diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/index.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/index.ts
index a109640f09bbe..6c232dbb8c588 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/index.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/index.ts
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ export {
   setErrorMessage,
   setQueuedSuccessMessage,
   setQueuedErrorMessage,
+  clearFlashMessages,
 } from './set_message_helpers';
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.test.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.test.ts
index c5ee8200c490d..4a5a4bb6be1f3 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.test.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   setErrorMessage,
   setQueuedSuccessMessage,
   setQueuedErrorMessage,
+  clearFlashMessages,
 } from './';
 
 describe('Flash Message Helpers', () => {
@@ -68,4 +69,10 @@ describe('Flash Message Helpers', () => {
       },
     ]);
   });
+
+  it('clearFlashMessages()', () => {
+    clearFlashMessages();
+
+    expect(FlashMessagesLogic.values.messages).toEqual([]);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.ts b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.ts
index cb73d54fd7b1e..e054ff6e2fd5a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/enterprise_search/public/applications/shared/flash_messages/set_message_helpers.ts
@@ -33,3 +33,7 @@ export const setQueuedErrorMessage = (message: string) => {
     message,
   });
 };
+
+export const clearFlashMessages = () => {
+  FlashMessagesLogic.actions.clearFlashMessages();
+};