diff --git a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
index 37ba27d32..a4b9f8c50 100644
--- a/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
+++ b/English.lproj/MainMenu.xib
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                                                         <color key="textColor" name="headerTextColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                         <color key="backgroundColor" name="headerColor" catalog="System" colorSpace="catalog"/>
                                                     </tableHeaderCell>
-                                                    <imageCell key="dataCell" controlSize="small" refusesFirstResponder="YES" alignment="left" imageScaling="proportionallyDown" image="623CE0BD-CB51-4F0B-995B-E803BBE962CA" id="1801">
+                                                    <imageCell key="dataCell" controlSize="small" refusesFirstResponder="YES" alignment="left" imageScaling="proportionallyDown" image="DE10E5BB-5D9E-4B74-9085-7E5ACEFB1BB0" id="1801">
                                                         <font key="font" metaFont="system"/>
                                                     </imageCell>
                                                     <tableColumnResizingMask key="resizingMask" resizeWithTable="YES" userResizable="YES"/>
@@ -1165,6 +1165,12 @@ CA
                                     <action selector="removeDuplicates:" target="218" id="bS3-zS-wcJ"/>
                                 </connections>
                             </menuItem>
+                            <menuItem title="Remove Dead Items" id="Ajn-k4-afd" userLabel="Menu Item - Remove Dead Items">
+                                <modifierMask key="keyEquivalentModifierMask"/>
+                                <connections>
+                                    <action selector="removeDeadItems:" target="218" id="vGZ-l5-tlE"/>
+                                </connections>
+                            </menuItem>
                             <menuItem isSeparatorItem="YES" id="dfu-5S-1BE"/>
                             <menuItem title="Add to Queue" id="1864"/>
                             <menuItem title="Remove from Queue" id="1865"/>
@@ -1780,7 +1786,7 @@ Gw
         <customObject id="2434" customClass="FeedbackController"/>
     </objects>
     <resources>
-        <image name="623CE0BD-CB51-4F0B-995B-E803BBE962CA" width="17" height="17">
+        <image name="DE10E5BB-5D9E-4B74-9085-7E5ACEFB1BB0" width="17" height="17">
             <mutableData key="keyedArchiveRepresentation">
 YnBsaXN0MDDUAQIDBAUGRkdYJHZlcnNpb25YJG9iamVjdHNZJGFyY2hpdmVyVCR0b3ASAAGGoK8QDwcI
 ExQZHh8qKyw0NzpAQ1UkbnVsbNUJCgsMDQ4PEBESVk5TU2l6ZVYkY2xhc3NcTlNJbWFnZUZsYWdzVk5T
diff --git a/Playlist/PlaylistController.h b/Playlist/PlaylistController.h
index e0945847f..75cfc2a35 100644
--- a/Playlist/PlaylistController.h
+++ b/Playlist/PlaylistController.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ typedef enum {
 - (IBAction)randomizeList:(id)sender;
 
 - (IBAction)removeDuplicates:(id)sender;
+- (IBAction)removeDeadItems:(id)sender;
 
 - (IBAction)showEntryInFinder:(id)sender;
 - (IBAction)clearFilterPredicate:(id)sender;
diff --git a/Playlist/PlaylistController.m b/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
index 8da711604..b884eaf15 100644
--- a/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
+++ b/Playlist/PlaylistController.m
@@ -478,6 +478,23 @@
     [originals release];
 }
 
+- (IBAction)removeDeadItems:(id)sender {
+    NSMutableIndexSet *deadItems = [[NSMutableIndexSet alloc] init];
+    
+    for (PlaylistEntry *pe in [self content])
+    {
+        NSURL *url = [pe URL];
+        if ([url isFileURL])
+            if (![[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:[url path]])
+                [deadItems addIndex:[pe index]];
+    }
+    
+    if ([deadItems count] > 0)
+        [self removeObjectsAtArrangedObjectIndexes:deadItems];
+    
+    [deadItems release];
+}
+
 - (PlaylistEntry *)shuffledEntryAtIndex:(int)i
 {
 	RepeatMode repeat = [self repeat];