diff --git a/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp b/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
index 3e66aa0155..2666d01664 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
+++ b/samples/dataview/dataview.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ private:
 #endif // wxHAS_GENERIC_DATAVIEWCTRL
     void OnGetPageInfo(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnDisable(wxCommandEvent& event);
+    void OnClearMyMusicTreeModel(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnSetForegroundColour(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnIncIndent(wxCommandEvent& event);
     void OnDecIndent(wxCommandEvent& event);
@@ -400,6 +401,7 @@ enum
     ID_CLEARLOG = wxID_HIGHEST+1,
     ID_GET_PAGE_INFO,
     ID_DISABLE,
+    ID_CLEAR_MODEL,
     ID_BACKGROUND_COLOUR,
     ID_FOREGROUND_COLOUR,
     ID_CUSTOM_HEADER_ATTR,
@@ -481,6 +483,7 @@ wxBEGIN_EVENT_TABLE(MyFrame, wxFrame)
 
     EVT_MENU( ID_GET_PAGE_INFO, MyFrame::OnGetPageInfo )
     EVT_MENU( ID_DISABLE, MyFrame::OnDisable )
+    EVT_MENU( ID_CLEAR_MODEL, MyFrame::OnClearMyMusicTreeModel )
     EVT_MENU( ID_FOREGROUND_COLOUR, MyFrame::OnSetForegroundColour )
     EVT_MENU( ID_BACKGROUND_COLOUR, MyFrame::OnSetBackgroundColour )
     EVT_MENU( ID_CUSTOM_HEADER_ATTR, MyFrame::OnCustomHeaderAttr )
@@ -599,6 +602,7 @@ MyFrame::MyFrame(wxFrame *frame, const wxString &title, int x, int y, int w, int
     file_menu->Append(ID_CLEARLOG, "&Clear log\tCtrl-L");
     file_menu->Append(ID_GET_PAGE_INFO, "Show current &page info");
     file_menu->AppendCheckItem(ID_DISABLE, "&Disable\tCtrl-D");
+    file_menu->Append(ID_CLEAR_MODEL, "&Clear MyMusicTreeModel\tCtrl-W");
     file_menu->Append(ID_FOREGROUND_COLOUR, "Set &foreground colour...\tCtrl-S");
     file_menu->Append(ID_BACKGROUND_COLOUR, "Set &background colour...\tCtrl-B");
     file_menu->AppendCheckItem(ID_CUSTOM_HEADER_ATTR, "C&ustom header attributes");
@@ -1146,6 +1150,11 @@ void MyFrame::OnDisable(wxCommandEvent& event)
     m_ctrl[m_notebook->GetSelection()]->Enable(!event.IsChecked());
 }
 
+void MyFrame::OnClearMyMusicTreeModel(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
+{
+    m_music_model->Clear();
+}
+
 void MyFrame::OnSetForegroundColour(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
 {
     wxDataViewCtrl * const dvc = m_ctrl[m_notebook->GetSelection()];
diff --git a/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp b/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
index d6a4149459..cbfc403515 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
+++ b/samples/dataview/mymodels.cpp
@@ -152,6 +152,21 @@ void MyMusicTreeModel::Delete( const wxDataViewItem &item )
     // notify control
     ItemDeleted( parent, item );
 }
+void MyMusicTreeModel::Clear()
+{
+    m_pop       = NULL;
+    m_classical = NULL;
+    m_ninth     = NULL;
+
+    while (!m_root->GetChildren().IsEmpty())
+    {
+        MyMusicTreeModelNode* node = m_root->GetNthChild(0);
+        m_root->GetChildren().Remove(node);
+        delete node;
+    }
+
+    Cleared();
+}
 
 int MyMusicTreeModel::Compare( const wxDataViewItem &item1, const wxDataViewItem &item2,
                                unsigned int column, bool ascending ) const
diff --git a/samples/dataview/mymodels.h b/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
index 59733ac61c..d760f96424 100644
--- a/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
+++ b/samples/dataview/mymodels.h
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ public:
     void AddToClassical( const wxString &title, const wxString &artist,
                          unsigned int year );
     void Delete( const wxDataViewItem &item );
+    void Clear();
 
     wxDataViewItem GetNinthItem() const
     {