diff --git a/core/corerepo/gc.go b/core/corerepo/gc.go
index 87afc87439d..af678eca2d7 100644
--- a/core/corerepo/gc.go
+++ b/core/corerepo/gc.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func GarbageCollect(n *core.IpfsNode, ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	rmed := gc.GC(ctx, n.Blockstore, n.Pinning, roots)
+	rmed := gc.GC(ctx, n.Blockstore, n.Repo.Datastore(), n.Pinning, roots)
 
 	return CollectResult(ctx, rmed, nil)
 }
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ func GarbageCollectAsync(n *core.IpfsNode, ctx context.Context) <-chan gc.Result
 		return out
 	}
 
-	return gc.GC(ctx, n.Blockstore, n.Pinning, roots)
+	return gc.GC(ctx, n.Blockstore, n.Repo.Datastore(), n.Pinning, roots)
 }
 
 func PeriodicGC(ctx context.Context, node *core.IpfsNode) error {
diff --git a/core/coreunix/add_test.go b/core/coreunix/add_test.go
index b41dee22d96..5a12d3c15b8 100644
--- a/core/coreunix/add_test.go
+++ b/core/coreunix/add_test.go
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ func TestAddGCLive(t *testing.T) {
 	gcstarted := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
 		defer close(gcstarted)
-		gcout = gc.GC(context.Background(), node.Blockstore, node.Pinning, nil)
+		gcout = gc.GC(context.Background(), node.Blockstore, node.Repo.Datastore(), node.Pinning, nil)
 	}()
 
 	// gc shouldnt start until we let the add finish its current file.
diff --git a/pin/gc/gc.go b/pin/gc/gc.go
index 20ed77b4e18..92c8cb52a21 100644
--- a/pin/gc/gc.go
+++ b/pin/gc/gc.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	dag "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/merkledag"
 	pin "github.com/ipfs/go-ipfs/pin"
 
+	dstore "gx/ipfs/QmPpegoMqhAEqjncrzArm7KVWAkCm78rqL2DPuNjhPrshg/go-datastore"
 	logging "gx/ipfs/QmRb5jh8z2E8hMGN2tkvs1yHynUanqnZ3UeKwgN1i9P1F8/go-log"
 	cid "gx/ipfs/QmcZfnkapfECQGcLZaf9B79NRg7cRa9EnZh4LSbkCzwNvY/go-cid"
 	ipld "gx/ipfs/Qme5bWv7wtjUNGsK2BNGVUFPKiuxWrsqrtvYwCLRw8YFES/go-ipld-format"
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ type Result struct {
 // The routine then iterates over every block in the blockstore and
 // deletes any block that is not found in the marked set.
 //
-func GC(ctx context.Context, bs bstore.GCBlockstore, pn pin.Pinner, bestEffortRoots []*cid.Cid) <-chan Result {
+func GC(ctx context.Context, bs bstore.GCBlockstore, dstor dstore.Datastore, pn pin.Pinner, bestEffortRoots []*cid.Cid) <-chan Result {
 
 	elock := log.EventBegin(ctx, "GC.lockWait")
 	unlocker := bs.GCLock()
@@ -107,6 +108,18 @@ func GC(ctx context.Context, bs bstore.GCBlockstore, pn pin.Pinner, bestEffortRo
 		if errors {
 			output <- Result{Error: ErrCannotDeleteSomeBlocks}
 		}
+
+		defer log.EventBegin(ctx, "GC.datastore").Done()
+		gds, ok := dstor.(dstore.GCDatastore)
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+
+		err = gds.CollectGarbage()
+		if err != nil {
+			output <- Result{Error: err}
+			return
+		}
 	}()
 
 	return output
diff --git a/repo/fsrepo/datastores.go b/repo/fsrepo/datastores.go
index 193801027c2..27254426ed1 100644
--- a/repo/fsrepo/datastores.go
+++ b/repo/fsrepo/datastores.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	ds "gx/ipfs/QmPpegoMqhAEqjncrzArm7KVWAkCm78rqL2DPuNjhPrshg/go-datastore"
 	mount "gx/ipfs/QmPpegoMqhAEqjncrzArm7KVWAkCm78rqL2DPuNjhPrshg/go-datastore/syncmount"
 
+	humanize "gx/ipfs/QmPSBJL4momYnE7DcUyk2DVhD6rH488ZmHBGLbxNdhU44K/go-humanize"
 	ldbopts "gx/ipfs/QmbBhyDKsY4mbY6xsKt3qu9Y7FPvMJ6qbD8AMjYYvPRw1g/goleveldb/leveldb/opt"
 	badgerds "gx/ipfs/Qmbjb3c2KRPVNZWSvQED8zAf12Brdbp3ksSnGdsJiytqUs/go-ds-badger"
 	levelds "gx/ipfs/Qmbkc8BMfEixGCeKRuGGbf34mAjTb9xPmJ8Pm5gHU7ohZ4/go-ds-leveldb"
@@ -342,6 +343,8 @@ func (c measureDatastoreConfig) Create(path string) (repo.Datastore, error) {
 type badgerdsDatastoreConfig struct {
 	path       string
 	syncWrites bool
+
+	vlogFileSize int64
 }
 
 // BadgerdsDatastoreConfig returns a configuration stub for a badger datastore
@@ -366,6 +369,22 @@ func BadgerdsDatastoreConfig(params map[string]interface{}) (DatastoreConfig, er
 		}
 	}
 
+	vls, ok := params["vlogFileSize"]
+	if !ok {
+		// default to 1GiB
+		c.vlogFileSize = badgerds.DefaultOptions.ValueLogFileSize
+	} else {
+		if vlogSize, ok := vls.(string); ok {
+			s, err := humanize.ParseBytes(vlogSize)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			c.vlogFileSize = int64(s)
+		} else {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("'vlogFileSize' field was not a string")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return &c, nil
 }
 
@@ -389,6 +408,7 @@ func (c *badgerdsDatastoreConfig) Create(path string) (repo.Datastore, error) {
 
 	defopts := badgerds.DefaultOptions
 	defopts.SyncWrites = c.syncWrites
+	defopts.ValueLogFileSize = c.vlogFileSize
 
 	return badgerds.NewDatastore(p, &defopts)
 }