diff --git a/docs/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/database.md b/docs/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/database.md
index eba56da10..c57817bf4 100644
--- a/docs/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/database.md
+++ b/docs/docs/administration/CLI_tasks/database.md
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ This will prune activities which are no longer referenced by anything.
 Such activities might be the result of running `prune_objects` without `--prune-orphaned-activities`.
 The same notes and warnings apply as for `prune_objects`.
 
+The task will print out how many rows were freed in total in its last
+line of output in the form `Deleted 345 rows`.  
+When running the job in limited batches this can be used to determine
+when all orphaned activities have been deleted.
+
 === "OTP"
 
     ```sh
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
index 8ded7bbec..083f73fe2 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/database.ex
@@ -29,40 +29,44 @@ def prune_orphaned_activities(limit \\ 0) when is_number(limit) do
       end
 
     # Prune activities who link to a single object
-    """
-    delete from public.activities
-    where id in (
-      select a.id from public.activities a
-      left join public.objects o on a.data ->> 'object' = o.data ->> 'id'
-      left join public.activities a2 on a.data ->> 'object' = a2.data ->> 'id'
-      left join public.users u  on a.data ->> 'object' = u.ap_id
-      where not a.local
-      and jsonb_typeof(a."data" -> 'object') = 'string'
-      and o.id is null
-      and a2.id is null
-      and u.id is null
-      #{limit_arg}
-    )
-    """
-    |> Repo.query([], timeout: :infinity)
+    {:ok, %{:num_rows => del_single}} =
+      """
+      delete from public.activities
+      where id in (
+        select a.id from public.activities a
+        left join public.objects o on a.data ->> 'object' = o.data ->> 'id'
+        left join public.activities a2 on a.data ->> 'object' = a2.data ->> 'id'
+        left join public.users u  on a.data ->> 'object' = u.ap_id
+        where not a.local
+        and jsonb_typeof(a."data" -> 'object') = 'string'
+        and o.id is null
+        and a2.id is null
+        and u.id is null
+        #{limit_arg}
+      )
+      """
+      |> Repo.query([], timeout: :infinity)
 
     # Prune activities who link to an array of objects
-    """
-    delete from public.activities
-    where id in (
-      select a.id from public.activities a
-      join json_array_elements_text((a."data" -> 'object')::json) as j on jsonb_typeof(a."data" -> 'object') = 'array'
-      left join public.objects o on j.value = o.data ->> 'id'
-      left join public.activities a2 on j.value = a2.data ->> 'id'
-      left join public.users u  on j.value = u.ap_id
-      group by a.id
-      having max(o.data ->> 'id') is null
-      and max(a2.data ->> 'id') is null
-      and max(u.ap_id) is null
-      #{limit_arg}
-    )
-    """
-    |> Repo.query([], timeout: :infinity)
+    {:ok, %{:num_rows => del_array}} =
+      """
+      delete from public.activities
+      where id in (
+        select a.id from public.activities a
+        join json_array_elements_text((a."data" -> 'object')::json) as j on jsonb_typeof(a."data" -> 'object') = 'array'
+        left join public.objects o on j.value = o.data ->> 'id'
+        left join public.activities a2 on j.value = a2.data ->> 'id'
+        left join public.users u  on j.value = u.ap_id
+        group by a.id
+        having max(o.data ->> 'id') is null
+        and max(a2.data ->> 'id') is null
+        and max(u.ap_id) is null
+        #{limit_arg}
+      )
+      """
+      |> Repo.query([], timeout: :infinity)
+
+    del_single + del_array
   end
 
   def run(["remove_embedded_objects" | args]) do
@@ -131,7 +135,9 @@ def run(["prune_orphaned_activities" | args]) do
 
     Logger.info(log_message)
 
-    prune_orphaned_activities(limit)
+    deleted = prune_orphaned_activities(limit)
+
+    Logger.info("Deleted #{deleted} rows")
   end
 
   def run(["prune_objects" | args]) do