diff --git a/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/js/queue.js b/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/js/queue.js
index 1cfb2de551..d4c8b4223a 100644
--- a/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/js/queue.js
+++ b/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/js/queue.js
@@ -119,14 +119,14 @@ var ARTEMIS = (function(ARTEMIS) {
         $scope.purgeDestination = function () {
             var selection = workspace.selection;
             var entries = selection.entries;
-            var mbean = getBrokerMBean(jolokia);
+            var mbean = selection.objectName;
             if (mbean) {
                 if (selection && jolokia && entries) {
                     var name = entries["Destination"] || entries["destinationName"] || selection.title;
                     name = name.unescapeHTML();
                     var operation = "purge()";
                     $scope.message = "Purged queue " + name;
-                    ARTEMISService.artemisConsole.purgeQueue(mbean, jolokia, name, onSuccess(deleteSuccess));
+                    ARTEMISService.artemisConsole.purgeQueue(mbean, jolokia, onSuccess(deleteSuccess));
                 }
             }
         };
diff --git a/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/lib/artemis-console.js b/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/lib/artemis-console.js
index 89a88ef719..4ef90d5b37 100644
--- a/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/lib/artemis-console.js
+++ b/artemis-hawtio/artemis-plugin/src/main/webapp/plugin/lib/artemis-console.js
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@ function ArtemisConsole() {
       jolokia.execute(mbean, "destroyQueue(java.lang.String)", name,  method);
    };
 
-   this.purgeQueue = function (mbean, jolokia, name, method) {
-      //todo
+   this.purgeQueue = function (mbean, jolokia, method) {
+	  jolokia.execute(mbean, "removeAllMessages()", method);
    };
 
    this.browse = function (mbean, jolokia, method) {