diff --git a/src/lib/test/event-log.hpp b/src/lib/test/event-log.hpp
index a58e6b0e9..4bd583c2f 100644
--- a/src/lib/test/event-log.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/test/event-log.hpp
@@ -643,6 +643,34 @@ namespace test{
         }
       
       
+      /** */
+      EventLog&
+      clear()
+        {
+          UNIMPLEMENTED ("clear log contents while retaining just the original Header-ID");
+        }
+      
+      /** */
+      EventLog&
+      clear (string alteredLogID)
+        {
+          UNIMPLEMENTED ("clear log contents and reset Header-ID");
+        }
+      
+      EventLog&
+      clear (const char* alteredLogID)
+        {
+          return clear (string{alteredLogID});
+        }
+      
+      template<class X>
+      EventLog&
+      clear (const X *const obj)
+        {
+          UNIMPLEMENTED ("clear log contents and reset Header-ID");
+        }
+      
+      
       
       /* ==== Logging API ==== */
       
diff --git a/tests/library/test/test-event-log-test.cpp b/tests/library/test/test-event-log-test.cpp
index ccfa1ffc1..9b7afd213 100644
--- a/tests/library/test/test-event-log-test.cpp
+++ b/tests/library/test/test-event-log-test.cpp
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ namespace test{
           verify_eventLogging();
           verify_genericLogging();
           verify_regExpMatch();
+          verify_logPurging();
         }
       
       
@@ -351,6 +352,25 @@ namespace test{
           // argument match must cover all arguments...
           CHECK (log.ensureNot("spam").argMatch("bacon|^spam"));
         }
+      
+      
+      void
+      verify_logPurging ()
+        {
+          EventLog log("obnoxious");
+          log.create("spam").create("spam").create("spam");
+          CHECK (log.verify("spam").after("obnoxious"));
+          
+          log.clear();
+          CHECK (log.ensureNot("spam"));
+          CHECK (log.verify("obnoxious").type("EventLogHeader").on("obnoxious"));
+          
+          log.warn("eggs");
+          log.clear("unbearable");
+          CHECK (log.ensureNot("eggs"));
+          CHECK (log.ensureNot("obnoxious"));
+          CHECK (log.verify("unbearable").type("EventLogHeader").on(&log));
+        }
     };
   
   LAUNCHER (TestEventLog_test, "unit common");