diff --git a/org/framebuffer.org b/org/framebuffer.org
index 1296526..2055157 100644
--- a/org/framebuffer.org
+++ b/org/framebuffer.org
@@ -382,6 +382,18 @@ framebuffer without wrapping it in a ~framebuffer-backend~.
                               :bold bold :italic italic :underline underline)))))
 #+end_src
 
+*** backend-clear (raw array)
+
+Allow clearing a raw 2D framebuffer array directly (same type as returned by
+~make-framebuffer~). Resets all cells to blank defaults.
+
+#+begin_src lisp :tangle ../src/rendering/framebuffer.lisp
+(defmethod backend-clear ((fb array))
+  (dotimes (y (array-dimension fb 0))
+    (dotimes (x (array-dimension fb 1))
+      (setf (aref fb y x) (make-cell)))))
+#+end_src
+
 *** draw-rect
 
 Fill a rectangular region with space characters and an optional background
diff --git a/src/rendering/framebuffer.lisp b/src/rendering/framebuffer.lisp
index a4541a1..7485212 100644
--- a/src/rendering/framebuffer.lisp
+++ b/src/rendering/framebuffer.lisp
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@
                               :fg fg :bg bg
                               :bold bold :italic italic :underline underline)))))
 
+(defmethod backend-clear ((fb array))
+  (dotimes (y (array-dimension fb 0))
+    (dotimes (x (array-dimension fb 1))
+      (setf (aref fb y x) (make-cell)))))
+
 (defmethod draw-rect ((fb framebuffer-backend) x y w h &key bg)
   (dotimes (row h)
     (dotimes (col w)