diff --git a/NEWS.rst b/NEWS.rst
index e55ca92c5..673ae31f9 100644
--- a/NEWS.rst
+++ b/NEWS.rst
@@ -36,6 +36,13 @@ Changelog
 .. contents::
    :depth: 2
 
+DFHack future
+=============
+
+Lua
+---
+- Added a new ``dfhack.console`` API
+
 DFHack 0.43.05-r3
 =================
 
diff --git a/docs/Lua API.rst b/docs/Lua API.rst
index 66c2a5a07..a6a2ab8cd 100644
--- a/docs/Lua API.rst	
+++ b/docs/Lua API.rst	
@@ -1966,6 +1966,18 @@ unless otherwise noted.
   ``listdir_recursive()`` returns the initial path and all components following it
   for each entry.
 
+Console API
+-----------
+
+* ``dfhack.console.clear()``
+
+  Clears the console; equivalent to the ``cls`` built-in command.
+
+* ``dfhack.console.flush()``
+
+  Flushes all output to the console. This can be useful when printing text that
+  does not end in a newline but should still be displayed.
+
 Internal API
 ------------
 
diff --git a/docs/NEWS-dev.rst b/docs/NEWS-dev.rst
index 2f0c3ea97..8dfe2866b 100644
--- a/docs/NEWS-dev.rst
+++ b/docs/NEWS-dev.rst
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ Structures
 - ``world`` fields formerly beginning with ``job_`` are now fields of
   ``world.jobs``, e.g. ``world.job_list`` is now ``world.jobs.list``
 
+API Changes
+-----------
+- Lua: Added a new ``dfhack.console`` API
 
 DFHack 0.43.05-beta2
 ====================
diff --git a/library/LuaApi.cpp b/library/LuaApi.cpp
index 39b4b41cb..0bf19e93e 100644
--- a/library/LuaApi.cpp
+++ b/library/LuaApi.cpp
@@ -2429,6 +2429,23 @@ static const luaL_Reg dfhack_designations_funcs[] = {
     {NULL, NULL}
 };
 
+/***** Console module *****/
+
+namespace console {
+    void clear() {
+        Core::getInstance().getConsole().clear();
+    }
+    void flush() {
+        Core::getInstance().getConsole() << std::flush;
+    }
+}
+
+static const LuaWrapper::FunctionReg dfhack_console_module[] = {
+    WRAPM(console, clear),
+    WRAPM(console, flush),
+    { NULL, NULL }
+};
+
 /***** Internal module *****/
 
 static void *checkaddr(lua_State *L, int idx, bool allow_null = false)
@@ -2964,5 +2981,6 @@ void OpenDFHackApi(lua_State *state)
     OpenModule(state, "screen", dfhack_screen_module, dfhack_screen_funcs);
     OpenModule(state, "filesystem", dfhack_filesystem_module, dfhack_filesystem_funcs);
     OpenModule(state, "designations", dfhack_designations_module, dfhack_designations_funcs);
+    OpenModule(state, "console", dfhack_console_module);
     OpenModule(state, "internal", dfhack_internal_module, dfhack_internal_funcs);
 }