diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 73cd1d4..8404f3d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,60 +1,76 @@
 {
-  "name": "ddb50",
-  "displayName": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
-  "description": "Provide everyone with their own virtual duck in VS Code. Introduce students to rubber duck debugging, a technique that involves talking to a rubber duck (or any inanimate, or even animate object) about a bug in their code.",
-  "icon": "images/ddb50.png",
-  "version": "1.0.6",
-  "publisher": "CS50",
-  "repository": "https://github.com/cs50/ddb50.vsix",
-  "engines": {
-    "vscode": "^1.59.0"
-  },
-  "categories": [
-    "Education"
-  ],
-  "activationEvents": [
-    "onView:ddb50.debugView"
-  ],
-  "main": "./out/extension.js",
-  "contributes": {
-    "views": {
-      "ddb50": [
-        {
-          "id": "ddb50.debugView",
-          "name": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
-          "type": "webview"
-        }
-      ]
+    "name": "ddb50",
+    "displayName": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
+    "description": "Provide everyone with their own virtual duck in VS Code. Introduce students to rubber duck debugging, a technique that involves talking to a rubber duck (or any inanimate, or even animate object) about a bug in their code.",
+    "icon": "images/ddb50.png",
+    "version": "1.1.0",
+    "publisher": "CS50",
+    "repository": "https://github.com/cs50/ddb50.vsix",
+    "engines": {
+        "vscode": "^1.59.0"
     },
-    "viewsContainers": {
-      "activitybar": [
-        {
-          "id": "ddb50",
-          "title": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
-          "icon": "resources/ddb.svg"
+    "categories": [
+        "Education"
+    ],
+    "activationEvents": [
+        "onView:ddb50.debugView"
+    ],
+    "main": "./out/extension.js",
+    "contributes": {
+        "commands": [
+            {
+                "command": "ddb50.clearMessages",
+                "title": "Clear Messages",
+                "icon": "$(extensions-refresh)"
+            }
+        ],
+        "views": {
+            "ddb50": [
+                {
+                    "id": "ddb50.debugView",
+                    "name": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
+                    "type": "webview"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "viewsContainers": {
+            "activitybar": [
+                {
+                    "id": "ddb50",
+                    "title": "CS50 Duck Debugger",
+                    "icon": "resources/ddb.svg"
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+        "menus": {
+            "view/title": [
+                {
+                    "command": "ddb50.clearMessages",
+                    "group": "navigation",
+                    "when": "view == ddb50.debugView"
+                }
+            ]
         }
-      ]
+    },
+    "scripts": {
+        "vscode:prepublish": "npm run compile",
+        "compile": "tsc -p ./",
+        "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./",
+        "pretest": "npm run compile && npm run lint",
+        "lint": "eslint src --ext ts",
+        "test": "node ./out/test/runTest.js"
+    },
+    "devDependencies": {
+        "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
+        "@types/mocha": "^8.2.2",
+        "@types/node": "14.x",
+        "@types/vscode": "^1.59.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.26.0",
+        "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.26.0",
+        "eslint": "^7.27.0",
+        "glob": "^7.1.7",
+        "mocha": "^10.0.0",
+        "typescript": "^4.4.2",
+        "vscode-test": "^1.5.2"
     }
-  },
-  "scripts": {
-    "vscode:prepublish": "npm run compile",
-    "compile": "tsc -p ./",
-    "watch": "tsc -watch -p ./",
-    "pretest": "npm run compile && npm run lint",
-    "lint": "eslint src --ext ts",
-    "test": "node ./out/test/runTest.js"
-  },
-  "devDependencies": {
-    "@types/glob": "^7.1.3",
-    "@types/mocha": "^8.2.2",
-    "@types/node": "14.x",
-    "@types/vscode": "^1.59.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin": "^4.26.0",
-    "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^4.26.0",
-    "eslint": "^7.27.0",
-    "glob": "^7.1.7",
-    "mocha": "^10.0.0",
-    "typescript": "^4.4.2",
-    "vscode-test": "^1.5.2"
-  }
 }
diff --git a/src/extension.ts b/src/extension.ts
index d6a851c..55065e9 100644
--- a/src/extension.ts
+++ b/src/extension.ts
@@ -1,52 +1,61 @@
 import * as vscode from 'vscode';
 
 export function activate(context: vscode.ExtensionContext) {
-	const provider = new DDBViewProvider(context.extensionUri);
-	context.subscriptions.push(
-		vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(DDBViewProvider.viewId, provider));
+    const provider = new DDBViewProvider(context.extensionUri);
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.window.registerWebviewViewProvider(DDBViewProvider.viewId, provider));
+
+    // Command: Clear Messages in the ddb50 chat window
+    context.subscriptions.push(
+        vscode.commands.registerCommand('ddb50.clearMessages', () => {
+            provider.webViewGlobal?.webview.postMessage({ command: 'clearMessages' });
+        })
+    );
 }
 
 class DDBViewProvider implements vscode.WebviewViewProvider {
-	public static readonly viewId = 'ddb50.debugView';
+    public static readonly viewId = 'ddb50.debugView';
+    public webViewGlobal: vscode.WebviewView | undefined;
 
-	constructor(
-		private readonly _extensionUri: vscode.Uri,
-	) {}
+    constructor(
+        private readonly _extensionUri: vscode.Uri,
+    ) { }
 
-	public resolveWebviewView(
-		webviewView: vscode.WebviewView,
-		_context: vscode.WebviewViewResolveContext,
-		_token: vscode.CancellationToken,
-	) {
-		webviewView.webview.options = {
-			enableScripts: true,
-			localResourceRoots: [this._extensionUri]
-		};
-		webviewView.webview.html = this._getHtmlForWebview(webviewView.webview);
-	}
+    public resolveWebviewView(
+        webviewView: vscode.WebviewView,
+        _context: vscode.WebviewViewResolveContext,
+        _token: vscode.CancellationToken,
+    ) {
+        webviewView.webview.options = {
+            enableScripts: true,
+            localResourceRoots: [this._extensionUri]
+        };
+        webviewView.webview.html = this._getHtmlForWebview(webviewView.webview);
+        this.webViewGlobal = webviewView;
+    }
 
-	private _getHtmlForWebview(webview: vscode.Webview) {
-		const scriptUri = webview.asWebviewUri(vscode.Uri.joinPath(this._extensionUri, 'static', 'ddb.js'));
-		const styleUri = webview.asWebviewUri(vscode.Uri.joinPath(this._extensionUri, 'static', 'style.css'));
-		return `
-			<!DOCTYPE html>
-			<html lang="en">
-				<head>
-					<meta charset="UTF-8">
-					<meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, width=device-width">
-					<link href="${styleUri}" rel="stylesheet">
-					<script src="${scriptUri}"></script>
-					<title>ddb50</title>
-				</head>
-				<body>
-					<div id="ddbChatContainer">
-						<div id="ddbChatText"></div>
-						<div id="ddbInput"><textarea placeholder="Message ddb"></textarea></div>
-					</div>
-				</body>
-			</html>
-		`;
-	}
+    private _getHtmlForWebview(webview: vscode.Webview) {
+        const scriptUri = webview.asWebviewUri(vscode.Uri.joinPath(this._extensionUri, 'static', 'ddb.js'));
+        const styleUri = webview.asWebviewUri(vscode.Uri.joinPath(this._extensionUri, 'static', 'style.css'));
+        return `
+            <!DOCTYPE html>
+            <html lang="en">
+                <head>
+                    <meta charset="UTF-8">
+                    <meta name="viewport" content="initial-scale=1.0, width=device-width">
+                    <link href="${styleUri}" rel="stylesheet">
+                    <script src="${scriptUri}"></script>
+                    <title>ddb50</title>
+                </head>
+                <body>
+                    <div id="ddbChatContainer">
+                        <div id="ddbChatText"></div>
+                        <div id="ddbInput"><textarea placeholder="Message ddb"></textarea></div>
+                    </div>
+                </body>
+            </html>
+        `;
+    }
 }
 
-export function deactivate() {}
+export function deactivate() { }
diff --git a/static/ddb.js b/static/ddb.js
index 8a353cf..8734044 100644
--- a/static/ddb.js
+++ b/static/ddb.js
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ let firstMsg = true;
 
 document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
 
+    window.addEventListener('message', event => {
+        const message = event.data;
+        switch (message.command) {
+            case 'clearMessages':
+                clearMessages();
+                break;
+        }
+    });
+
   // Preserve chat for a single session
   if (localStorage.getItem('msgHistory') === null) {
     localStorage.setItem('msgHistory', JSON.stringify([]));
@@ -21,10 +30,10 @@ document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', () => {
   textarea.focus();
   textarea.addEventListener('keypress', (event) => {
     if (event.key === 'Enter' && event.target.value) {
-      addMessage({text: event.target.value});
-      event.preventDefault();
-      reply(event.target.value);
-      event.target.value = '';
+        addMessage({text: event.target.value});
+        event.preventDefault();
+        reply(event.target.value);
+        event.target.value = '';
     }
   });
 });
@@ -65,6 +74,10 @@ function addMessage({text, fromDuck}, saveMsg=true) {
   }
 }
 
+function clearMessages() {
+    document.querySelector('#ddbChatText').innerHTML = '';
+    localStorage.setItem('msgHistory', JSON.stringify([]));
+  }
 
 function reply(prevMsg) {
   let reply = "quack ".repeat(1 + getRandomInt(3)).trim();