diff --git a/hgext/mq.py b/hgext/mq.py
--- a/hgext/mq.py
+++ b/hgext/mq.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ from mercurial.node import bin, hex, sho
 from mercurial.lock import release
 from mercurial import commands, cmdutil, hg, patch, util
 from mercurial import repair, extensions, url, error
-import os, sys, re, errno
+import os, sys, re, errno, shutil
 
 commands.norepo += " qclone"
 
@@ -2762,6 +2762,12 @@ def qqueue(ui, repo, name=None, **opts):
         _setactivenocheck(name)
     elif opts.get('delete'):
         _delete(name)
+    elif opts.get('purge'):
+        if name in existing:
+            _delete(name)
+        qdir = _queuedir(name)
+        if os.path.exists(qdir):
+            shutil.rmtree(qdir)
     else:
         if name not in existing:
             raise util.Abort(_('use --create to create a new queue'))
@@ -3089,6 +3095,7 @@ cmdtable = {
              ('c', 'create', False, _('create new queue')),
              ('', 'rename', False, _('rename active queue')),
              ('', 'delete', False, _('delete reference to queue')),
+             ('', 'purge', False, _('delete queue, and remove patch dir')),
          ],
          _('[OPTION] [QUEUE]')),
 }
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-qqueue b/tests/test-mq-qqueue
--- a/tests/test-mq-qqueue
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qqueue
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ hg qqueue foo
 hg qqueue --delete buz
 hg qqueue
 
+echo %% create queue for purge
+hg qqueue --create purge-me
+hg qqueue
+
+echo %% create patch for purge
+hg qnew patch-purge-me
+ls -1d .hg/patches-purge-me 2>/dev/null || true
+hg qpop -a
+
+echo %% purge queue
+hg qqueue foo
+hg qqueue --purge purge-me
+hg qqueue
+ls -1d .hg/patches-purge-me 2>/dev/null || true
+
 echo %% unapplied patches
 hg qun
 echo c > a
diff --git a/tests/test-mq-qqueue.out b/tests/test-mq-qqueue.out
--- a/tests/test-mq-qqueue.out
+++ b/tests/test-mq-qqueue.out
@@ -34,6 +34,17 @@ patches
 %% switch back to previous queue
 foo (active)
 patches
+%% create queue for purge
+foo
+patches
+purge-me (active)
+%% create patch for purge
+.hg/patches-purge-me
+popping patch-purge-me
+patch queue now empty
+%% purge queue
+foo (active)
+patches
 %% unapplied patches
 %% fail switching back
 abort: patches applied - cannot set new queue active