diff --git a/common/users/homeModules/zsh.nix b/common/users/homeModules/zsh.nix
index c8cc565..438266a 100644
--- a/common/users/homeModules/zsh.nix
+++ b/common/users/homeModules/zsh.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,21 @@
         cnd() {
             mkdir $1 && cd $1;
         }
+        # MUST COME AFTER p10k
+        # make  clear the scrollback buffer as well as the screen
+        # copy clear-screen into _orig_clear_Screen
+        zle -A clear-screen _orig_clear_screen
+        # define zsh widget func
+        _CLEAR() {
+            # clears the scrollback buffer
+            printf '\033[3J'
+            # call the orig clear-screen to do some housekeeping
+            zle _orig_clear_screen
+        }
+        # define our new widget
+        zle -N _CLEAR _CLEAR
+        # bind it to 
+        bindkey  _CLEAR
       '';
       enableCompletion = true;
       plugins = [