diff --git a/crates/core/src/commands/forget.rs b/crates/core/src/commands/forget.rs
index a8b4c6f3..0e722fff 100644
--- a/crates/core/src/commands/forget.rs
+++ b/crates/core/src/commands/forget.rs
@@ -130,6 +130,14 @@ pub struct KeepOptions {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "merge", merge(strategy = conflate::option::overwrite_none))]
     pub keep_last: Option<i32>,
 
+    /// Keep the last N minutely snapshots (N == -1: keep all minutely snapshots)
+    #[cfg_attr(
+        feature = "clap", 
+        clap(long, short = 'M', value_name = "N",  allow_hyphen_values = true, value_parser = clap::value_parser!(i32).range(-1..))
+    )]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "merge", merge(strategy = conflate::option::overwrite_none))]
+    pub keep_minutely: Option<i32>,
+
     /// Keep the last N hourly snapshots (N == -1: keep all hourly snapshots)
     #[cfg_attr(
         feature = "clap", 
@@ -192,6 +200,12 @@ pub struct KeepOptions {
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "merge", merge(strategy = conflate::option::overwrite_none))]
     pub keep_within: Option<humantime::Duration>,
 
+    /// Keep minutely snapshots newer than DURATION relative to latest snapshot
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "clap", clap(long, value_name = "DURATION"))]
+    #[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
+    #[cfg_attr(feature = "merge", merge(strategy = conflate::option::overwrite_none))]
+    pub keep_within_minutely: Option<humantime::Duration>,
+
     /// Keep hourly snapshots newer than DURATION relative to latest snapshot
     #[cfg_attr(feature = "clap", clap(long, value_name = "DURATION"))]
     #[serde_as(as = "Option<DisplayFromStr>")]
@@ -356,12 +370,31 @@ fn equal_hour(sn1: &SnapshotFile, sn2: &SnapshotFile) -> bool {
     t1.year() == t2.year() && t1.ordinal() == t2.ordinal() && t1.hour() == t2.hour()
 }
 
+/// Evaluate the minutes of the given snapshots
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `sn1` - The first snapshot
+/// * `sn2` - The second snapshot
+///
+/// # Returns
+///
+/// Whether the minutes of the snapshots are equal
+fn equal_minute(sn1: &SnapshotFile, sn2: &SnapshotFile) -> bool {
+    let (t1, t2) = (sn1.time, sn2.time);
+    t1.year() == t2.year()
+        && t1.ordinal() == t2.ordinal()
+        && t1.hour() == t2.hour()
+        && t1.minute() == t2.minute()
+}
+
 impl KeepOptions {
     /// Check if `KeepOptions` are valid, i.e. if at least one keep-* option is given.
     fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
         !self.keep_tags.is_empty()
             || !self.keep_ids.is_empty()
             || self.keep_last.is_some()
+            || self.keep_minutely.is_some()
             || self.keep_hourly.is_some()
             || self.keep_daily.is_some()
             || self.keep_weekly.is_some()
@@ -370,6 +403,7 @@ impl KeepOptions {
             || self.keep_half_yearly.is_some()
             || self.keep_within.is_some()
             || self.keep_yearly.is_some()
+            || self.keep_within_minutely.is_some()
             || self.keep_within_hourly.is_some()
             || self.keep_within_daily.is_some()
             || self.keep_within_weekly.is_some()
@@ -392,6 +426,7 @@ impl KeepOptions {
     /// # Returns
     ///
     /// The list of reasons why the snapshot should be kept
+    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
     fn matches(
         &mut self,
         sn: &SnapshotFile,
@@ -422,7 +457,7 @@ impl KeepOptions {
             reason.push("tags");
         }
 
-        let keep_checks: [MatchParameters<'_>; 8] = [
+        let keep_checks: [MatchParameters<'_>; 9] = [
             (
                 always_false,
                 &mut self.keep_last,
@@ -430,6 +465,13 @@ impl KeepOptions {
                 self.keep_within,
                 "within",
             ),
+            (
+                equal_minute,
+                &mut self.keep_minutely,
+                "minutely",
+                self.keep_within_minutely,
+                "within minutely",
+            ),
             (
                 equal_hour,
                 &mut self.keep_hourly,