diff --git a/openbsc/src/sms_queue.c b/openbsc/src/sms_queue.c
index 4ffde62..4bbdef8 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/sms_queue.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/sms_queue.c
@@ -415,3 +415,16 @@
 	smsq->max_pending = max_pending;
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int sms_queue_clear(struct gsm_sms_queue *smsq)
+{
+	struct gsm_sms_pending *pending, *tmp;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry_safe(pending, tmp, &smsq->pending_sms, entry) {
+		LOGP(DSMS, LOGL_NOTICE,
+		     "SMSqueue clearing for sub %llu\n", pending->subscr->id);
+		sms_pending_free(pending);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}