diff --git a/shared/readline/readline.c b/shared/readline/readline.c
index c9386f16b5..1c9427359f 100644
--- a/shared/readline/readline.c
+++ b/shared/readline/readline.c
@@ -188,6 +188,11 @@ int readline_process_char(int c) {
             redraw_step_back = rl.cursor_pos - rl.orig_line_len;
             redraw_from_cursor = true;
         #endif
+        } else if (c == CHAR_CTRL_L) {
+            mp_hal_stdout_tx_str("\x1b[2J\x1b[H");
+            mp_hal_stdout_tx_str(rl.prompt);
+            mp_hal_stdout_tx_strn(rl.line->buf + rl.orig_line_len, rl.cursor_pos - rl.orig_line_len);
+            redraw_from_cursor = true;
         #if MICROPY_REPL_EMACS_EXTRA_WORDS_MOVE
         } else if (c == CHAR_CTRL_W) {
             goto backward_kill_word;
diff --git a/shared/readline/readline.h b/shared/readline/readline.h
index a19e1209ab..4841187caf 100644
--- a/shared/readline/readline.h
+++ b/shared/readline/readline.h
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 #define CHAR_CTRL_E (5)
 #define CHAR_CTRL_F (6)
 #define CHAR_CTRL_K (11)
+#define CHAR_CTRL_L (12)
 #define CHAR_CTRL_N (14)
 #define CHAR_CTRL_P (16)
 #define CHAR_CTRL_U (21)