diff --git a/HelpSource/Classes/Ndef.schelp b/HelpSource/Classes/Ndef.schelp
index 4b56ef20acd..0bbc2181ee7 100644
--- a/HelpSource/Classes/Ndef.schelp
+++ b/HelpSource/Classes/Ndef.schelp
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ method::kr
 equivalent to code::*new(key).kr(numChannels, offset):: (see link::Classes/BusPlug#-kr::)
 
 method::clear
-clear all proxies
+clear all proxies (in all proxyspaces)
+
+method::hardClear
+clear all proxies and remove all existing proxyspaces
 
 method::defaultServer
 set the default server (default: code::Server.default::)
diff --git a/SCClassLibrary/JITLib/ProxySpace/NodeProxy.sc b/SCClassLibrary/JITLib/ProxySpace/NodeProxy.sc
index e89df9b24af..6f26a92c562 100644
--- a/SCClassLibrary/JITLib/ProxySpace/NodeProxy.sc
+++ b/SCClassLibrary/JITLib/ProxySpace/NodeProxy.sc
@@ -1109,6 +1109,10 @@ Ndef : NodeProxy {
 	}
 
 	*clear { | fadeTime |
+		all.do(_.clear(fadeTime))
+	}
+
+	*hardClear { | fadeTime |
 		all.do(_.clear(fadeTime));
 		all.clear;
 	}