diff --git a/src/property/Property.cpp b/src/property/Property.cpp
index 243c2ab47..833d9c68d 100644
--- a/src/property/Property.cpp
+++ b/src/property/Property.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ Property::Property()
 
 }
 
+/******************************************************************************
+   CONST
+ ******************************************************************************/
+namespace PropertyActions
+{
+  const String CLEAR = "\x1b";
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
    PUBLIC MEMBER FUNCTIONS
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/property/Property.h b/src/property/Property.h
index bc7aa665a..6571bf625 100644
--- a/src/property/Property.h
+++ b/src/property/Property.h
@@ -51,6 +51,14 @@
 #define appendAttribute(x) appendAttributeReal(x, getAttributeName(#x, '.'), encoder)
 #define setAttribute(x) setAttributeReal(x, getAttributeName(#x, '.'))
 
+/******************************************************************************
+   CONST
+ ******************************************************************************/
+namespace PropertyActions
+{
+  extern const String CLEAR;
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
    ENUM
  ******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/src/property/types/CloudString.h b/src/property/types/CloudString.h
index 027179411..f07f59ccf 100644
--- a/src/property/types/CloudString.h
+++ b/src/property/types/CloudString.h
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ class CloudString : public Property {
     operator String() const {
       return _value;
     }
+    void clear() {
+      _value = PropertyActions::CLEAR;
+    }
     virtual bool isDifferentFromCloud() {
       return _value != _cloud_value;
     }