diff --git a/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.cpp b/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.cpp
index 8343e512f..9ac845551 100644
--- a/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.cpp
+++ b/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.cpp
@@ -665,6 +665,13 @@ void DesmumeFrame::OnOpenRecent(wxCommandEvent &event) {
 	} else
 		history->RemoveFileFromHistory(id);
 }
+
+void DesmumeFrame::ClearHistory(wxCommandEvent &event) {
+	while (history->GetCount()) {
+		history->RemoveFileFromHistory(0);
+	}
+}
+
 
 void DesmumeFrame::Modify_AudioDriver(wxCommandEvent &event)
 {
@@ -755,6 +762,7 @@ void DesmumeFrame::loadfileMenu(wxMenu *fileMenu)
 	fileMenu->AppendSeparator();
 	fileMenu->Append(wxID_EXIT, _T("E&xit\tAlt-X"), _T("Quit this program"));
 
+	recentMenu->Append(wClearHistory, wxT("Clear recent list"));
 	history->UseMenu(recentMenu);
 	history->AddFilesToMenu();
 
@@ -898,6 +906,8 @@ BEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(DesmumeFrame, wxFrame)
 	EVT_MENU(wPause,DesmumeFrame::pause)
 	EVT_MENU(wReset,DesmumeFrame::reset)
 
+	EVT_MENU(wClearHistory,DesmumeFrame::ClearHistory)
+
 	EVT_MENU_RANGE(wAUDIODRIVER_SDL,wAUDIODRIVER_DISABLE,DesmumeFrame::Modify_AudioDriver)
 	EVT_MENU_RANGE(wSPUMODE_DUALASYNC,wSPUMODE_SYNCZ,DesmumeFrame::Modify_SPUMode)
 #ifdef HAVE_SPUMODE_SYNCP
diff --git a/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.h b/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.h
index 04b59bf58..ebf2db45e 100644
--- a/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.h
+++ b/desmume/src/wx/wxMain.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ enum
 {
 	wPause = 1,
 	wReset,
+	wClearHistory,
 	wFrameCounter,
 	wFPS,
 	wDisplayInput,
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ public:
 	bool SaveSettings();
 	void OnClose(wxCloseEvent &event);
 	void OnOpenRecent(wxCommandEvent &event);
+	void ClearHistory(wxCommandEvent &event);
 	void Modify_AudioDriver(wxCommandEvent& event);
 	void Modify_SPUMode(wxCommandEvent& event);