diff --git a/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts b/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
index 23c3159b68..82b58cb60b 100644
--- a/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
+++ b/src/features/ExtensionCommands.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,11 @@ import * as fs from "fs";
 import * as os from "os";
 import * as path from "path";
 import * as vscode from "vscode";
-import { LanguageClient, NotificationType, Position, Range, RequestType } from "vscode-languageclient";
+import { LanguageClient, NotificationType, NotificationType0,
+    Position, Range, RequestType } from "vscode-languageclient";
 import { IFeature } from "../feature";
 import { Logger } from "../logging";
+import Settings = require("../settings");
 
 export interface IExtensionCommand {
     name: string;
@@ -155,6 +157,9 @@ export const SetStatusBarMessageRequestType =
     new RequestType<IStatusBarMessageDetails, EditorOperationResponse, void, void>(
         "editor/setStatusBarMessage");
 
+export const ClearTerminalNotificationType =
+        new NotificationType0("editor/clearTerminal");
+
 export interface ISaveFileDetails {
     filePath: string;
     newPath?: string;
@@ -265,6 +270,10 @@ export class ExtensionCommandsFeature implements IFeature {
             this.languageClient.onRequest(
                 SetStatusBarMessageRequestType,
                 (messageDetails) => this.setStatusBarMessage(messageDetails));
+
+            this.languageClient.onNotification(
+                ClearTerminalNotificationType,
+                () => vscode.commands.executeCommand("workbench.action.terminal.clear"));
         }
     }