diff --git a/src/widgets/filterwidget.h b/src/widgets/filterwidget.h
--- a/src/widgets/filterwidget.h
+++ b/src/widgets/filterwidget.h
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@
 
     Presentation::ArtifactFilterProxyModel *proxyModel() const;
 
+public slots:
+    void clear();
+
 private slots:
     void onTextChanged(const QString &text);
     void onSortTypeChanged(int index);
diff --git a/src/widgets/filterwidget.cpp b/src/widgets/filterwidget.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/filterwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/filterwidget.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@
     return m_model;
 }
 
+void FilterWidget::clear()
+{
+    ui->filterEdit->clear();
+}
+
 void FilterWidget::onTextChanged(const QString &text)
 {
     m_model->setFilterFixedString(text);
diff --git a/tests/units/widgets/filterwidgettest.cpp b/tests/units/widgets/filterwidgettest.cpp
--- a/tests/units/widgets/filterwidgettest.cpp
+++ b/tests/units/widgets/filterwidgettest.cpp
@@ -93,6 +93,23 @@
         QCOMPARE(filter.proxyModel()->filterRegExp().pattern(), QStringLiteral("find me"));
     }
 
+    void shouldClearFilter()
+    {
+        // GIVEN
+        Widgets::FilterWidget filter;
+
+        QLineEdit *filterEdit = filter.findChild<QLineEdit*>(QStringLiteral("filterEdit"));
+        QVERIFY(filterEdit);
+        filterEdit->setText("Foo");
+
+        // WHEN
+        filter.clear();
+
+        // THEN
+        QVERIFY(filterEdit->text().isEmpty());
+        QVERIFY(filter.proxyModel()->filterRegExp().pattern().isEmpty());
+    }
+
     void shouldShowExtension()
     {
         // GIVEN