diff --git a/packages/dev/addons/src/msdfText/textRenderer.ts b/packages/dev/addons/src/msdfText/textRenderer.ts
index def54580fbf..90c83fa4449 100644
--- a/packages/dev/addons/src/msdfText/textRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/dev/addons/src/msdfText/textRenderer.ts
@@ -265,6 +265,16 @@ export class TextRenderer implements IDisposable {
         this._baseLine -= paragraph.lineHeight * fontScale * paragraph.lines.length;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Clear all paragraphs from the renderer to allow adding new ones from scratch
+     */
+    public clearParagraphs(): void {
+        this._charMatrices.length = 0;
+        this._charUvs.length = 0;
+        this._baseLine = 0;
+        this._isDirty = true;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Render the text using the provided view and projection matrices
      * @param viewMatrix define the view matrix to use