diff --git a/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php b/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
index 0090537..afb6d24 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 use Graze\Queue\Adapter\Exception\FailedAcknowledgementException;
 use Graze\Queue\Adapter\Exception\FailedEnqueueException;
+use Graze\Queue\Adapter\Exception\UnsupportedOperationException;
 use Graze\Queue\Message\MessageFactoryInterface;
 use Graze\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
 use Iterator;
@@ -43,4 +44,6 @@ public function dequeue(MessageFactoryInterface $factory, $limit);
      * @throws FailedEnqueueException
      */
     public function enqueue(array $messages);
+
+    public function purge();
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php b/src/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
index 9da0b40..317b393 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/ArrayAdapter.php
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@
 final class ArrayAdapter implements AdapterInterface
 {
     /**
-     * @param MessageInterface[]
+     * @param array
      */
-    protected $queue;
+    protected $queue = [];
 
     /**
      * @param MessageInterface[] $messages
@@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ public function acknowledge(array $messages)
      */
     public function dequeue(MessageFactoryInterface $factory, $limit)
     {
-        $total = null === $limit ? count($this->queue) : $limit;
+        /**
+         * If {@see $limit} is null then {@see LimitIterator} should be passed -1 as the count
+         * to avoid throwing OutOfBoundsException.
+         *
+         * @link https://github.com/php/php-src/blob/php-5.6.12/ext/spl/internal/limititerator.inc#L60-L62
+         */
+        $count = (null === $limit) ? -1 : $limit;
 
-        return new LimitIterator(new ArrayIterator($this->queue), 0, $total);
+        return new LimitIterator(new ArrayIterator($this->queue), 0, $count);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -64,6 +70,14 @@ public function enqueue(array $messages)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function purge()
+    {
+        $this->queue = [];
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param MessageInterface $message
      */
diff --git a/src/Adapter/SqsAdapter.php b/src/Adapter/SqsAdapter.php
index 161b62d..49a43b8 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/SqsAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/SqsAdapter.php
@@ -190,6 +190,14 @@ public function enqueue(array $messages)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function purge()
+    {
+        $this->client->purgeQueue(['QueueUrl' => $this->getQueueUrl()]);
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param MessageInterface[] $messages
      * @return array
@@ -254,7 +262,7 @@ protected function getOption($name, $default = null)
      */
     protected function getQueueUrl()
     {
-        if (!$this->url) {
+        if (! $this->url) {
             $result = $this->client->createQueue([
                 'QueueName' => $this->name,
                 'Attributes' => $this->options,
diff --git a/src/Client.php b/src/Client.php
index 9691c97..ab9c3cb 100644
--- a/src/Client.php
+++ b/src/Client.php
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ public function send(array $messages)
         return $this->adapter->enqueue($messages);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function purge()
+    {
+        return $this->adapter->purge();
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return callable
      */
diff --git a/src/ConsumerInterface.php b/src/ConsumerInterface.php
index 5f16ce0..024cd2b 100644
--- a/src/ConsumerInterface.php
+++ b/src/ConsumerInterface.php
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@
 interface ConsumerInterface
 {
     /**
-     * @param callable     $worker
-     * @param integer|null $limit  Integer limit or Null no limit
+     * @param callable $worker
+     * @param integer  $limit
      */
     public function receive(callable $worker, $limit = 1);
 }
diff --git a/src/ProducerInterface.php b/src/ProducerInterface.php
index 2980c81..6b256c3 100644
--- a/src/ProducerInterface.php
+++ b/src/ProducerInterface.php
@@ -14,17 +14,21 @@
 
 namespace Graze\Queue;
 
+use Graze\Queue\Adapter\Exception\UnsupportedOperationException;
 use Graze\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
 
 interface ProducerInterface
 {
     /**
-     * @return MessageInterface
+     * @param string $body
+     * @param array  $options
      */
     public function create($body, array $options = []);
 
     /**
-     * @param MessageInterface[] $message
+     * @param array $message
      */
     public function send(array $messages);
+
+    public function purge();
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/ArrayIntegrationTest.php b/tests/integration/ArrayIntegrationTest.php
index da9aa7f..fd6d77f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ArrayIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/ArrayIntegrationTest.php
@@ -54,8 +54,44 @@ public function testReceiveWithPolling()
         assertThat($msgs, is(identicalTo($this->messages)));
     }
 
+    public function testReceiveWithNoMessages()
+    {
+        $client = new Client(new ArrayAdapter());
+
+        $msgs = [];
+        $client->receive(function ($msg) use (&$msgs) {
+            $msgs[] = $msg;
+        }, null);
+
+        assertThat($msgs, is(emptyArray()));
+    }
+
+    public function testReceiveWithLimitAndNoMessages()
+    {
+        $client = new Client(new ArrayAdapter());
+
+        $msgs = [];
+        $client->receive(function ($msg) use (&$msgs) {
+            $msgs[] = $msg;
+        }, 10);
+
+        assertThat($msgs, is(emptyArray()));
+    }
+
     public function testSend()
     {
         $this->client->send([$this->client->create('foo')]);
     }
+
+    public function testPurge()
+    {
+        $this->client->purge();
+
+        $msgs = [];
+        $this->client->receive(function ($msg) use (&$msgs) {
+            $msgs[] = $msg;
+        }, null);
+
+        assertThat($msgs, is(emptyArray()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/SqsIntegrationTest.php b/tests/integration/SqsIntegrationTest.php
index d422862..0c201a4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/SqsIntegrationTest.php
+++ b/tests/integration/SqsIntegrationTest.php
@@ -202,4 +202,33 @@ public function testSend()
 
         $this->client->send([$this->client->create('foo')]);
     }
+
+    public function testPurge()
+    {
+        $url = $this->stubCreateQueue();
+        $timeout = $this->stubQueueVisibilityTimeout($url);
+
+        $receiveModel = m::mock('Aws\ResultInterface');
+        $receiveModel->shouldReceive('get')->once()->with('Messages')->andReturn([]);
+        $this->sqsClient->shouldReceive('receiveMessage')->once()->with([
+            'QueueUrl' => $url,
+            'AttributeNames' => ['All'],
+            'MaxNumberOfMessages' => 1,
+            'VisibilityTimeout' => $timeout
+        ])->andReturn($receiveModel);
+
+        $purgeModel = m::mock('Aws\ResultInterface');
+        $this->sqsClient->shouldReceive('purgeQueue')->once()->with([
+            'QueueUrl' => $url,
+        ])->andReturn($purgeModel);
+
+        $this->client->purge();
+
+        $msgs = [];
+        $this->client->receive(function ($msg) use (&$msgs) {
+            $msgs[] = $msg;
+        });
+
+        assertThat($msgs, is(emptyArray()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Adapter/ArrayAdapterTest.php b/tests/unit/Adapter/ArrayAdapterTest.php
index fff2363..71f1c7f 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Adapter/ArrayAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Adapter/ArrayAdapterTest.php
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ public function testDequeueWithPollingLimit()
         assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(identicalTo($this->messages)));
     }
 
+    public function testDequeueWithNoMessages()
+    {
+        $adapter = new ArrayAdapter();
+
+        $iterator = $adapter->dequeue($this->factory, null);
+
+        assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(emptyArray()));
+    }
+
+    public function testDequeueWithLimitAndNoMessages()
+    {
+        $adapter = new ArrayAdapter();
+
+        $iterator = $adapter->dequeue($this->factory, 10);
+
+        assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(emptyArray()));
+    }
+
     public function testEnqueue()
     {
         $messageA = m::mock('Graze\Queue\Message\MessageInterface');
@@ -89,4 +107,17 @@ public function testEnqueue()
 
         assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(identicalTo($merged)));
     }
+
+    public function testPurge()
+    {
+        $iterator = $this->adapter->dequeue($this->factory, 10);
+
+        assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(nonEmptyArray()));
+
+        $this->adapter->purge();
+
+        $iterator = $this->adapter->dequeue($this->factory, 10);
+
+        assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(emptyArray()));
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Adapter/SqsAdapterTest.php b/tests/unit/Adapter/SqsAdapterTest.php
index a15eb62..4e9fd03 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Adapter/SqsAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Adapter/SqsAdapterTest.php
@@ -220,4 +220,16 @@ public function testReceiveMessageWaitTimeSecondsOption()
         assertThat($iterator, is(anInstanceOf('Generator')));
         assertThat(iterator_to_array($iterator), is(equalTo($this->messages)));
     }
+
+    public function testPurge()
+    {
+        $adapter = new SqsAdapter($this->client, 'foo');
+        $url = $this->stubCreateQueue('foo');
+
+        $this->client->shouldReceive('purgeQueue')->once()->with([
+            'QueueUrl' => $url,
+        ])->andReturn($this->model);
+
+        assertThat($adapter->purge(), is(nullValue()));
+    }
 }