diff --git a/src/buffer.cc b/src/buffer.cc
index 620cce3f..62cefef7 100644
--- a/src/buffer.cc
+++ b/src/buffer.cc
@@ -196,6 +196,13 @@ bool Buffer::redo()
     return true;
 }
 
+void Buffer::reset_undo_data()
+{
+   m_history.clear();
+   m_history_cursor = m_history.end();
+   m_current_undo_group.clear();
+}
+
 void Buffer::check_invariant() const
 {
     BufferSize start = 0;
diff --git a/src/buffer.hh b/src/buffer.hh
index 5f171e75..afa64110 100644
--- a/src/buffer.hh
+++ b/src/buffer.hh
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ public:
     void           end_undo_group();
     bool           undo();
     bool           redo();
+    void           reset_undo_data();
 
     String         string(const BufferIterator& begin,
                           const BufferIterator& end) const;