diff --git a/photo_metadata.py b/photo_metadata.py
index f494558..3e50f52 100644
--- a/photo_metadata.py
+++ b/photo_metadata.py
@@ -378,6 +378,19 @@ def determine_working_dir(args: list[str]) -> Path:
     return common
 
 
+def cleanup_roots_from_args(args: list[str]) -> list[Path]:
+    roots: list[Path] = []
+    seen: set[Path] = set()
+    for arg in args:
+        path = Path(arg).expanduser()
+        if path.is_dir():
+            resolved = path.resolve()
+            if resolved not in seen:
+                seen.add(resolved)
+                roots.append(resolved)
+    return roots
+
+
 def require_exiftool() -> str:
     executable = which("exiftool")
     if executable:
@@ -1151,7 +1164,35 @@ def unique_existing_target(path: Path, planned_sources: set[Path]) -> Path:
     raise RuntimeError(f"Could not find available target name for {path}")
 
 
-def apply_changes(executable: str, records: list[MediaRecord], choices: UserChoices) -> list[str]:
+def remove_empty_dirs(cleanup_roots: list[Path], keep_dirs: set[Path]) -> list[Path]:
+    removed: list[Path] = []
+    candidates: set[Path] = set()
+    for root in cleanup_roots:
+        if not root.exists() or not root.is_dir():
+            continue
+        for directory, subdirs, _files in os.walk(root, topdown=False):
+            path = Path(directory).resolve()
+            candidates.add(path)
+            for subdir in subdirs:
+                child = (Path(directory) / subdir).resolve()
+                if child.exists() and child.is_dir():
+                    candidates.add(child)
+
+    for directory in sorted(candidates, key=lambda path: len(path.parts), reverse=True):
+        if directory in keep_dirs:
+            continue
+        try:
+            directory.rmdir()
+            removed.append(directory)
+        except OSError:
+            pass
+
+    return removed
+
+
+def apply_changes(
+    executable: str, records: list[MediaRecord], choices: UserChoices
+) -> list[str]:
     failures: list[str] = []
     planned_sources = {record.path.resolve() for record in records}
 
@@ -1178,6 +1219,14 @@ def apply_changes(executable: str, records: list[MediaRecord], choices: UserChoi
     return failures
 
 
+def print_removed_dirs(removed_dirs: list[Path]) -> None:
+    if not removed_dirs:
+        return
+    print("\nRemoved empty director" + ("y:" if len(removed_dirs) == 1 else "ies:"))
+    for directory in removed_dirs:
+        print(f" - {directory}")
+
+
 def prepare_plan(records: list[MediaRecord], choices: UserChoices) -> list[list[MediaRecord]]:
     apply_time_offset(records, choices.time_offset)
 
@@ -1213,6 +1262,7 @@ def run(argv: list[str]) -> int:
         print(exc)
         return 1
 
+    cleanup_roots = cleanup_roots_from_args(argv[1:])
     files = collect_media_files(argv[1:])
     if not files:
         print("No supported media files found.")
@@ -1252,6 +1302,9 @@ def run(argv: list[str]) -> int:
         return 0
 
     failures = apply_changes(exiftool, records, choices)
+    removed_dirs = remove_empty_dirs(cleanup_roots, keep_dirs={working_dir.resolve()})
+    print_removed_dirs(removed_dirs)
+
     if failures:
         print("\nSome files failed:")
         for failure in failures: