diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
index 4783d1d68..66beca393 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObject.js
@@ -1160,7 +1160,7 @@ Zotero.DataObject.prototype.updateSynced = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (s
  */
 Zotero.DataObject.prototype.erase = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (options = {}) {
 	if (!options || typeof options != 'object') {
-		throw new Error("'options' must be an object");
+		throw new Error("'options' must be an object (" + typeof options + ")");
 	}
 	
 	var env = {
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
index f07d477b8..548d8d6bd 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/dataObjects.js
@@ -909,6 +909,7 @@ Zotero.DataObjects.prototype.getPrimaryDataSQLPart = function (part) {
  *
  * @param {Integer|Integer[]} ids - Object ids
  * @param {Object} [options] - See Zotero.DataObject.prototype.erase
+ * @param {Function} [options.onProgress] - f(progress, progressMax)
  * @return {Promise}
  */
 Zotero.DataObjects.prototype.erase = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (ids, options = {}) {
@@ -920,6 +921,9 @@ Zotero.DataObjects.prototype.erase = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (ids, op
 				continue;
 			}
 			yield obj.erase(options);
+			if (options.onProgress) {
+				options.onProgress(i + 1, ids.length);
+			}
 		}
 		this.unload(ids);
 	}.bind(this));
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
index 35ad757b6..5c574bcf8 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/item.js
@@ -3972,13 +3972,13 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 		? (yield this.ObjectsClass.getByLibraryAndKeyAsync(this.libraryID, parentItem))
 		: null;
 	
-	if (parentItem) {
+	if (parentItem && !env.options.skipParentRefresh) {
 		Zotero.Notifier.queue('refresh', 'item', parentItem.id);
 	}
 	
 	// // Delete associated attachment files
 	if (this.isAttachment()) {
-		let linkMode = this.getAttachmentLinkMode();
+		let linkMode = this.attachmentLinkMode;
 		// If link only, nothing to delete
 		if (linkMode != Zotero.Attachments.LINK_MODE_LINKED_URL) {
 			try {
@@ -4005,7 +4005,9 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 		for (let i=0; i<toDelete.length; i++) {
 			let obj = yield this.ObjectsClass.getAsync(toDelete[i]);
 			// Copy all options other than 'tx', which would cause a deadlock
-			let options = {};
+			let options = {
+				skipParentRefresh: true
+			};
 			Object.assign(options, env.options);
 			delete options.tx;
 			yield obj.erase(options);
@@ -4029,7 +4031,7 @@ Zotero.Item.prototype._eraseData = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (env) {
 	
 	yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync('DELETE FROM items WHERE itemID=?', this.id);
 	
-	if (parentItem) {
+	if (parentItem && !env.options.skipParentRefresh) {
 		yield parentItem.reload(['primaryData', 'childItems'], true);
 		parentItem.clearBestAttachmentState();
 	}
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
index dc35941c8..e6b9247d3 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/data/items.js
@@ -869,32 +869,56 @@ Zotero.Items = function() {
 	
 	/**
 	 * @param {Integer} libraryID - Library to delete from
-	 * @param {Integer} [days] - Only delete items deleted more than this many days ago
-	 * @param {Integer} [limit]
+	 * @param {Object} [options]
+	 * @param {Function} [options.onProgress] - fn(progress, progressMax)
+	 * @param {Integer} [options.days] - Only delete items deleted more than this many days ago
 	 */
-	this.emptyTrash = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (libraryID, days, limit) {
+	this.emptyTrash = async function (libraryID, options = {}) {
+		if (typeof arguments[1] == 'number') {
+			Zotero.warn("Zotero.Items.emptyTrash() has changed -- update your code");
+			options.days = arguments[1];
+		}
+		
 		if (!libraryID) {
 			throw new Error("Library ID not provided");
 		}
 		
 		var t = new Date();
 		
-		var deletedIDs = [];
-		
-		deletedIDs = yield this.getDeleted(libraryID, true, days);
-		if (deletedIDs.length) {
-			yield Zotero.Utilities.Internal.forEachChunkAsync(deletedIDs, 50, Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (chunk) {
-				yield this.erase(chunk);
-				yield Zotero.Notifier.trigger('refresh', 'trash', libraryID);
-			}.bind(this)));
+		var deleted = await this.getDeleted(libraryID, false, options.days);
+		var processed = 0;
+		if (deleted.length) {
+			let toDelete = {
+				top: [],
+				child: []
+			};
+			deleted.forEach((item) => {
+				item.isTopLevelItem() ? toDelete.top.push(item.id) : toDelete.child.push(item.id)
+			});
+			
+			// Show progress meter during deletions
+			let eraseOptions = options.onProgress
+				? {
+					onProgress: function (progress, progressMax) {
+						options.onProgress(processed + progress, deleted.length);
+					}
+				}
+				: undefined;
+			for (let x of ['top', 'child']) {
+				await Zotero.Utilities.Internal.forEachChunkAsync(
+					toDelete[x],
+					1000,
+					async function (chunk) {
+						await this.erase(chunk, eraseOptions);
+						processed += chunk.length;
+					}.bind(this)
+				);
+			}
+			Zotero.debug("Emptied " + deleted.length + " item(s) from trash in " + (new Date() - t) + " ms");
 		}
 		
-		if (deletedIDs.length) {
-			Zotero.debug("Emptied " + deletedIDs.length + " item(s) from trash in " + (new Date() - t) + " ms");
-		}
-		
-		return deletedIDs.length;
-	});
+		return deleted.length;
+	};
 	
 	
 	/**
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
index afd33a043..707cf4313 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/itemTreeView.js
@@ -702,7 +702,11 @@ Zotero.ItemTreeView.prototype.notify = Zotero.Promise.coroutine(function* (actio
 			yield this.refresh(skipExpandMatchParents);
 			refreshed = true;
 			madeChanges = true;
-			sort = true;
+			// Don't bother re-sorting in trash, since it's probably just a modification of a parent
+			// item that's about to be deleted
+			if (!collectionTreeRow.isTrash()) {
+				sort = true;
+			}
 		}
 		
 		else if (collectionTreeRow.isFeed()) {
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncEventListeners.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncEventListeners.js
index 28e69ad8d..6a131c0c8 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncEventListeners.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/sync/syncEventListeners.js
@@ -39,41 +39,30 @@ Zotero.Sync.EventListeners.ChangeListener = new function () {
 			return;
 		}
 		
-		var syncSQL = "REPLACE INTO syncDeleteLog (syncObjectTypeID, libraryID, key) "
-			+ "VALUES (?, ?, ?)";
-		var storageSQL = "REPLACE INTO storageDeleteLog (libraryID, key) VALUES (?, ?)";
+		var syncSQL = "REPLACE INTO syncDeleteLog (syncObjectTypeID, libraryID, key) VALUES ";
+		var storageSQL = "REPLACE INTO storageDeleteLog (libraryID, key) VALUES ";
 		
 		var storageForLibrary = {};
 		
 		return Zotero.Utilities.Internal.forEachChunkAsync(
 			ids,
 			100,
-			function (chunk) {
-				return Zotero.DB.executeTransaction(function* () {
-					for (let id of chunk) {
-						if (extraData[id] && extraData[id].skipDeleteLog) {
-							continue;
-						}
-						
+			async function (chunk) {
+				var syncSets = [];
+				var storageSets = [];
+				chunk
+					.filter(id => !extraData[id] || !extraData[id].skipDeleteLog)
+					.forEach(id => {
 						if (type == 'setting') {
 							var [libraryID, key] = id.split("/");
 						}
 						else {
 							var { libraryID, key } = extraData[id];
 						}
-						
 						if (!key) {
 							throw new Error("Key not provided in notifier object");
 						}
-						
-						yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
-							syncSQL,
-							[
-								syncObjectTypeID,
-								libraryID,
-								key
-							]
-						);
+						syncSets.push(syncObjectTypeID, libraryID, key);
 						
 						if (type == 'item') {
 							if (storageForLibrary[libraryID] === undefined) {
@@ -81,17 +70,28 @@ Zotero.Sync.EventListeners.ChangeListener = new function () {
 									Zotero.Sync.Storage.Local.getModeForLibrary(libraryID) == 'webdav';
 							}
 							if (storageForLibrary[libraryID] && extraData[id].storageDeleteLog) {
-								yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
-									storageSQL,
-									[
-										libraryID,
-										key
-									]
-								);
+								storageSets.push(libraryID, key);
 							}
 						}
-					}
-				});
+					});
+				
+				if (storageSets.length) {
+					return Zotero.DB.executeTransaction(function* () {
+						yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
+							syncSQL + Array(syncSets.length / 3).fill('(?, ?, ?)').join(', '),
+							syncSets
+						);
+						yield Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
+							storageSQL + Array(storageSets.length / 3).fill('(?, ?)').join(', '),
+							storageSets
+						);
+					});
+				}
+				else if (syncSets.length) {
+					await Zotero.DB.queryAsync(
+						syncSQL + Array(syncSets.length / 3).fill('(?, ?, ?)').join(', '), syncSets
+					);
+				}
 			}
 		);
 	});
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
index 8c05035f8..d158b1260 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/zoteroPane.js
@@ -2042,7 +2042,21 @@ var ZoteroPane = new function()
 				+ Zotero.getString('general.actionCannotBeUndone')
 		);
 		if (result) {
-			let deleted = yield Zotero.Items.emptyTrash(libraryID);
+			Zotero.showZoteroPaneProgressMeter(null, true);
+			try {
+				let deleted = yield Zotero.Items.emptyTrash(
+					libraryID,
+					{
+						onProgress: (progress, progressMax) => {
+							var percentage = Math.round((progress / progressMax) * 100);
+							Zotero.updateZoteroPaneProgressMeter(percentage);
+						}
+					}
+				);
+			}
+			finally {
+				Zotero.hideZoteroPaneOverlays();
+			}
 			yield Zotero.purgeDataObjects();
 		}
 	});