diff --git a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
index 05d9ecac3..ff8de8483 100644
--- a/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
+++ b/app/src/processing/app/AbstractMonitor.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
   protected JScrollPane scrollPane;
   protected JTextField textField;
   protected JButton sendButton;
+  protected JButton clearButton;
   protected JCheckBox autoscrollBox;
   protected JComboBox lineEndings;
   protected JComboBox serialRates;
@@ -148,6 +149,13 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
     }
 
     serialRates.setMaximumSize(serialRates.getMinimumSize());
+    
+    clearButton = new JButton(_("Clear"));
+    clearButton.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
+      public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
+        textArea.setText("");
+      }
+    });
 
     pane.add(autoscrollBox);
     pane.add(Box.createHorizontalGlue());
@@ -156,6 +164,8 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
     pane.add(lineEndings);
     pane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(8, 0)));
     pane.add(serialRates);
+    pane.add(Box.createRigidArea(new Dimension(8, 0)));
+    pane.add(clearButton);
 
     this.setMinimumSize(new Dimension(pane.getMinimumSize().width, this.getPreferredSize().height));
 
@@ -194,6 +204,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractMonitor extends JFrame implements ActionListener {
     autoscrollBox.setEnabled(enable);
     lineEndings.setEnabled(enable);
     serialRates.setEnabled(enable);
+    clearButton.setEnabled(enable);
 
     monitorEnabled = enable;
   }