diff --git a/bitcask.go b/bitcask.go
index 604ba0d..ddb9e01 100644
--- a/bitcask.go
+++ b/bitcask.go
@@ -193,6 +193,23 @@ func (b *Bitcask) Delete(key []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DeleteAll deletes all the keys. If an I/O error occurs the error is returned.
+func (b *Bitcask) DeleteAll() (err error) {
+	b.mu.RLock()
+	defer b.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	b.trie.ForEach(func(node art.Node) bool {
+		_, _, err = b.put(node.Key(), []byte{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return true
+	})
+	b.trie = art.New()
+
+	return
+}
+
 // Scan performs a prefix scan of keys matching the given prefix and calling
 // the function `f` with the keys found. If the function returns an error
 // no further keys are processed and the first error returned.
diff --git a/bitcask_test.go b/bitcask_test.go
index 7416ffe..b345e2a 100644
--- a/bitcask_test.go
+++ b/bitcask_test.go
@@ -133,6 +133,25 @@ func TestAll(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestDeleteAll(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	testdir, _ := ioutil.TempDir("", "bitcask")
+	db, _ := Open(testdir)
+	_ = db.Put([]byte("foo"), []byte("foo"))
+	_ = db.Put([]byte("bar"), []byte("bar"))
+	_ = db.Put([]byte("baz"), []byte("baz"))
+	assert.Equal(3, db.Len())
+	err := db.DeleteAll()
+	assert.NoError(err)
+	assert.Equal(0, db.Len())
+	_, err = db.Get([]byte("foo"))
+	assert.Equal(ErrKeyNotFound, err)
+	_, err = db.Get([]byte("bar"))
+	assert.Equal(ErrKeyNotFound, err)
+	_, err = db.Get([]byte("baz"))
+	assert.Equal(ErrKeyNotFound, err)
+}
+
 func TestReopen1(t *testing.T) {
 	assert := assert.New(t)
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i ++ {