diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.admin.inc b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.admin.inc
index 6606b8b..821b198 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.admin.inc
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.admin.inc
@@ -270,5 +270,26 @@ function statistics_settings_form() {
     '#description' => t('Increment a counter each time content is viewed.'),
   );
 
+  $form['reset_statistics'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'fieldset',
+    '#title' => t('Reset site statistics'),
+  );
+  $form['reset_statistics']['reset'] = array(
+    '#type' => 'submit',
+    '#value' => t('Reset'),
+    '#submit' => array('statistics_reset_submit'),
+  );
   return system_settings_form($form);
 }
+
+/**
+ * Submit callback to clear statistics data.
+ *
+ * @ingroup forms
+ */
+function statistics_reset_submit($form, &$form_state) {
+  db_truncate('accesslog')->execute();
+  db_truncate('node_counter')->execute();
+
+  drupal_set_message(t('Cleared statistics data.'));
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.test b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.test
index 1b7f8ac..fc17898 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/statistics.test
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/statistics.test
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ class StatisticsBlockVisitorsTestCase extends StatisticsTestCase {
 }
 
 /**
- * Test statistics administration screen.
+ * Tests statistics administration screen.
  */
 class StatisticsAdminTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
   protected $privileged_user;
@@ -409,10 +409,38 @@ class StatisticsAdminTestCase extends DrupalWebTestCase {
       ->fetchField();
     $this->assertFalse($result, t('Daycounter is zero.'));
   }
+
+  /**
+   * Log in an admin user and clear the statistics tables.
+   */
+  protected function testStatisticsClear() {
+    // Enable access logging.
+    variable_set('statistics_enable_access_log', 1);
+
+    // Log in the admin user.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->privileged_user);
+
+    // Check the current accesslog status, make a page request and verify.
+    $count_before = db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {accesslog}")->fetchField();
+    $this->drupalGet('admin/reports/hits');
+    $count_after = db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {accesslog}")->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count_before + 1, $count_after, t('Page request added an entry to the accesslog :count_before - :count_after', array(':count_before' => $count_before, ':count_after' => $count_after)));
+
+    // Make post to clear the tables.
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/system/statistics', array(), t('Reset'));
+
+    // Test node_counter table.
+    $count = db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {node_counter}")->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 0, t('The node_counter table contains :count records after a clear.', array(':count' => $count)));
+
+    // Test accesslog table, note that we should already have 2 items in the table!
+    $count = db_query("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM {accesslog}")->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 2, t('The accesslog table contains :count records after a clear.', array(':count' => $count)));
+  }
 }
 
 /**
- * Test statistics token replacement in strings.
+ * Tests statistics token replacement in strings.
  */
 class StatisticsTokenReplaceTestCase extends StatisticsTestCase {
   public static function getInfo() {