diff --git a/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp b/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
index d92c7f8a..b3b7223e 100644
--- a/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
+++ b/include/nana/gui/widgets/toolbar.hpp
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ namespace nana
 		void separate();                      ///< Adds a separator.
 		void append(const ::std::string& text, const nana::paint::image& img);   ///< Adds a control button.
 		void append(const ::std::string& text);   ///< Adds a control button.
+		void clear();   ///< Removes all control buttons and separators.
 		bool enable(size_type index) const;
 		void enable(size_type index, bool enable_state);
 		void scale(unsigned s);   ///< Sets the scale of control button.
diff --git a/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp b/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
index 953e4796..7fb927cc 100644
--- a/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/widgets/toolbar.cpp
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@ namespace nana
 
 				~item_container()
 				{
-					for(auto ptr : cont_)
-						delete ptr;
+					clear();
 				}
 
 				void insert(size_type pos, std::string text, const nana::paint::image& img, item_type::kind type)
@@ -120,6 +119,15 @@ namespace nana
 				{
 					return cont_.at(pos);
 				}
+
+				void clear()
+				{
+					for(auto ptr : cont_)
+						delete ptr;
+
+					cont_.clear();
+				}
+
 			private:
 				container_type cont_;
 				size_t    right_{ npos };
@@ -461,6 +469,12 @@ namespace nana
 			API::refresh_window(this->handle());
 		}
 
+		void toolbar::clear()
+		{
+			get_drawer_trigger().items().clear();
+			API::refresh_window(this->handle());
+		}
+
 		bool toolbar::enable(size_type pos) const
 		{
 			auto & items = get_drawer_trigger().items();