diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index a6c88ae..f77cc60 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ The following table outlines the versions of the project that are currently supp
 |-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|-------------|
 | [13.x](https://github.com/jcdcdev/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/tree/v13) | 13 | 2025-12-14 | 2026-12-14 |
 | [17.x](https://github.com/jcdcdev/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/tree/v17) | 17 | 2027-11-27 | 2028-11-27 |
+| [18.x](https://github.com/jcdcdev/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/tree/v18) | 18 | 2027-03-25 | 2027-06-25 |
 
 ## Unsupported Versions
 
diff --git a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/IReadingTimeService.cs b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/IReadingTimeService.cs
index d920fd9..b91097f 100644
--- a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/IReadingTimeService.cs
+++ b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/IReadingTimeService.cs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ public interface IReadingTimeService
     Task ScanAll();
     Task Process(IContent item);
     Task<int> DeleteAsync(Guid key);
+    Task<int> DeleteAsync(IEnumerable<Guid> keys);
     Task<ReadingTimeDto?> GetAsync(Guid key, Guid dataTypeKey);
     Task<ReadingTimeDto?> GetAsync(Guid key, int dataTypeId);
 }
diff --git a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/ReadingTimeNotificationHandler.cs b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/ReadingTimeNotificationHandler.cs
index 64b311c..cdc0d20 100644
--- a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/ReadingTimeNotificationHandler.cs
+++ b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Core/ReadingTimeNotificationHandler.cs
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 using jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime.Core.PropertyEditors;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Events;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models.ContentEditing;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Notifications;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Services;
 using Umbraco.Extensions;
@@ -18,18 +17,41 @@ public class ReadingTimeNotificationHandler :
 {
     private readonly ILocalizedTextService _localizedTextService;
     private readonly IReadingTimeService _readingTimeService;
+    private readonly IContentService _contentService;
 
-    public ReadingTimeNotificationHandler(IReadingTimeService readingTimeService, ILocalizedTextService localizedTextService)
+    private const int ChildrenPageSize = 1000;
+
+    public ReadingTimeNotificationHandler(IReadingTimeService readingTimeService, ILocalizedTextService localizedTextService, IContentService contentService)
     {
         _readingTimeService = readingTimeService;
         _localizedTextService = localizedTextService;
+        _contentService = contentService;
     }
 
+    // Both ContentDeletingNotification and ContentEmptyingRecycleBinNotification are called during emptying a global Recycle Bin empty operation
+    // Since individual deletes from within the Bin trigger just the ContentDeletingNotification and not the latter, this should cover both use cases
     public async Task HandleAsync(ContentDeletingNotification notification, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
-        foreach (var content in notification.DeletedEntities)
+        foreach (var item in notification.DeletedEntities)
         {
-            await _readingTimeService.DeleteAsync(content.Key);
+            var toDelete = new List<Guid> { item.Key };
+            var pageIndex = 0;
+
+            List<Guid> pagedDescendants;
+
+            do
+            {
+                pagedDescendants = _contentService
+                    .GetPagedDescendants(item.Id, pageIndex, ChildrenPageSize, out _)
+                    .Select(x => x.Key)
+                    .ToList();
+
+                toDelete.AddRange(pagedDescendants);
+
+                pageIndex++;
+            } while (pagedDescendants.Count == ChildrenPageSize);
+
+            await _readingTimeService.DeleteAsync(toDelete);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/IReadingTimeRepository.cs b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/IReadingTimeRepository.cs
index 0495ef9..001d856 100644
--- a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/IReadingTimeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/IReadingTimeRepository.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime.Infrastructure.Persistence;
 public interface IReadingTimeRepository
 {
     Task<int> DeleteAsync(Guid key);
+    Task<int> DeleteAsync(IEnumerable<Guid> key);
     Task<ReadingTimeDto> GetOrCreate(Guid key, IDataType dataType);
     Task PersistAsync(ReadingTimeDto dto);
     Task<ReadingTimeDto?> Get(Guid key, int dataTypeId);
diff --git a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/ReadingTimeRepository.cs b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/ReadingTimeRepository.cs
index 3704ff4..84a28a3 100644
--- a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/ReadingTimeRepository.cs
+++ b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/Persistence/ReadingTimeRepository.cs
@@ -31,6 +31,22 @@ public Task<int> DeleteAsync(Guid key)
         return Task.FromResult(data);
     }
 
+    public Task<int> DeleteAsync(IEnumerable<Guid> keys)
+    {
+        using var scope = _scopeProvider.CreateScope();
+
+        var sql = scope.SqlContext
+            .Sql()
+            .Delete<ReadingTimePoco>()
+            .WhereIn<ReadingTimePoco>(x => x.Key, keys);
+
+        var data = scope.Database.Execute(sql);
+
+        scope.Complete();
+
+        return Task.FromResult(data);
+    }
+
     public async Task<ReadingTimeDto> GetOrCreate(Guid key, IDataType dataType)
     {
         var dto = await Get(key, dataType.Id);
diff --git a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/ReadingTimeService.cs b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/ReadingTimeService.cs
index 890596c..040da83 100644
--- a/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/ReadingTimeService.cs
+++ b/src/jcdcdev.Umbraco.ReadingTime/Infrastructure/ReadingTimeService.cs
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ public async Task<int> DeleteAsync(Guid key)
         return await _readingTimeRepository.DeleteAsync(key);
     }
 
+    public async Task<int> DeleteAsync(IEnumerable<Guid> keys)
+    {
+        _logger.LogDebug("Deleting reading time for {Keys}", keys);
+        return await _readingTimeRepository.DeleteAsync(keys);
+    }
+
     public async Task ScanTree(int homeId)
     {
         var content = _contentService.GetById(homeId);