diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/recorder/RecorderDetail.vue b/frappe/public/js/frappe/recorder/RecorderDetail.vue
index b9646868a5..fe5efbe7e5 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/recorder/RecorderDetail.vue
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/recorder/RecorderDetail.vue
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 		<h1>
 			<span>Recorder</span>
 			<span class="indicator" :class="status.color">{{ status.status }}</span>
-			<span class="chart-actions btn-group dropdown pull-right" style="float:right; margin-left:15px">
+			<span style="float:right; margin-left:15px">
+				<button v-if="requests" class="btn btn-default" @click="clear(true)">Clear</button>
 				<button v-if="status.status == 'Inactive'" class="btn btn-default btn-primary" @click="record(true)">Start</button>
 				<button v-if="status.status == 'Active'" class="btn btn-default btn-primary" @click="record(false)">Stop</button>
 			</span>
@@ -140,6 +141,10 @@ export default {
 				this.last_fetched = new Date();
 			});
 		},
+		clear: function() {
+			frappe.call("frappe.www.recorder.erase_requests");
+			this.refresh();
+		},
 		record: function(should_record) {
 			frappe.call({
 				method: "frappe.www.recorder.set_recorder_state",
diff --git a/frappe/www/recorder.py b/frappe/www/recorder.py
index 3d50d65f42..30d7b836da 100644
--- a/frappe/www/recorder.py
+++ b/frappe/www/recorder.py
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ def get_requests():
 	return requests
 
 
+@frappe.whitelist()
+def erase_requests():
+	do_not_record()
+	frappe.cache().delete_value("recorder-requests")
+
+
 @frappe.whitelist()
 def get_request_data(uuid):
 	do_not_record()