diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
index cbd655460..04bac1928 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.cpp
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ namespace
   const char* USAGE_WELCOME("welcome");
   const char* USAGE_SHOW_QR_CODE("show_qr_code [<subaddress_index>]");
   const char* USAGE_VERSION("version");
+  const char* USAGE_CLEAR("clear");
   const char* USAGE_HELP("help [<command> | all]");
   const char* USAGE_APROPOS("apropos <keyword> [<keyword> ...]");
   const char* USAGE_SCAN_TX("scan_tx <txid> [<txid> ...]");
@@ -2140,6 +2141,13 @@ bool simple_wallet::version(const std::vector<std::string> &args)
   return true;
 }
 
+bool simple_wallet::clear(const std::vector<std::string> &args)
+{
+  PAUSE_READLINE();
+  tools::clear_screen();
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool simple_wallet::on_unknown_command(const std::vector<std::string> &args)
 {
   if (args[0] == "exit" || args[0] == "q") // backward compat
@@ -3508,6 +3516,10 @@ simple_wallet::simple_wallet()
                            boost::bind(&simple_wallet::on_command, this, &simple_wallet::version, _1),
                            tr(USAGE_VERSION),
                            tr("Returns version information"));
+  m_cmd_binder.set_handler("clear",
+                           boost::bind(&simple_wallet::on_command, this, &simple_wallet::clear, _1),
+                           tr(USAGE_CLEAR),
+                           tr("Clear the console screen"));
   m_cmd_binder.set_handler("show_qr_code",
                            boost::bind(&simple_wallet::on_command, this, &simple_wallet::show_qr_code, _1),
                            tr(USAGE_SHOW_QR_CODE),
diff --git a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.h b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.h
index 6d8719ab0..54c4e00c7 100644
--- a/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.h
+++ b/src/simplewallet/simplewallet.h
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ namespace cryptonote
     bool public_nodes(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool welcome(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool version(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
+    bool clear(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
     bool on_unknown_command(const std::vector<std::string>& args);
 
     bool cold_sign_tx(const std::vector<tools::wallet2::pending_tx>& ptx_vector, tools::wallet2::signed_tx_set &exported_txs, std::vector<cryptonote::address_parse_info> &dsts_info, std::function<bool(const tools::wallet2::signed_tx_set &)> accept_func);