diff --git a/cmd/photoprism/photoprism.go b/cmd/photoprism/photoprism.go
index 086a11190..404010597 100644
--- a/cmd/photoprism/photoprism.go
+++ b/cmd/photoprism/photoprism.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ func main() {
 		commands.ConvertCommand,
 		commands.ResampleCommand,
 		commands.MigrateCommand,
+		commands.ResetCommand,
 		commands.ConfigCommand,
 		commands.PasswdCommand,
 		commands.VersionCommand,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 614f0f297..9a5363016 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/leonelquinteros/gotext v1.4.0
 	github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3
+	github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.7.0
+	github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.7 // indirect
 	github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v2.0.1+incompatible // indirect
 	github.com/melihmucuk/geocache v0.0.0-20160621165317-521b336a001c
 	github.com/modern-go/concurrent v0.0.0-20180306012644-bacd9c7ef1dd // indirect
@@ -54,7 +57,7 @@ require (
 	golang.org/x/crypto v0.0.0-20200622213623-75b288015ac9
 	golang.org/x/image v0.0.0-20200618115811-c13761719519 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/net v0.0.0-20200707034311-ab3426394381
-	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200720211630-cb9d2d5c5666 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200819035508-9a32b3aa38f5 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.25.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/ugjka/go-tz.v2 v2.0.9
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.3.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index c997a437c..dc818150f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ github.com/araddon/dateparse v0.0.0-20200409225146-d820a6159ab1 h1:TEBmxO80TM04L
 github.com/araddon/dateparse v0.0.0-20200409225146-d820a6159ab1/go.mod h1:SLqhdZcd+dF3TEVL2RMoob5bBP5R1P1qkox+HtCBgGI=
 github.com/census-instrumentation/opencensus-proto v0.2.1/go.mod h1:f6KPmirojxKA12rnyqOA5BBL4O983OfeGPqjHWSTneU=
 github.com/chzyer/logex v1.1.10/go.mod h1:+Ywpsq7O8HXn0nuIou7OrIPyXbp3wmkHB+jjWRnGsAI=
+github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e h1:fY5BOSpyZCqRo5OhCuC+XN+r/bBCmeuuJtjz+bCNIf8=
 github.com/chzyer/readline v0.0.0-20180603132655-2972be24d48e/go.mod h1:nSuG5e5PlCu98SY8svDHJxuZscDgtXS6KTTbou5AhLI=
 github.com/chzyer/test v0.0.0-20180213035817-a1ea475d72b1/go.mod h1:Q3SI9o4m/ZMnBNeIyt5eFwwo7qiLfzFZmjNmxjkiQlU=
 github.com/client9/misspell v0.3.4/go.mod h1:qj6jICC3Q7zFZvVWo7KLAzC3yx5G7kyvSDkc90ppPyw=
@@ -191,6 +192,8 @@ github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10 h1:Kz6Cvnvv2wGdaG/V8yMvfkmNiXq9Ya2KUv4rouJJr
 github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.10/go.mod h1:KdQUCv79m/52Kvf8AW2vK1V8akMuk1QjK/uOdHXbAo4=
 github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.0.0-20190106144839-af01ea7f8024/go.mod h1:6v2b51hI/fHJwM22ozAgKL4VKDeJcHhJFhtBdhmNjmU=
 github.com/jstemmer/go-junit-report v0.9.1/go.mod h1:Brl9GWCQeLvo8nXZwPNNblvFj/XSXhF0NWZEnDohbsk=
+github.com/juju/ansiterm v0.0.0-20180109212912-720a0952cc2a h1:FaWFmfWdAUKbSCtOU2QjDaorUexogfaMgbipgYATUMU=
+github.com/juju/ansiterm v0.0.0-20180109212912-720a0952cc2a/go.mod h1:UJSiEoRfvx3hP73CvoARgeLjaIOjybY9vj8PUPPFGeU=
 github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0 h1:iQTw/8FWTuc7uiaSepXwyf3o52HaUYcV+Tu66S3F5GA=
 github.com/kardianos/osext v0.0.0-20190222173326-2bc1f35cddc0/go.mod h1:1NbS8ALrpOvjt0rHPNLyCIeMtbizbir8U//inJ+zuB8=
 github.com/karrick/godirwalk v1.15.6 h1:Yf2mmR8TJy+8Fa0SuQVto5SYap6IF7lNVX4Jdl8G1qA=
@@ -214,8 +217,19 @@ github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0 h1:/qkRGz8zljWiDcFvgpwUpwIAPu3r07TDvs3Rws+o/pU=
 github.com/lib/pq v1.3.0/go.mod h1:5WUZQaWbwv1U+lTReE5YruASi9Al49XbQIvNi/34Woo=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3 h1:QIbQXiugsb+q10B+MI+7DI1oQLdmnep86tWFlaaUAac=
 github.com/lucasb-eyer/go-colorful v1.0.3/go.mod h1:R4dSotOR9KMtayYi1e77YzuveK+i7ruzyGqttikkLy0=
+github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v0.0.0-20180621232353-2d01aacdc34a h1:weJVJJRzAJBFRlAiJQROKQs8oC9vOxvm4rZmBBk0ONw=
+github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v0.0.0-20180621232353-2d01aacdc34a/go.mod h1:pHhQNgMf3btfWnGBVipUOjRYhoOsdGqdm/+2c2E2WMI=
+github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v1.0.0 h1:xu2sLAri4lGiovBDQKxl5mrXyESr3gUr5m5SM5+LVb8=
+github.com/lunixbochs/vtclean v1.0.0/go.mod h1:pHhQNgMf3btfWnGBVipUOjRYhoOsdGqdm/+2c2E2WMI=
 github.com/machinebox/progress v0.2.0/go.mod h1:hl4FywxSjfmkmCrersGhmJH7KwuKl+Ueq9BXkOny+iE=
+github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.7.0 h1:3l11YT8tm9MnwGFQ4kETwkzpAwY2Jt9lCrumCUW4+z4=
+github.com/manifoldco/promptui v0.7.0/go.mod h1:n4zTdgP0vr0S3w7/O/g98U+e0gwLScEXGwov2nIKuGQ=
 github.com/matryer/is v1.2.0/go.mod h1:2fLPjFQM9rhQ15aVEtbuwhJinnOqrmgXPNdZsdwlWXA=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.0.9 h1:UVL0vNpWh04HeJXV0KLcaT7r06gOH2l4OW6ddYRUIY4=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.0.9/go.mod h1:9vuHe8Xs5qXnSaW/c/ABM9alt+Vo+STaOChaDxuIBZU=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.7 h1:bQGKb3vps/j0E9GfJQ03JyhRuxsvdAanXlT9BTw3mdw=
+github.com/mattn/go-colorable v0.1.7/go.mod h1:u6P/XSegPjTcexA+o6vUJrdnUu04hMope9wVRipJSqc=
+github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.4/go.mod h1:M+lRXTBqGeGNdLjl/ufCoiOlB5xdOkqRJdNxMWT7Zi4=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12 h1:wuysRhFDzyxgEmMf5xjvJ2M9dZoWAXNNr5LSBS7uHXY=
 github.com/mattn/go-isatty v0.0.12/go.mod h1:cbi8OIDigv2wuxKPP5vlRcQ1OAZbq2CE4Kysco4FUpU=
 github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3 v1.14.0/go.mod h1:JIl7NbARA7phWnGvh0LKTyg7S9BA+6gx71ShQilpsus=
@@ -364,6 +378,7 @@ golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190227155943-e225da77a7e6/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJ
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190423024810-112230192c58/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sync v0.0.0-20190911185100-cd5d95a43a6e/go.mod h1:RxMgew5VJxzue5/jJTE5uejpjVlOe/izrB70Jof72aM=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20180830151530-49385e6e1522/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20181122145206-62eef0e2fa9b/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190215142949-d0b11bdaac8a/go.mod h1:STP8DvDyc/dI5b8T5hshtkjS+E42TnysNCUPdjciGhY=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190312061237-fead79001313/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20190412213103-97732733099d/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
@@ -382,6 +397,8 @@ golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200223170610-d5e6a3e2c0ae/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7w
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200323222414-85ca7c5b95cd/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200720211630-cb9d2d5c5666 h1:gVCS+QOncANNPlmlO1AhlU3oxs4V9z+gTtPwIk3p2N8=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200720211630-cb9d2d5c5666/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200819035508-9a32b3aa38f5 h1:2r6BWB+sWBIRVv2mC6sYNpdbplZte/1k1drwUKUpS60=
+golang.org/x/sys v0.0.0-20200819035508-9a32b3aa38f5/go.mod h1:h1NjWce9XRLGQEsW7wpKNCjG9DtNlClVuFLEZdDNbEs=
 golang.org/x/text v0.0.0-20170915032832-14c0d48ead0c/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0 h1:g61tztE5qeGQ89tm6NTjjM9VPIm088od1l6aSorWRWg=
 golang.org/x/text v0.3.0/go.mod h1:NqM8EUOU14njkJ3fqMW+pc6Ldnwhi/IjpwHt7yyuwOQ=
diff --git a/internal/commands/reset.go b/internal/commands/reset.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3ff0b7e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/commands/reset.go
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+package commands
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"regexp"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/manifoldco/promptui"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/config"
+	"github.com/photoprism/photoprism/internal/entity"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+)
+
+// ResetCommand resets the index and optionally removes YAML sidecar backup files.
+var ResetCommand = cli.Command{
+	Name:   "reset",
+	Usage:  "Resets the index and optionally removes YAML sidecar backup files",
+	Action: resetAction,
+}
+
+// resetAction removes the index and sidecar files after asking for confirmation.
+func resetAction(ctx *cli.Context) error {
+	log.Warnf("'photoprism reset' removes ALL data incl albums from the existing database")
+
+	removeIndex := promptui.Prompt{
+		Label:     "Reset index database?",
+		IsConfirm: true,
+	}
+
+	_, err := removeIndex.Run()
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("abort")
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+
+	conf := config.NewConfig(ctx)
+	cctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	if err := conf.Init(cctx); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	entity.SetDbProvider(conf)
+
+	tables := entity.Entities
+
+	log.Infoln("dropping existing tables")
+	tables.Drop()
+	log.Infoln("creating new tables")
+	tables.Migrate()
+	tables.WaitForMigration()
+
+	log.Infof("database reset completed in %s", time.Since(start))
+
+	removeYaml := promptui.Prompt{
+		Label:     "Remove backup by permanently deleting all *.yml sidecar files?",
+		IsConfirm: true,
+	}
+
+	if _, err := removeYaml.Run(); err == nil {
+		start := time.Now()
+
+		matches, err := filepath.Glob(regexp.QuoteMeta(conf.SidecarPath()) + "/**/*.yml")
+
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if len(matches) > 0 {
+			log.Infof("%d backup files will be removed", len(matches))
+
+			for _, name := range matches {
+				if err := os.Remove(name); err != nil {
+					fmt.Print("E")
+				} else {
+					fmt.Print(".")
+				}
+			}
+
+			fmt.Println("")
+
+			log.Infof("removed backup files in %s", time.Since(start))
+		} else {
+			log.Infof("no backup files found")
+		}
+	} else {
+		log.Infof("keeping backup files")
+	}
+
+	conf.Shutdown()
+
+	return nil
+}