diff --git a/src/win32/Logging.cpp b/src/win32/Logging.cpp
index 5aa89308..7d8add3e 100644
--- a/src/win32/Logging.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/Logging.cpp
@@ -243,6 +243,11 @@ void Logging::log(const char *s)
 	m_log.SetWindowText( text );
 }
 
+void Logging::clearLog()
+{
+	m_log.SetWindowText( "" );
+}
+
 void Logging::OnClose()
 {
   EndDialog(FALSE);
@@ -286,3 +291,10 @@ void toolsLog(const char *s)
     Logging::instance->log(str);
   }
 }
+
+void toolsClearLog()
+{
+	if( Logging::instance ) {
+		Logging::instance->clearLog();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/win32/Logging.h b/src/win32/Logging.h
index 01514f61..00ddadaa 100644
--- a/src/win32/Logging.h
+++ b/src/win32/Logging.h
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ class Logging : public ResizeDlg
   // Construction
  public:
   void log(const char *);
+  void clearLog();
   Logging(CWnd* pParent = NULL);   // standard constructor
 
   // Dialog Data
@@ -95,4 +96,9 @@ class Logging : public ResizeDlg
 //{{AFX_INSERT_LOCATION}}
 // Microsoft Visual C++ will insert additional declarations immediately before the previous line.
 
+void toolsLogging();
+void toolsLog(const char *s);
+void toolsClearLog();
+
+
 #endif // !defined(AFX_LOGGING_H__222FC21A_D40D_450D_8A1C_D33305E47B85__INCLUDED_)
diff --git a/src/win32/MainWnd.cpp b/src/win32/MainWnd.cpp
index c14f9aee..a21e5c58 100644
--- a/src/win32/MainWnd.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/MainWnd.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include "FileDlg.h"
 #include "Reg.h"
 #include "WinResUtil.h"
+#include "Logging.h"
 
 #include "../System.h"
 #include "../AutoBuild.h"
@@ -666,6 +667,8 @@ bool MainWnd::FileRun()
   theApp.rewindCounter = 0;
   theApp.rewindSaveNeeded = false;
 
+  toolsClearLog();
+
   return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/win32/MainWndTools.cpp b/src/win32/MainWndTools.cpp
index 4134d63c..25528ea1 100644
--- a/src/win32/MainWndTools.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/MainWndTools.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include "TileView.h"
 #include "WavWriter.h"
 #include "WinResUtil.h"
+#include "Logging.h"
 
 #include "../GBA.h"
 #include "../Globals.h"
@@ -56,7 +57,6 @@ extern SOCKET remoteSocket;
 
 extern void remoteCleanUp();
 extern void remoteSetSockets(SOCKET, SOCKET);
-extern void toolsLogging();
 
 void MainWnd::OnToolsDisassemble()
 {
diff --git a/src/win32/VBA.cpp b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
index 192b23ca..1a57fe1c 100644
--- a/src/win32/VBA.cpp
+++ b/src/win32/VBA.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 #include "skin.h"
 #include "WavWriter.h"
 #include "WinResUtil.h"
+#include "Logging.h"
 #include "rpi.h"
 
 #include "../System.h"
@@ -104,8 +105,6 @@ extern void MotionBlurIB(u8*,u32,int,int);
 extern void InterlaceIB(u8*,u32,int,int);
 extern void MotionBlurIB32(u8*,u32,int,int);
 
-extern void toolsLog(const char *);
-
 extern IDisplay *newGDIDisplay();
 extern IDisplay *newDirectDrawDisplay();
 #ifndef NO_OGL