diff --git a/frontend/optmath.lua b/frontend/optmath.lua
index e888186d9..bdf3d13bb 100644
--- a/frontend/optmath.lua
+++ b/frontend/optmath.lua
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ local Math = {}
 
 local band = bit.band
 
+function Math.roundPercent(percent)
+    return math.floor(percent * 10000) / 10000
+end
+
 function Math.roundAwayFromZero(num)
     if num > 0 then
         return math.ceil(num)
diff --git a/plugins/kosync.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/kosync.koplugin/main.lua
index 874f22838..a1c6b9250 100644
--- a/plugins/kosync.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/kosync.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ local SYNC_STRATEGY = {
     DEFAULT_BACKWARD = 3,
 }
 
-local function roundPercent(percent)
-    return math.floor(percent * 10000) / 10000
-end
-
 local function showSyncedMessage()
     UIManager:show(InfoMessage:new{
         text = _("Progress has been synchronized."),
@@ -446,9 +442,9 @@ end
 
 function KOSync:getLastPercent()
     if self.ui.document.info.has_pages then
-        return roundPercent(self.ui.paging:getLastPercent())
+        return Math.roundPercent(self.ui.paging:getLastPercent())
     else
-        return roundPercent(self.ui.rolling:getLastPercent())
+        return Math.roundPercent(self.ui.rolling:getLastPercent())
     end
 end
 
diff --git a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
index 142adff79..42f645b51 100644
--- a/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/wallabag.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -12,8 +12,10 @@ local InfoMessage = require("ui/widget/infomessage")
 local InputDialog = require("ui/widget/inputdialog")
 local JSON = require("json")
 local LuaSettings = require("frontend/luasettings")
+local Math = require("optmath")
 local MultiInputDialog = require("ui/widget/multiinputdialog")
 local NetworkMgr = require("ui/network/manager")
+local ReadHistory = require("readhistory")
 local UIManager = require("ui/uimanager")
 local WidgetContainer = require("ui/widget/container/widgetcontainer")
 local filemanagerutil = require("apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil")
@@ -81,6 +83,7 @@ function Wallabag:init()
     if self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.articles_per_sync ~= nil then
         self.articles_per_sync = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.articles_per_sync
     end
+    self.remove_finished_from_history = self.wb_settings.data.wallabag.remove_finished_from_history or false
 
     -- workaround for dateparser only available if newsdownloader is active
     self.is_dateparser_available = false
@@ -238,6 +241,17 @@ function Wallabag:addToMainMenu(menu_items)
                             self:saveSettings()
                         end,
                     },
+                    {
+                        text = _("Remove finished articles from history"),
+                        keep_menu_open = true,
+                        checked_func = function()
+                            return self.remove_finished_from_history or false
+                        end,
+                        callback = function()
+                            self.remove_finished_from_history = not self.remove_finished_from_history
+                            self:saveSettings()
+                        end,
+                    },
                     {
                         text = _("Help"),
                         keep_menu_open = true,
@@ -965,7 +979,8 @@ function Wallabag:saveSettings()
         is_archiving_deleted  = self.is_archiving_deleted,
         is_auto_delete        = self.is_auto_delete,
         is_sync_remote_delete = self.is_sync_remote_delete,
-        articles_per_sync     = self.articles_per_sync
+        articles_per_sync     = self.articles_per_sync,
+        remove_finished_from_history = self.remove_finished_from_history,
     }
     self.wb_settings:saveSetting("wallabag", tempsettings)
     self.wb_settings:flush()
@@ -1019,4 +1034,22 @@ function Wallabag:onSynchronizeWallabag()
     return true
 end
 
+function Wallabag:getLastPercent()
+    if self.ui.document.info.has_pages then
+        return Math.roundPercent(self.ui.paging:getLastPercent())
+    else
+        return Math.roundPercent(self.ui.rolling:getLastPercent())
+    end
+end
+
+
+function Wallabag:onCloseDocument() 
+    if self.remove_finished_from_history then
+        local document_full_path = self.ui.document.file
+        if document_full_path and self.directory and self:getLastPercent() == 1 and self.directory == string.sub(document_full_path, 1, string.len(self.directory)) then
+            ReadHistory:removeItemByPath(document_full_path)
+        end
+    end
+end
+
 return Wallabag