diff --git a/drift/CHANGELOG.md b/drift/CHANGELOG.md
index ee8e207ea..bb28b6586 100644
--- a/drift/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/drift/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 - To infer whether serialization is required for inter-isolate communication,
   drift now sends a test message instead serializing by default.
+- The DevTools extension can now clear drift databases.
 
 ## 2.20.2
 
diff --git a/drift/lib/src/runtime/devtools/service_extension.dart b/drift/lib/src/runtime/devtools/service_extension.dart
index 9a6f5cf21..91dee1ea6 100644
--- a/drift/lib/src/runtime/devtools/service_extension.dart
+++ b/drift/lib/src/runtime/devtools/service_extension.dart
@@ -73,6 +73,28 @@ class DriftServiceExtension {
         });
 
         return executor.statements;
+      case 'clear':
+        final database = tracked.database;
+        await database.exclusively(() async {
+          // https://stackoverflow.com/a/65743498/25690041
+          await database.customStatement('PRAGMA writable_schema = 1;');
+          await database.customStatement('DELETE FROM sqlite_master;');
+          await database.customStatement('VACUUM;');
+          await database.customStatement('PRAGMA writable_schema = 0;');
+          await database.customStatement('PRAGMA integrity_check');
+
+          await database.customStatement('PRAGMA user_version = 0');
+          await database.beforeOpen(database.resolvedEngine.executor,
+              OpeningDetails(null, database.schemaVersion));
+          await database.customStatement(
+              'PRAGMA user_version = ${database.schemaVersion}');
+
+          // Refresh all stream queries
+          database.notifyUpdates({
+            for (final table in database.allTables) TableUpdate.onTable(table)
+          });
+        });
+        return true;
       default:
         throw UnsupportedError('Method $action');
     }
diff --git a/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/clear_button.dart b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/clear_button.dart
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8904b5314
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/clear_button.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+import 'package:devtools_app_shared/ui.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
+
+import 'details.dart';
+
+class ClearDatabaseButton extends ConsumerStatefulWidget {
+  const ClearDatabaseButton({super.key});
+
+  @override
+  ConsumerState<ClearDatabaseButton> createState() =>
+      _ClearDatabaseButtonState();
+}
+
+class _ClearDatabaseButtonState extends ConsumerState<ClearDatabaseButton> {
+  Future<void>? _pendingClear = null;
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return DevToolsButton(
+      onPressed: () {
+        showDevToolsDialog(
+          context: context,
+          title: 'Confirm deletion',
+          content: const Text(
+            'This will delete contents of the database and then re-create it. '
+            'All current database data will be lost. Continue?',
+          ),
+          actions: [
+            DevToolsButton(
+              onPressed: _pendingClear != null
+                  ? null
+                  : () {
+                      setState(() {
+                        _pendingClear = Future(() async {
+                          final database = ref.read(loadedDatabase);
+                          await database.value!.clear();
+                        })
+                            .whenComplete(
+                                () => setState(() => _pendingClear = null))
+                            .then((_) {
+                          if (mounted) {
+                            // ignore: use_build_context_synchronously
+                            Navigator.pop(context);
+                          }
+                        });
+                      });
+                    },
+              label: 'Confirm deletion',
+              color: Colors.redAccent,
+            ),
+          ],
+        );
+      },
+      label: 'Clear database',
+      color: Colors.redAccent,
+      icon: Icons.delete,
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/details.dart b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/details.dart
index 9c9acabd4..4a9134c42 100644
--- a/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/details.dart
+++ b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/details.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:drift_devtools_extension/src/schema_validator.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 
+import 'clear_button.dart';
 import 'db_viewer/viewer.dart';
 import 'list.dart';
 import 'remote_database.dart';
@@ -65,6 +66,14 @@ class _DatabaseDetailsState extends ConsumerState<DatabaseDetails> {
                   padding: EdgeInsets.all(8),
                   child: DatabaseSchemaCheck(),
                 ),
+                const Padding(
+                  padding: EdgeInsets.all(8),
+                  child: Row(
+                    children: [
+                      ClearDatabaseButton(),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ),
                 Padding(
                   padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
                   child: Column(
diff --git a/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/remote_database.dart b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/remote_database.dart
index 4209714c5..71c1442da 100644
--- a/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/remote_database.dart
+++ b/extras/drift_devtools_extension/lib/src/remote_database.dart
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class RemoteDatabase {
     return (res as List).cast();
   }
 
+  Future<void> clear() async {
+    await _driftRequest('clear');
+  }
+
   Future<int> _newTableSubscription() async {
     final result = await _driftRequest('subscribe-to-tables');
     return result as int;