diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/geometry/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
index dcf63827b9..af1db13bd6 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/geometry/operator.py
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ class PurgeUnusedRepresentations(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
 
     def _execute(self, context):
-        core.purge_unused_representations(tool.Ifc, tool.Geometry)
+        purged_representations = core.purge_unused_representations(tool.Ifc, tool.Geometry)
+        self.report({"INFO"}, f"{purged_representations} representations were purged.")
 
 
 class UpdateRepresentation(bpy.types.Operator, Operator):
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/profile/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/profile/operator.py
index c8cc8c3925..e507a058bb 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/profile/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/profile/operator.py
@@ -223,7 +223,9 @@ class PurgeUnusedProfiles(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
 
     def _execute(self, context):
         props = context.scene.BIMProfileProperties
-        core.purge_unused_profiles(tool.Ifc, tool.Profile)
+        purged_profiles = core.purge_unused_profiles(tool.Ifc, tool.Profile)
+        self.report({"INFO"}, f"{purged_profiles} profiles were purged.")
+
         if props.is_editing:
             refresh()
             bpy.ops.bim.load_profiles()
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/type/operator.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/type/operator.py
index ebb624829d..223ca0ce04 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/type/operator.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/bim/module/type/operator.py
@@ -530,4 +530,5 @@ class PurgeUnusedTypes(bpy.types.Operator, tool.Ifc.Operator):
     bl_options = {"REGISTER", "UNDO"}
 
     def _execute(self, context):
-        core.purge_unused_types(tool.Ifc, tool.Type)
+        purged_types = core.purge_unused_types(tool.Ifc, tool.Type)
+        self.report({"INFO"}, f"{purged_types} types were purged.")
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/geometry.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/geometry.py
index c26c54d822..b055a65d6c 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/geometry.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/geometry.py
@@ -158,9 +158,12 @@ def remove_representation(ifc, geometry, obj=None, representation=None):
 
 
 def purge_unused_representations(ifc, geometry):
+    purged_representations = 0
     for representation in geometry.get_model_representations():
         if ifc.get().get_total_inverses(representation) == 0:
             ifc.run("geometry.remove_representation", representation=representation)
+            purged_representations += 1
+    return purged_representations
 
 
 def select_connection(geometry, connection=None):
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/profile.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/profile.py
index 7f2e53b061..58029f1dc4 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/profile.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/profile.py
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@
 
 
 def purge_unused_profiles(ifc, profile):
+    purged_profiles = 0
     for element_profile in profile.get_model_profiles():
         if ifc.get().get_total_inverses(element_profile) > 0:
             continue
         ifc.run("profile.remove_profile", profile=element_profile)
+        purged_profiles += 1
+    return purged_profiles
diff --git a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/type.py b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/type.py
index f4660895f6..ec36ad5ffe 100644
--- a/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/type.py
+++ b/src/blenderbim/blenderbim/core/type.py
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ def assign_type(ifc, type_tool, element=None, type=None):
 
 
 def purge_unused_types(ifc, type):
+    purged_types = 0
     for element_type in type.get_model_types():
         if not type.get_type_occurrences(element_type):
             obj = ifc.get_object(element_type)
             ifc.run("root.remove_product", product=element_type)
+            purged_types += 1
             if obj:
                 ifc.unlink(obj=obj)
                 type.remove_object(obj)
+    return purged_types