diff --git a/actions/actions.go b/actions/actions.go
index 409a672..65e6e19 100644
--- a/actions/actions.go
+++ b/actions/actions.go
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ func GetAllActions() []DocumentedAction {
 	return []DocumentedAction{
 		Command{},
 		Printer{},
+		RemoveFiles{},
 		ShellScript{},
 		Shutdown{},
 		SendMatrix{},
diff --git a/actions/remove_files.go b/actions/remove_files.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..01083c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/actions/remove_files.go
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+package actions
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"os/exec"
+
+	"github.com/k4lipso/gokill/internal"
+)
+
+type RemoveFiles struct {
+	Files				[]string   `json:"files"`
+	Directories []string   `json:"directories"`
+	ActionChan  ActionResultChan
+}
+
+func (c RemoveFiles) getRemoveCommand() string {
+	command := "srm"
+	isAvailable := isCommandAvailable(command)
+
+	if !isAvailable {
+		internal.LogDoc(c).Warningf("Command %s not found, falling back to 'rm'", command)
+		command = "rm"
+	}
+
+	return command
+}
+
+func (c RemoveFiles) DryExecute() {
+	internal.LogDoc(c).Infof("Test Execute")
+
+	command := c.getRemoveCommand()
+	internal.LogDoc(c).Info("The following commands would have been executed:")
+
+	for _, file := range c.Files {
+		internal.LogDoc(c).Noticef("%s -f %s", command, file)		
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range c.Directories {
+		internal.LogDoc(c).Noticef("%s -rf %s", command, dir)		
+	}
+
+	c.ActionChan <- nil
+}
+
+func (c RemoveFiles) Execute() {
+	internal.LogDoc(c).Infof("Execute")
+
+	command := c.getRemoveCommand()
+
+	for _, file := range c.Files {
+		cmd := exec.Command(command, "-fv", file)
+
+		stdout, err := cmd.Output()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			internal.LogDoc(c).Errorf("%s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		internal.LogDoc(c).Notice(string(stdout))
+	}
+
+	for _, dir := range c.Directories {
+		cmd := exec.Command(command, "-rfv", dir)
+
+		stdout, err := cmd.Output()
+
+		if err != nil {
+			internal.LogDoc(c).Errorf("%s", err.Error())
+		}
+
+		internal.LogDoc(c).Notice(string(stdout))
+	}
+
+	c.ActionChan <- nil
+}
+
+func CreateRemoveFiles(config internal.ActionConfig, c ActionResultChan) (RemoveFiles, error) {
+	result := RemoveFiles{}
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal(config.Options, &result)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return RemoveFiles{}, fmt.Errorf("Error parsing RemoveFiles: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	result.ActionChan = c
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
+func (cc RemoveFiles) Create(config internal.ActionConfig, c ActionResultChan) (Action, error) {
+	return CreateRemoveFiles(config, c)
+}
+
+func (p RemoveFiles) GetName() string {
+	return "RemoveFiles"
+}
+
+func (p RemoveFiles) GetDescription() string {
+	return `
+RemoveFiles deletes the given files and directories.
+If available "srm" is used, otherwise RemoveFiles falls back to "rm"
+	`
+}
+
+func (p RemoveFiles) GetExample() string {
+	return `
+	{
+		"type": "RemoveFiles",
+		"options": {
+			"files": [
+				"/home/user/secrets.txt"
+			],
+			"directories": [
+				"/home/user/.gpg",
+				"/home/user/.ssh",
+				"/home/user/.thunderbird"
+			]
+		}
+	}
+	`
+}
+
+func (p RemoveFiles) GetOptions() []internal.ConfigOption {
+	return []internal.ConfigOption{
+		{"files", "[]string", "list of absolute paths of files that should be deleted.", ""},
+		{"directories", "[]string", "list of absolute paths of directories that should be deleted.", ""},
+	}
+}