diff --git a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
index 868fcbf1a5c4ba4eae20c6db4e469b5bd878e956..53cccc24342204280f82d688f481de19bcbfdc28 100644
--- a/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
+++ b/packages/person-select/src/person-select.js
@@ -32,6 +32,10 @@ class PersonSelect extends VPULitElementJQuery {
         };
     }
 
+    clear() {
+        this.$select.val(null).trigger('change').trigger('select2:unselect');
+    }
+
     connectedCallback() {
         super.connectedCallback();
         const that = this;