diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 23a3ad3..77d5122 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,6 +49,16 @@ jobs:
           content_id: ${{ github.event.client_payload.command.resource.id }}
           field: Status
           value: ${{ github.event.client_payload.data.status }}
+      - name: Clear due date
+        id: clear_due_date
+        uses: github/update-project-action@v3
+        with:
+          github_token: ${{ secrets.STATUS_UPDATE_TOKEN }}
+          organization: github
+          project_number: 1234
+          content_id: ${{ github.event.client_payload.command.resource.id }}
+          field: "Due Date"
+          operation: clear
 ```
 
 *Note: The above step can be repeated multiple times in a given job to update multiple fields on the same or different projects.* 
@@ -62,10 +72,10 @@ The Action is largely feature complete with regards to its initial goals. Find a
 * `content_id` - The global ID of the issue or pull request within the project
 * `field` - The field on the project to set the value of
 * `github_token` - A GitHub Token with access to both the source issue and the destination project (`repo` and `write:org` scopes)
-* `operation` - Operation type (update or read)
+* `operation` - Operation type (update, read, or clear)
 * `organization` - The organization that contains the project, defaults to the current repository owner
 * `project_number` - The project number from the project's URL
-* `value` - The value to set the project field to. Only required for operation type read
+* `value` - The value to set the project field to. Only required for operation type `update`; not required for `read` or `clear`.
 
 ### Outputs
 
diff --git a/__test__/main.test.ts b/__test__/main.test.ts
index b225238..2dfae3a 100644
--- a/__test__/main.test.ts
+++ b/__test__/main.test.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,12 @@ describe("with environmental variables", () => {
     expect(result.operation).toEqual("read");
   });
 
+  test("getInputs accepts clear", () => {
+    process.env = { ...process.env, ...{ INPUT_OPERATION: "clear" } };
+    const result = updateProject.getInputs();
+    expect(result.operation).toEqual("clear");
+  });
+
   test("getInputs doesn't accept other operations", () => {
     process.env = { ...process.env, ...{ INPUT_OPERATION: "foo" } };
     const result = updateProject.getInputs();
@@ -514,6 +520,41 @@ describe("with Octokit setup", () => {
     expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  test("clearField clears a field", async () => {
+    const item = { project: { number: 1, owner: { login: "github" } } };
+    mockContentMetadata("test", item);
+
+    const field = {
+      id: 1,
+      name: "testField",
+      dataType: "date",
+    };
+    mockProjectMetadata(1, field);
+
+    const data = { data: { projectV2Item: { id: 1 } } };
+    mockGraphQL(data, "clearField", "clearProjectV2ItemFieldValue");
+
+    const projectMetadata = await updateProject.fetchProjectMetadata(
+      "github",
+      1,
+      "testField",
+      "",
+      "clear"
+    );
+    const contentMetadata = await updateProject.fetchContentMetadata(
+      "1",
+      "test",
+      1,
+      "github"
+    );
+    const result = await updateProject.clearField(
+      projectMetadata,
+      contentMetadata
+    );
+    expect(result).toEqual(data.data);
+    expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
+  });
+
   test("run updates a field that was not empty", async () => {
     const item = {
       field: { value: "testValue" },
@@ -617,4 +658,27 @@ describe("with Octokit setup", () => {
     await updateProject.run();
     expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
   });
+
+  test("run clears a field", async () => {
+    process.env = { ...OLD_ENV, ...INPUTS, ...{ INPUT_OPERATION: "clear" } };
+
+    const item = {
+      field: { value: "2023-01-01" },
+      project: { number: 1, owner: { login: "github" } },
+    };
+    mockContentMetadata("testField", item);
+
+    const field = {
+      id: 1,
+      name: "testField",
+      dataType: "date",
+    };
+    mockProjectMetadata(1, field);
+
+    const data = { data: { projectV2Item: { id: 1 } } };
+    mockGraphQL(data, "clearField", "clearProjectV2ItemFieldValue");
+
+    await updateProject.run();
+    expect(mock.done()).toBe(true);
+  });
 });
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 018051b..4ad786f 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ inputs:
     description: The project number from the project's URL
     required: true
   operation:
-    description: Operation type (update or read)
+    description: Operation type (update, read, or clear)
     default: update
     required: false
   content_id:
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 38c535a..c4f5fad 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -10408,7 +10408,7 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
     });
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-exports.run = exports.setupOctokit = exports.getInputs = exports.updateField = exports.convertValueToFieldType = exports.valueGraphqlType = exports.ensureExists = exports.fetchProjectMetadata = exports.fetchContentMetadata = void 0;
+exports.run = exports.setupOctokit = exports.getInputs = exports.clearField = exports.updateField = exports.convertValueToFieldType = exports.valueGraphqlType = exports.ensureExists = exports.fetchProjectMetadata = exports.fetchContentMetadata = void 0;
 const core_1 = __nccwpck_require__(2186);
 const github_1 = __nccwpck_require__(5438);
 let octokit;
@@ -10648,6 +10648,37 @@ function updateField(projectMetadata, contentMetadata, value) {
     });
 }
 exports.updateField = updateField;
+/**
+ * Clears the field value for the content item
+ * @param {GraphQlQueryResponseData} projectMetadata - The project metadata returned from fetchProjectMetadata()
+ * @param {GraphQlQueryResponseData} contentMetadata - The content metadata returned from fetchContentMetadata()
+ * @return {Promise<GraphQlQueryResponseData>} - The updated content metadata
+ */
+function clearField(projectMetadata, contentMetadata) {
+    return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
+        const result = yield octokit.graphql(`
+    mutation($project: ID!, $item: ID!, $field: ID!) {
+      clearProjectV2ItemFieldValue(
+        input: {
+          projectId: $project
+          itemId: $item
+          fieldId: $field
+        }
+      ) {
+        projectV2Item {
+          id
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    `, {
+            project: projectMetadata.projectId,
+            item: contentMetadata.id,
+            field: projectMetadata.field.fieldId,
+        });
+        return result;
+    });
+}
+exports.clearField = clearField;
 /**
  * Returns the validated and normalized inputs for the action
  *
@@ -10657,8 +10688,8 @@ function getInputs() {
     let operation = (0, core_1.getInput)("operation");
     if (operation === "")
         operation = "update";
-    if (!["read", "update"].includes(operation)) {
-        (0, core_1.setFailed)(`Invalid value passed for the 'operation' parameter (passed: ${operation}, allowed: read, update)`);
+    if (!["read", "update", "clear"].includes(operation)) {
+        (0, core_1.setFailed)(`Invalid value passed for the 'operation' parameter (passed: ${operation}, allowed: read, update, clear)`);
         return {};
     }
     const inputs = {
@@ -10704,6 +10735,11 @@ function run() {
             (0, core_1.setOutput)("field_updated_value", inputs.value);
             (0, core_1.info)(`Updated field ${inputs.fieldName} on ${contentMetadata.title} to ${inputs.value}`);
         }
+        else if (inputs.operation === "clear") {
+            yield clearField(projectMetadata, contentMetadata);
+            (0, core_1.setOutput)("field_updated_value", null);
+            (0, core_1.info)(`Cleared field ${inputs.fieldName} on ${contentMetadata.title}`);
+        }
         else {
             (0, core_1.setOutput)("field_updated_value", (_b = contentMetadata.field) === null || _b === void 0 ? void 0 : _b.value);
         }
diff --git a/src/update-project.ts b/src/update-project.ts
index e10a7b1..cdd0d69 100644
--- a/src/update-project.ts
+++ b/src/update-project.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,42 @@ export async function updateField(
   return result;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Clears the field value for the content item
+ * @param {GraphQlQueryResponseData} projectMetadata - The project metadata returned from fetchProjectMetadata()
+ * @param {GraphQlQueryResponseData} contentMetadata - The content metadata returned from fetchContentMetadata()
+ * @return {Promise<GraphQlQueryResponseData>} - The updated content metadata
+ */
+export async function clearField(
+  projectMetadata: GraphQlQueryResponseData,
+  contentMetadata: GraphQlQueryResponseData
+): Promise<GraphQlQueryResponseData> {
+  const result: GraphQlQueryResponseData = await octokit.graphql(
+    `
+    mutation($project: ID!, $item: ID!, $field: ID!) {
+      clearProjectV2ItemFieldValue(
+        input: {
+          projectId: $project
+          itemId: $item
+          fieldId: $field
+        }
+      ) {
+        projectV2Item {
+          id
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    `,
+    {
+      project: projectMetadata.projectId,
+      item: contentMetadata.id,
+      field: projectMetadata.field.fieldId,
+    }
+  );
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the validated and normalized inputs for the action
  *
@@ -298,9 +334,9 @@ export function getInputs(): { [key: string]: any } {
   let operation = getInput("operation");
   if (operation === "") operation = "update";
 
-  if (!["read", "update"].includes(operation)) {
+  if (!["read", "update", "clear"].includes(operation)) {
     setFailed(
-      `Invalid value passed for the 'operation' parameter (passed: ${operation}, allowed: read, update)`
+      `Invalid value passed for the 'operation' parameter (passed: ${operation}, allowed: read, update, clear)`
     );
 
     return {};
@@ -361,6 +397,10 @@ export async function run(): Promise<void> {
     info(
       `Updated field ${inputs.fieldName} on ${contentMetadata.title} to ${inputs.value}`
     );
+  } else if (inputs.operation === "clear") {
+    await clearField(projectMetadata, contentMetadata);
+    setOutput("field_updated_value", null);
+    info(`Cleared field ${inputs.fieldName} on ${contentMetadata.title}`);
   } else {
     setOutput("field_updated_value", contentMetadata.field?.value);
   }