diff --git a/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h b/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
index 233389498..6ecb6e62c 100644
--- a/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
+++ b/include/ghostty/vt/terminal.h
@@ -118,6 +118,19 @@ GhosttyResult ghostty_terminal_new(const GhosttyAllocator* allocator,
  */
 void ghostty_terminal_free(GhosttyTerminal terminal);
 
+/**
+ * Perform a full reset of the terminal (RIS).
+ *
+ * Resets all terminal state back to its initial configuration, including
+ * modes, scrollback, scrolling region, and screen contents. The terminal
+ * dimensions are preserved.
+ *
+ * @param terminal The terminal handle (may be NULL, in which case this is a no-op)
+ *
+ * @ingroup terminal
+ */
+void ghostty_terminal_reset(GhosttyTerminal terminal);
+
 /**
  * Resize the terminal to the given dimensions.
  *
diff --git a/src/lib_vt.zig b/src/lib_vt.zig
index a76ed8446..1eddbd886 100644
--- a/src/lib_vt.zig
+++ b/src/lib_vt.zig
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ comptime {
         @export(&c.sgr_attribute_value, .{ .name = "ghostty_sgr_attribute_value" });
         @export(&c.terminal_new, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_new" });
         @export(&c.terminal_free, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_free" });
+        @export(&c.terminal_reset, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_reset" });
         @export(&c.terminal_resize, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_resize" });
         @export(&c.terminal_vt_write, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_vt_write" });
         @export(&c.terminal_scroll_viewport, .{ .name = "ghostty_terminal_scroll_viewport" });
diff --git a/src/terminal/c/main.zig b/src/terminal/c/main.zig
index f17b9065e..31e1b40eb 100644
--- a/src/terminal/c/main.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/c/main.zig
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ pub const paste_is_safe = paste.is_safe;
 
 pub const terminal_new = terminal.new;
 pub const terminal_free = terminal.free;
+pub const terminal_reset = terminal.reset;
 pub const terminal_resize = terminal.resize;
 pub const terminal_vt_write = terminal.vt_write;
 pub const terminal_scroll_viewport = terminal.scroll_viewport;
diff --git a/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig b/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
index ef64e7c0e..0af791f91 100644
--- a/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
+++ b/src/terminal/c/terminal.zig
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ pub fn resize(
     return .success;
 }
 
+pub fn reset(terminal_: Terminal) callconv(.c) void {
+    const t = terminal_ orelse return;
+    t.fullReset();
+}
+
 pub fn free(terminal_: Terminal) callconv(.c) void {
     const t = terminal_ orelse return;
 
@@ -203,6 +208,31 @@ test "scroll_viewport null" {
     scroll_viewport(null, .{ .tag = .top, .value = undefined });
 }
 
+test "reset" {
+    var t: Terminal = null;
+    try testing.expectEqual(Result.success, new(
+        &lib_alloc.test_allocator,
+        &t,
+        .{
+            .cols = 80,
+            .rows = 24,
+            .max_scrollback = 10_000,
+        },
+    ));
+    defer free(t);
+
+    vt_write(t, "Hello", 5);
+    reset(t);
+
+    const str = try t.?.plainString(testing.allocator);
+    defer testing.allocator.free(str);
+    try testing.expectEqualStrings("", str);
+}
+
+test "reset null" {
+    reset(null);
+}
+
 test "resize" {
     var t: Terminal = null;
     try testing.expectEqual(Result.success, new(