diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
index a0dd7067b555..ab8078a191b5 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/Providers/ArtisanServiceProvider.php
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ListenCommand as QueueListenCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\ListFailedCommand as ListFailedQueueCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\PruneBatchesCommand as PruneBatchesQueueCommand;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Console\PruneFailedJobsCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RestartCommand as QueueRestartCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RetryBatchCommand as QueueRetryBatchCommand;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\RetryCommand as QueueRetryCommand;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ class ArtisanServiceProvider extends ServiceProvider implements DeferrableProvid
         'QueueForget' => 'command.queue.forget',
         'QueueListen' => 'command.queue.listen',
         'QueuePruneBatches' => 'command.queue.prune-batches',
+        'QueuePruneFailedJobs' => 'command.queue.prune-failed-jobs',
         'QueueRestart' => 'command.queue.restart',
         'QueueRetry' => 'command.queue.retry',
         'QueueRetryBatch' => 'command.queue.retry-batch',
@@ -698,6 +700,18 @@ protected function registerQueuePruneBatchesCommand()
         });
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Register the command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    protected function registerQueuePruneFailedJobsCommand()
+    {
+        $this->app->singleton('command.queue.prune-failed-jobs', function () {
+            return new PruneFailedJobsCommand();
+        });
+    }
+
     /**
      * Register the command.
      *
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneFailedJobsCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneFailedJobsCommand.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d613d63561f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PruneFailedJobsCommand.php
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Queue\Console;
+
+use Carbon\Carbon;
+use Illuminate\Console\Command;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Failed\PrunableFailedJobProvider;
+
+class PruneFailedJobsCommand extends Command
+{
+    /**
+     * The console command signature.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $signature = 'queue:prune-failed
+                {--hours=24 : The number of hours to retain failed jobs data}';
+
+    /**
+     * The console command description.
+     *
+     * @var string
+     */
+    protected $description = 'Prune stale entries from the failed jobs table';
+
+    /**
+     * Execute the console command.
+     *
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function handle()
+    {
+        $failer = $this->laravel['queue.failer'];
+
+        $count = 0;
+
+        if ($failer instanceof PrunableFailedJobProvider) {
+            $count = $failer->prune(Carbon::now()->subHours($this->option('hours')));
+        }
+
+        $this->info("{$count} entries deleted!");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseFailedJobProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseFailedJobProvider.php
index 1a634f760d89..7eeacba6ed94 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseFailedJobProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseFailedJobProvider.php
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Queue\Failed;
 
+use DateTimeInterface;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 
-class DatabaseFailedJobProvider implements FailedJobProviderInterface
+class DatabaseFailedJobProvider implements FailedJobProviderInterface, PrunableFailedJobProvider
 {
     /**
      * The connection resolver implementation.
@@ -114,4 +115,26 @@ protected function getTable()
     {
         return $this->resolver->connection($this->database)->table($this->table);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Prune all of the entries older than the given date.
+     *
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $before
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function prune(DateTimeInterface $before)
+    {
+        $query = $this->getTable()
+            ->where('failed_at', '<', $before);
+
+        $totalDeleted = 0;
+
+        do {
+            $deleted = $query->take(1000)->delete();
+
+            $totalDeleted += $deleted;
+        } while ($deleted !== 0);
+
+        return $totalDeleted;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider.php
index f452bf4ba22a..90b2d0ced86d 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider.php
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 namespace Illuminate\Queue\Failed;
 
+use DateTimeInterface;
 use Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Date;
 
-class DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider implements FailedJobProviderInterface
+class DatabaseUuidFailedJobProvider implements FailedJobProviderInterface, PrunableFailedJobProvider
 {
     /**
      * The connection resolver implementation.
@@ -127,4 +128,26 @@ protected function getTable()
     {
         return $this->resolver->connection($this->database)->table($this->table);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Prune all of the entries older than the given date.
+     *
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $before
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function prune(DateTimeInterface $before)
+    {
+        $query = $this->getTable()
+            ->where('failed_at', '<', $before);
+
+        $totalDeleted = 0;
+
+        do {
+            $deleted = $query->take(1000)->delete();
+
+            $totalDeleted += $deleted;
+        } while ($deleted !== 0);
+
+        return $totalDeleted;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/PrunableFailedJobProvider.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/PrunableFailedJobProvider.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ea505b0cdfa4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Failed/PrunableFailedJobProvider.php
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Illuminate\Queue\Failed;
+
+use DateTimeInterface;
+
+interface PrunableFailedJobProvider
+{
+    /**
+     * Prune all of the entries older than the given date.
+     *
+     * @param  \DateTimeInterface  $before
+     * @return int
+     */
+    public function prune(DateTimeInterface $before);
+}