diff --git a/clientapi/admin_test.go b/clientapi/admin_test.go
index 0d973f350..2ef02efd9 100644
--- a/clientapi/admin_test.go
+++ b/clientapi/admin_test.go
@@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/clientapi/auth/authtypes"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/federationapi"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/keyserver"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/roomserver/api"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/setup/config"
+	"github.com/matrix-org/dendrite/syncapi"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/gomatrixserverlib"
 	"github.com/matrix-org/util"
 	"github.com/tidwall/gjson"
@@ -132,3 +135,99 @@ func TestAdminResetPassword(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 }
+
+func TestPurgeRoom(t *testing.T) {
+	aliceAdmin := test.NewUser(t, test.WithAccountType(uapi.AccountTypeAdmin))
+	bob := test.NewUser(t)
+	room := test.NewRoom(t, aliceAdmin, test.RoomPreset(test.PresetTrustedPrivateChat))
+
+	// Invite Bob
+	room.CreateAndInsert(t, aliceAdmin, gomatrixserverlib.MRoomMember, map[string]interface{}{
+		"membership": "invite",
+	}, test.WithStateKey(bob.ID))
+
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	test.WithAllDatabases(t, func(t *testing.T, dbType test.DBType) {
+		base, baseClose := testrig.CreateBaseDendrite(t, dbType)
+		defer baseClose()
+
+		fedClient := base.CreateFederationClient()
+		rsAPI := roomserver.NewInternalAPI(base)
+		keyAPI := keyserver.NewInternalAPI(base, &base.Cfg.KeyServer, fedClient, rsAPI)
+		userAPI := userapi.NewInternalAPI(base, &base.Cfg.UserAPI, nil, keyAPI, rsAPI, nil)
+
+		// this starts the JetStream consumers
+		syncapi.AddPublicRoutes(base, userAPI, rsAPI, keyAPI)
+		federationapi.NewInternalAPI(base, fedClient, rsAPI, base.Caches, nil, true)
+		rsAPI.SetFederationAPI(nil, nil)
+		keyAPI.SetUserAPI(userAPI)
+
+		// Create the room
+		if err := api.SendEvents(ctx, rsAPI, api.KindNew, room.Events(), "test", "test", "test", nil, false); err != nil {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to send events: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// We mostly need the rsAPI for this test, so nil for other APIs/caches etc.
+		AddPublicRoutes(base, nil, rsAPI, nil, nil, nil, userAPI, nil, nil, nil)
+
+		// Create the users in the userapi and login
+		accessTokens := map[*test.User]string{
+			aliceAdmin: "",
+		}
+		for u := range accessTokens {
+			localpart, serverName, _ := gomatrixserverlib.SplitID('@', u.ID)
+			userRes := &uapi.PerformAccountCreationResponse{}
+			password := util.RandomString(8)
+			if err := userAPI.PerformAccountCreation(ctx, &uapi.PerformAccountCreationRequest{
+				AccountType: u.AccountType,
+				Localpart:   localpart,
+				ServerName:  serverName,
+				Password:    password,
+			}, userRes); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("failed to create account: %s", err)
+			}
+
+			req := test.NewRequest(t, http.MethodPost, "/_matrix/client/v3/login", test.WithJSONBody(t, map[string]interface{}{
+				"type": authtypes.LoginTypePassword,
+				"identifier": map[string]interface{}{
+					"type": "m.id.user",
+					"user": u.ID,
+				},
+				"password": password,
+			}))
+			rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+			base.PublicClientAPIMux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+			if rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+				t.Fatalf("failed to login: %s", rec.Body.String())
+			}
+			accessTokens[u] = gjson.GetBytes(rec.Body.Bytes(), "access_token").String()
+		}
+
+		testCases := []struct {
+			name   string
+			roomID string
+			wantOK bool
+		}{
+			{name: "Can purge existing room", wantOK: true, roomID: room.ID},
+			{name: "Can not purge non-existent room", wantOK: false, roomID: "!doesnotexist:localhost"},
+			{name: "rejects invalid room ID", wantOK: false, roomID: "@doesnotexist:localhost"},
+		}
+
+		for _, tc := range testCases {
+			t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+				req := test.NewRequest(t, http.MethodGet, "/_dendrite/admin/purgeRoom/"+tc.roomID)
+
+				req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+accessTokens[aliceAdmin])
+
+				rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+				base.DendriteAdminMux.ServeHTTP(rec, req)
+				t.Logf("%s", rec.Body.String())
+				if tc.wantOK && rec.Code != http.StatusOK {
+					t.Fatalf("expected http status %d, got %d: %s", http.StatusOK, rec.Code, rec.Body.String())
+				}
+			})
+		}
+
+	})
+}