diff --git a/casadm/cas_lib.c b/casadm/cas_lib.c
index e5224bc..fb10139 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_lib.c
+++ b/casadm/cas_lib.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,8 @@ int remove_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id,
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int remove_inactive_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id)
+int remove_inactive_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id,
+		bool force)
 {
 	int fd = 0;
 	struct kcas_remove_inactive cmd;
@@ -1954,6 +1955,7 @@ int remove_inactive_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id)
 	memset(&cmd, 0, sizeof(cmd));
 	cmd.cache_id = cache_id;
 	cmd.core_id = core_id;
+	cmd.force = force;
 
 	if (run_ioctl(fd, KCAS_IOCTL_REMOVE_INACTIVE, &cmd) < 0) {
 		close(fd);
diff --git a/casadm/cas_lib.h b/casadm/cas_lib.h
index 020365e..ac217d2 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_lib.h
+++ b/casadm/cas_lib.h
@@ -220,9 +220,10 @@ int remove_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id,
  *
  * @param cache_id cache from which inactive core is being removed
  * @param cache_id inactive core which is being removed
+ * @param force remove inactive force even if it has dirty cache lines assigned
  * @return 0 upon successful core removal, 1 upon failure
  */
-int remove_inactive_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id);
+int remove_inactive_core(unsigned int cache_id, unsigned int core_id, bool force);
 
 int core_pool_remove(const char *core_device);
 int get_core_pool_count(int fd);
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ int get_dev_path(const char* disk, char* buf, size_t num);
 
 /**
  * @brief make sure device link is unique and write sanitized version to \a dest_path
- * 
+ *
  * @param[in] src_path link to device
  * @param[in] src_len length of \a src_path
  * @param[in] dest_len max length of \a dest_path
diff --git a/casadm/cas_main.c b/casadm/cas_main.c
index d7278cb..c34fb2a 100644
--- a/casadm/cas_main.c
+++ b/casadm/cas_main.c
@@ -180,23 +180,6 @@ int remove_core_command_handle_option(char *opt, const char **arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int remove_inactive_core_command_handle_option(char *opt, const char **arg)
-{
-	if (!strcmp(opt, "cache-id")){
-		if (validate_str_num(arg[0], "cache id", OCF_CACHE_ID_MIN, OCF_CACHE_ID_MAX) == FAILURE)
-			return FAILURE;
-
-		command_args_values.cache_id = atoi(arg[0]);
-	} else if (!strcmp(opt, "core-id")){
-		if (validate_str_num(arg[0], "core id", 0, OCF_CORE_ID_MAX) == FAILURE)
-			return FAILURE;
-
-		command_args_values.core_id = atoi(arg[0]);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 int core_pool_remove_command_handle_option(char *opt, const char **arg)
 {
 	if (!strcmp(opt, "device")) {
@@ -1143,13 +1126,14 @@ int handle_remove()
 static cli_option remove_inactive_options[] = {
 	{'i', "cache-id", CACHE_ID_DESC, 1, "ID", CLI_OPTION_REQUIRED},
 	{'j', "core-id", CORE_ID_DESC, 1, "ID", CLI_OPTION_REQUIRED},
+	{'f', "force", "Force dirty inactive core removal"},
 	{0}
 };
 
 int handle_remove_inactive()
 {
 	return remove_inactive_core(command_args_values.cache_id,
-			command_args_values.core_id);
+			command_args_values.core_id, command_args_values.force);
 }
 
 static cli_option core_pool_remove_options[] = {
@@ -2005,7 +1989,7 @@ static cli_command cas_commands[] = {
 			.desc = "Remove inactive core device from cache instance",
 			.long_desc = NULL,
 			.options = remove_inactive_options,
-			.command_handle_opts = remove_inactive_core_command_handle_option,
+			.command_handle_opts = remove_core_command_handle_option,
 			.handle = handle_remove_inactive,
 			.flags = CLI_SU_REQUIRED,
 			.help = NULL,
diff --git a/casadm/extended_err_msg.c b/casadm/extended_err_msg.c
index fcad5f3..4f9e14e 100644
--- a/casadm/extended_err_msg.c
+++ b/casadm/extended_err_msg.c
@@ -258,7 +258,11 @@ struct {
 		KCAS_ERR_CORE_IN_ACTIVE_STATE,
 		"Core device is in active state"
 	},
-
+	{
+		KCAS_ERR_INACTIVE_CORE_IS_DIRTY,
+		"The cache contains dirty data assigned to the core. If you want to "
+		"continue, please use --force option.\nWarning: the data will be lost"
+	},
 };
 
 const char *cas_strerr(int cas_error_code)
diff --git a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
index 2848485..7f893d5 100644
--- a/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
+++ b/modules/cas_cache/layer_cache_management.c
@@ -1517,6 +1517,11 @@ int cache_mngt_remove_inactive_core(struct kcas_remove_inactive *cmd)
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (ocf_mngt_core_is_dirty(core) && !cmd->force) {
+		result = -KCAS_ERR_INACTIVE_CORE_IS_DIRTY;
+		goto unlock;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * Destroy exported object - in case of error during destruction of
 	 * exported object, instead of trying rolling this back we rather
diff --git a/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h b/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
index 87d65bc..d0cc73c 100644
--- a/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
+++ b/modules/include/cas_ioctl_codes.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct kcas_remove_core {
 struct kcas_remove_inactive {
 	uint16_t cache_id; /**< id of an running cache */
 	uint16_t core_id; /**< id core object to be removed */
+	bool force; /**< remove inactive core without flushing */
 
 	int ext_err_code;
 };
@@ -599,7 +600,10 @@ enum kcas_error {
 	KCAS_ERR_WAITING_INTERRUPTED,
 
 	/** Core device is in active state */
-	KCAS_ERR_CORE_IN_ACTIVE_STATE
+	KCAS_ERR_CORE_IN_ACTIVE_STATE,
+
+	/** Inactive core has dirty data assigned */
+	KCAS_ERR_INACTIVE_CORE_IS_DIRTY
 };
 
 #endif