diff --git a/packages/file-handling/src/fileupload.js b/packages/file-handling/src/fileupload.js
index e30821fda9b92cd77aa50f221196d830a190b827..7157fc1fbe0c40d3f991927f1d0b51564575664a 100644
--- a/packages/file-handling/src/fileupload.js
+++ b/packages/file-handling/src/fileupload.js
@@ -262,6 +262,11 @@ export class FileUpload extends ScopedElementsMixin(VPULitElement) {
         return this.queuedFiles;
     }
 
+    clearQueuedFiles() {
+        this.queuedFiles = [];
+        this.queuedFilesCount = 0;
+    }
+
     updateQueuedFilesCount() {
         return this.queuedFilesCount = Object.keys(this.queuedFiles).length;
     }