diff --git a/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.cpp b/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.cpp
index dc5e2e6539d..432e394cc98 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.cpp
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ debugger_commands::debugger_commands(running_machine& machine, debugger_cpu& cpu
 	m_console.register_command("logerror",  CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 1, MAX_COMMAND_PARAMS, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_logerror, this, _1, _2));
 	m_console.register_command("tracelog",  CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 1, MAX_COMMAND_PARAMS, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_tracelog, this, _1, _2));
 	m_console.register_command("tracesym",  CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 1, MAX_COMMAND_PARAMS, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_tracesym, this, _1, _2));
+	m_console.register_command("cls",       CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 0, 0, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_cls, this, _1, _2));
 	m_console.register_command("quit",      CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 0, 0, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_quit, this, _1, _2));
 	m_console.register_command("exit",      CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 0, 0, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_quit, this, _1, _2));
 	m_console.register_command("do",        CMDFLAG_NONE, 0, 1, 1, std::bind(&debugger_commands::execute_do, this, _1, _2));
@@ -896,6 +897,16 @@ void debugger_commands::execute_tracesym(int ref, const std::vector<std::string>
 }
 
 
+/*-------------------------------------------------
+    execute_cls - execute the cls command
+-------------------------------------------------*/
+
+void debugger_commands::execute_cls(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params)
+{
+	text_buffer_clear(m_console.get_console_textbuf());
+}
+
+
 /*-------------------------------------------------
     execute_quit - execute the quit command
 -------------------------------------------------*/
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.h b/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.h
index 08f90e54a16..0bda10ac299 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/debugcmd.h
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ private:
 	void execute_logerror(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
 	void execute_tracelog(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
 	void execute_tracesym(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
+	void execute_cls(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
 	void execute_quit(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
 	void execute_do(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
 	void execute_step(int ref, const std::vector<std::string> &params);
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/debugcon.h b/src/emu/debug/debugcon.h
index 8cb548a1081..b03b18b208f 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/debugcon.h
+++ b/src/emu/debug/debugcon.h
@@ -71,7 +71,6 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	u16 m_error_class, m_error_offset;
-
 };
 
 
diff --git a/src/emu/debug/debughlp.cpp b/src/emu/debug/debughlp.cpp
index 473de3249ce..74d6b7f29ea 100644
--- a/src/emu/debug/debughlp.cpp
+++ b/src/emu/debug/debughlp.cpp
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ static const help_item static_help_list[] =
 		"  stateload[sl] <filename> -- load a state file for the current driver\n"
 		"  snap [<filename>] -- save a screen snapshot.\n"
 		"  source <filename> -- reads commands from <filename> and executes them one by one\n"
+		"  cls -- clears the console text buffer\n"
 		"  quit -- exits MAME and the debugger\n"
 	},
 	{