diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/fragment/SettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/fragment/SettingsFragment.kt
index a42bbdf1..7d404a4f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/fragment/SettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/fragment/SettingsFragment.kt
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ class SettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat(),
 
     override fun onPreferenceTreeClick(preference: Preference?): Boolean {
         return when (preference?.key) {
+            "search_delete_recent" -> {
+                Toast.makeText(context, R.string.deleted_recent_search_results, Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
+                    .show()
+                vm.deleteRecentSearchResults()
+                true
+            }
             else -> super.onPreferenceTreeClick(preference)
         }
     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/storage/RecentAutocompletePlaceDao.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/storage/RecentAutocompletePlaceDao.kt
index e78ffbd1..28cee446 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/storage/RecentAutocompletePlaceDao.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/storage/RecentAutocompletePlaceDao.kt
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ abstract class RecentAutocompletePlaceDao {
     abstract suspend fun insert(vararg places: RecentAutocompletePlace)
 
     @Query("DELETE FROM recentautocompleteplace")
-    abstract fun deleteAll()
+    abstract suspend fun deleteAll()
 
     @Query("SELECT * FROM recentautocompleteplace WHERE dataSource = :dataSource AND primaryText LIKE '%' || :query || '%' ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT :limit")
     abstract fun search(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/viewmodel/SettingsViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/viewmodel/SettingsViewModel.kt
index 5369e4ba..2f935549 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/viewmodel/SettingsViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/net/vonforst/evmap/viewmodel/SettingsViewModel.kt
@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
 import net.vonforst.evmap.api.chargeprice.ChargepriceApi
 import net.vonforst.evmap.api.chargeprice.ChargepriceCar
 import net.vonforst.evmap.api.chargeprice.ChargepriceTariff
+import net.vonforst.evmap.storage.AppDatabase
 import java.io.IOException
 
 class SettingsViewModel(application: Application, chargepriceApiKey: String) :
     AndroidViewModel(application) {
     private var api = ChargepriceApi.create(chargepriceApiKey)
+    private var db = AppDatabase.getInstance(application)
 
     val vehicles: MutableLiveData<Resource<List<ChargepriceCar>>> by lazy {
         MutableLiveData<Resource<List<ChargepriceCar>>>().apply {
@@ -49,4 +51,10 @@ class SettingsViewModel(application: Application, chargepriceApiKey: String) :
             }
         }
     }
+
+    fun deleteRecentSearchResults() {
+        viewModelScope.launch {
+            db.recentAutocompletePlaceDao().deleteAll()
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
index 9ddf56f7..d1648108 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values-de/strings.xml
@@ -242,4 +242,6 @@
     <string name="faq_link">https://evmap.vonforst.net/de/faq.html</string>
     <string name="required">erforderlich</string>
     <string name="edit_filter_profile">„%s“ bearbeiten</string>
+    <string name="pref_search_delete_recent">Suchverlauf löschen</string>
+    <string name="deleted_recent_search_results">Suchverlauf wurde gelöscht</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
index 8f0c817f..08b75d89 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/strings.xml
@@ -227,4 +227,6 @@
     <string name="faq_link">https://evmap.vonforst.net/en/faq.html</string>
     <string name="required">required</string>
     <string name="edit_filter_profile">Edit “%s”</string>
+    <string name="pref_search_delete_recent">Delete recent search results</string>
+    <string name="deleted_recent_search_results">Recent search results have been deleted</string>
 </resources>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
index 7ed57267..8c0271aa 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/settings.xml
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@
             android:defaultValue="@string/pref_search_provider_default"
             android:summary="%s" />
 
+        <Preference
+            android:key="search_delete_recent"
+            android:title="@string/pref_search_delete_recent" />
+
         <CheckBoxPreference
             android:key="navigate_use_maps"
             android:title="@string/pref_navigate_use_maps"