diff --git a/scripts/continuum_save.sh b/scripts/continuum_save.sh
index c85f68a..edc0e86 100755
--- a/scripts/continuum_save.sh
+++ b/scripts/continuum_save.sh
@@ -34,9 +34,26 @@ fetch_and_run_tmux_resurrect_save_script() {
 	fi
 }
 
+resurrect_dir() {
+	local path="$(get_tmux_option "$resurrect_dir_option" "$default_resurrect_dir")"
+	echo "${path/#\~/$HOME}" # expands tilde if used with @resurrect-dir
+}
+
+delete_old_saves() {
+	# check if @resurrect-dir was set - if so use it
+	local resurrect_save_dir=$(resurrect_dir)
+	find $resurrect_save_dir -type f -mtime +7 -name "tmux_resurrect_*.txt" -exec rm -f {} +
+}
+
 main() {
 	if supported_tmux_version_ok && auto_save_not_disabled && enough_time_since_last_run_passed; then
 		fetch_and_run_tmux_resurrect_save_script
+		
+		local keeping_old_saves=$(get_tmux_option "$keep_old_saves_option" "")
+		if [ -z "$keeping_old_saves" ]
+		then
+			delete_old_saves
+		fi
 	fi
 }
 main
diff --git a/scripts/helpers.sh b/scripts/helpers.sh
index b64fb36..d2fd484 100644
--- a/scripts/helpers.sh
+++ b/scripts/helpers.sh
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# these variables should possibly be in scripts/variables.sh
+# but are currently here for consistency with tmux-resurrect
+default_resurrect_dir="$HOME/.tmux/resurrect"
+resurrect_dir_option="@resurrect-dir"
+
 get_tmux_option() {
 	local option="$1"
 	local default_value="$2"
diff --git a/scripts/variables.sh b/scripts/variables.sh
index 1ddda9e..59c6329 100644
--- a/scripts/variables.sh
+++ b/scripts/variables.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ resurrect_restore_path_option="@resurrect-restore-script-path"
 
 auto_save_interval_option="@continuum-save-interval"
 auto_save_interval_default="15"
+keep_old_saves_option="@continuum-keep-old-saves-option"
 
 # time when the tmux environment was last saved (unix timestamp)
 last_auto_save_option="@continuum-save-last-timestamp"