diff --git a/NEWS.txt b/NEWS.txt
index 324e94975..ec7185512 100644
--- a/NEWS.txt
+++ b/NEWS.txt
@@ -14,10 +14,11 @@ Version 1.0 - 2012-06-XX
  * Lookup in Browser will now not use MBIDs to lookup unmatched files/clusters
  * Add Date/Country to CD Lookup results dialog (PICARD-198)
  * Fix/reset album folksonomy tag counts while refreshing releases (PICARD-4)
- * Plugins actions can how create sub-menus using the MENU class attribute
+ * Plugins actions can now create sub-menus using the MENU class attribute
  * New plugin hook register_clusterlist_action
  * Display the port Picard is listening on at bottom right status bar (PICARD-191)
  * Make album drops from right hand pane to left default to "unmatched files" again (PICARD-33)
+ * Remove .DS_Store, desktop.ini, and Thumbs.db from otherwise empty directories (PICARD-75)
 
 Version 0.16 - 2011-10-23
  * Added AcoustID support.
diff --git a/picard/file.py b/picard/file.py
index eaee0f9a5..728c6b410 100644
--- a/picard/file.py
+++ b/picard/file.py
@@ -171,12 +171,21 @@ class File(LockableObject, Item):
             new_filename = self._rename(old_filename, metadata, settings)
         # Move extra files (images, playlists, etc.)
         if settings["move_files"] and settings["move_additional_files"]:
-            self._move_additional_files(old_filename, new_filename,
-                                        settings)
+            self._move_additional_files(old_filename, new_filename, settings)
         # Delete empty directories
         if settings["delete_empty_dirs"]:
+            dirname = encode_filename(os.path.dirname(old_filename))
             try:
-                os.removedirs(encode_filename(os.path.dirname(old_filename)))
+                self._rmdir(dirname)
+                head, tail = os.path.split(dirname)
+                if not tail:
+                    head, tail = os.path.split(head)
+                while head and tail:
+                    try:
+                        self._rmdir(head)
+                    except:
+                        break
+                    head, tail = os.path.split(head)
             except EnvironmentError:
                 pass
         # Save cover art images
@@ -184,6 +193,14 @@ class File(LockableObject, Item):
             self._save_images(new_filename, metadata, settings)
         return new_filename
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def _rmdir(dir):
+        junk_files = (".DS_Store", "desktop.ini", "Desktop.ini", "Thumbs.db")
+        if not set(os.listdir(dir)) - set(junk_files):
+            shutil.rmtree(dir, False)
+        else:
+            raise OSError
+
     @call_next
     def _saving_finished(self, next, result=None, error=None):
         old_filename = new_filename = self.filename