diff --git a/fs-ops.html b/fs-ops.html
index b79d072..1d57de2 100644
--- a/fs-ops.html
+++ b/fs-ops.html
@@ -281,7 +281,10 @@ <h3>Details</h3>
 	    path: {value: ""},
             pathType: {value: "str"},
 	    filename: {value: "", required: true},
-            filenameType: {value: "msg"}
+            filenameType: {value: "msg"},
+        recursive: {value: false, required: false},
+        maxRetries: {value: 0, required: false, validate:function(v) { return !v || !isNaN(v) }},
+        retryDelay: {value: 100, required: false, validate:function(v) { return !v || !isNaN(v) }},
         },
         inputs:1,
         outputs:1,
@@ -308,6 +311,14 @@ <h3>Details</h3>
                 typeField: $("#node-input-filenameType")
             });
 
+            $("#node-input-recursive").on("change", function() {
+                if($(this).is(':checked')) {
+                    $(".form-row-recursive").show();
+                } else {
+                    $(".form-row-recursive").hide();
+                }
+            }).change();
+
         }
     });
 </script>
@@ -327,6 +338,19 @@ <h3>Details</h3>
         <input type="text" id="node-input-filename" placeholder="File to delete" style="width:250px;">
         <input type="hidden" id="node-input-filenameType">
     </div>
+    <div class="form-row">
+        <label for="node-input-recursive"></label>
+        <input type="checkbox" id="node-input-recursive" style="display: inline-block; width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
+        <label for="node-input-recursive" style="width: auto"><i class="fa fa-sitemap"></i> Recursive</label>
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row hide form-row-recursive">
+        <label for="node-input-maxRetries"><i class="fa fa-retweet"></i> Max retries</label>
+        <input type="number" id="node-input-maxRetries" style="width:250px;">
+    </div>
+    <div class="form-row hide form-row-recursive">
+        <label for="node-input-retryDelay"><i class="fa fa-pause"></i> Delay (ms)</label>
+        <input type="number" id="node-input-retryDelay" style="width:250px;">
+    </div>
 </script>
 
 <script type="text/x-red" data-help-name="fs-ops-delete">
diff --git a/fs-ops.js b/fs-ops.js
index 406de83..521c05b 100644
--- a/fs-ops.js
+++ b/fs-ops.js
@@ -273,8 +273,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
         node.pathType = n.pathType || "str";
         node.filename = n.filename || "";
         node.filenameType = n.filenameType || "msg";
+        node.recursive = n.recursive || false;
+        node.maxRetries = parseInt(n.maxRetries) || 0;
+        node.retryDelay = parseInt(n.retryDelay) || 100;
 
-        node.on("input", function(msg) {
+        node.on("input", async function(msg, send, done) {
 
             var error = false;
 
@@ -285,7 +288,7 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
             var filename = RED.util.evaluateNodeProperty(node.filename, node.filenameType, node, msg);
 
-            var deleteFile = function(file) {
+            var deleteFile = async function(file) {
                 var p = path.join(pathname ? pathname : "", file ? file : "");
                 if(fs.existsSync(p)) {
                     const stats = fs.lstatSync(p);
@@ -293,7 +296,11 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
                         if (stats.isFile()) {
                             fs.unlinkSync(p);
                         } else if(stats.isDirectory()) {
-                            fs.rmdirSync(p);
+                            console.log({recursive: node.recursive, maxRetries: node.maxRetries, retryDelay: node.retryDelay});
+                            const prom = new Promise(resolve => {
+                                fs.rmdir(p, {recursive: node.recursive, maxRetries: node.maxRetries, retryDelay: node.retryDelay}, res => resolve(res));
+                            });
+                            await prom;
                         }
                     } catch(e) {
                         node.error(e, msg);
@@ -304,14 +311,18 @@ module.exports = function(RED) {
 
 
             if (Array.isArray(filename)) {
-                    filename.forEach(deleteFile);
+                for(const file of filename) {
+                    await deleteFile(file);
+                }
             } else {
-                deleteFile(filename);
+                await deleteFile(filename);
             }
 
             if (!error) {
-                node.send(msg);
+                send(msg);
             }
+
+            done();
         });
     }