diff --git a/files/process_motion_event.sh b/files/process_motion_event.sh
index 1f70377..a66ed64 100644
--- a/files/process_motion_event.sh
+++ b/files/process_motion_event.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 #shellcheck disable=SC1091
 test -e /var/lib/from_repos/scripts/shared_functions.sh && source /var/lib/from_repos/scripts/shared_functions.sh
 
+remove_picture=false
+
 data="\"date\": \"$(date +%s)\""
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]
 do
@@ -147,6 +149,10 @@ do
       email_destination="${1}"
       shift
       ;;
+    "--remove-picture"|"-r")
+      shift
+      remove_picture=true
+      ;;
     *)
     ;;
   esac
@@ -170,4 +176,10 @@ fi
 message "Sending Home Assistant event ..."
 result=$(curl -X POST -H "Authorization: Bearer ${ha_token}" -H "Content-Type: application/json" "${ha_url}/api/events/motion_event" -d "${data}")
 return_code=$?
-message "Return code: ${return_code}. Result: ${result}"
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+message "Return code: ${return_code}. Result: ${result}"
+
+if ${remove_picture}; then
+  file_dirname=$(dirname "${file}")
+  file_dirname_parent=$(dirname "${file_dirname}")
+  find "${file_dirname_parent}" -type f -name \*.jpg -delete
+fi
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