diff --git a/fail2ban/server/actions.py b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
index 3a7e21da..cee5bf21 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/actions.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/actions.py
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 		"""
 		log = True
 		if actions is None:
-			logSys.debug("Flush ban list")
+			logSys.debug("  Flush ban list")
 			lst = self.__banManager.flushBanList()
 		else:
 			log = False # don't log "[jail] Unban ..." if removing actions only.
@@ -505,16 +505,16 @@ class Actions(JailThread, Mapping):
 			else:
 				unbactions[name] = action
 		actions = unbactions
+		# flush the database also:
+		if db and self._jail.database is not None:
+			logSys.debug("  Flush jail in database")
+			self._jail.database.delBan(self._jail)
 		# unban each ticket with non-flasheable actions:
 		for ticket in lst:
-			# delete ip from database also:
-			if db and self._jail.database is not None:
-				ip = str(ticket.getIP())
-				self._jail.database.delBan(self._jail, ip)
 			# unban ip:
 			self.__unBan(ticket, actions=actions, log=log)
 			cnt += 1
-		logSys.debug("Unbanned %s, %s ticket(s) in %r", 
+		logSys.debug("  Unbanned %s, %s ticket(s) in %r", 
 			cnt, self.__banManager.size(), self._jail.name)
 		return cnt
 
diff --git a/fail2ban/server/database.py b/fail2ban/server/database.py
index 5112bf54..c132fb10 100644
--- a/fail2ban/server/database.py
+++ b/fail2ban/server/database.py
@@ -566,23 +566,30 @@ class Fail2BanDb(object):
 				ticket.getData()))
 
 	@commitandrollback
-	def delBan(self, cur, jail, ip):
-		"""Delete a ban from the database.
+	def delBan(self, cur, jail, *args):
+		"""Delete a single or multiple tickets from the database.
 
 		Parameters
 		----------
 		jail : Jail
-			Jail in which the ban has occurred.
-		ip : str
-			IP to be removed.
+			Jail in which the ticket(s) should be removed.
+		args : list of IP
+			IPs to be removed, if not given all tickets of jail will be removed.
 		"""
-		queryArgs = (jail.name, str(ip));
-		cur.execute(
-			"DELETE FROM bips WHERE jail = ? AND ip = ?", 
-			queryArgs)
-		cur.execute(
-			"DELETE FROM bans WHERE jail = ? AND ip = ?", 
-			queryArgs);
+		query1 = "DELETE FROM bips WHERE jail = ?"
+		query2 = "DELETE FROM bans WHERE jail = ?"
+		queryArgs = [jail.name];
+		if not len(args):
+			cur.execute(query1, queryArgs);
+			cur.execute(query2, queryArgs);
+			return
+		query1 += " AND ip = ?"
+		query2 += " AND ip = ?"
+		queryArgs.append('');
+		for ip in args:
+			queryArgs[1] = str(ip);
+			cur.execute(query1, queryArgs);
+			cur.execute(query2, queryArgs);
 
 	@commitandrollback
 	def _getBans(self, cur, jail=None, bantime=None, ip=None):
diff --git a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
index 9c60033f..78a15637 100644
--- a/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
+++ b/fail2ban/tests/databasetestcase.py
@@ -270,9 +270,10 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 		ticket = FailTicket("127.0.0.1", 0, ["abc\n"])
 		self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
 
-		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 1)
+		tickets = self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)
+		self.assertEqual(len(tickets), 1)
 		self.assertTrue(
-			isinstance(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)[0], FailTicket))
+			isinstance(tickets[0], FailTicket))
 
 	def testAddBanInvalidEncoded(self):
 		if Fail2BanDb is None: # pragma: no cover
@@ -305,10 +306,28 @@ class DatabaseTest(LogCaptureTestCase):
 			or readtickets[2] == tickets[2]
 		)
 
+	def _testAdd3Bans(self):
+		self.testAddJail()
+		for i in (1, 2, 3):
+			ticket = FailTicket(("192.0.2.%d" % i), 0, ["test\n"])
+			self.db.addBan(self.jail, ticket)
+		tickets = self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)
+		self.assertEqual(len(tickets), 3)
+		return tickets
+
 	def testDelBan(self):
-		self.testAddBan()
-		ticket = self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)[0]
-		self.db.delBan(self.jail, ticket.getIP())
+		tickets = self._testAdd3Bans()
+		# delete single IP:
+		self.db.delBan(self.jail, tickets[0].getIP())
+		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 2)
+		# delete two IPs:
+		self.db.delBan(self.jail, tickets[1].getIP(), tickets[2].getIP())
+		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 0)
+
+	def testFlushBans(self):
+		self._testAdd3Bans()
+		# flush all bans:
+		self.db.delBan(self.jail)
 		self.assertEqual(len(self.db.getBans(jail=self.jail)), 0)
 
 	def testGetBansWithTime(self):