diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa160c0..0c1be55 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -176,6 +176,7 @@ code | toggleCodeBlock | Code (Ctrl+Alt+C)<br>fa fa-code
 quote | toggleBlockquote | Quote (Ctrl+')<br>fa fa-quote-left
 unordered-list | toggleUnorderedList | Generic List (Ctrl+L)<br>fa fa-list-ul
 ordered-list | toggleOrderedList | Numbered List (Ctrl+Alt+L)<br>fa fa-list-ol
+clean-block | cleanBlock | Clean block (Ctrl+E)<br>fa fa-eraser fa-clean-block
 link | drawLink | Create Link (Ctrl+K)<br>fa fa-link
 image | drawImage | Insert Image (Ctrl+Alt+I)<br>fa fa-picture-o
 table | drawTable | Insert Table<br>fa fa-table
diff --git a/src/js/simplemde.js b/src/js/simplemde.js
index 3b0ba94..02d9cbd 100644
--- a/src/js/simplemde.js
+++ b/src/js/simplemde.js
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ var shortcuts = {
 	"drawLink": "Cmd-K",
 	"toggleHeadingSmaller": "Cmd-H",
 	"toggleHeadingBigger": "Shift-Cmd-H",
+	cleanBlock: "Cmd-E",
 	"drawImage": "Cmd-Alt-I",
 	"toggleBlockquote": "Cmd-'",
 	"toggleOrderedList": "Cmd-Alt-L",
@@ -290,6 +291,14 @@ function toggleOrderedList(editor) {
 	_toggleLine(cm, "ordered-list");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Action for clean block (remove headline, list, blockquote code, markers)
+ */
+function cleanBlock(editor) {
+	var cm = editor.codemirror;
+	_cleanBlock(cm);
+}
+
 /**
  * Action for drawing a link.
  */
@@ -654,6 +663,28 @@ function _toggleBlock(editor, type, start_chars, end_chars) {
 	cm.focus();
 }
 
+function _cleanBlock(cm) {
+	if(/editor-preview-active/.test(cm.getWrapperElement().lastChild.className))
+		return;
+
+	var startPoint = cm.getCursor("start");
+	var endPoint = cm.getCursor("end");
+	var text;
+
+	for(var line = startPoint.line; line <= endPoint.line; line++) {
+		text = cm.getLine(line);
+		text = text.replace(/^[ ]*([# ]+|\*|\-|[> ]+|[0-9]+(.|\)))[ ]*/, "");
+
+		cm.replaceRange(text, {
+			line: line,
+			ch: 0
+		}, {
+			line: line,
+			ch: 99999999999999
+		});
+	}
+}
+
 // Merge the properties of one object into another.
 function _mergeProperties(target, source) {
 	for(var property in source) {
@@ -788,6 +819,12 @@ var toolbarBuiltInButtons = {
 		title: ["Numbered List", "toggleOrderedList"],
 		default: true
 	},
+	"clean-block": {
+		name: "clean-block",
+		action: cleanBlock,
+		className: "fa fa-eraser fa-clean-block",
+		title: "Clean block (Ctrl+E)"
+	},
 	"separator-2": {
 		name: "separator-2"
 	},
@@ -1387,6 +1424,7 @@ SimpleMDE.toggleHeading3 = toggleHeading3;
 SimpleMDE.toggleCodeBlock = toggleCodeBlock;
 SimpleMDE.toggleUnorderedList = toggleUnorderedList;
 SimpleMDE.toggleOrderedList = toggleOrderedList;
+SimpleMDE.cleanBlock = cleanBlock;
 SimpleMDE.drawLink = drawLink;
 SimpleMDE.drawImage = drawImage;
 SimpleMDE.drawTable = drawTable;
@@ -1436,6 +1474,9 @@ SimpleMDE.prototype.toggleUnorderedList = function() {
 SimpleMDE.prototype.toggleOrderedList = function() {
 	toggleOrderedList(this);
 };
+SimpleMDE.prototype.cleanBlock = function() {
+	cleanBlock(this);
+};
 SimpleMDE.prototype.drawLink = function() {
 	drawLink(this);
 };