diff --git a/app/static/js/items.js b/app/static/js/items.js
index 70c310f4f21f44b249851832914b33edf42d8c08..6c29a673cd2b0e89d855eb181e513aa3054c7600 100644
--- a/app/static/js/items.js
+++ b/app/static/js/items.js
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+  $("#clear").click(function() {
+    // clear all select fields
+    $("select").val('');
+  });
+
   var items_table =  $("#items_table").DataTable({
     "ajax": function(data, callback, settings) {
       $.getJSON(
diff --git a/app/templates/inventory/create_item.html b/app/templates/inventory/create_item.html
index fca4dcd36cc72d6a0426ca8821f616000cd31711..524238621c215df7f38ebf8b41f864d98a933a68 100644
--- a/app/templates/inventory/create_item.html
+++ b/app/templates/inventory/create_item.html
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     <div class="form-group row">
       <div class="col-sm-10">
         <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary">Submit</button>
+        <button type="button" class="btn btn-primary" id="clear">Clear</button>
       </div>
     </div>
   </form>