diff --git a/include/config.h b/include/config.h
index 3803b8b..3f269d4 100644
--- a/include/config.h
+++ b/include/config.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ struct DownloadConfig
     bool bIgnoreDLCCount;
     bool bDuplicateHandler;
     bool bGalaxyDependencies;
+    bool bGalaxyDeleteOrphans;
 };
 
 struct gameSpecificConfig
diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 82c8c00..0be55b0 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
             ("galaxy-no-dependencies", bpo::value<bool>(&bNoGalaxyDependencies)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Don't download dependencies during --galaxy-install")
             ("subdir-galaxy-install", bpo::value<std::string>(&Globals::globalConfig.dirConf.sGalaxyInstallSubdir)->default_value("%install_dir%"), galaxy_install_subdir_text.c_str())
             ("galaxy-cdn-priority", bpo::value<std::string>(&sGalaxyCDN)->default_value("edgecast,highwinds,gog_cdn"), galaxy_cdn_priority_text.c_str())
+            ("galaxy-delete-orphans", bpo::value<bool>(&Globals::globalConfig.dlConf.bGalaxyDeleteOrphans)->zero_tokens()->default_value(false), "Delete orphaned files during --galaxy-install")
         ;
 
         options_cli_all.add(options_cli_no_cfg).add(options_cli_cfg).add(options_cli_experimental);
diff --git a/src/downloader.cpp b/src/downloader.cpp
index ba4bc4b..5d3c964 100644
--- a/src/downloader.cpp
+++ b/src/downloader.cpp
@@ -3425,7 +3425,18 @@ void Downloader::galaxyInstallGameById(const std::string& product_id, int build_
     std::vector<std::string> orphans = this->galaxyGetOrphanedFiles(items, install_path);
     std::cout << "\t" << orphans.size() << " orphaned files" << std::endl;
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < orphans.size(); ++i)
-        std::cout << "\t" << orphans[i] << std::endl;
+    {
+        if (Globals::globalConfig.dlConf.bGalaxyDeleteOrphans)
+        {
+            std::string filepath = orphans[i];
+            std::cout << "Deleting " << filepath << std::endl;
+            if (boost::filesystem::exists(filepath))
+                if (!boost::filesystem::remove(filepath))
+                    std::cerr << "Failed to delete " << filepath << std::endl;
+        }
+        else
+            std::cout << "\t" << orphans[i] << std::endl;
+    }
 }
 
 void Downloader::processGalaxyDownloadQueue(const std::string& install_path, Config conf, const unsigned int& tid)