diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index a0bb37308..d4b87cd15 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ Changelog
 
 v0.0.6 `2016-??-??`
 -------------------
-Includes i18n directory in package.
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+- Includes i18n directory in package.
+- Adds a new `clearsource_history` command/operation.
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index d61aefed9..fe47bec4a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -189,6 +189,14 @@ The following operations can be run from the command line as described underneat
         - clears all datasets, jobs and objects related to a harvest source,
           but keeps the source itself
 
+      harvester clearsource_history [{source-id}]
+        - If no source id is given the history for all harvest sources (maximum is 1000)
+          will be cleared.
+          Clears all jobs and objects related to a harvest source, but keeps the source
+          itself. The datasets imported from the harvest source will **NOT** be deleted!!!
+          If a source id is given, it only clears the history of the harvest source with
+          the given source id.
+
       harvester sources [all]
         - lists harvest sources
           If 'all' is defined, it also shows the Inactive sources
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py b/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
index 738ccae7c..5c515b9ac 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/commands/harvester.py
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ class Harvester(CkanCommand):
         - clears all datasets, jobs and objects related to a harvest source,
           but keeps the source itself
 
+      harvester clearsource_history [{source-id}]
+        - If no source id is given the history for all harvest sources (maximum is 1000) will be cleared.
+          Clears all jobs and objects related to a harvest source, but keeps the source itself.
+          The datasets imported from the harvest source will NOT be deleted!!!
+          If a source id is given, it only clears the history of the harvest source with the given source id.
+
       harvester sources [all]
         - lists harvest sources
           If 'all' is defined, it also shows the Inactive sources
@@ -153,6 +159,8 @@ def command(self):
             self.remove_harvest_source()
         elif cmd == 'clearsource':
             self.clear_harvest_source()
+        elif cmd == 'clearsource_history':
+            self.clear_harvest_source_history()
         elif cmd == 'sources':
             self.list_harvest_sources()
         elif cmd == 'job':
@@ -182,8 +190,7 @@ def command(self):
             for method, header, body in consumer.consume(queue=get_fetch_queue_name()):
                fetch_callback(consumer, method, header, body)
         elif cmd == 'purge_queues':
-            from ckanext.harvest.queue import purge_queues
-            purge_queues()
+            self.purge_queues()
         elif cmd == 'initdb':
             self.initdb()
         elif cmd == 'import':
@@ -288,6 +295,29 @@ def create_harvest_source(self):
            print str(e.error_dict)
            raise e
 
+    def clear_harvest_source_history(self):
+        source_id = None
+        if len(self.args) >= 2:
+            source_id = unicode(self.args[1])
+
+        context = {
+            'model': model,
+            'user': self.admin_user['name'],
+            'session': model.Session
+        }
+        if source_id is not None:
+            get_action('harvest_source_job_history_clear')(context,{'id':source_id})
+            print 'Cleared job history of harvest source: %s' % source_id
+        else:
+            '''
+            Purge queues, because we clean all harvest jobs and
+            objects in the database.
+            '''
+            self.purge_queues()
+            cleared_sources_dicts = get_action('harvest_sources_job_history_clear')(context,{})
+            print 'Cleared job history for all harvest sources: %s source(s)' % len(cleared_sources_dicts)
+
+
     def show_harvest_source(self):
 
         if len(self.args) >= 2:
@@ -465,6 +495,9 @@ def reindex(self):
         context = {'model': model, 'user': self.admin_user['name']}
         get_action('harvest_sources_reindex')(context,{})
 
+    def purge_queues(self):
+        from ckanext.harvest.queue import purge_queues
+        purge_queues()
 
     def print_harvest_sources(self, sources):
         if sources:
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/logic/action/update.py b/ckanext/harvest/logic/action/update.py
index e4f20419b..7728fec97 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/logic/action/update.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/logic/action/update.py
@@ -225,6 +225,73 @@ def harvest_source_clear(context, data_dict):
     return {'id': harvest_source_id}
 
 
+def harvest_sources_job_history_clear(context, data_dict):
+    '''
+    Clears the history for all active harvest sources. All jobs and objects related to a harvest source will
+    be cleared, but keeps the source itself.
+    This is useful to clean history of long running harvest sources to start again fresh.
+    The datasets imported from the harvest source will NOT be deleted!!!
+
+    '''
+    check_access('harvest_sources_clear', context, data_dict)
+
+    job_history_clear_results = []
+    # We assume that the maximum of 1000 (hard limit) rows should be enough
+    result = logic.get_action('package_search')(context, {'fq': '+dataset_type:harvest', 'rows': 1000})
+    harvest_packages = result['results']
+    if harvest_packages:
+        for data_dict in harvest_packages:
+            try:
+                clear_result = get_action('harvest_source_job_history_clear')(context, {'id': data_dict['id']})
+                job_history_clear_results.append(clear_result)
+            except NotFound:
+                # Ignoring not existent harvest sources because of a possibly corrupt search index
+                # Logging was already done in called function
+                pass
+
+    return job_history_clear_results
+
+
+def harvest_source_job_history_clear(context, data_dict):
+    '''
+    Clears all jobs and objects related to a harvest source, but keeps the source itself.
+    This is useful to clean history of long running harvest sources to start again fresh.
+    The datasets imported from the harvest source will NOT be deleted!!!
+
+    :param id: the id of the harvest source to clear
+    :type id: string
+
+    '''
+    check_access('harvest_source_clear', context, data_dict)
+
+    harvest_source_id = data_dict.get('id', None)
+
+    source = HarvestSource.get(harvest_source_id)
+    if not source:
+        log.error('Harvest source %s does not exist', harvest_source_id)
+        raise NotFound('Harvest source %s does not exist' % harvest_source_id)
+
+    harvest_source_id = source.id
+
+    model = context['model']
+
+    sql = '''begin;
+    delete from harvest_object_error where harvest_object_id in (select id from harvest_object where harvest_source_id = '{harvest_source_id}');
+    delete from harvest_object_extra where harvest_object_id in (select id from harvest_object where harvest_source_id = '{harvest_source_id}');
+    delete from harvest_object where harvest_source_id = '{harvest_source_id}';
+    delete from harvest_gather_error where harvest_job_id in (select id from harvest_job where source_id = '{harvest_source_id}');
+    delete from harvest_job where source_id = '{harvest_source_id}';
+    commit;
+    '''.format(harvest_source_id=harvest_source_id)
+
+    model.Session.execute(sql)
+
+    # Refresh the index for this source to update the status object
+    get_action('harvest_source_reindex')(context, {'id': harvest_source_id})
+
+    return {'id': harvest_source_id}
+
+
 def harvest_source_index_clear(context, data_dict):
     '''
     Clears all datasets, jobs and objects related to a harvest source, but
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/logic/auth/update.py b/ckanext/harvest/logic/auth/update.py
index 2bd70b9e4..3a4a75ee6 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/logic/auth/update.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/logic/auth/update.py
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ def harvest_source_update(context, data_dict):
         return {'success': False,
                 'msg': pt._('User {0} not authorized to update harvest source {1}').format(user, source_id)}
 
+def harvest_sources_clear(context, data_dict):
+    '''
+        Authorization check for clearing history for all harvest sources
+
+        Only sysadmins can do it
+    '''
+    if not user_is_sysadmin(context):
+        return {'success': False, 'msg': pt._('Only sysadmins can clear history for all harvest jobs')}
+    else:
+        return {'success': True}
+
 def harvest_source_clear(context, data_dict):
     '''
         Authorization check for clearing a harvest source
diff --git a/ckanext/harvest/tests/test_action.py b/ckanext/harvest/tests/test_action.py
index 79e91caa3..9cc407d59 100644
--- a/ckanext/harvest/tests/test_action.py
+++ b/ckanext/harvest/tests/test_action.py
@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@ def test_patch(self):
 
 class TestActions(ActionBase):
     def test_harvest_source_clear(self):
-        source = factories.HarvestSourceObj(**SOURCE_DICT)
+        source = factories.HarvestSourceObj(**SOURCE_DICT.copy())
         job = factories.HarvestJobObj(source=source)
         dataset = ckan_factories.Dataset()
         object_ = factories.HarvestObjectObj(job=job, source=source,
@@ -372,50 +372,106 @@ def test_harvest_source_clear(self):
         assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestObject.get(object_.id), None)
         assert_equal(model.Package.get(dataset['id']), None)
 
+    def test_harvest_source_job_history_clear(self):
+        # prepare
+        source = factories.HarvestSourceObj(**SOURCE_DICT.copy())
+        job = factories.HarvestJobObj(source=source)
+        dataset = ckan_factories.Dataset()
+        object_ = factories.HarvestObjectObj(job=job, source=source,
+                                             package_id=dataset['id'])
+
+        # execute
+        context = {'model': model, 'session': model.Session,
+                   'ignore_auth': True, 'user': ''}
+        result = toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_job_history_clear')(
+            context, {'id': source.id})
+
+        # verify
+        assert_equal(result, {'id': source.id})
+        source = harvest_model.HarvestSource.get(source.id)
+        assert source
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestJob.get(job.id), None)
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestObject.get(object_.id), None)
+        dataset_from_db = model.Package.get(dataset['id'])
+        assert dataset_from_db, 'is None'
+        assert_equal(dataset_from_db.id, dataset['id'])
+
+    def test_harvest_sources_job_history_clear(self):
+        # prepare
+        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT.copy()
+        source_1 = factories.HarvestSourceObj(**data_dict)
+        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source'
+        data_dict['url'] = 'http://another-url'
+        source_2 = factories.HarvestSourceObj(**data_dict)
+
+        job_1 = factories.HarvestJobObj(source=source_1)
+        dataset_1 = ckan_factories.Dataset()
+        object_1_ = factories.HarvestObjectObj(job=job_1, source=source_1,
+                                             package_id=dataset_1['id'])
+        job_2 = factories.HarvestJobObj(source=source_2)
+        dataset_2 = ckan_factories.Dataset()
+        object_2_ = factories.HarvestObjectObj(job=job_2, source=source_2,
+                                             package_id=dataset_2['id'])
+
+        # execute
+        context = {'model': model, 'session': model.Session,
+                   'ignore_auth': True, 'user': ''}
+        result = toolkit.get_action('harvest_sources_job_history_clear')(
+            context, {})
+
+        # verify
+        assert_equal(
+            sorted(result),
+            sorted([{'id': source_1.id}, {'id': source_2.id}]))
+        source_1 = harvest_model.HarvestSource.get(source_1.id)
+        assert source_1
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestJob.get(job_1.id), None)
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestObject.get(object_1_.id), None)
+        dataset_from_db_1 = model.Package.get(dataset_1['id'])
+        assert dataset_from_db_1, 'is None'
+        assert_equal(dataset_from_db_1.id, dataset_1['id'])
+        source_2 = harvest_model.HarvestSource.get(source_1.id)
+        assert source_2
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestJob.get(job_2.id), None)
+        assert_equal(harvest_model.HarvestObject.get(object_2_.id), None)
+        dataset_from_db_2 = model.Package.get(dataset_2['id'])
+        assert dataset_from_db_2, 'is None'
+        assert_equal(dataset_from_db_2.id, dataset_2['id'])
+
     def test_harvest_source_create_twice_with_unique_url(self):
-        # don't use factory because it looks for the existing source
-        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT
+        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT.copy()
+        factories.HarvestSourceObj(**data_dict)
         site_user = toolkit.get_action('get_site_user')(
             {'model': model, 'ignore_auth': True}, {})['name']
-
-        toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create')(
-            {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
-
-        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source1'
+        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source'
         data_dict['url'] = 'http://another-url'
         toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create')(
             {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
 
     def test_harvest_source_create_twice_with_same_url(self):
-        # don't use factory because it looks for the existing source
-        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT
+        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT.copy()
+        factories.HarvestSourceObj(**data_dict)
+
         site_user = toolkit.get_action('get_site_user')(
             {'model': model, 'ignore_auth': True}, {})['name']
-
-        toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create')(
-            {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
-
-        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source2'
+        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source'
         assert_raises(toolkit.ValidationError,
                       toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create'),
                       {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
 
     def test_harvest_source_create_twice_with_unique_url_and_config(self):
-        # don't use factory because it looks for the existing source
-        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT
+        data_dict = SOURCE_DICT.copy()
+        factories.HarvestSourceObj(**data_dict)
+
         site_user = toolkit.get_action('get_site_user')(
             {'model': model, 'ignore_auth': True}, {})['name']
-
-        toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create')(
-            {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
-
-        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source3'
+        data_dict['name'] = 'another-source'
         data_dict['config'] = '{"something": "new"}'
         toolkit.get_action('harvest_source_create')(
             {'user': site_user}, data_dict)
 
     def test_harvest_job_create_as_sysadmin(self):
-        source = factories.HarvestSource(**SOURCE_DICT)
+        source = factories.HarvestSource(**SOURCE_DICT.copy())
 
         site_user = toolkit.get_action('get_site_user')(
             {'model': model, 'ignore_auth': True}, {})['name']
@@ -538,4 +594,4 @@ def test_harvest_db_logger(self):
         per_page = 1
         data = toolkit.get_action('harvest_log_list')(context, {'level': 'info', 'per_page': per_page})
         self.assertEqual(len(data), per_page)
-        self.assertEqual(data[0]['level'], 'INFO')
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+        self.assertEqual(data[0]['level'], 'INFO')