diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 0cec6f0..179bed2 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ type config struct {
 	Complete             bool   `names:"--complete" usage:"Completion for shell"`
 	DataDir              string `names:"--datadir, -d" usage:"Data directory path to run new files scan"`
 	DbPath               string `names:"--database, -D" usage:"Database file path (required)"`
+	DeleteMissed         bool   `names:"--delete-missed" usage:"Delete missed files from database"`
 	GenerateChecksumOnly bool   `names:"--generate-checksums-only" usage:"Skip verification step and add new files only"`
 	Pattern              string `names:"--pattern, -p" usage:"Pattern to match filenames which checking for new files"`
 	SkipFailed           bool   `names:"--skip-failed, --sf" usage:"Skip FAIL verification results from output"`
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func (c *config) Metadata() map[string]flag.Flag {
 		`, version, commit, runtime.Version(), date)
 
 		desc = `
-		checksum creates database (actually just a JSON file) to store file length, SHA1, SHA256 
+		checksum creates database (actually just a JSON file) to store file length, SHA1, SHA256
 		to verify file consistency and report if something goes wrong.
 		`
 	)
diff --git a/database/database.go b/database/database.go
index 30104d3..27c7dcc 100644
--- a/database/database.go
+++ b/database/database.go
@@ -95,6 +95,19 @@ func (d *Database) WriteOne(path string, data Data) (Data, bool) {
 	return data, ok
 }
 
+// DeleteOne deletes Data entry for specified path
+func (d *Database) DeleteOne(path string) bool {
+	mutex.Lock()
+	defer mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if _, ok := d.Schema.Data[path]; !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	delete(d.Schema.Data, path)
+	return true
+}
+
 // Count returns count of elements in database
 func (d *Database) Count() int {
 	mutex.Lock()
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index b0c15aa..11e4215 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -90,6 +90,12 @@ func main() {
 					if !cfg.SkipMissed {
 						fmt.Printf("%s %s\n", color.RedString("[MISS]"), file)
 					}
+
+					if cfg.DeleteMissed {
+						fmt.Printf("%s DeleteMissed requested: deleting file `%s` from database\n", color.BlueString("[NOTE]"), file)
+						db.DeleteOne(file)
+					}
+
 					atomic.AddUint64(&cntMissed, 1)
 					return
 				}