diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
index d57ee4c6..dd4d13d9 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/listbox.hpp
@@ -1411,6 +1411,8 @@ the nana::detail::basic_window member pointer scheme
 		size_type append_header(std::string text_utf8, unsigned width = 120);
 		size_type append_header(std::wstring text, unsigned width = 120);
 
+		void clear_headers();					///< Removes all the columns.
+
 		cat_proxy append(std::string category);		///< Appends a new category to the end
 		cat_proxy append(std::wstring category);		///< Appends a new category to the end
 		void append(std::initializer_list<std::string> categories); ///< Appends categories to the end
diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menubar.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menubar.hpp
index 24c965b5..75158284 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/menubar.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/menubar.hpp
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ namespace nana
 		menu& push_back(const std::string&);	///< Appends a new (empty) menu.
 		menu& at(size_t index) const;		    ///< Gets the menu specified by index.
 		std::size_t length() const;		        ///< Number of menus.
+		void clear();							///< Removes all the menus.
 		
 		/// Deselects the menu
 		/**
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
index c2d75048..a47142b2 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/listbox.cpp
@@ -307,6 +307,11 @@ namespace nana
                     return cont_.back().index;
 				}
 
+				void clear()
+				{
+					cont_.clear();
+				}
+
 				unsigned pixels() const noexcept  ///< the visible width of the whole header
 				{
 					unsigned pixels = 0;
@@ -5319,6 +5324,15 @@ namespace nana
 			return pos;
 		}
 
+		void listbox::clear_headers()
+		{
+			internal_scope_guard lock;
+			auto & ess = _m_ess();
+			ess.lister.erase();
+			ess.header.clear();
+			ess.update();
+		}
+
 		listbox::cat_proxy listbox::append(std::string s)
 		{
 			internal_scope_guard lock;
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/menubar.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/menubar.cpp
index 5071c094..3c211ba6 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/menubar.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/menubar.cpp
@@ -625,6 +625,13 @@ namespace nana
 		{
 			return get_drawer_trigger().ess().items.size();
 		}
+		
+		void menubar::clear()
+		{
+			internal_scope_guard lock;
+			get_drawer_trigger().ess().items.clear();
+			API::refresh_window(handle());
+		}
 
 		bool menubar::cancel()
 		{