diff --git a/images/icon_clean.png b/images/icon_clean.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cf039f40
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diff --git a/lib/class/share.class.php b/lib/class/share.class.php
index a5bfb453..fc3b2760 100644
--- a/lib/class/share.class.php
+++ b/lib/class/share.class.php
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@ class Share extends database_object
         return Dba::write($sql, $params);
     }
 
+    public static function gc()
+    {
+        $sql = "DELETE FROM `share` WHERE (`expire_days` > 0 AND (`creation_date` + (`expire_days` * 86400)) < " . time() . ") OR (`max_counter` > 0 AND `counter` >= `max_counter`)";
+        Dba::write($sql);
+    }
+
     public static function delete_shares($object_type, $object_id)
     {
         $sql = "DELETE FROM `share` WHERE `object_type` = ? AND `object_id` = ?";
diff --git a/share.php b/share.php
index 07129f76..8d783e49 100644
--- a/share.php
+++ b/share.php
@@ -108,6 +108,18 @@ switch ($action) {
         }
         UI::show_footer();
         exit;
+    case 'clean':
+        if (AmpConfig::get('demo_mode')) {
+            UI::access_denied();
+            exit;
+        }
+
+        UI::show_header();
+        Share::gc();
+        $next_url = AmpConfig::get('web_path') . '/stats.php?action=share';
+        show_confirmation(T_('Shared Objects cleaned'), T_('Expired shared objects have been cleaned.'), $next_url);
+        UI::show_footer();
+        exit;
     case 'external_share':
         if (AmpConfig::get('demo_mode')) {
             UI::access_denied();
diff --git a/templates/show_shares.inc.php b/templates/show_shares.inc.php
index b2e4123f..599f8a6b 100644
--- a/templates/show_shares.inc.php
+++ b/templates/show_shares.inc.php
@@ -21,5 +21,13 @@
  */
 ?>
 <?php UI::show_box_top(T_('Share')); ?>
+<div id="information_actions">
+    <ul>
+        <li>
+            <a href="<?php echo AmpConfig::get('web_path'); ?>/share.php?action=clean"><?php echo UI::get_icon('clean', T_('Clean')); ?> Clean expired shared objects</a>
+        </li>
+    </ul>
+</div>
+
 <?php require_once AmpConfig::get('prefix') . '/templates/show_stats_share.inc.php'; ?>
 <?php UI::show_box_bottom(); ?>