diff --git a/src/js/select2/core.js b/src/js/select2/core.js
index 4ba06edb3e..1445f17b76 100644
--- a/src/js/select2/core.js
+++ b/src/js/select2/core.js
@@ -417,7 +417,8 @@ define([
       'open': 'opening',
       'close': 'closing',
       'select': 'selecting',
-      'unselect': 'unselecting'
+      'unselect': 'unselecting',
+      'clear': 'clearing'
     };
 
     if (args === undefined) {
diff --git a/src/js/select2/selection/allowClear.js b/src/js/select2/selection/allowClear.js
index d3502069f5..a7bbc2ea94 100644
--- a/src/js/select2/selection/allowClear.js
+++ b/src/js/select2/selection/allowClear.js
@@ -45,8 +45,20 @@ define([
 
     var data = $clear.data('data');
 
+    var previousVal = this.$element.val();
+    this.$element.val(this.placeholder.id);
+
+    var unselectData = {
+      data: data
+    };
+    this.trigger('clear', unselectData);
+    if (unselectData.prevented) {
+      this.$element.val(previousVal);
+      return;
+    }
+
     for (var d = 0; d < data.length; d++) {
-      var unselectData = {
+      unselectData = {
         data: data[d]
       };
 
@@ -56,11 +68,12 @@ define([
 
       // If the event was prevented, don't clear it out.
       if (unselectData.prevented) {
+        this.$element.val(previousVal);
         return;
       }
     }
 
-    this.$element.val(this.placeholder.id).trigger('change');
+    this.$element.trigger('change');
 
     this.trigger('toggle', {});
   };
diff --git a/src/js/select2/selection/eventRelay.js b/src/js/select2/selection/eventRelay.js
index a91e9c5776..0f59822bab 100644
--- a/src/js/select2/selection/eventRelay.js
+++ b/src/js/select2/selection/eventRelay.js
@@ -9,10 +9,13 @@ define([
       'open', 'opening',
       'close', 'closing',
       'select', 'selecting',
-      'unselect', 'unselecting'
+      'unselect', 'unselecting',
+      'clear', 'clearing'
     ];
 
-    var preventableEvents = ['opening', 'closing', 'selecting', 'unselecting'];
+    var preventableEvents = [
+      'opening', 'closing', 'selecting', 'unselecting', 'clearing'
+    ];
 
     decorated.call(this, container, $container);
 
diff --git a/tests/selection/allowClear-tests.js b/tests/selection/allowClear-tests.js
index efa132aae3..f33fc0e56b 100644
--- a/tests/selection/allowClear-tests.js
+++ b/tests/selection/allowClear-tests.js
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test('clear is not displayed for single placeholder', function (assert) {
 
 test('clear is not displayed for multiple placeholder', function (assert) {
   var selection = new AllowClearPlaceholder(
-    $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder'),
+    $('#qunit-fixture .multiple'),
     allowClearOptions
   );
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ test('clicking clear will set the placeholder value', function (assert) {
 
   var $selection = selection.render();
 
-  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div'));
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
 
   $element.val('One');
   selection.update([{
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test('clicking clear will set the placeholder value', function (assert) {
 });
 
 test('clicking clear will trigger the unselect event', function (assert) {
-  assert.expect(3);
+  assert.expect(4);
 
   var $element = $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder');
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ test('clicking clear will trigger the unselect event', function (assert) {
 
   var $selection = selection.render();
 
-  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div'));
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
 
   $element.val('One');
   selection.update([{
@@ -143,7 +143,13 @@ test('clicking clear will trigger the unselect event', function (assert) {
     assert.equal(
       ev.data.id,
       'One',
-      'The previous object should be unselected'
+      'The data should be the unselected object'
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(
+      $element.val(),
+      'placeholder',
+      'The previous value should be unselected'
     );
   });
 
@@ -151,8 +157,6 @@ test('clicking clear will trigger the unselect event', function (assert) {
   $remove.trigger('mousedown');
 });
 
-
-
 test('preventing the unselect event cancels the clearing', function (assert) {
   var $element = $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder');
 
@@ -164,7 +168,7 @@ test('preventing the unselect event cancels the clearing', function (assert) {
 
   var $selection = selection.render();
 
-  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div'));
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
 
   $element.val('One');
   selection.update([{
@@ -186,6 +190,94 @@ test('preventing the unselect event cancels the clearing', function (assert) {
   );
 });
 
+test('clicking clear will trigger the clear event', function (assert) {
+  assert.expect(5);
+
+  var $element = $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder');
+
+  var selection = new AllowClearPlaceholder(
+    $element,
+    allowClearOptions
+  );
+  var container = new MockContainer();
+
+  var $selection = selection.render();
+
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
+
+  $element.val('One');
+  selection.update([{
+    id: 'One',
+    text: 'One'
+  }]);
+
+  selection.on('clear', function (ev) {
+    assert.ok(
+      'data' in ev && ev.data,
+      'The event should have been triggered with the data property'
+    );
+
+    assert.ok(
+      $.isArray(ev.data),
+      'The data should be an array'
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(
+      ev.data.length,
+      1,
+      'The data should contain one item for each value'
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(
+      ev.data[0].id,
+      'One',
+      'The data should contain unselected objects'
+    );
+
+    assert.equal(
+      $element.val(),
+      'placeholder',
+      'The previous value should be unselected'
+    );
+  });
+
+  var $remove = $selection.find('.select2-selection__clear');
+  $remove.trigger('mousedown');
+});
+
+test('preventing the clear event cancels the clearing', function (assert) {
+  var $element = $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder');
+
+  var selection = new AllowClearPlaceholder(
+    $element,
+    allowClearOptions
+  );
+  var container = new MockContainer();
+
+  var $selection = selection.render();
+
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
+
+  $element.val('One');
+  selection.update([{
+    id: 'One',
+    text: 'One'
+  }]);
+
+  selection.on('clear', function (ev) {
+    ev.prevented = true;
+  });
+
+  var $remove = $selection.find('.select2-selection__clear');
+  $remove.trigger('mousedown');
+
+  assert.equal(
+    $element.val(),
+    'One',
+    'The placeholder should not have been set'
+  );
+});
+
 test('clear does not work when disabled', function (assert) {
   var $element = $('#qunit-fixture .single-with-placeholder');
 
@@ -197,7 +289,7 @@ test('clear does not work when disabled', function (assert) {
 
   var $selection = selection.render();
 
-  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div'));
+  selection.bind(container, $('<div></div>'));
 
   selection.update([{
     id: 'One',