diff --git a/TODO-RELEASE b/TODO-RELEASE
index 369668193..a4d9dfbd8 100644
--- a/TODO-RELEASE
+++ b/TODO-RELEASE
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ gsm		API/ABI change		add new member to lapd_datalink
 gsm		new API			new gsm0808_create_common_id()
 gb		new API			new bssgp_tx_bvc_reset2()
 core		new API			new rate_ctr_reset(), rate_ctr_group_reset()
+core		new API			new osmo_stat_item_reset(), osmo_stat_item_group_reset()
diff --git a/include/osmocom/core/stat_item.h b/include/osmocom/core/stat_item.h
index 806173abf..4710dba71 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/core/stat_item.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/core/stat_item.h
@@ -114,4 +114,8 @@ static inline int32_t osmo_stat_item_get_last(const struct osmo_stat_item *item)
 {
 	return item->values[item->last_offs].value;
 }
+
+void osmo_stat_item_reset(struct osmo_stat_item *item);
+void osmo_stat_item_group_reset(struct osmo_stat_item_group *statg);
+
 /*! @} */
diff --git a/src/stat_item.c b/src/stat_item.c
index 67165754a..ba3646406 100644
--- a/src/stat_item.c
+++ b/src/stat_item.c
@@ -356,4 +356,33 @@ int osmo_stat_item_for_each_group(osmo_stat_item_group_handler_t handle_group, v
 	return rc;
 }
 
+
+/*! Remove all values of a stat item
+ *  \param[in] item stat item to reset
+ */
+void osmo_stat_item_reset(struct osmo_stat_item *item)
+{
+	unsigned int i;
+
+	item->last_offs = item->desc->num_values - 1;
+	item->last_value_index = -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i <= item->last_offs; i++) {
+		item->values[i].value = item->desc->default_value;
+		item->values[i].id = OSMO_STAT_ITEM_NOVALUE_ID;
+	}
+}
+
+/*! Reset all osmo stat items in a group
+ *  \param[in] statg stat item group to reset
+ */
+void osmo_stat_item_group_reset(struct osmo_stat_item_group *statg)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < statg->desc->num_items; i++) {
+		struct osmo_stat_item *item = statg->items[i];
+                osmo_stat_item_reset(item);
+	}
+}
 /*! @} */