diff --git a/CHANGES/430.feature b/CHANGES/430.feature
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05c943667
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGES/430.feature
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Added support for "tasks purge".
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py b/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
index 32ab3fda6..4814081d7 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/core/context.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 import hashlib
 import os
 import sys
-from typing import IO, Any, ClassVar, Dict, List, Optional
+from typing import IO, Any, ClassVar, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import click
 
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ class PulpTaskContext(PulpEntityContext):
     READ_ID = "tasks_read"
     DELETE_ID = "tasks_delete"
     CANCEL_ID: ClassVar[str] = "tasks_cancel"
+    PURGE_ID = "tasks_purge"
 
     resource_context: Optional[PulpEntityContext] = None
 
@@ -262,6 +263,17 @@ def scope(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         else:
             return {}
 
+    def purge(self, finished_before: Optional[str], states: Optional[List[str]]) -> Any:
+        body: Dict[str, Union[str, List[str]]] = {}
+        if finished_before:
+            body["finished_before"] = finished_before
+        if states:
+            body["states"] = states
+        return self.pulp_ctx.call(
+            self.PURGE_ID,
+            body=body,
+        )
+
 
 class PulpTaskGroupContext(PulpEntityContext):
     ENTITY = _("task group")
diff --git a/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py b/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
index 1ec15aec8..63dccc989 100644
--- a/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
+++ b/pulpcore/cli/core/task.py
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 import gettext
 import re
 from contextlib import suppress
-from typing import Optional
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import List, Optional
 
 import click
 
 from pulpcore.cli.common.context import (
+    PluginRequirement,
     PulpContext,
     PulpEntityContext,
     pass_entity_context,
@@ -112,3 +114,33 @@ def cancel(
             if not re.match("Task /pulp/api/v3/tasks/[-0-9a-f]*/ canceled", str(e)):
                 raise e
         click.echo(_("Done."), err=True)
+
+
+DATETIME_FORMATS = ["%Y-%m-%d", "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"]
+
+
+@task.command()
+@click.option(
+    "--finished-before",
+    "finished",
+    help=_("Purge task-records whose 'finished' time is **before** the time specified."),
+    type=click.DateTime(formats=DATETIME_FORMATS),
+)
+@click.option(
+    "--states",
+    help=_("Only purge tasks in the specified state(s)."),
+    type=click.Choice(["skipped", "completed", "failed", "canceled"]),
+    multiple=True,
+)
+@pass_entity_context
+@pass_pulp_context
+def purge(
+    pulp_ctx: PulpContext,
+    task_ctx: PulpTaskContext,
+    finished: Optional[datetime],
+    states: Optional[List[str]],
+) -> None:
+    pulp_ctx.needs_plugin(PluginRequirement("core", "3.17.0.dev"))
+    state_list = list(states) if states else None
+    finished_str = finished.strftime(DATETIME_FORMATS[1]) if finished else None
+    task_ctx.purge(finished_str, state_list)
diff --git a/tests/scripts/pulpcore/test_task.sh b/tests/scripts/pulpcore/test_task.sh
index a812f172b..3ea0d950c 100755
--- a/tests/scripts/pulpcore/test_task.sh
+++ b/tests/scripts/pulpcore/test_task.sh
@@ -51,3 +51,14 @@ expect_succ test "$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.[0].state')" = "completed"
 
 expect_succ pulp task list --limit 1
 expect_succ test "$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r length)" -eq 1
+
+# Test purging tasks
+if pulp debug has-plugin --name core --min-version 3.17.0.dev
+then
+  expect_succ pulp task purge
+  expect_succ pulp task purge --finished-before "2021-12-01" --states "failed"
+  expect_succ pulp task purge --finished-before "2021-12-01T12:00:00" --states "completed" --states "failed"
+  expect_fail pulp task purge --finished-before "NOT A DATE"
+  expect_fail pulp task purge --finished-before "2021-12-01T12:00:00" --states "NOT A STATE"
+  expect_fail pulp task purge --finished-before "2021-12-01T12:00:00" --states "running"
+fi