diff --git a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
index bc39399..4aa1c4a 100644
--- a/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
+++ b/mitterlib/ui/ui_pygtk.py
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ class Interface(object):
                 
         clear_action = gtk.Action('Clear', '_Clear', 
                 'Clear the message list', gtk.STOCK_CLEAR)
+        clear_action.connect('activate', self._clear_posts)
         action_group.add_action_with_accel(clear_action, None)
-        # TODO: Connect
 
         #shrink_url_action = gtk.Action('ShrinkURL', 'Shrink _URL',
         #        'Shrink selected URL', gtk.STOCK_EXECUTE)
@@ -548,7 +548,6 @@ class Interface(object):
 
         # use a different highlight for the current user
         # TODO: How to handle this with several networks?
-        #   SOLUTION: self._connection.is_self(message)
         #message = re.sub(r'(@'+self.twitter.username+')',
         #        r'<span foreground="#FF6633">\1</span>',
         #        message)
@@ -692,6 +691,11 @@ class Interface(object):
                 self._connection.can_repost(data))
         
         return 0
+        
+    def _clear_posts(self, widget, user_data=None):
+        """Clear the list of posts from the grid."""
+        self._grid.get_model().clear()
+        return
 
     # ------------------------------------------------------------
     # Network related functions