diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.cpp b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.cpp
index 580b79aa74..ee88a8aab2 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.cpp
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.cpp
@@ -149,4 +149,14 @@ void RecentlyOpenedFilesList::registerRecentFileNatively (const File& file)
    #endif
 }
 
+void RecentlyOpenedFilesList::clearRecentFilesNatively()
+{
+   #if JUCE_MAC
+    JUCE_AUTORELEASEPOOL
+    {
+        [[NSDocumentController sharedDocumentController] clearRecentDocuments: nil];
+    }
+   #endif
+}
+
 } // namespace juce
diff --git a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.h b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.h
index 02a24fe00b..8861c980e3 100644
--- a/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.h
+++ b/modules/juce_gui_extra/misc/juce_RecentlyOpenedFilesList.h
@@ -103,11 +103,19 @@ public:
     void removeNonExistentFiles();
 
     /** Tells the OS to add a file to the OS-managed list of recent documents for this app.
+
         Not all OSes maintain a list of recent files for an application, so this
         function will have no effect on some OSes. Currently it's just implemented for OSX.
     */
     static void registerRecentFileNatively (const File& file);
 
+    /** Tells the OS to clear the OS-managed list of recent documents for this app.
+
+        Not all OSes maintain a list of recent files for an application, so this
+        function will have no effect on some OSes. Currently it's just implemented for OSX.
+    */
+    static void clearRecentFilesNatively();
+
     //==============================================================================
     /** Adds entries to a menu, representing each of the files in the list.