diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/src/StatisticsSettingsForm.php b/core/modules/statistics/src/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
index 85c455bfae..91260ec10c 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/src/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/src/StatisticsSettingsForm.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Drupal\statistics;
 
+use Drupal\Core\Database\Connection;
 use Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface;
 use Drupal\Core\Form\ConfigFormBase;
 use Drupal\Core\Config\ConfigFactoryInterface;
@@ -22,6 +23,13 @@ class StatisticsSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    */
   protected $moduleHandler;
 
+  /**
+   * The database service.
+   *
+   * @var \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection
+   */
+  protected $connection;
+
   /**
    * Constructs a \Drupal\statistics\StatisticsSettingsForm object.
    *
@@ -29,11 +37,14 @@ class StatisticsSettingsForm extends ConfigFormBase {
    *   The factory for configuration objects.
    * @param \Drupal\Core\Extension\ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler
    *   The module handler.
+   * @param \Drupal\Core\Database\Connection $connection
+   *   The database connection.
    */
-  public function __construct(ConfigFactoryInterface $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler) {
+  public function __construct(ConfigFactoryInterface $config_factory, ModuleHandlerInterface $module_handler, Connection $connection) {
     parent::__construct($config_factory);
 
     $this->moduleHandler = $module_handler;
+    $this->connection = $connection;
   }
 
   /**
@@ -42,7 +53,8 @@ public function __construct(ConfigFactoryInterface $config_factory, ModuleHandle
   public static function create(ContainerInterface $container) {
     return new static(
       $container->get('config.factory'),
-      $container->get('module_handler')
+      $container->get('module_handler'),
+      $container->get('database')
     );
   }
 
@@ -79,9 +91,29 @@ public function buildForm(array $form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
       '#description' => t('Increment a counter each time content is viewed.'),
     ];
 
+    $form['reset_statistics'] = [
+      '#type' => 'details',
+      '#title' => $this->t('Reset site statistics'),
+      '#open' => TRUE,
+    ];
+
+    $form['reset_statistics']['reset'] = [
+      '#type' => 'submit',
+      '#value' => $this->t('Reset'),
+      '#submit' => ['::statisticsResetSubmit'],
+    ];
+
     return parent::buildForm($form, $form_state);
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Submit callback to clear statistics data.
+   */
+  public function statisticsResetSubmit(array &$form, FormStateInterface $form_state) {
+    $this->connection->truncate('node_counter')->execute();
+    $this->messenger()->addStatus($this->t('Cleared statistics data.'));
+  }
+
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
diff --git a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Functional/StatisticsAdminTest.php b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Functional/StatisticsAdminTest.php
index 33ddb136c9..cd5ab2915a 100644
--- a/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Functional/StatisticsAdminTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/statistics/tests/src/Functional/StatisticsAdminTest.php
@@ -177,4 +177,23 @@ public function testExpiredLogs() {
     $this->assertEmpty($result, 'Daycounter is zero.');
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Log in as admin user and clear the statistics tables.
+   */
+  public function testStatisticsClear() {
+    // Enable access logging.
+    \Drupal::configFactory()->getEditable('statistics.settings')->set('count_content_views', '1')->save();
+
+    // Log in the admin user.
+    $this->drupalLogin($this->privilegedUser);
+
+    // Make post to clear the tables.
+    $this->drupalPost('admin/config/system/statistics', [], 'Reset');
+
+    // Test node_counter table.
+    $connection = \Drupal::database();
+    $count = $connection->select('node_counter')->countQuery()->execute()->fetchField();
+    $this->assertEqual($count, 0, 'The node_counter table contains 0 records after a clear.');
+  }
+
 }