diff --git a/docs/changelog.rst b/docs/changelog.rst
index 1ae250332..111134bde 100644
--- a/docs/changelog.rst
+++ b/docs/changelog.rst
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ Detailed list of changes
   rather than a plane. This means the first and last window are considered
   neighbors (:iss:`4494`)
 
+- A new action to clear the current selection (:iss:`4600`)
+
 - Shell integration: fish: Fix cursor shape not working with fish's vi mode
   (:iss:`4508`)
 
diff --git a/kitty/window.py b/kitty/window.py
index 2ae72652f..a60dfaf51 100644
--- a/kitty/window.py
+++ b/kitty/window.py
@@ -1178,6 +1178,10 @@ class Window:
             else:
                 open_url(text, cwd=cwd)
 
+    @ac('cp', 'Clear the current selection')
+    def clear_selection(self) -> None:
+        self.screen.clear_selection()
+
     @ac('sc', 'Scroll up by one line')
     def scroll_line_up(self) -> None:
         if self.screen.is_main_linebuf():