diff --git a/panels/notifications.py b/panels/notifications.py
index 7785e2f71..eb0c30325 100644
--- a/panels/notifications.py
+++ b/panels/notifications.py
@@ -29,12 +29,19 @@ def __init__(self, screen, title):
 
         scroll = Gtk.ScrolledWindow(hexpand=True, vexpand=True)
         scroll.add(tv)
-        self.content.add(scroll)
+
+        clear_button = self._gtk.Button("refresh", _('Clear') + " ", None, self.bts, Gtk.PositionType.RIGHT, 1)
+        clear_button.get_style_context().add_class("buttons_slim")
+        clear_button.set_vexpand(False)
+        clear_button.connect("clicked", self.clear)
+
+        content_box = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
+        content_box.add(clear_button)
+        content_box.add(scroll)
+        self.content.add(content_box)
 
     def activate(self):
-        self.clear()
-        for log in self._screen.notification_log:
-            self.add_notification(log)
+        self.refresh()
 
     def add_notification(self, log):
         if log["level"] == 0:
@@ -55,8 +62,14 @@ def add_notification(self, log):
             -1
         )
 
-    def clear(self):
+    def clear(self, widget):
         self.tb.set_text("")
+        self._screen.notification_log_clear()
+
+    def refresh(self):
+        self.tb.set_text("")
+        for log in self._screen.notification_log:
+            self.add_notification(log)
 
     def process_update(self, action, data):
         if action != "notify_log":
diff --git a/screen.py b/screen.py
index a9ea56abc..82f632c88 100755
--- a/screen.py
+++ b/screen.py
@@ -362,6 +362,9 @@ def log_notification(self, message, level=0):
         self.notification_log.append(log_entry)
         self.process_update("notify_log", log_entry)
 
+    def notification_log_clear(self):
+        self.notification_log.clear()
+
     def show_popup_message(self, message, level=3, from_ws=False):
         if from_ws:
             if (datetime.now() - self.last_popup_time).seconds < 1: