diff --git a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
index 0ff501a33fdb3..bef867a76dd69 100644
--- a/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
+++ b/book/src/generated/typable-cmd.md
@@ -74,3 +74,4 @@
 | `:pipe` | Pipe each selection to the shell command. |
 | `:pipe-to` | Pipe each selection to the shell command, ignoring output. |
 | `:run-shell-command`, `:sh` | Run a shell command |
+| `:clear-register` | Clear given register. If no argument is provided, clear all registers. |
diff --git a/helix-core/src/register.rs b/helix-core/src/register.rs
index 52eb6e3e72bf3..df68a75943e62 100644
--- a/helix-core/src/register.rs
+++ b/helix-core/src/register.rs
@@ -78,4 +78,12 @@ impl Registers {
     pub fn inner(&self) -> &HashMap<char, Register> {
         &self.inner
     }
+
+    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
+        self.inner.clear();
+    }
+
+    pub fn remove(&mut self, name: char) -> Option<Register> {
+        self.inner.remove(&name)
+    }
 }
diff --git a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
index 0cc1b7432978c..d65b3d2c5038e 100644
--- a/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
+++ b/helix-term/src/commands/typed.rs
@@ -1953,6 +1953,38 @@ fn run_shell_command(
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn clear_register(
+    cx: &mut compositor::Context,
+    args: &[Cow<str>],
+    event: PromptEvent,
+) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+    if event != PromptEvent::Validate {
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    ensure!(args.len() <= 1, ":clear-register takes at most 1 argument");
+    if args.is_empty() {
+        cx.editor.registers.clear();
+        cx.editor.set_status("All registers cleared");
+        return Ok(());
+    }
+
+    ensure!(
+        args[0].chars().count() == 1,
+        format!("Invalid register {}", args[0])
+    );
+    let register = args[0].chars().next().unwrap_or_default();
+    match cx.editor.registers.remove(register) {
+        Some(_) => cx
+            .editor
+            .set_status(format!("Register {} cleared", register)),
+        None => cx
+            .editor
+            .set_error(format!("Register {} not found", register)),
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
         TypableCommand {
             name: "quit",
@@ -2475,6 +2507,13 @@ pub const TYPABLE_COMMAND_LIST: &[TypableCommand] = &[
             fun: run_shell_command,
             completer: Some(completers::filename),
         },
+        TypableCommand {
+            name: "clear-register",
+            aliases: &[],
+            doc: "Clear given register. If no argument is provided, clear all registers.",
+            fun: clear_register,
+            completer: None,
+        },
     ];
 
 pub static TYPABLE_COMMAND_MAP: Lazy<HashMap<&'static str, &'static TypableCommand>> =