diff --git a/pythran/pythonic/include/types/list.hpp b/pythran/pythonic/include/types/list.hpp
index a4204c7f0..7c3cd20e5 100644
--- a/pythran/pythonic/include/types/list.hpp
+++ b/pythran/pythonic/include/types/list.hpp
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ namespace types
     iterator erase(size_t n);
 
     T pop(long x = -1);
+    void clear();
 
     // TODO: have to raise a valueError
     none_type remove(T const &x);
diff --git a/pythran/pythonic/types/list.hpp b/pythran/pythonic/types/list.hpp
index 9e8930486..95092ed32 100644
--- a/pythran/pythonic/types/list.hpp
+++ b/pythran/pythonic/types/list.hpp
@@ -580,6 +580,14 @@ namespace types
     erase(x);
     return res;
   }
+  template <class T>
+  void list<T>::clear()
+  {
+    long sz = size();
+    for (long ii=0;ii<sz;ii++)
+      erase(0);
+  }
+
   // TODO: have to raise a valueError
   template <class T>
   none_type list<T>::remove(T const &x)
diff --git a/pythran/tables.py b/pythran/tables.py
index 303e0300a..d1d20278b 100644
--- a/pythran/tables.py
+++ b/pythran/tables.py
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ def update_effects(self, node):
         "count": ConstMethodIntr(signature=Fun[[List[T0], T0], int]),
         "remove": MethodIntr(signature=Fun[[List[T0], T0], None]),
         "insert": MethodIntr(signature=Fun[[List[T0], int, T0], None]),
+        "clear": MethodIntr(signature=Fun[[List[T0]], None]),
     },
     "slice": {
         "start": AttributeIntr(signature=Fun[[T0], int]),
diff --git a/pythran/tests/test_list.py b/pythran/tests/test_list.py
index e8b120f82..0d34005d6 100644
--- a/pythran/tests/test_list.py
+++ b/pythran/tests/test_list.py
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ def test_index_(self):
     def test_index_tuple(self):
         self.run_test("def index_tuple(a):\n b=[1,2,3,8,7,4]\n return tuple(b).index(a)", 1, index_tuple=[int])
 
+    def test_clear_(self):
+        self.run_test("def clear_():\n b=[1,3,4,5,6,7]\n b.clear()\n return b", clear_=[])
+        
     def test_pop_(self):
         self.run_test("def pop_(a):\n b=[1,3,4,5,6,7]\n return b.pop(a)", 2, pop_=[int])