diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index c93242b..3bf94f8 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 /* The force redraw key. */
 #define REDRAW KEY(L'l')
 
+/* clears the scrollback and everything */
+#define NUKE KEY(L'k')
+
 /* The scrollback keys. */
 #define SCROLLUP CODE(KEY_PPAGE)
 #define SCROLLDOWN CODE(KEY_NPAGE)
diff --git a/mtm.c b/mtm.c
index 73c0cf5..96e7886 100644
--- a/mtm.c
+++ b/mtm.c
@@ -1098,6 +1098,7 @@ handlechar(int r, int k) /* Handle a single input character. */
     DO(true,  VSPLIT,              split(n, VERTICAL))
     DO(true,  DELETE_NODE,         deletenode(n))
     DO(true,  REDRAW,              touchwin(stdscr); draw(root); redrawwin(stdscr))
+    DO(true,  NUKE,                wclear(n->s->win))
     DO(true,  SCROLLUP,            scrollback(n))
     DO(true,  SCROLLDOWN,          scrollforward(n))
     DO(true,  RECENTER,            scrollbottom(n))