diff --git a/agent/acl_test.go b/agent/acl_test.go
index e7a6b84510..ffc7e00ac9 100644
--- a/agent/acl_test.go
+++ b/agent/acl_test.go
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ func (a *TestACLAgent) LocalMember() serf.Member {
 func (a *TestACLAgent) JoinLAN(addrs []string) (n int, err error) {
 	return 0, fmt.Errorf("Unimplemented")
 }
-func (a *TestACLAgent) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
+func (a *TestACLAgent) RemoveFailedNode(node string, prune bool) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("Unimplemented")
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/agent.go b/agent/agent.go
index f2e5c318e8..e5d7cb6d13 100644
--- a/agent/agent.go
+++ b/agent/agent.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -20,6 +19,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 
 	"github.com/armon/go-metrics"
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ type delegate interface {
 	LANSegmentMembers(segment string) ([]serf.Member, error)
 	LocalMember() serf.Member
 	JoinLAN(addrs []string) (n int, err error)
-	RemoveFailedNode(node string) error
+	RemoveFailedNode(node string, prune bool) error
 	ResolveToken(secretID string) (acl.Authorizer, error)
 	RPC(method string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error
 	ACLsEnabled() bool
@@ -1778,9 +1779,9 @@ func (a *Agent) JoinWAN(addrs []string) (n int, err error) {
 }
 
 // ForceLeave is used to remove a failed node from the cluster
-func (a *Agent) ForceLeave(node string) (err error) {
+func (a *Agent) ForceLeave(node string, prune bool) (err error) {
 	a.logger.Printf("[INFO] agent: Force leaving node: %v", node)
-	err = a.delegate.RemoveFailedNode(node)
+	err = a.delegate.RemoveFailedNode(node, prune)
 	if err != nil {
 		a.logger.Printf("[WARN] agent: Failed to remove node: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/agent/agent_endpoint.go b/agent/agent_endpoint.go
index f1d85e2628..69f5271618 100644
--- a/agent/agent_endpoint.go
+++ b/agent/agent_endpoint.go
@@ -438,8 +438,11 @@ func (s *HTTPServer) AgentForceLeave(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request
 		return nil, acl.ErrPermissionDenied
 	}
 
+	//Check the value of the prune query
+	_, prune := req.URL.Query()["prune"]
+
 	addr := strings.TrimPrefix(req.URL.Path, "/v1/agent/force-leave/")
-	return nil, s.agent.ForceLeave(addr)
+	return nil, s.agent.ForceLeave(addr, prune)
 }
 
 // syncChanges is a helper function which wraps a blocking call to sync
diff --git a/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go b/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
index 39a6cb44ca..6dc3b39a57 100644
--- a/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
+++ b/agent/agent_endpoint_test.go
@@ -1655,6 +1655,54 @@ func TestAgent_ForceLeave_ACLDeny(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAgent_ForceLeavePrune(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a1 := NewTestAgent(t, t.Name()+"-a1", "")
+	defer a1.Shutdown()
+	a2 := NewTestAgent(t, t.Name()+"-a2", "")
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, a1.RPC, "dc1")
+	testrpc.WaitForLeader(t, a2.RPC, "dc1")
+
+	// Join first
+	addr := fmt.Sprintf("127.0.0.1:%d", a2.Config.SerfPortLAN)
+	_, err := a1.JoinLAN([]string{addr})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// this test probably needs work
+	a2.Shutdown()
+	// Wait for agent being marked as failed, so we wait for full shutdown of Agent
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		m := a1.LANMembers()
+		for _, member := range m {
+			if member.Name == a2.Config.NodeName {
+				if member.Status != serf.StatusFailed {
+					r.Fatalf("got status %q want %q", member.Status, serf.StatusFailed)
+				}
+
+			}
+		}
+	})
+
+	// Force leave now
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("PUT", fmt.Sprintf("/v1/agent/force-leave/%s?prune=true", a2.Config.NodeName), nil)
+	obj, err := a1.srv.AgentForceLeave(nil, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Err: %v", err)
+	}
+	if obj != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Err: %v", obj)
+	}
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		m := len(a1.LANMembers())
+		if m != 1 {
+			r.Fatalf("want one member, got %v", m)
+		}
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestAgent_RegisterCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	a := NewTestAgent(t, t.Name(), "")
diff --git a/agent/consul/client.go b/agent/consul/client.go
index e444041b4c..7e5a0044f9 100644
--- a/agent/consul/client.go
+++ b/agent/consul/client.go
@@ -263,7 +263,10 @@ func (c *Client) LANSegmentMembers(segment string) ([]serf.Member, error) {
 }
 
 // RemoveFailedNode is used to remove a failed node from the cluster
-func (c *Client) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
+func (c *Client) RemoveFailedNode(node string, prune bool) error {
+	if prune {
+		c.serf.RemoveFailedNodePrune(node)
+	}
 	return c.serf.RemoveFailedNode(node)
 }
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/leader_test.go b/agent/consul/leader_test.go
index 0e97a071d5..2d73a13121 100644
--- a/agent/consul/leader_test.go
+++ b/agent/consul/leader_test.go
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ func TestLeader_LeftServer(t *testing.T) {
 	servers[0].Shutdown()
 
 	// Force remove the non-leader (transition to left state)
-	if err := servers[1].RemoveFailedNode(servers[0].config.NodeName); err != nil {
+	if err := servers[1].RemoveFailedNode(servers[0].config.NodeName, false); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/agent/consul/server.go b/agent/consul/server.go
index cba2b58a7e..35c3f93a6d 100644
--- a/agent/consul/server.go
+++ b/agent/consul/server.go
@@ -1008,8 +1008,15 @@ func (s *Server) WANMembers() []serf.Member {
 }
 
 // RemoveFailedNode is used to remove a failed node from the cluster
-func (s *Server) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
-	if err := s.serfLAN.RemoveFailedNode(node); err != nil {
+func (s *Server) RemoveFailedNode(node string, prune bool) error {
+	var removeFn func(*serf.Serf, string) error
+	if prune {
+		removeFn = (*serf.Serf).RemoveFailedNodePrune
+	} else {
+		removeFn = (*serf.Serf).RemoveFailedNode
+	}
+
+	if err := removeFn(s.serfLAN, node); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	// The Serf WAN pool stores members as node.datacenter
@@ -1018,7 +1025,7 @@ func (s *Server) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
 		node = node + "." + s.config.Datacenter
 	}
 	if s.serfWAN != nil {
-		if err := s.serfWAN.RemoveFailedNode(node); err != nil {
+		if err := removeFn(s.serfWAN, node); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/api/agent.go b/api/agent.go
index 7a5c427209..fa40ffa180 100644
--- a/api/agent.go
+++ b/api/agent.go
@@ -730,6 +730,19 @@ func (a *Agent) ForceLeave(node string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+//ForceLeavePrune is used to have an a failed agent removed
+//from the list of members
+func (a *Agent) ForceLeavePrune(node string) error {
+	r := a.c.newRequest("PUT", "/v1/agent/force-leave/"+node)
+	r.params.Set("prune", "1")
+	_, resp, err := requireOK(a.c.doRequest(r))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp.Body.Close()
+	return nil
+}
+
 // ConnectAuthorize is used to authorize an incoming connection
 // to a natively integrated Connect service.
 func (a *Agent) ConnectAuthorize(auth *AgentAuthorizeParams) (*AgentAuthorize, error) {
diff --git a/api/agent_test.go b/api/agent_test.go
index 3b8e61f4a7..4f86c9491b 100644
--- a/api/agent_test.go
+++ b/api/agent_test.go
@@ -1070,6 +1070,20 @@ func TestAPI_AgentForceLeave(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestAPI_AgentForceLeavePrune(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	c, s := makeClient(t)
+	defer s.Stop()
+
+	agent := c.Agent()
+
+	// Eject somebody
+	err := agent.ForceLeavePrune("foo")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAPI_AgentMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	c, s := makeClient(t)
diff --git a/api/api.go b/api/api.go
index 0444e9e75e..81072ebb75 100644
--- a/api/api.go
+++ b/api/api.go
@@ -690,6 +690,7 @@ func (r *request) setQueryOptions(q *QueryOptions) {
 			r.header.Set("Cache-Control", strings.Join(cc, ", "))
 		}
 	}
+
 	r.ctx = q.ctx
 }
 
diff --git a/command/forceleave/forceleave.go b/command/forceleave/forceleave.go
index 1f5d308e3a..fcf5cefe5d 100644
--- a/command/forceleave/forceleave.go
+++ b/command/forceleave/forceleave.go
@@ -19,10 +19,15 @@ type cmd struct {
 	flags *flag.FlagSet
 	http  *flags.HTTPFlags
 	help  string
+
+	//flags
+	prune bool
 }
 
 func (c *cmd) init() {
 	c.flags = flag.NewFlagSet("", flag.ContinueOnError)
+	c.flags.BoolVar(&c.prune, "prune", false,
+		"Remove agent completely from list of members")
 	c.http = &flags.HTTPFlags{}
 	flags.Merge(c.flags, c.http.ClientFlags())
 	c.help = flags.Usage(help, c.flags)
@@ -47,7 +52,12 @@ func (c *cmd) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	err = client.Agent().ForceLeave(nodes[0])
+	if c.prune {
+		err = client.Agent().ForceLeavePrune(nodes[0])
+	} else {
+		err = client.Agent().ForceLeave(nodes[0])
+	}
+
 	if err != nil {
 		c.UI.Error(fmt.Sprintf("Error force leaving: %s", err))
 		return 1
@@ -74,4 +84,6 @@ Usage: consul force-leave [options] name
   that are never coming back. If you do not force leave a failed node,
   Consul will attempt to reconnect to those failed nodes for some period of
   time before eventually reaping them.
+
+  -prune    Remove agent completely from list of members
 `
diff --git a/command/forceleave/forceleave_test.go b/command/forceleave/forceleave_test.go
index 89018a2b2f..eb923fa517 100644
--- a/command/forceleave/forceleave_test.go
+++ b/command/forceleave/forceleave_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,42 @@ func TestForceLeaveCommand(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestForceLeaveCommand_prune(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	a1 := agent.NewTestAgent(t, t.Name()+"-a1", ``)
+	defer a1.Shutdown()
+	a2 := agent.NewTestAgent(t, t.Name()+"-a2", ``)
+	defer a2.Shutdown()
+
+	_, err := a2.JoinLAN([]string{a1.Config.SerfBindAddrLAN.String()})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("err: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	// Forcibly shutdown a2 so that it appears "failed" in a1
+	a2.Shutdown()
+
+	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
+	c := New(ui)
+	args := []string{
+		"-http-addr=" + a1.HTTPAddr(),
+		"-prune",
+		a2.Config.NodeName,
+	}
+
+	code := c.Run(args)
+	if code != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("bad: %d. %#v", code, ui.ErrorWriter.String())
+	}
+	retry.Run(t, func(r *retry.R) {
+		m := len(a1.LANMembers())
+		if m != 1 {
+			r.Fatalf("should have 1 members, got %#v", m)
+		}
+	})
+
+}
+
 func TestForceLeaveCommand_noAddrs(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 	ui := cli.NewMockUi()
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4e48a62e22..449c31effc 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-checkpoint v0.0.0-20171009173528-1545e56e46de
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-cleanhttp v0.5.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-discover v0.0.0-20190403160810-22221edb15cd
-	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.1
+	github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb v0.0.0-20180223233045-1289e7fffe71
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-msgpack v0.5.5
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.0.0
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc v0.0.0-20151116020338-a14192a58a69
 	github.com/hashicorp/raft v1.1.1
 	github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb v0.0.0-20171010151810-6e5ba93211ea
-	github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2
+	github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.5
 	github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.4
 	github.com/hashicorp/yamux v0.0.0-20181012175058-2f1d1f20f75d
 	github.com/imdario/mergo v0.3.6
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 1deec3f25a..b44c3ba722 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.0.0-20180709165350-ff2cf002a8dd/go.mod h1:9bjs9
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.8.0/go.mod h1:5CU+agLiy3J7N7QjHK5d05KxGsuXiQLrjA0H7acj2lQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.1 h1:9PZfAcVEvez4yhLH2TBU64/h/z4xlFI80cWXRrxuKuM=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.1/go.mod h1:5CU+agLiy3J7N7QjHK5d05KxGsuXiQLrjA0H7acj2lQ=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2 h1:CG6TE5H9/JXsFWJCfoIVpKFIkFe6ysEuHirp4DxCsHI=
+github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2/go.mod h1:5CU+agLiy3J7N7QjHK5d05KxGsuXiQLrjA0H7acj2lQ=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.0.0 h1:AKDB1HM5PWEA7i4nhcpwOrO2byshxBjXVn/J/3+z5/0=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.0.0/go.mod h1:0y9vanUI8NX6FsYoO3zeMjhV/C5i9g4Q3DwcSNZ4P60=
 github.com/hashicorp/go-memdb v0.0.0-20180223233045-1289e7fffe71 h1:yxxFgVz31vFoKKTtRUNbXLNe4GFnbLKqg+0N7yG42L8=
@@ -184,6 +186,8 @@ github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb v0.0.0-20171010151810-6e5ba93211ea h1:xykPFhrBA
 github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb v0.0.0-20171010151810-6e5ba93211ea/go.mod h1:pNv7Wc3ycL6F5oOWn+tPGo2gWD4a5X+yp/ntwdKLjRk=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2 h1:YZ7UKsJv+hKjqGVUUbtE3HNj79Eln2oQ75tniF6iPt0=
 github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2/go.mod h1:6hOLApaqBFA1NXqRQAsxw9QxuDEvNxSQRwA/JwenrHc=
+github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.5 h1:ZynDUIQiA8usmRgPdGPHFdPnb1wgGI9tK3mO9hcAJjc=
+github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.5/go.mod h1:UpNcs7fFbpKIyZaUuSW6EPiH+eZC7OuyFD+wc1oal+k=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.4 h1:j08Or/wryXT4AcHj1oCbMd7IijXcKzYUGw59LGu9onU=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.4/go.mod h1:gDcqh3WGcR1cpF5AJz/B1UFheUEneMoIospckxBxk6Q=
 github.com/hashicorp/vault/sdk v0.1.13 h1:mOEPeOhT7jl0J4AMl1E705+BcmeRs1VmKNb9F0sMLy8=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/global.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/global.go
index e5f7f95ff0..3efc54c129 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/global.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog/global.go
@@ -22,7 +22,11 @@ var (
 // to be used in more specific contexts.
 func Default() Logger {
 	protect.Do(func() {
-		def = New(DefaultOptions)
+		// If SetDefault was used before Default() was called, we need to
+		// detect that here.
+		if def == nil {
+			def = New(DefaultOptions)
+		}
 	})
 
 	return def
@@ -32,3 +36,13 @@ func Default() Logger {
 func L() Logger {
 	return Default()
 }
+
+// SetDefault changes the logger to be returned by Default()and L()
+// to the one given. This allows packages to use the default logger
+// and have higher level packages change it to match the execution
+// environment. It returns any old default if there is one.
+func SetDefault(log Logger) Logger {
+	old := def
+	def = log
+	return old
+}
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/config.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/config.go
index 79f36f57c7..0de4247c5b 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/config.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/config.go
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ type Config struct {
 	// Merge can be optionally provided to intercept a cluster merge
 	// and conditionally abort the merge.
 	Merge MergeDelegate
+
+	// UserEventSizeLimit is maximum byte size limit of user event `name` + `payload` in bytes.
+	// It's optimal to be relatively small, since it's going to be gossiped through the cluster.
+	UserEventSizeLimit int
 }
 
 // Init allocates the subdata structures
@@ -282,5 +286,6 @@ func DefaultConfig() *Config {
 		QuerySizeLimit:               1024,
 		EnableNameConflictResolution: true,
 		DisableCoordinates:           false,
+		UserEventSizeLimit:           512,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/messages.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/messages.go
index 20df5b8e83..138817c50e 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/messages.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/messages.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type messageJoin struct {
 type messageLeave struct {
 	LTime LamportTime
 	Node  string
+	Prune bool
 }
 
 // messagePushPullType is used when doing a state exchange. This
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/serf.go b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/serf.go
index bb6c22fe7b..9fe4cc3a71 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/serf.go
+++ b/vendor/github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf/serf.go
@@ -223,8 +223,8 @@ type queries struct {
 }
 
 const (
-	UserEventSizeLimit = 512        // Maximum byte size for event name and payload
 	snapshotSizeLimit  = 128 * 1024 // Maximum 128 KB snapshot
+	UserEventSizeLimit = 9 * 1024   // Maximum 9KB for event name and payload
 )
 
 // Create creates a new Serf instance, starting all the background tasks
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ func Create(conf *Config) (*Serf, error) {
 			conf.ProtocolVersion, ProtocolVersionMin, ProtocolVersionMax)
 	}
 
+	if conf.UserEventSizeLimit > UserEventSizeLimit {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("user event size limit exceeds limit of %d bytes", UserEventSizeLimit)
+	}
+
 	logger := conf.Logger
 	if logger == nil {
 		logOutput := conf.LogOutput
@@ -437,14 +441,25 @@ func (s *Serf) KeyManager() *KeyManager {
 }
 
 // UserEvent is used to broadcast a custom user event with a given
-// name and payload. The events must be fairly small, and if the
-// size limit is exceeded and error will be returned. If coalesce is enabled,
-// nodes are allowed to coalesce this event. Coalescing is only available
-// starting in v0.2
+// name and payload. If the configured size limit is exceeded and error will be returned.
+// If coalesce is enabled, nodes are allowed to coalesce this event.
+// Coalescing is only available starting in v0.2
 func (s *Serf) UserEvent(name string, payload []byte, coalesce bool) error {
-	// Check the size limit
-	if len(name)+len(payload) > UserEventSizeLimit {
-		return fmt.Errorf("user event exceeds limit of %d bytes", UserEventSizeLimit)
+	payloadSizeBeforeEncoding := len(name) + len(payload)
+
+	// Check size before encoding to prevent needless encoding and return early if it's over the specified limit.
+	if payloadSizeBeforeEncoding > s.config.UserEventSizeLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"user event exceeds configured limit of %d bytes before encoding",
+			s.config.UserEventSizeLimit,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if payloadSizeBeforeEncoding > UserEventSizeLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"user event exceeds sane limit of %d bytes before encoding",
+			UserEventSizeLimit,
+		)
 	}
 
 	// Create a message
@@ -454,16 +469,34 @@ func (s *Serf) UserEvent(name string, payload []byte, coalesce bool) error {
 		Payload: payload,
 		CC:      coalesce,
 	}
-	s.eventClock.Increment()
-
-	// Process update locally
-	s.handleUserEvent(&msg)
 
 	// Start broadcasting the event
 	raw, err := encodeMessage(messageUserEventType, &msg)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+
+	// Check the size after encoding to be sure again that
+	// we're not attempting to send over the specified size limit.
+	if len(raw) > s.config.UserEventSizeLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"encoded user event exceeds configured limit of %d bytes after encoding",
+			s.config.UserEventSizeLimit,
+		)
+	}
+
+	if len(raw) > UserEventSizeLimit {
+		return fmt.Errorf(
+			"encoded user event exceeds sane limit of %d bytes before encoding",
+			UserEventSizeLimit,
+		)
+	}
+
+	s.eventClock.Increment()
+
+	// Process update locally
+	s.handleUserEvent(&msg)
+
 	s.eventBroadcasts.QueueBroadcast(&broadcast{
 		msg: raw,
 	})
@@ -748,15 +781,26 @@ func (s *Serf) Members() []Member {
 	return members
 }
 
-// RemoveFailedNode forcibly removes a failed node from the cluster
+// RemoveFailedNode is a backwards compatible form
+// of forceleave
+func (s *Serf) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
+	return s.forceLeave(node, false)
+}
+
+func (s *Serf) RemoveFailedNodePrune(node string) error {
+	return s.forceLeave(node, true)
+}
+
+// ForceLeave forcibly removes a failed node from the cluster
 // immediately, instead of waiting for the reaper to eventually reclaim it.
 // This also has the effect that Serf will no longer attempt to reconnect
 // to this node.
-func (s *Serf) RemoveFailedNode(node string) error {
+func (s *Serf) forceLeave(node string, prune bool) error {
 	// Construct the message to broadcast
 	msg := messageLeave{
 		LTime: s.clock.Time(),
 		Node:  node,
+		Prune: prune,
 	}
 	s.clock.Increment()
 
@@ -1027,6 +1071,7 @@ func (s *Serf) handleNodeUpdate(n *memberlist.Node) {
 
 // handleNodeLeaveIntent is called when an intent to leave is received.
 func (s *Serf) handleNodeLeaveIntent(leaveMsg *messageLeave) bool {
+
 	// Witness a potentially newer time
 	s.clock.Witness(leaveMsg.LTime)
 
@@ -1057,6 +1102,10 @@ func (s *Serf) handleNodeLeaveIntent(leaveMsg *messageLeave) bool {
 	case StatusAlive:
 		member.Status = StatusLeaving
 		member.statusLTime = leaveMsg.LTime
+
+		if leaveMsg.Prune {
+			s.handlePrune(member)
+		}
 		return true
 	case StatusFailed:
 		member.Status = StatusLeft
@@ -1065,6 +1114,7 @@ func (s *Serf) handleNodeLeaveIntent(leaveMsg *messageLeave) bool {
 		// Remove from the failed list and add to the left list. We add
 		// to the left list so that when we do a sync, other nodes will
 		// remove it from their failed list.
+
 		s.failedMembers = removeOldMember(s.failedMembers, member.Name)
 		s.leftMembers = append(s.leftMembers, member)
 
@@ -1079,12 +1129,40 @@ func (s *Serf) handleNodeLeaveIntent(leaveMsg *messageLeave) bool {
 				Members: []Member{member.Member},
 			}
 		}
+
+		if leaveMsg.Prune {
+			s.handlePrune(member)
+		}
+
+		return true
+
+	case StatusLeaving, StatusLeft:
+		if leaveMsg.Prune {
+			s.handlePrune(member)
+		}
 		return true
 	default:
 		return false
 	}
 }
 
+// handlePrune waits for nodes that are leaving and then forcibly
+// erases a member from the list of members
+func (s *Serf) handlePrune(member *memberState) {
+	if member.Status == StatusLeaving {
+		time.Sleep(s.config.BroadcastTimeout + s.config.LeavePropagateDelay)
+	}
+
+	s.logger.Printf("[INFO] serf: EventMemberReap (forced): %s %s", member.Name, member.Member.Addr)
+
+	//If we are leaving or left we may be in that list of members
+	if member.Status == StatusLeaving || member.Status == StatusLeft {
+		s.leftMembers = removeOldMember(s.leftMembers, member.Name)
+	}
+	s.eraseNode(member)
+
+}
+
 // handleNodeJoinIntent is called when a node broadcasts a
 // join message to set the lamport time of its join
 func (s *Serf) handleNodeJoinIntent(joinMsg *messageJoin) bool {
@@ -1405,6 +1483,30 @@ func (s *Serf) resolveNodeConflict() {
 	}
 }
 
+//eraseNode takes a node completely out of the member list
+func (s *Serf) eraseNode(m *memberState) {
+	// Delete from members
+	delete(s.members, m.Name)
+
+	// Tell the coordinate client the node has gone away and delete
+	// its cached coordinates.
+	if !s.config.DisableCoordinates {
+		s.coordClient.ForgetNode(m.Name)
+
+		s.coordCacheLock.Lock()
+		delete(s.coordCache, m.Name)
+		s.coordCacheLock.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	// Send an event along
+	if s.config.EventCh != nil {
+		s.config.EventCh <- MemberEvent{
+			Type:    EventMemberReap,
+			Members: []Member{m.Member},
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // handleReap periodically reaps the list of failed and left members, as well
 // as old buffered intents.
 func (s *Serf) handleReap() {
@@ -1455,27 +1557,10 @@ func (s *Serf) reap(old []*memberState, now time.Time, timeout time.Duration) []
 		n--
 		i--
 
-		// Delete from members
-		delete(s.members, m.Name)
-
-		// Tell the coordinate client the node has gone away and delete
-		// its cached coordinates.
-		if !s.config.DisableCoordinates {
-			s.coordClient.ForgetNode(m.Name)
-
-			s.coordCacheLock.Lock()
-			delete(s.coordCache, m.Name)
-			s.coordCacheLock.Unlock()
-		}
-
-		// Send an event along
+		// Delete from members and send out event
 		s.logger.Printf("[INFO] serf: EventMemberReap: %s", m.Name)
-		if s.config.EventCh != nil {
-			s.config.EventCh <- MemberEvent{
-				Type:    EventMemberReap,
-				Members: []Member{m.Member},
-			}
-		}
+		s.eraseNode(m)
+
 	}
 
 	return old
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index 18484b9b13..097a46cb2b 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-discover/provider/scaleway
 github.com/hashicorp/go-discover/provider/softlayer
 github.com/hashicorp/go-discover/provider/triton
 github.com/hashicorp/go-discover/provider/vsphere
-# github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.1
+# github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog v0.9.2
 github.com/hashicorp/go-hclog
 # github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix v1.0.0
 github.com/hashicorp/go-immutable-radix
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ github.com/hashicorp/net-rpc-msgpackrpc
 github.com/hashicorp/raft
 # github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb v0.0.0-20171010151810-6e5ba93211ea
 github.com/hashicorp/raft-boltdb
-# github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.2
+# github.com/hashicorp/serf v0.8.5
 github.com/hashicorp/serf/coordinate
 github.com/hashicorp/serf/serf
 # github.com/hashicorp/vault/api v1.0.4
diff --git a/website/source/api/agent.html.md b/website/source/api/agent.html.md
index 9a52b2201e..aed49e7e2b 100644
--- a/website/source/api/agent.html.md
+++ b/website/source/api/agent.html.md
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ state allows its old entries to be removed.
 | ------ | ---------------------------- | -------------------------- |
 | `PUT`  | `/agent/force-leave/:node`   | `application/json`         |
 
+Additionally, by specifying the `prune` flag, a node can be forcibly removed from
+the list of members entirely.
+
+| Method | Path                                    | Produces                   |
+| ------ | --------------------------------------- | -------------------------- |
+| `PUT`  | `/agent/force-leave/:node?prune`   | `application/json`         |
+
+
 The table below shows this endpoint's support for
 [blocking queries](/api/features/blocking.html),
 [consistency modes](/api/features/consistency.html),
diff --git a/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb b/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
index 941c30fa1b..836d405ad9 100644
--- a/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
+++ b/website/source/docs/commands/force-leave.html.markdown.erb
@@ -56,3 +56,7 @@ datacenter `us-east1`, run:
 ```
 consul force-leave server1.us-east1
 ```
+#### Command Options
+
+* `-prune` - Removes failed or left agent from the list of
+members entirely