diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
index 2d016ddf1..e8ac33f6d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.cpp
@@ -215,6 +215,11 @@ namespace MWGui
         }
     }
 
+    void Console::clear()
+    {
+        resetReference();
+    }
+
     void Console::keyPress(MyGUI::Widget* _sender,
                   MyGUI::KeyCode key,
                   MyGUI::Char _char)
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
index 7ee39770d..bbff34c8d 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/console.hpp
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ namespace MWGui
 
             void executeFile (const std::string& path);
 
+            void clear();
+
             virtual void resetReference ();
 
         protected: