs ->
+          atom.commands.dispatch(treeView.element, 'tree-view:remove-permanently')
+          args = atom.confirm.mostRecentCall.args[0]
+          expect(args.buttons).toEqual ['Permanently Delete ⚠️', 'Cancel']
+
+
+      it "calls removeSelectedPathsPermanently, onWillDeleteEntry, onEntryDeleted, finishRemoval", ->
+        spyOn(atom, 'confirm').andCallFake (options, callback) -> callback(0)
+        onEntryDeletedSpy = jasmine.createSpy('onEntryDeleted')
+        treeView.onEntryDeleted(onEntryDeletedSpy)
+
+        onWillDeleteEntrySpy = jasmine.createSpy('onWillDeleteEntry')
+        treeView.onWillDeleteEntry(onWillDeleteEntrySpy)
+
+        finishRemovalSpy = spyOn(treeView, 'finishRemoval').andCallThrough()
+
+        removeSelectedPathsPermanentlySpy = spyOn(treeView, 'removeSelectedPathsPermanently').andCallThrough()
+        removeSelectedEntriesSpy = spyOn(treeView, 'removeSelectedEntries').andCallThrough()
+
+        filePath = path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'non-project-file.txt')
+        fs.writeFileSync(filePath, 'test')
+
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          atom.workspace.open(filePath)
+
+        waitsForPromise ->
+          atom.commands.dispatch(treeView.element, 'tree-view:remove-permanently')
+
+        waitsFor 'removeSelectedEntries amd removeSelectedPathsPermanently to be called', ->
+          removeSelectedEntriesSpy.callCount is 1 and
+          removeSelectedEntriesSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0] is true and
+          removeSelectedPathsPermanentlySpy.mostRecentCall.args[0][0] is filePath
+
+        runs: ->
+          # The internal functionality of the followings are already tested in treeview:remove
+          expect(
+            onWillDeleteEntrySpy.callCount is 1 and
+            onWillDeleteEntrySpy.mostRecentCall.args[0].pathToDelete is filePath
+          ).toBe(true, 'it calls onWillDeleteEntry')
+
+          expect(
+            onEntryDeletedSpy.callCount is 1 and
+            onEntryDeletedSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0].pathToDelete is filePath
+          ).toBe(true, 'it calls onEntryDeleted')
+
+          expect(
+            finishRemovalSpy.callCount is 1 and
+            finishRemovalSpy.mostRecentCall.args[0] is removeSelectedPathsPermanentlySpy.mostRecentCall.args[1][0]
+          ).toBe(true, 'it calls finishRemoval')
+
+          expect(fs.existsSync(filePath)).toBe(false, 'it deletes the file')
+
   describe "file system events", ->
     temporaryFilePath = null