diff --git a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
index e87973c..6a65077 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/webgl/WebGLRenderer.js
@@ -385,6 +385,26 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Erases the render texture and fills the drawing area with a colour
+     *
+     * @param {PIXI.RenderTexture} renderTexture - The render texture to clear
+     * @param {number} [clearColor] - The colour
+     * @return {PIXI.WebGLRenderer} Returns itself.
+     */
+    clearRenderTexture(renderTexture, clearColor)
+    {
+        const baseTexture = renderTexture.baseTexture;
+        const renderTarget = baseTexture._glRenderTargets[this.CONTEXT_UID];
+
+        if (renderTarget)
+        {
+            renderTarget.clear(clearColor);
+        }
+
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Binds a render texture for rendering
      *
      * @param {PIXI.RenderTexture} renderTexture - The render texture to render