diff --git a/gtk/gtk.symbols b/gtk/gtk.symbols
index ba109d9..1208115 100644
--- a/gtk/gtk.symbols
+++ b/gtk/gtk.symbols
@@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ gtk_color_selection_dialog_get_color_selection
 #if IN_HEADER(__GTK_COMBO_BOX_H__)
 #if IN_FILE(__GTK_COMBO_BOX_C__)
 gtk_combo_box_append_text
+gtk_combo_box_remove_all_text
 gtk_combo_box_get_active
 gtk_combo_box_get_active_iter
 gtk_combo_box_get_active_text
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcombobox.c b/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
index ebe90d9..cb8f11d 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkcombobox.c
@@ -5303,6 +5303,30 @@ gtk_combo_box_get_active_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box)
   return NULL;
 }
 
+/**
+ * gtk_combo_box_remove_all_text:
+ * @combo_box: A #GtkComboBox constructed with gtk_combo_box_new_text().
+ *
+ * Removes all the text entries from the combo box.  Note that you can only use
+ * this function with combo boxes constructed with gtk_combo_box_new_text()
+ * and with #GtkComboBoxEntry<!-- -->s.
+ *
+ * Since: 2.20
+ */
+void
+gtk_combo_box_remove_all_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box)
+{
+  GtkListStore *store;
+
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_COMBO_BOX (combo_box));
+  g_return_if_fail (GTK_IS_LIST_STORE (combo_box->priv->model));
+  g_return_if_fail (gtk_tree_model_get_column_type (combo_box->priv->model, 0)
+                    == G_TYPE_STRING);
+
+  store = GTK_LIST_STORE (combo_box->priv->model);
+  gtk_list_store_clear (store);
+}
+
 static gchar *
 gtk_combo_box_real_get_active_text (GtkComboBox *combo_box)
 {
diff --git a/gtk/gtkcombobox.h b/gtk/gtkcombobox.h
index 1da1562..860e9aa 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkcombobox.h
+++ b/gtk/gtkcombobox.h
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ void          gtk_combo_box_prepend_text     (GtkComboBox     *combo_box,
 void          gtk_combo_box_remove_text      (GtkComboBox     *combo_box,
                                               gint             position);
 gchar        *gtk_combo_box_get_active_text  (GtkComboBox     *combo_box);
+void          gtk_combo_box_remove_all_text  (GtkComboBox     *combo_box);
 
 /* programmatic control */
 void          gtk_combo_box_popup            (GtkComboBox     *combo_box);
