diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressHelper.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressHelper.php
index 4ed92cfab3..4301818e21 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressHelper.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Helper/ProgressHelper.php
@@ -289,6 +289,18 @@ class ProgressHelper extends Helper
         $this->overwrite($this->output, $message);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Removes the progress bar from the current line.
+     *
+     * This is useful if you wish to write some output
+     * while a progress bar is running.
+     * Call display() to show the progress bar again.
+     */
+    public function clear()
+    {
+        $this->overwrite($this->output, '');
+    }
+
     /**
      * Finishes the progress output.
      */
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressHelperTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressHelperTest.php
index abb8d0b681..4fe8ab2906 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressHelperTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Console/Tests/Helper/ProgressHelperTest.php
@@ -151,6 +151,20 @@ class ProgressHelperTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $this->assertEquals($this->generateOutput('    3 [■■■>------------------------]'), stream_get_contents($output->getStream()));
     }
 
+    public function testClear()
+    {
+        $progress = new ProgressHelper();
+        $progress->start($output = $this->getOutputStream(), 50);
+        $progress->setCurrent(25);
+        $progress->clear();
+
+        rewind($output->getStream());
+        $this->assertEquals(
+            $this->generateOutput(' 25/50 [==============>-------------]  50%') . $this->generateOutput(''),
+            stream_get_contents($output->getStream())
+        );
+    }
+
     protected function getOutputStream()
     {
         return new StreamOutput(fopen('php://memory', 'r+', false));