diff --git a/doc/syncsvn.mdtext b/doc/syncsvn.mdtext
index 085f222..67b09d6 100644
--- a/doc/syncsvn.mdtext
+++ b/doc/syncsvn.mdtext
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ need to put the following in your configuration file:
     $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_authz_file'] = '/home/svn/dav_svn.authz';
     $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_passwd_file'] = '/home/svn/dav_svn.passwd';
     $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_svn_path'] = '/home/svn/repositories'; 
+    // Delete the corresponding repository when deleting the project
+    $cfg['idf_plugin_syncsvn_remove_orphans'] = false;
 
 You can have more control over the permissions given to the owners,
 members, extra authorized users and anonymous users if you want with
diff --git a/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncSvn.php b/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncSvn.php
index 08e8eed..8aa3c49 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncSvn.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Plugin/SyncSvn.php
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn
         case 'Pluf_User::passwordUpdated':
             $plug->processSyncPasswd($params['user']);
             break;
+        case 'IDF_Project::preDelete':
+            $plug->processSvnDelete($params['project']);
+            break;
         }
     }
 
@@ -83,6 +86,31 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn
         $ll = exec($cmd, $output, $return);
         return ($return == 0);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Remove the project from the drive and update the access rights.
+     *
+     * @param IDF_Project 
+     * @return bool Success
+     */
+    function processSvnDelete($project)
+    {
+        if (!Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncsvn_remove_orphans', false)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        if ($project->getConf()->getVal('scm') != 'svn') {
+            return false;
+        }
+        $this->SyncAccess($project); // exclude $project
+        $shortname = $project->shortname;
+        if (false===($svn_path=Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncsvn_svn_path',false))) {
+            throw new Pluf_Exception_SettingError("'idf_plugin_syncsvn_svn_path' must be defined in your configuration file.");
+        }
+        if (file_exists($svn_path.'/'.$shortname)) {
+            $cmd = Pluf::f('idf_exec_cmd_prefix', '').'rm -rf '.$svn_path.'/'.$shortname;
+            exec($cmd);
+        }
+    }
     
     /**
      * Synchronise an user's password.
@@ -156,8 +184,10 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn
      * We rebuild the complete file each time. This is just to be sure
      * not to bork the rights when trying to just edit part of the
      * file.
+     *
+     * @param IDF_Project Possibly exclude a project (null)
      */
-    function SyncAccess()
+    function SyncAccess($exclude=null)
     {
         $authz_file = Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncsvn_authz_file');
         $access_owners = Pluf::f('idf_plugin_syncsvn_access_owners', 'rw');
@@ -170,6 +200,9 @@ class IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn
         }
         $fcontent = '';
         foreach (Pluf::factory('IDF_Project')->getList() as $project) {
+            if ($exclude and $exclude->id == $project->id) {
+                continue;
+            }
             $conf = new IDF_Conf();
             $conf->setProject($project);
             if ($conf->getVal('scm') != 'svn' or 
diff --git a/src/IDF/Project.php b/src/IDF/Project.php
index 1c5b1ef..cdef2e6 100644
--- a/src/IDF/Project.php
+++ b/src/IDF/Project.php
@@ -586,6 +586,28 @@ class IDF_Project extends Pluf_Model
      */
     public function preDelete()
     {
+        /**
+         * [signal]
+         *
+         * IDF_Project::preDelete
+         *
+         * [sender]
+         *
+         * IDF_Project
+         *
+         * [description]
+         *
+         * This signal allows an application to perform special
+         * operations at the deletion of a project.
+         *
+         * [parameters]
+         *
+         * array('project' => $project)
+         *
+         */
+        $params = array('project' => $this);
+        Pluf_Signal::send('IDF_Project::preDelete',
+                          'IDF_Project', $params);
         $what = array('IDF_Upload', 'IDF_Review', 'IDF_Issue',
                       'IDF_WikiPage', 'IDF_Commit',
                       );
diff --git a/src/IDF/relations.php b/src/IDF/relations.php
index c1e482f..b0d7da2 100644
--- a/src/IDF/relations.php
+++ b/src/IDF/relations.php
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ Pluf_Signal::connect('IDF_Project::created',
                      array('IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn', 'entry'));
 Pluf_Signal::connect('Pluf_User::passwordUpdated', 
                      array('IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn', 'entry'));
-
+Pluf_Signal::connect('IDF_Project::preDelete', 
+                     array('IDF_Plugin_SyncSvn', 'entry'));
 #
 # Mercurial synchronization
 Pluf_Signal::connect('IDF_Project::membershipsUpdated',