diff --git a/src/Chunk.js b/src/Chunk.js
index 3b95a7a..88b5cf2 100644
--- a/src/Chunk.js
+++ b/src/Chunk.js
@@ -84,6 +84,16 @@ export default class Chunk {
 		this.intro = content + this.intro;
 	}
 
+	reset() {
+		this.intro = '';
+		this.outro = '';
+		if (this.edited) {
+			this.content = this.original;
+			this.storeName = false;
+			this.edited = false;
+		}
+	}
+
 	split(index) {
 		const sliceIndex = index - this.start;
 
diff --git a/src/MagicString.js b/src/MagicString.js
index 542513b..7e24e35 100644
--- a/src/MagicString.js
+++ b/src/MagicString.js
@@ -496,6 +496,32 @@ export default class MagicString {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	reset(start, end) {
+		while (start < 0) start += this.original.length;
+		while (end < 0) end += this.original.length;
+
+		if (start === end) return this;
+
+		if (start < 0 || end > this.original.length) throw new Error('Character is out of bounds');
+		if (start > end) throw new Error('end must be greater than start');
+
+		if (DEBUG) this.stats.time('reset');
+
+		this._split(start);
+		this._split(end);
+
+		let chunk = this.byStart[start];
+
+		while (chunk) {
+			chunk.reset();
+
+			chunk = end > chunk.end ? this.byStart[chunk.end] : null;
+		}
+
+		if (DEBUG) this.stats.timeEnd('reset');
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	lastChar() {
 		if (this.outro.length) return this.outro[this.outro.length - 1];
 		let chunk = this.lastChunk;
diff --git a/src/index.d.ts b/src/index.d.ts
index 42c0ec2..06b1a17 100644
--- a/src/index.d.ts
+++ b/src/index.d.ts
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ export default class MagicString {
    * Removing the same content twice, or making removals that partially overlap, will cause an error.
    */
   remove(start: number, end: number): MagicString;
+  /**
+   * Reset the modified characters from `start` to `end` (of the original string, **not** the generated string).
+   */
+  reset(start: number, end: number): MagicString;
   /**
    * Returns the content of the generated string that corresponds to the slice between `start` and `end` of the original string.
    * Throws error if the indices are for characters that were already removed.
diff --git a/test/MagicString.js b/test/MagicString.js
index 49b8880..4298ea4 100644
--- a/test/MagicString.js
+++ b/test/MagicString.js
@@ -1199,6 +1199,131 @@ describe('MagicString', () => {
 		});
 	});
 
+	describe('reset', () => {
+		it('should reset moved characters from the original string', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(1, 5);
+			s.reset(2, 4);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'acdfghijkl');
+
+			s.reset(4, 5);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'acdefghijkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset from the start', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(0, 6);
+			s.reset(0, 3);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'abcghijkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset from the end', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(6, 12);
+			s.reset(10, 12);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'abcdefkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should treat zero-length resets as a no-op', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(3, 5);
+			s.reset(0, 0).reset(6, 6).reset(9, -3);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'abcfghijkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should treat not modified resets as a no-op', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.reset(3, 5);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'abcdefghijkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset overlapping ranges', () => {
+			const s1 = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s1.remove(0, 10);
+			s1.reset(1, 7).reset(5, 9);
+			assert.equal(s1.toString(), 'bcdefghikl');
+
+			const s2 = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s2.remove(0, 10);
+			s2.reset(3, 7).reset(4, 6);
+			assert.equal(s2.toString(), 'defgkl');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset overlapping ranges, redux', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abccde');
+
+			s.remove(0, 6);
+			s.reset(2, 3); // c
+			s.reset(1, 3); // bc
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'bc');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset modified ranges', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghi');
+
+			s.overwrite(3, 6, 'DEF');
+			s.remove(1, 8); // bcDEFgh
+			s.reset(2, 7); // cDEFg
+			assert.equal(s.slice(1, 8), 'cdefg');
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'acdefgi');
+		});
+
+		it('should reset modified ranges, redux', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghi');
+
+			s.remove(1, 8);
+			s.appendLeft(2, 'W');
+			s.appendRight(2, 'X');
+			s.prependLeft(3, 'Y');
+			s.prependRight(5, 'Z');
+			s.reset(2, 7);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'aWcdefgi');
+		});
+
+		it('should not reset content inserted after the end of range', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('ab.c;');
+
+			s.prependRight(0, '(');
+			s.prependRight(4, ')');
+			s.remove(1, 4);
+			s.reset(2, 4);
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), '(a.c);');
+		});
+
+		it('should provide a useful error when illegal removals are attempted', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(4, 8);
+
+			s.overwrite(5, 7, 'XX');
+
+			assert.throws(() => s.reset(4, 6), /Cannot split a chunk that has already been edited/);
+		});
+
+		it('should return this', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+			s.remove(2, 5);
+			assert.strictEqual(s.reset(3, 4), s);
+		});
+
+		it('removes across moved content', () => {
+			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');
+
+			s.remove(5, 8);
+			s.move(6, 9, 3);
+			s.reset(7, 8);
+
+			assert.equal(s.toString(), 'abchidejkl');
+		});
+	});
+
 	describe('slice', () => {
 		it('should return the generated content between the specified original characters', () => {
 			const s = new MagicString('abcdefghijkl');