diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
index 309506c4d..587087f6a 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/codecell.js
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
     };
 
 
+    CodeCell.prototype.clear_input = function () {
+        this.code_mirror.setValue('');
+    };
+
+
     CodeCell.prototype.collapse = function () {
         this.element.find('div.output').hide();
     };
diff --git a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
index 8c9a7a0a5..a3947474b 100644
--- a/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
+++ b/IPython/frontend/html/notebook/static/js/notebook.js
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ var IPython = (function (IPython) {
             } else if (event.which === 13 && event.shiftKey) {
                 that.execute_selected_cell(true);
                 return false;
+            } else if (event.which === 13 && event.ctrlKey) {
+                that.execute_selected_cell(false);
+                that.selected_cell().clear_input();
+                return false;
             };
         });