diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/keymap.json b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/keymap.json
index ea32e66f3..4257960d7 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/keymap.json
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/editor-client/src/js/keymap.json
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
         "ctrl-space": "core:toggle-sidebar",
         "ctrl-p": "core:toggle-palette",
         "ctrl-,": "core:show-user-settings",
+        "ctrl-alt-l": "core:clear-debug-messages",
         "ctrl-alt-r": "core:show-remote-diff",
         "ctrl-alt-n": "core:new-project",
         "ctrl-alt-o": "core:open-project",
diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
index 39d189ca4..9725e8448 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/nodes/core/core/58-debug.html
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
                 }
             };
             RED.events.on("project:change", this.clearMessageList);
+            RED.actions.add("core:clear-debug-messages", function() { RED.debug.clearMessageList(true) });
 
             $("#debug-tab-open").click(function(e) {
                 e.preventDefault();
@@ -246,7 +247,8 @@
             RED.sidebar.removeTab("debug");
             RED.events.off("workspace:change", this.refreshMessageList);
             window.removeEventListener("message",this.handleWindowMessage);
-            RED.actions.remove("core:show-debug");
+            RED.actions.remove("core:show-debug-tab");
+            RED.actions.remove("core:clear-debug-messages");
 
             delete RED._debug;
         },