diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
index 6850f91faaed..628e28ef3fb7 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.cpp
@@ -674,6 +674,45 @@ nsMsgLocalMailFolder::CreateSubfolder(const char *folderName)
 	return rv;
 }
 
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::Compact()
+{
+    return NS_ERROR_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
+}
+
+
+NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::EmptyTrash()
+{
+    nsresult rv;
+    nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFolder> trashFolder;
+    rv = GetTrashFolder(getter_AddRefs(trashFolder));
+    if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
+    {
+        nsCOMPtr<nsIFolder> parent;
+        rv = GetParent(getter_AddRefs(parent));
+        if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && parent)
+        {
+            nsCOMPtr<nsIMsgFolder> parentFolder;
+            parentFolder = do_QueryInterface(parent, &rv);
+            if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv) && parentFolder)
+            {
+                nsXPIDLString idlFolderName;
+                rv = trashFolder->GetName(getter_Copies(idlFolderName));
+                if (NS_SUCCEEDED(rv))
+                {
+                    nsString folderName(idlFolderName);
+                    char *cStringName = folderName.ToNewCString();
+                    trashFolder->SetParent(nsnull);
+                    parentFolder->PropagateDelete(trashFolder, PR_TRUE);
+                    parentFolder->CreateSubfolder(cStringName);
+                    nsCRT::free(cStringName);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return rv;
+}
+
+
 NS_IMETHODIMP nsMsgLocalMailFolder::Delete()
 {
 	nsresult rv = GetDatabase();
diff --git a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
index 534d1c2dc7d9..3b2fcf8db80b 100644
--- a/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
+++ b/mailnews/local/src/nsLocalMailFolder.h
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ public:
 	NS_IMETHOD CreateSubfolder(const char *folderName);
   NS_IMETHOD AddSubfolder(nsAutoString *folderName, nsIMsgFolder** newFolder);
 
+  NS_IMETHOD Compact();
+  NS_IMETHOD EmptyTrash();
 	NS_IMETHOD Delete ();
 	NS_IMETHOD Rename (const char *newName);
 	NS_IMETHOD Adopt(nsIMsgFolder *srcFolder, PRUint32 *outPos);