diff --git a/lib/guard.rb b/lib/guard.rb
index b9c9bf1..6b49650 100644
--- a/lib/guard.rb
+++ b/lib/guard.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ module Guard
           run { run_on_change_for_all_guards(files) } if Watcher.match_files?(guards, files)
         end
 
+        UI.clear if options[:clear]
         UI.info "Guard is now watching at '#{Dir.pwd}'"
         guards.each { |guard| supervised_task(guard, :start) }
         listener.start