diff --git a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
index 43955c017..00685b361 100644
--- a/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
+++ b/data/actionsmap/yunohost.yml
@@ -673,7 +673,11 @@ app:
             api: DELETE /apps/<app>
             arguments:
                 app:
-                    help: App to delete
+                    help: App to remove
+                -p:
+                    full: --purge
+                    help: Also remove all application data
+                    action: store_true
 
         ### app_upgrade()
         upgrade:
diff --git a/src/yunohost/app.py b/src/yunohost/app.py
index 0f69fa6b4..ef753d4d6 100644
--- a/src/yunohost/app.py
+++ b/src/yunohost/app.py
@@ -1189,12 +1189,13 @@ def dump_app_log_extract_for_debugging(operation_logger):
 
 
 @is_unit_operation()
-def app_remove(operation_logger, app):
+def app_remove(operation_logger, app, purge=False):
     """
     Remove app
 
-    Keyword argument:
+    Keyword arguments:
         app -- App(s) to delete
+        purge -- Remove with all app data
 
     """
     from yunohost.hook import hook_exec, hook_remove, hook_callback
@@ -1232,6 +1233,7 @@ def app_remove(operation_logger, app):
     env_dict["YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NAME"] = app
     env_dict["YNH_APP_INSTANCE_NUMBER"] = str(app_instance_nb)
     env_dict["YNH_APP_MANIFEST_VERSION"] = manifest.get("version", "?")
+    env_dict["YNH_APP_PURGE"] = purge
     operation_logger.extra.update({"env": env_dict})
     operation_logger.flush()