diff --git a/tests/test_autocompleteentrylistbox.py b/tests/test_autocompleteentrylistbox.py
index 720ded32..35442954 100644
--- a/tests/test_autocompleteentrylistbox.py
+++ b/tests/test_autocompleteentrylistbox.py
@@ -174,3 +174,12 @@ def test_autocompleteentrylistbox_methods(self):
         widget.entry.event_generate('<Right>')
         self.window.update()
         self.assertEqual(widget.entry.index('insert'), widget.entry.index('end') - 2)
+
+        # test clear method
+        widget.entry.delete(0, "end")
+        widget.entry.insert(0, "Hello")
+        self.window.update()
+        self.assertEqual(widget.entry.get(), "Hello")
+        widget.clear()
+        self.window.update()
+        self.assertFalse(widget.entry.get())
diff --git a/ttkwidgets/autocomplete/autocomplete_entrylistbox.py b/ttkwidgets/autocomplete/autocomplete_entrylistbox.py
index f10f4539..ae49e9a3 100644
--- a/ttkwidgets/autocomplete/autocomplete_entrylistbox.py
+++ b/ttkwidgets/autocomplete/autocomplete_entrylistbox.py
@@ -213,6 +213,10 @@ def cget(self, key):
             return self.entry.cget(key)
         else:
             return ttk.Frame.cget(self, key)
+        
+    def clear(self):
+        self.entry.delete(0, "end")
+        self.listbox.selection_clear(0, "end")
 
     def configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
         kwargs = {}