diff --git a/devtools/client/locales/en-US/memory.properties b/devtools/client/locales/en-US/memory.properties
index 472f9c678c3b..bfe70533e732 100644
--- a/devtools/client/locales/en-US/memory.properties
+++ b/devtools/client/locales/en-US/memory.properties
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ take-snapshot=Take snapshot
 # initiates importing a snapshot.
 import-snapshot=Import…
 
+# LOCALIZATION NOTE (clear-snapshots): The label describing the button that clears
+# existing snapshot.
+clear-snapshots=Clear
+
 # LOCALIZATION NOTE (diff-snapshots): The label for the button that initiates
 # selecting two snapshots to diff with each other.
 diff-snapshots=+/-
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot.js b/devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot.js
index 97bfdbaf67ab..9eb41a916a79 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot.js
@@ -406,6 +406,32 @@ const selectSnapshot = exports.selectSnapshot = function (id) {
   };
 };
 
+/**
+ * Delete all snapshots that are in the SAVED_CENSUS or ERROR state
+ *
+ * @param {HeapAnalysesClient} heapWorker
+ */
+const clearSnapshots = exports.clearSnapshots = function (heapWorker) {
+  return function*(dispatch, getState) {
+    let snapshots = getState().snapshots.filter(
+      s => s.state === states.SAVED_CENSUS || s.state === states.ERROR);
+
+    let ids = snapshots.map(s => s.id);
+
+    dispatch({ type: actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START, ids });
+
+    Promise.all(snapshots.map(s => {
+      heapWorker.deleteHeapSnapshot(s.path)
+      .catch(error => {
+        reportException("clearSnapshots", error);
+        dispatch({ type: actions.SNAPSHOT_ERROR, id: s.id, error });
+      });
+    }));
+
+    dispatch({ type: actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END, ids });
+  };
+};
+
 /**
  * Expand the given node in the snapshot's census report.
  *
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/app.js b/devtools/client/memory/app.js
index f39bd247840c..861c93412027 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/app.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/app.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const { pickFileAndExportSnapshot, pickFileAndImportSnapshotAndCensus } = requir
 const {
   selectSnapshotAndRefresh,
   takeSnapshotAndCensus,
+  clearSnapshots,
   fetchImmediatelyDominated,
   expandCensusNode,
   collapseCensusNode,
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ const MemoryApp = createClass({
           snapshots,
           breakdowns: getBreakdownDisplayData(),
           onImportClick: () => dispatch(pickFileAndImportSnapshotAndCensus(heapWorker)),
+          onClearSnapshotsClick: () => dispatch(clearSnapshots(heapWorker)),
           onTakeSnapshotClick: () => dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker)),
           onBreakdownChange: breakdown =>
             dispatch(setBreakdownAndRefresh(heapWorker, breakdownNameToSpec(breakdown))),
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/components/toolbar.js b/devtools/client/memory/components/toolbar.js
index 18bd997c3ca0..551f3023d2ac 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/components/toolbar.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/components/toolbar.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ const Toolbar = module.exports = createClass({
     })).isRequired,
     onTakeSnapshotClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onImportClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onClearSnapshotsClick: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onBreakdownChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onToggleRecordAllocationStacks: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     allocations: models.allocations,
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ const Toolbar = module.exports = createClass({
     let {
       onTakeSnapshotClick,
       onImportClick,
+      onClearSnapshotsClick,
       onBreakdownChange,
       breakdowns,
       dominatorTreeBreakdowns,
@@ -190,7 +192,15 @@ const Toolbar = module.exports = createClass({
               "data-text-only": true,
             },
             L10N.getStr("import-snapshot")
-          )
+          ),
+
+          dom.button({
+            id: "clear-snapshots",
+            className: "devtools-toolbarbutton clear-snapshots devtools-button",
+            onClick: onClearSnapshotsClick,
+            title: L10N.getStr("clear-snapshots"),
+            "data-text-only": true,
+          }, L10N.getStr("clear-snapshots"))
         ),
 
         dom.label(
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/constants.js b/devtools/client/memory/constants.js
index 8e257c4e4c9b..0204cb00a635 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/constants.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/constants.js
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ actions.IMPORT_SNAPSHOT_ERROR = "import-snapshot-error";
 // Fired by UI to select a snapshot to view.
 actions.SELECT_SNAPSHOT = "select-snapshot";
 
+// Fired to delete a provided list of snapshots
+actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START = "delete-snapshots-start";
+actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END = "delete-snapshots-end";
+
 // Fired to toggle tree inversion on or off.
 actions.TOGGLE_INVERTED = "toggle-inverted";
 
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/reducers/snapshots.js b/devtools/client/memory/reducers/snapshots.js
index c006c37716a8..b79bfbe78b6c 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/reducers/snapshots.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/reducers/snapshots.js
@@ -138,6 +138,14 @@ handlers[actions.SELECT_SNAPSHOT] = function (snapshots, { id }) {
   return snapshots.map(s => immutableUpdate(s, { selected: s.id === id }));
 };
 
+handlers[actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START] = function (snapshots, { ids }) {
+  return snapshots.filter(s => ids.indexOf(s.id) === -1);
+};
+
+handlers[actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END] = function (snapshots) {
+  return snapshots;
+};
+
 handlers[actions.CHANGE_VIEW] = function (snapshots, { view }) {
   return view === viewState.DIFFING
     ? snapshots.map(s => immutableUpdate(s, { selected: false }))
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser.ini b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser.ini
index a0122a76d898..86b011a59973 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser.ini
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser.ini
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ support-files =
 [browser_memory_no_auto_expand.js]
     skip-if = debug # bug 1219554
 [browser_memory_percents_01.js]
+[browser_memory-clear-snapshots.js]
+    skip-if = debug # bug 1219554
 [browser_memory-simple-01.js]
     skip-if = debug # bug 1219554
 [browser_memory_transferHeapSnapshot_e10s_01.js]
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser_memory-clear-snapshots.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser_memory-clear-snapshots.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..173f0ba8c63b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/browser_memory-clear-snapshots.js
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+/**
+ * Tests taking and then clearing snapshots.
+ */
+
+const TEST_URL = "http://example.com/browser/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/doc_steady_allocation.html";
+
+this.test = makeMemoryTest(TEST_URL, function* ({ tab, panel }) {
+  const { gStore, document } = panel.panelWin;
+  const { getState, dispatch } = gStore;
+
+  let snapshotEls = document.querySelectorAll("#memory-tool-container .list li");
+  is(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "Starts with no snapshots in store");
+  is(snapshotEls.length, 0, "No snapshots visible");
+
+  info("Take two snapshots");
+  yield takeSnapshot(panel.panelWin);
+  yield takeSnapshot(panel.panelWin);
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(gStore, [states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+
+  snapshotEls = document.querySelectorAll("#memory-tool-container .list li");
+  is(snapshotEls.length, 2, "Two snapshots visible");
+
+  info("Click on Clear Snapshots");
+  yield clearSnapshots(panel.panelWin);
+  is(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "No snapshots in store");
+  snapshotEls = document.querySelectorAll("#memory-tool-container .list li");
+  is(snapshotEls.length, 0, "No snapshot visible");
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/head.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/head.js
index ad2235a99b42..114085f7e553 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/head.js
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/browser/head.js
@@ -104,6 +104,14 @@ function takeSnapshot (window) {
   return waitUntilState(gStore, () => gStore.getState().snapshots.length === snapshotCount + 1);
 }
 
+function clearSnapshots (window) {
+  let { gStore, document } = window;
+  document.querySelector(".devtools-toolbar .clear-snapshots").click();
+  return waitUntilState(gStore, () => gStore.getState().snapshots.every(
+    (snapshot) => snapshot.state !== states.SAVED_CENSUS)
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Sets breakdown and waits for currently selected breakdown to use it
  * and be completed the census.
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_01.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_01.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3ccdbbb05231
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_01.js
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Test clearSnapshots deletes snapshots with state SAVED_CENSUS
+
+let { takeSnapshotAndCensus, clearSnapshots } = require("devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot");
+let { snapshotState: states, actions } = require("devtools/client/memory/constants");
+
+function run_test() {
+  run_next_test();
+}
+
+add_task(function *() {
+  let front = new StubbedMemoryFront();
+  let heapWorker = new HeapAnalysesClient();
+  yield front.attach();
+  let store = Store();
+  const { getState, dispatch } = store;
+
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store, [states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+  ok(true, "snapshot created");
+
+  ok(true, "dispatch clearSnapshots action");
+  let deleteEvents = Promise.all([
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END)
+  ]);
+  dispatch(clearSnapshots(heapWorker));
+  yield deleteEvents;
+  ok(true, "received delete snapshots events");
+
+  equal(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "no snapshot remaining");
+
+  heapWorker.destroy();
+  yield front.detach();
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_02.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_02.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9baa43778c6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_02.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Test clearSnapshots preserves snapshots with state != SAVED_CENSUS or ERROR
+
+let { takeSnapshotAndCensus, clearSnapshots, takeSnapshot } = require("devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot");
+let { snapshotState: states, actions } = require("devtools/client/memory/constants");
+
+function run_test() {
+  run_next_test();
+}
+
+add_task(function *() {
+  let front = new StubbedMemoryFront();
+  let heapWorker = new HeapAnalysesClient();
+  yield front.attach();
+  let store = Store();
+  const { getState, dispatch } = store;
+
+  ok(true, "create a snapshot in SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  ok(true, "create a snapshot in SAVED state");
+  dispatch(takeSnapshot(front));
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store, [states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED]);
+  ok(true, "snapshots created with expected states");
+
+  ok(true, "dispatch clearSnapshots action");
+  let deleteEvents = Promise.all([
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END)
+  ]);
+  dispatch(clearSnapshots(heapWorker));
+  yield deleteEvents;
+  ok(true, "received delete snapshots events");
+
+  equal(getState().snapshots.length, 1, "one snapshot remaining");
+  let remainingSnapshot = getState().snapshots[0];
+  notEqual(remainingSnapshot.state, states.SAVED_CENSUS,
+    "remaining snapshot doesn't have the SAVED_CENSUS state");
+
+  heapWorker.destroy();
+  yield front.detach();
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_03.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_03.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..159f2c743cd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_03.js
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Test clearSnapshots deletes snapshots with state ERROR
+
+let { takeSnapshotAndCensus, clearSnapshots } = require("devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot");
+let { snapshotState: states, actions } = require("devtools/client/memory/constants");
+
+function run_test() {
+  run_next_test();
+}
+
+add_task(function *() {
+  let front = new StubbedMemoryFront();
+  let heapWorker = new HeapAnalysesClient();
+  yield front.attach();
+  let store = Store();
+  const { getState, dispatch } = store;
+
+  ok(true, "create a snapshot with SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store, [states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+  ok(true, "snapshot created with SAVED_CENSUS state");
+
+  ok(true, "set snapshot state to error");
+  let id = getState().snapshots[0].id;
+  dispatch({ type: actions.SNAPSHOT_ERROR, id, error: new Error("_") });
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store, [states.ERROR]);
+  ok(true, "snapshot set to error state");
+
+  ok(true, "dispatch clearSnapshots action");
+  let deleteEvents = Promise.all([
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END)
+  ]);
+  dispatch(clearSnapshots(heapWorker));
+  yield deleteEvents;
+  ok(true, "received delete snapshots events");
+  equal(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "error snapshot deleted");
+
+  heapWorker.destroy();
+  yield front.detach();
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_04.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_04.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9eefd5421675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_04.js
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Test clearSnapshots deletes several snapshots
+
+let { takeSnapshotAndCensus, clearSnapshots } = require("devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot");
+let { snapshotState: states, actions } = require("devtools/client/memory/constants");
+
+function run_test() {
+  run_next_test();
+}
+
+add_task(function *() {
+  let front = new StubbedMemoryFront();
+  let heapWorker = new HeapAnalysesClient();
+  yield front.attach();
+  let store = Store();
+  const { getState, dispatch } = store;
+
+  ok(true, "create 3 snapshots in SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  ok(true, "snapshots created in SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store,
+    [states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+
+  ok(true, "set first snapshot state to error");
+  let id = getState().snapshots[0].id;
+  dispatch({ type: actions.SNAPSHOT_ERROR, id, error: new Error("_") });
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store,
+    [states.ERROR, states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+  ok(true, "first snapshot set to error state");
+
+  ok(true, "dispatch clearSnapshots action");
+  let deleteEvents = Promise.all([
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END)
+  ]);
+  dispatch(clearSnapshots(heapWorker));
+  yield deleteEvents;
+  ok(true, "received delete snapshots events");
+
+  equal(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "no snapshot remaining");
+
+  heapWorker.destroy();
+  yield front.detach();
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_05.js b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_05.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b601f49710a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/test_action-clear-snapshots_05.js
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+   http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Test clearSnapshots deletes several snapshots
+
+let { takeSnapshotAndCensus, clearSnapshots } = require("devtools/client/memory/actions/snapshot");
+let { snapshotState: states, actions } = require("devtools/client/memory/constants");
+
+function run_test() {
+  run_next_test();
+}
+
+add_task(function *() {
+  let front = new StubbedMemoryFront();
+  let heapWorker = new HeapAnalysesClient();
+  yield front.attach();
+  let store = Store();
+  const { getState, dispatch } = store;
+
+  ok(true, "create 3 snapshots in SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  dispatch(takeSnapshotAndCensus(front, heapWorker));
+  ok(true, "snapshots created in SAVED_CENSUS state");
+  yield waitUntilSnapshotState(store, [states.SAVED_CENSUS, states.SAVED_CENSUS]);
+
+  let errorHeapWorker = {
+    deleteHeapSnapshot: function() {
+      return Promise.reject("_");
+    }
+  };
+
+  ok(true, "dispatch clearSnapshots action");
+  let deleteEvents = Promise.all([
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_START),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.DELETE_SNAPSHOTS_END),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.SNAPSHOT_ERROR),
+    waitUntilAction(store, actions.SNAPSHOT_ERROR),
+  ]);
+  dispatch(clearSnapshots(errorHeapWorker));
+  yield deleteEvents;
+  ok(true, "received delete snapshots and snapshot error events");
+  equal(getState().snapshots.length, 0, "no snapshot remaining");
+
+  heapWorker.destroy();
+  yield front.detach();
+});
diff --git a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/xpcshell.ini b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/xpcshell.ini
index 98ec7fa2bc44..9597233eaa69 100644
--- a/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/xpcshell.ini
+++ b/devtools/client/memory/test/unit/xpcshell.ini
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ skip-if = toolkit == 'android' || toolkit == 'gonk'
 [test_action_diffing_03.js]
 [test_action_diffing_04.js]
 [test_action_diffing_05.js]
+[test_action-clear-snapshots_01.js]
+[test_action-clear-snapshots_02.js]
+[test_action-clear-snapshots_03.js]
+[test_action-clear-snapshots_04.js]
+[test_action-clear-snapshots_05.js]
 [test_action-export-snapshot.js]
 [test_action-filter-01.js]
 [test_action-filter-02.js]
diff --git a/devtools/client/themes/memory.css b/devtools/client/themes/memory.css
index 85a05f438636..76c2f8853a03 100644
--- a/devtools/client/themes/memory.css
+++ b/devtools/client/themes/memory.css
@@ -58,9 +58,10 @@ html, body, #app, #memory-tool {
    * We want this to be exactly at a `--sidebar-width` distance from the
    * toolbar's start boundary. A `.devtools-toolbar` has a 3px start padding.
    */
-  flex: 0 0 calc(var(--sidebar-width) - 3px);
+  flex: 0 0 calc(var(--sidebar-width) - 4px);
   border-inline-end: 1px solid var(--theme-splitter-color);
   margin-inline-end: 5px;
+  padding-right: 1px;
 }
 
 .devtools-toolbar > .toolbar-group {
@@ -111,8 +112,13 @@ html, body, #app, #memory-tool {
  * Due to toolbar styles of `.devtools-toolbarbutton:not([label])` which overrides
  * .devtools-toolbarbutton's min-width of 78px, reset the min-width.
  */
-#import-snapshot {
-  min-width: 78px;
+#import-snapshot,
+#clear-snapshots {
+  -moz-box-align: center;
+  flex-grow: 1;
+  padding: 1px;
+  margin: 2px 1px;
+  min-width: unset;
 }
 
 .spacer {