diff --git a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
index 2cb1d8e7ca..a36ef790b3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
+++ b/docs/reference/gtk/gtk3-sections.txt
@@ -820,6 +820,7 @@ gtk_combo_box_text_append_text
 gtk_combo_box_text_insert_text
 gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text
 gtk_combo_box_text_remove
+gtk_combo_box_text_remove_all
 gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text
 
 <SUBSECTION Standard>
diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index 88de0b8f65..6def240fd9 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -842,6 +842,7 @@ gtk_combo_box_text_new
 gtk_combo_box_text_new_with_entry
 gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text
 gtk_combo_box_text_remove
+gtk_combo_box_text_remove_all
 #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.c b/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.c
index 2af9d3f608..25400debe5 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.c
@@ -248,6 +248,25 @@ gtk_combo_box_text_remove (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box,
     gtk_list_store_remove (store, &iter);
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_combo_box_text_remove_all:
+ * @combo_box: A #GtkComboBoxText
+ *
+ * Removes all the text entries from the combo box.
+ *
+ * Since: 3.0
+ */
+void
+gtk_combo_box_text_remove_all (GtkComboBoxText *combo_box)
+{
+  GtkListStore *store;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX_TEXT (combo_box));
+
+  store = GTK_LIST_STORE (gtk_combo_box_get_model (GTK_COMBO_BOX (combo_box)));
+  gtk_list_store_clear (store);
+}
+
 /**
  * gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text:
  * @combo_box: A #GtkComboBoxText
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.h b/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.h
index 3791fa5082..50ebcb501c 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkcomboboxtext.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ void          gtk_combo_box_text_prepend_text    (GtkComboBoxText     *combo_box
                                                   const gchar         *text);
 void          gtk_combo_box_text_remove          (GtkComboBoxText     *combo_box,
                                                   gint                 position);
+void          gtk_combo_box_text_remove_all      (GtkComboBoxText     *combo_box);
 gchar        *gtk_combo_box_text_get_active_text (GtkComboBoxText     *combo_box);