diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/Console.stories.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/Console.stories.tsx
index 8faca252d..598334e76 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/Console.stories.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/Console.stories.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import React from "react";
 import { SandpackCodeEditor, SandpackPreview } from "..";
 import { SandpackProvider, SandpackLayout, Sandpack } from "../..";
 
-import { SandpackConsole } from "./SandpackConsole";
+import { SandpackConsole, SandpackConsoleRef } from "./SandpackConsole";
 
 export default {
   title: "components/Console",
@@ -130,3 +130,20 @@ export const Preset: React.FC = () => {
     </div>
   );
 };
+
+export const ImperativeReset: React.FC = () => {
+  const consoleRef = React.useRef<SandpackConsoleRef>(null);
+
+  const resetLogs = () => {
+    consoleRef.current?.reset();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <SandpackProvider>
+      <SandpackCodeEditor />
+      <SandpackPreview />
+      <button onClick={resetLogs}>Reset logs</button>
+      <SandpackConsole ref={consoleRef} />
+    </SandpackProvider>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/SandpackConsole.tsx b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/SandpackConsole.tsx
index f620aae7e..87ca96064 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/SandpackConsole.tsx
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/SandpackConsole.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from "react";
 
-import { useSandpack, useSandpackClient, useSandpackShell } from "../..";
+import { useSandpack, useSandpackShell } from "../..";
 import { useSandpackShellStdout } from "../../hooks/useSandpackShellStdout";
 import { css, THEME_PREFIX } from "../../styles";
 import { classNames } from "../../utils/classNames";
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ interface SandpackConsoleProps {
   showSetupProgress?: boolean;
   maxMessageCount?: number;
   onLogsChange?: (logs: SandpackConsoleData) => void;
+  resetOnPreviewRestart?: boolean;
+}
+
+export interface SandpackConsoleRef {
+  reset: () => void;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -30,122 +35,138 @@ interface SandpackConsoleProps {
  * a light version of a browser console, which means that it's
  * limited to a set of common use cases you may encounter when coding.
  */
-export const SandpackConsole: React.FC<
+export const SandpackConsole = React.forwardRef<
+  SandpackConsoleRef,
   React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLDivElement> & SandpackConsoleProps
-> = ({
-  showHeader = true,
-  showSyntaxError = false,
-  maxMessageCount,
-  onLogsChange,
-  className,
-  showSetupProgress = false,
-  ...props
-}) => {
-  const {
-    sandpack: { environment },
-  } = useSandpack();
-
-  const { restart } = useSandpackShell();
-
-  const [currentTab, setCurrentTab] = React.useState<"server" | "client">(
-    environment === "node" ? "server" : "client"
-  );
-
-  const { logs: consoleData, reset: resetConsole } = useSandpackConsole({
-    maxMessageCount,
-    showSyntaxError,
-  });
-
-  const { logs: stdoutData, reset: resetStdout } = useSandpackShellStdout({
-    maxMessageCount,
-  });
-
-  const wrapperRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
-
-  React.useEffect(() => {
-    onLogsChange?.(consoleData);
-
-    if (wrapperRef.current) {
-      wrapperRef.current.scrollTop = wrapperRef.current.scrollHeight;
-    }
-  }, [onLogsChange, consoleData, stdoutData, currentTab]);
-
-  const isServerTab = currentTab === "server";
-  const isNodeEnvironment = environment === "node";
-
-  return (
-    <SandpackStack
-      className={classNames(
-        css({
-          height: "100%",
-          background: "$surface1",
-          iframe: { display: "none" },
-        }),
-        `${THEME_PREFIX}-console`,
-        className
-      )}
-      {...props}
-    >
-      {showSetupProgress && (
-        <PreviewProgress timeout={1_000} dismissOnTimeout />
-      )}
-
-      {(showHeader || isNodeEnvironment) && (
-        <Header
-          currentTab={currentTab}
-          node={isNodeEnvironment}
-          setCurrentTab={setCurrentTab}
-        />
-      )}
-
-      <div
-        ref={wrapperRef}
+>(
+  (
+    {
+      showHeader = true,
+      showSyntaxError = false,
+      maxMessageCount,
+      onLogsChange,
+      className,
+      showSetupProgress = false,
+      resetOnPreviewRestart = false,
+      ...props
+    },
+    ref
+  ) => {
+    const {
+      sandpack: { environment },
+    } = useSandpack();
+
+    const { restart } = useSandpackShell();
+
+    const [currentTab, setCurrentTab] = React.useState<"server" | "client">(
+      environment === "node" ? "server" : "client"
+    );
+
+    const { logs: consoleData, reset: resetConsole } = useSandpackConsole({
+      maxMessageCount,
+      showSyntaxError,
+      resetOnPreviewRestart,
+    });
+
+    const { logs: stdoutData, reset: resetStdout } = useSandpackShellStdout({
+      maxMessageCount,
+      resetOnPreviewRestart,
+    });
+
+    const wrapperRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
+
+    React.useEffect(() => {
+      onLogsChange?.(consoleData);
+
+      if (wrapperRef.current) {
+        wrapperRef.current.scrollTop = wrapperRef.current.scrollHeight;
+      }
+    }, [onLogsChange, consoleData, stdoutData, currentTab]);
+
+    const isServerTab = currentTab === "server";
+    const isNodeEnvironment = environment === "node";
+
+    React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
+      reset() {
+        resetConsole();
+        resetStdout();
+      },
+    }));
+
+    return (
+      <SandpackStack
         className={classNames(
-          css({ overflow: "auto", scrollBehavior: "smooth" })
+          css({
+            height: "100%",
+            background: "$surface1",
+            iframe: { display: "none" },
+          }),
+          `${THEME_PREFIX}-console`,
+          className
         )}
+        {...props}
       >
-        {isServerTab ? (
-          <StdoutList data={stdoutData} />
-        ) : (
-          <ConsoleList data={consoleData} />
+        {showSetupProgress && (
+          <PreviewProgress timeout={1_000} dismissOnTimeout />
         )}
-      </div>
 
-      <div
-        className={classNames(
-          css({
-            position: "absolute",
-            bottom: "$space$2",
-            right: "$space$2",
-            display: "flex",
-            gap: "$space$2",
-          })
+        {(showHeader || isNodeEnvironment) && (
+          <Header
+            currentTab={currentTab}
+            node={isNodeEnvironment}
+            setCurrentTab={setCurrentTab}
+          />
         )}
-      >
-        {isServerTab && (
+
+        <div
+          ref={wrapperRef}
+          className={classNames(
+            css({ overflow: "auto", scrollBehavior: "smooth" })
+          )}
+        >
+          {isServerTab ? (
+            <StdoutList data={stdoutData} />
+          ) : (
+            <ConsoleList data={consoleData} />
+          )}
+        </div>
+
+        <div
+          className={classNames(
+            css({
+              position: "absolute",
+              bottom: "$space$2",
+              right: "$space$2",
+              display: "flex",
+              gap: "$space$2",
+            })
+          )}
+        >
+          {isServerTab && (
+            <RoundedButton
+              onClick={(): void => {
+                restart();
+                resetConsole();
+                resetStdout();
+              }}
+            >
+              <RestartIcon />
+            </RoundedButton>
+          )}
+
           <RoundedButton
             onClick={(): void => {
-              restart();
-              resetConsole();
-              resetStdout();
+              if (currentTab === "client") {
+                resetConsole();
+              } else {
+                resetStdout();
+              }
             }}
           >
-            <RestartIcon />
+            <CleanIcon />
           </RoundedButton>
-        )}
-
-        <RoundedButton
-          onClick={(): void => {
-            if (currentTab === "client") {
-              resetConsole();
-            } else {
-              resetStdout();
-            }
-          }}
-        >
-          <CleanIcon />
-        </RoundedButton>
-      </div>
-    </SandpackStack>
-  );
-};
+        </div>
+      </SandpackStack>
+    );
+  }
+);
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/useSandpackConsole.ts b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/useSandpackConsole.ts
index af9e32612..f53dfc7aa 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/useSandpackConsole.ts
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/components/Console/useSandpackConsole.ts
@@ -14,21 +14,25 @@ import type { SandpackConsoleData } from "./utils/getType";
  *
  * @category Hooks
  */
-export const useSandpackConsole = (props?: {
+export const useSandpackConsole = ({
+  clientId,
+  maxMessageCount = MAX_MESSAGE_COUNT,
+  showSyntaxError = false,
+  resetOnPreviewRestart = false,
+}: {
   clientId?: string;
   maxMessageCount?: number;
   showSyntaxError?: boolean;
+  resetOnPreviewRestart: boolean;
 }): { logs: SandpackConsoleData; reset: () => void } => {
   const [logs, setLogs] = React.useState<SandpackConsoleData>([]);
   const { listen } = useSandpack();
 
-  const showSyntaxError = props?.showSyntaxError ?? false;
-  const maxMessageCount = props?.maxMessageCount ?? MAX_MESSAGE_COUNT;
-  const clientId = props?.clientId;
-
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const unsubscribe = listen((message) => {
-      if (message.type === "console" && message.codesandbox) {
+      if (resetOnPreviewRestart && message.type === "start") {
+        setLogs([]);
+      } else if (message.type === "console" && message.codesandbox) {
         const payloadLog = Array.isArray(message.log)
           ? message.log
           : [message.log];
diff --git a/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useSandpackShellStdout.ts b/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useSandpackShellStdout.ts
index 904c2c9f7..a716fcbc1 100644
--- a/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useSandpackShellStdout.ts
+++ b/sandpack-react/src/hooks/useSandpackShellStdout.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ import { useSandpack } from ".";
 
 const MAX_MESSAGE_COUNT = 400 * 2;
 
-export const useSandpackShellStdout = (props?: {
+export const useSandpackShellStdout = ({
+  clientId,
+  maxMessageCount = MAX_MESSAGE_COUNT,
+  resetOnPreviewRestart = false,
+}: {
   clientId?: string;
   maxMessageCount?: number;
+  resetOnPreviewRestart: boolean;
 }): {
   logs: Array<{ id: string; data: string }>;
   reset: () => void;
@@ -18,12 +23,11 @@ export const useSandpackShellStdout = (props?: {
   );
   const { listen } = useSandpack();
 
-  const maxMessageCount = props?.maxMessageCount ?? MAX_MESSAGE_COUNT;
-  const clientId = props?.clientId;
-
   React.useEffect(() => {
     const unsubscribe = listen((message) => {
-      if (
+      if (message.type === "start") {
+        setLogs([]);
+      } else if (
         message.type === "stdout" &&
         message.payload.data &&
         Boolean(message.payload.data.trim())
diff --git a/website/docs/src/pages/advanced-usage/components.mdx b/website/docs/src/pages/advanced-usage/components.mdx
index c6fe35869..bfc1097b2 100644
--- a/website/docs/src/pages/advanced-usage/components.mdx
+++ b/website/docs/src/pages/advanced-usage/components.mdx
@@ -536,14 +536,15 @@ export default () => (
 <details>
   <summary>`SandpackConsole` Options</summary>
 
-| Prop | Type  | Default |
-| :- | :- | :- |
-| `clientId` | `string` | `undefined` |
-| `showHeader` | `boolean` | `true` |
-| `showSyntaxError` | `boolean` | `false` | 
-| `maxMessageCount` | `number` | `800` |
-| `onLogsChange` | `(logs: SandpackConsoleData) => void` | |
-
+| Prop | Type  | Default | Description | 
+| :- | :- | :- | :- |
+| `clientId` | `string` | `undefined` | |
+| `showHeader` | `boolean` | `true` | |
+| `showSyntaxError` | `boolean` | `false` | |
+| `maxMessageCount` | `number` | `800` | |
+| `onLogsChange` | `(logs: SandpackConsoleData) => void` | | |
+| `resetOnPreviewRestart` | `boolean` | `false` | Reset the console list on every preview restart |
+| `ref` | `SandpackConsoleRef` | `SandpackConsoleRef` | Make possible to imperatively interact with the console component |
 
 </details>