diff --git a/include/haproxy/applet.h b/include/haproxy/applet.h
index 752a1a2b2..6eb792670 100644
--- a/include/haproxy/applet.h
+++ b/include/haproxy/applet.h
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ extern struct pool_head *pool_head_appctx;
 struct task *task_run_applet(struct task *t, void *context, unsigned int state);
 int appctx_buf_available(void *arg);
 void *applet_reserve_svcctx(struct appctx *appctx, size_t size);
+void applet_reset_svcctx(struct appctx *appctx);
 void appctx_shut(struct appctx *appctx);
 
 struct appctx *appctx_new_on(struct applet *applet, struct sedesc *sedesc, int thr);
diff --git a/src/applet.c b/src/applet.c
index 41ad2fc3d..c9d0c55bf 100644
--- a/src/applet.c
+++ b/src/applet.c
@@ -142,6 +142,15 @@ void *applet_reserve_svcctx(struct appctx *appctx, size_t size)
 	return appctx->svcctx;
 }
 
+/* This is used to reset an svcctx and the svc.storage without releasing the
+ * appctx. In fact this is only used by the CLI applet between commands.
+ */
+void applet_reset_svcctx(struct appctx *appctx)
+{
+	memset(&appctx->svc.storage, 0, APPLET_MAX_SVCCTX);
+	appctx->svcctx = NULL;
+}
+
 /* call the applet's release() function if any, and marks the sedesc as shut.
  * Needs to be called upon close().
  */