diff --git a/include/villas/signal_list.h b/include/villas/signal_list.h
index 61fbdf91b..2cce28ec9 100644
--- a/include/villas/signal_list.h
+++ b/include/villas/signal_list.h
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ int signal_list_init(struct vlist *list) __attribute__ ((warn_unused_result));
 
 int signal_list_destroy(struct vlist *list) __attribute__ ((warn_unused_result));
 
+int signal_list_clear(struct vlist *list);
+
 int signal_list_parse(struct vlist *list, json_t *cfg);
 
 int signal_list_generate(struct vlist *list, unsigned len, enum SignalType fmt);
diff --git a/lib/signal_list.cpp b/lib/signal_list.cpp
index 0cceef672..faccbe555 100644
--- a/lib/signal_list.cpp
+++ b/lib/signal_list.cpp
@@ -42,6 +42,19 @@ int signal_list_init(struct vlist *list)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int signal_list_clear(struct vlist *list)
+{
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < vlist_length(list); i++) {
+		struct signal *sig = (struct signal *) vlist_at(list, i);
+
+		signal_decref(sig);
+	}
+
+	vlist_clear(list);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 int signal_list_destroy(struct vlist *list)
 {
 	int ret;