diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/clean-cache.c b/bin/xbps-remove/clean-cache.c
index ce62c259..dbdc983f 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/clean-cache.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/clean-cache.c
@@ -64,22 +64,23 @@ binpkg_parse(char *buf, size_t bufsz, const char *path, const char **pkgver, con
 	return 0;
 }
 
+struct cleaner_data {
+	bool dry;
+	bool uninstalled;
+};
+
 static int
 cleaner_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_object_t obj,
 		const char *key UNUSED, void *arg,
 		bool *done UNUSED)
 {
 	char buf[PATH_MAX];
-	xbps_dictionary_t repo_pkgd;
+	xbps_dictionary_t pkgd;
 	const char *binpkg, *rsha256;
 	const char *binpkgver, *binpkgarch;
-	bool drun = false;
+	struct cleaner_data *data = arg;
 	int r;
 
-	/* Extract drun (dry-run) flag from arg*/
-	if (arg != NULL)
-		drun = *(bool*)arg;
-
 	binpkg = xbps_string_cstring_nocopy(obj);
 	r = binpkg_parse(buf, sizeof(buf), binpkg, &binpkgver, &binpkgarch);
 	if (r < 0) {
@@ -96,9 +97,13 @@ cleaner_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_object_t obj,
 	 * Remove binary pkg if it's not registered in any repository
 	 * or if hash doesn't match.
 	 */
-	repo_pkgd = xbps_rpool_get_pkg(xhp, binpkgver);
-	if (repo_pkgd) {
-		xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(repo_pkgd,
+	if (data->uninstalled) {
+		pkgd = xbps_pkgdb_get_pkg(xhp, binpkgver);
+	} else {
+		pkgd = xbps_rpool_get_pkg(xhp, binpkgver);
+	}
+	if (pkgd) {
+		xbps_dictionary_get_cstring_nocopy(pkgd,
 		    "filename-sha256", &rsha256);
 		r = xbps_file_sha256_check(binpkg, rsha256);
 		if (r == 0) {
@@ -111,13 +116,13 @@ cleaner_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_object_t obj,
 		}
 	}
 	snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%s.sig", binpkg);
-	if (!drun && unlink(binpkg) == -1) {
+	if (!data->dry && unlink(binpkg) == -1) {
 		xbps_error_printf("Failed to remove `%s': %s\n",
 		    binpkg, strerror(errno));
 	} else {
 		printf("Removed %s from cachedir (obsolete)\n", binpkg);
 	}
-	if (!drun && unlink(buf) == -1 && errno != ENOENT) {
+	if (!data->dry && unlink(buf) == -1 && errno != ENOENT) {
 		xbps_error_printf("Failed to remove `%s': %s\n",
 		    buf, strerror(errno));
 	}
@@ -126,7 +131,7 @@ cleaner_cb(struct xbps_handle *xhp, xbps_object_t obj,
 }
 
 int
-clean_cachedir(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool drun)
+clean_cachedir(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool uninstalled, bool drun)
 {
 	xbps_array_t array = NULL;
 	DIR *dirp;
@@ -158,7 +163,11 @@ clean_cachedir(struct xbps_handle *xhp, bool drun)
 	(void)closedir(dirp);
 
 	if (xbps_array_count(array)) {
-		rv = xbps_array_foreach_cb_multi(xhp, array, NULL, cleaner_cb, (void*)&drun);
+		struct cleaner_data data = {
+			.dry = drun,
+			.uninstalled = uninstalled,
+		};
+		rv = xbps_array_foreach_cb_multi(xhp, array, NULL, cleaner_cb, (void*)&data);
 		xbps_object_release(array);
 	}
 	return rv;
diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/defs.h b/bin/xbps-remove/defs.h
index 0788812c..5b39ba85 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/defs.h
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/defs.h
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@
 #define _XBPS_REMOVE_DEFS_H_
 
 /* From clean-cache.c */
-int	clean_cachedir(struct xbps_handle *, bool drun);
+int	clean_cachedir(struct xbps_handle *, bool uninstalled, bool drun);
 
 #endif /* !_XBPS_REMOVE_DEFS_H_ */
diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
index 60df2976..7c24d614 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/main.c
@@ -53,7 +53,8 @@ usage(bool fail)
 	    " -f, --force               Force package files removal\n"
 	    " -h, --help                Show usage\n"
 	    " -n, --dry-run             Dry-run mode\n"
-	    " -O, --clean-cache         Remove obsolete packages in cachedir\n"
+	    " -O, --clean-cache         Remove outdated packages from the cache\n"
+	    "                           If specified twice, also remove uninstalled packages\n"
 	    " -o, --remove-orphans      Remove package orphans\n"
 	    " -R, --recursive           Recursively remove dependencies\n"
 	    " -r, --rootdir <dir>       Full path to rootdir\n"
@@ -179,12 +180,13 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct xbps_handle xh;
 	const char *rootdir, *cachedir, *confdir;
 	int c, flags, rv;
-	bool yes, drun, recursive, clean_cache, orphans;
+	bool yes, drun, recursive, orphans;
 	int maxcols, missing;
+	int clean_cache = 0;
 
 	rootdir = cachedir = confdir = NULL;
 	flags = rv = 0;
-	drun = recursive = clean_cache = yes = orphans = false;
+	drun = recursive = yes = orphans = false;
 
 	while ((c = getopt_long(argc, argv, shortopts, longopts, NULL)) != -1) {
 		switch (c) {
@@ -210,7 +212,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			drun = true;
 			break;
 		case 'O':
-			clean_cache = true;
+			clean_cache++;
 			break;
 		case 'o':
 			orphans = true;
@@ -236,7 +238,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 			/* NOTREACHED */
 		}
 	}
-	if (!clean_cache && !orphans && (argc == optind)) {
+	if (clean_cache == 0 && !orphans && (argc == optind)) {
 		usage(true);
 		/* NOTREACHED */
 	}
@@ -263,8 +265,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	maxcols = get_maxcols();
 
-	if (clean_cache) {
-		rv = clean_cachedir(&xh, drun);
+	if (clean_cache > 0) {
+		rv = clean_cachedir(&xh, clean_cache > 1, drun);
 		if (!orphans || rv)
 			exit(rv);;
 	}
diff --git a/bin/xbps-remove/xbps-remove.1 b/bin/xbps-remove/xbps-remove.1
index a2aa7a64..1b07bd39 100644
--- a/bin/xbps-remove/xbps-remove.1
+++ b/bin/xbps-remove/xbps-remove.1
@@ -79,7 +79,9 @@ Show the help message.
 Dry-run mode. Show what actions would be done but don't do anything. The current output
 prints 6 arguments: "<pkgver> <action> <arch> <repository> <installedsize> <downloadsize>".
 .It Fl O, Fl -clean-cache
-Cleans cache directory removing obsolete binary packages.
+Cleans cache directory removing outdated binary packages.
+If specified twice,
+also remove packages that are not installed from the cache.
 .It Fl o, Fl -remove-orphans
 Removes installed package orphans that were installed automatically
 (as dependencies) and are not currently dependencies of any installed package.
diff --git a/tests/xbps/xbps-remove/basic_test.sh b/tests/xbps/xbps-remove/basic_test.sh
index 0f9fd577..716fb4eb 100755
--- a/tests/xbps/xbps-remove/basic_test.sh
+++ b/tests/xbps/xbps-remove/basic_test.sh
@@ -53,13 +53,15 @@ clean_cache_head() {
 }
 
 clean_cache_body() {
-	mkdir -p repo pkg_A/B/C
+	mkdir -p repo pkg_A/B/C pkg_B
 	touch pkg_A/
 	cd repo
 	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_1 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_2 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n B-1.0_1 -s "B pkg" ../pkg_B
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	cd ..
@@ -69,12 +71,15 @@ clean_cache_body() {
 	cp repo/*.xbps root/var/cache/xbps
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	echo "repository=https://localhost/" >root/etc/xbps.d/localrepo.conf
+	xbps-install -r root -C etc/xbps.d -R repo -dvy B
 	xbps-remove -r root -C etc/xbps.d -dvO
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/A-1.0_2.noarch.xbps
 	atf_check_equal $? 0
 	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/A-1.0_1.noarch.xbps
 	atf_check_equal $? 1
+	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/B-1.0_1.noarch.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
 }
 
 atf_test_case clean_cache_dry_run
@@ -136,10 +141,46 @@ clean_cache_dry_run_perm_body() {
 	atf_check_equal "$out" "Removed A-1.0_1.noarch.xbps from cachedir (obsolete)"
 }
 
+clean_cache_uninstalled_head() {
+	atf_set "descr" "xbps-remove(1): clean uninstalled package from cache"
+}
+
+clean_cache_uninstalled_body() {
+	mkdir -p repo pkg_A/B/C pkg_B
+	touch pkg_A/
+	cd repo
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_1 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n A-1.0_2 -s "A pkg" ../pkg_A
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-create -A noarch -n B-1.0_1 -s "B pkg" ../pkg_B
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-rindex -d -a $PWD/*.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cd ..
+	mkdir -p root/etc/xbps.d root/var/db/xbps/https___localhost_ root/var/cache/xbps
+	cp repo/*-repodata root/var/db/xbps/https___localhost_
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	cp repo/*.xbps root/var/cache/xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	echo "repository=https://localhost/" >root/etc/xbps.d/localrepo.conf
+	xbps-install -r root -C etc/xbps.d -R repo -dvy B
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	xbps-remove -r root -C etc/xbps.d -dvOO
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/A-1.0_2.noarch.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 1
+	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/A-1.0_1.noarch.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 1
+	test -f root/var/cache/xbps/B-1.0_1.noarch.xbps
+	atf_check_equal $? 0
+}
+
 atf_init_test_cases() {
 	atf_add_test_case remove_directory
 	atf_add_test_case remove_orphans
 	atf_add_test_case clean_cache
 	atf_add_test_case clean_cache_dry_run
 	atf_add_test_case clean_cache_dry_run_perm
+	atf_add_test_case clean_cache_uninstalled
 }