diff --git a/__tests__/react/clear.js b/__tests__/react/clear.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d07bcb83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/react/clear.js
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import React from "react";
+import { cleanup, render, wait, fireEvent } from "@testing-library/react";
+import "@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect";
+import userEvent from "../../src";
+
+afterEach(cleanup);
+
+describe("userEvent.clear", () => {
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])("should clear text in <%s>", type => {
+    const onChange = jest.fn();
+    const { getByTestId } = render(
+      React.createElement(type, {
+        "data-testid": "input",
+        onChange: onChange,
+        value: "Hello, world!"
+      })
+    );
+
+    const input = getByTestId("input");
+    userEvent.clear(input);
+    expect(input.value).toBe("");
+  });
+
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])(
+    "should not clear when <%s> is disabled",
+    type => {
+      const text = "Hello, world!";
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        React.createElement(type, {
+          "data-testid": "input",
+          onChange: onChange,
+          value: text,
+          disabled: true
+        })
+      );
+
+      const input = getByTestId("input");
+      userEvent.clear(input);
+      expect(input).toHaveProperty("value", text);
+    }
+  );
+
+  it.each(["input", "textarea"])(
+    "should not clear when <%s> is readOnly",
+    type => {
+      const onChange = jest.fn();
+      const onKeyDown = jest.fn();
+      const onKeyUp = jest.fn();
+
+      const text = "Hello, world!";
+      const { getByTestId } = render(
+        React.createElement(type, {
+          "data-testid": "input",
+          onChange,
+          onKeyDown,
+          onKeyUp,
+          value: text,
+          readOnly: true
+        })
+      );
+
+      const input = getByTestId("input");
+      userEvent.clear(input);
+      expect(onKeyDown).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(onKeyUp).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(input).toHaveProperty("value", text);
+    }
+  );
+});
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 075e3edb..33ce5f8f 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -105,6 +105,56 @@ function fireChangeEvent(event) {
   event.target.removeEventListener("blur", fireChangeEvent);
 }
 
+function getSelectionBounds(element) {
+  return {
+    start: element.selectionStart,
+    end: element.selectionEnd
+  };
+}
+
+function deleteLeftOfCursor(element) {
+  const { start, end } = getSelectionBounds(element);
+  if (start === end) {
+    if (start === 0) {
+      // there's nothing left of cursor
+      return;
+    }
+    element.setSelectionRange(start - 1, end);
+  }
+
+  const value = element.value || "";
+  const updatedValue = value.substring(0, start) + value.substring(end);
+  element.value = updatedValue;
+
+  element.setSelectionRange(start, start);
+}
+
+const Keys = {
+  Backspace: { keyCode: 8, code: "Backspace", key: "Backspace" }
+};
+
+function backspace(element) {
+  const eventOptions = {
+    key: Keys.Backspace.key,
+    keyCode: Keys.Backspace.keyCode,
+    which: Keys.Backspace.keyCode
+  };
+  fireEvent.keyDown(element, eventOptions);
+  fireEvent.keyUp(element, eventOptions);
+
+  if (!element.readOnly) {
+    fireEvent.input(element, {
+      inputType: "deleteContentBackward"
+    });
+    deleteLeftOfCursor(element);
+  }
+}
+
+function selectAll(element) {
+  userEvent.dblClick(element); // simulate events (will not actually select)
+  element.setSelectionRange(0, element.value.length);
+}
+
 const userEvent = {
   click(element) {
     const focusedElement = element.ownerDocument.activeElement;
@@ -175,6 +225,14 @@ const userEvent = {
     }
   },
 
+  clear(element) {
+    if (element.disabled) return;
+
+    selectAll(element);
+    backspace(element);
+    element.addEventListener("blur", fireChangeEvent);
+  },
+
   async type(element, text, userOpts = {}) {
     if (element.disabled) return;
     const defaultOpts = {