diff --git a/src/freedombone-controlpanel b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
index 1a338b1e..dcafb8ad 100755
--- a/src/freedombone-controlpanel
+++ b/src/freedombone-controlpanel
@@ -659,6 +659,46 @@ function format_drive {
     any_key
 }
 
+function remove_backups {
+    drive=
+    data=$(tempfile 2>/dev/null)
+    trap "rm -f $data" 0 1 2 5 15
+    dialog --backtitle $"Freedombone Control Panel" \
+           --title $"Remove backups from a USB drive" \
+           --radiolist $"Choose a drive:" 12 70 5 \
+           1 $"sda (Beaglebone Black)" off \
+           2 $"sdb" off \
+           3 $"sdc" off \
+           4 $"sdd" off \
+           5 $"Back to Backup and Restore menu" on 2> $data
+    sel=$?
+    case $sel in
+        1) return;;
+        255) return;;
+    esac
+    case $(cat $data) in
+        1) drive='sda';;
+        2) drive='sdb';;
+        3) drive='sdc';;
+        4) drive='sdd';;
+        5) return;;
+    esac
+
+    dialog --title $"Remove backups from a USB drive" \
+           --backtitle $"Freedombone Control Panel" \
+           --defaultno \
+           --yesno $"\nPlease confirm that you wish to remove backups from this drive\n\n    ${drive}\n\nYou will not be able to recover them afterwards." 12 60
+    sel=$?
+    case $sel in
+        1) return;;
+        255) return;;
+    esac
+
+    clear
+    ${PROJECT_NAME}-backup-local $drive remove
+    any_key
+}
+
 function shut_down_system {
     dialog --title $"Power off the system" \
            --backtitle $"Freedombone Control Panel" \
@@ -833,7 +873,7 @@ function menu_backup_restore {
         trap "rm -f $data" 0 1 2 5 15
         dialog --backtitle $"Freedombone Control Panel" \
                --title $"Backup and Restore" \
-               --radiolist $"Choose an operation:" 17 70 10 \
+               --radiolist $"Choose an operation:" 18 70 11 \
                1 $"Backup data to USB drive" off \
                2 $"Restore GPG key from USB keydrive" off \
                3 $"Restore data from USB drive" off \
@@ -843,7 +883,8 @@ function menu_backup_restore {
                7 $"Backup GPG key to USB (master keydrive)" off \
                8 $"Backup GPG key to USB (fragment keydrive)" off \
                9 $"Format a USB drive (LUKS encrypted)" off \
-               10 $"Back to main menu" on 2> $data
+               10 $"Remove backups from a USB drive" off \
+               11 $"Back to main menu" on 2> $data
         sel=$?
         case $sel in
             1) break;;
@@ -859,7 +900,8 @@ function menu_backup_restore {
             7) create_keydrive_master;;
             8) create_keydrive_fragment;;
             9) format_drive;;
-            10) break;;
+            10) remove_backups;;
+            11) break;;
         esac
     done
 }