diff --git a/outputview/outputmodel.h b/outputview/outputmodel.h
--- a/outputview/outputmodel.h
+++ b/outputview/outputmodel.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
     void appendLine( const QString& );
     void appendLines( const QStringList& );
     void ensureAllDone();
+    void clear();
 
 signals:
     /// If the current filter strategy supports it, reports progress information
diff --git a/outputview/outputmodel.cpp b/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
--- a/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
+++ b/outputview/outputmodel.cpp
@@ -452,16 +452,24 @@
                               Q_ARG(QStringList, lines));
 }
 
-void OutputModel::appendLine( const QString& l )
+void OutputModel::appendLine( const QString& line )
 {
-    appendLines( QStringList() << l );
+    appendLines( QStringList() << line );
 }
 
 void OutputModel::ensureAllDone()
 {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(d->worker, "flushBuffers");
 }
 
+void OutputModel::clear()
+{
+    ensureAllDone();
+    beginResetModel();
+    d->m_filteredItems.clear();
+    endResetModel();
+}
+
 }
 
 #include "outputmodel.moc"
diff --git a/plugins/standardoutputview/outputwidget.cpp b/plugins/standardoutputview/outputwidget.cpp
--- a/plugins/standardoutputview/outputwidget.cpp
+++ b/plugins/standardoutputview/outputwidget.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <outputview/ioutputviewmodel.h>
 #include <util/focusedtreeview.h>
 
+#include "outputmodel.h"
 #include "toolviewdata.h"
 #include "debug.h"
 
@@ -173,6 +174,23 @@
         }
     }
 
+    QAction *clearAction = new QAction("Clear");
+    connect(clearAction, &QAction::triggered, [=]{
+        auto view = qobject_cast<QAbstractItemView*>(currentWidget());
+        if( !view || !view->isVisible())
+            return;
+
+        KDevelop::OutputModel *outputModel = nullptr;
+        if ( QAbstractProxyModel* proxy = qobject_cast<QAbstractProxyModel*>(view->model())) {
+            outputModel = dynamic_cast<KDevelop::OutputModel*>(proxy->sourceModel());
+        } else {
+            outputModel = dynamic_cast<KDevelop::OutputModel*>(view->model());
+        }
+        outputModel->clear();
+    });
+
+    addAction(clearAction);
+
     addActions(data->actionList);
 
     connect( data, &ToolViewData::outputAdded,