diff --git a/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.json b/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e5a22bb2b4f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+    "reset" : {
+    }
+}
diff --git a/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.xml b/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b7971ad27920
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/api_samples/os-coverage/coverage-reset-post-req.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<reset></reset>
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/coverage_ext.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/coverage_ext.py
index ad30987fff75..b8a1681d05ac 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/coverage_ext.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/contrib/coverage_ext.py
@@ -259,18 +259,41 @@ class CoverageController(object):
                 output.close()
         return {'path': path}
 
+    def _reset_coverage_telnet(self, tn):
+        tn.write("coverInst.erase()\n")
+        tn.write("print 'finished'\n")
+        tn.expect([re.compile('finished')])
+
+    def _reset_coverage(self, req):
+        # Reopen telnet connections if they are closed.
+        for service in self.services:
+            if not service['telnet'].get_socket():
+                service['telnet'].open(service['host'], service['port'])
+
+        # Stop coverage if it is started.
+        try:
+            self._stop_coverage(req)
+        except exc.HTTPNotFound:
+            pass
+
+        for service in self.services:
+            self._reset_coverage_telnet(service['telnet'])
+            service['telnet'].close()
+        self.coverInst.erase()
+
     def action(self, req, body):
         _actions = {
                 'start': self._start_coverage,
                 'stop': self._stop_coverage,
                 'report': self._report_coverage,
+                'reset': self._reset_coverage,
         }
         authorize(req.environ['nova.context'])
         if not self.coverInst:
             msg = _("Python coverage module is not installed.")
             raise exc.HTTPServiceUnavailable(explanation=msg)
         for action, data in body.iteritems():
-            if action == 'stop':
+            if action == 'stop' or action == 'reset':
                 return _actions[action](req)
             elif action == 'report' or action == 'start':
                 return _actions[action](req, body)
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_coverage_ext.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_coverage_ext.py
index 6d66f8d743b3..cd4229ddd4ed 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_coverage_ext.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/contrib/test_coverage_ext.py
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ class FakeCoverage(object):
     def xml_report(self, outfile):
         pass
 
+    def erase(self):
+        pass
+
 
 class CoverageExtensionTest(test.TestCase):
 
@@ -202,3 +205,25 @@ class CoverageExtensionTest(test.TestCase):
         res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app(
                                fake_auth_context=self.admin_context))
         self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 404)
+
+    def test_reset_coverage_action_while_coverage_running(self):
+        self.stubs.Set(coverage_ext.CoverageController,
+                      '_check_coverage', fake_check_coverage)
+        body = {'reset': {}}
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/v2/fake/os-coverage/action')
+        req.method = "POST"
+        req.body = jsonutils.dumps(body)
+        req.headers["content-type"] = "application/json"
+        res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app(
+                               fake_auth_context=self.admin_context))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 200)
+
+    def test_reset_coverage_action_while_coverage_stopped(self):
+        body = {'reset': {}}
+        req = webob.Request.blank('/v2/fake/os-coverage/action')
+        req.method = "POST"
+        req.body = jsonutils.dumps(body)
+        req.headers["content-type"] = "application/json"
+        res = req.get_response(fakes.wsgi_app(
+                               fake_auth_context=self.admin_context))
+        self.assertEqual(res.status_int, 200)