diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_text_interactive.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_text_interactive.eo
index 16d0448854..61e336f00c 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_text_interactive.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_text_interactive.eo
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ interface Efl.Text_Interactive (Efl.Text, Efl.Text_Font,
             if not, the entry is read-only and no user input is allowed.]]
          }
       }
+      select_none {
+         [[Clears the selection.]]
+      }
    }
    events {
       selection,changed: void; [[The selection on the object has changed. Query using @.selection_cursors]]
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
index bfe41af303..94b8eb0d97 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.c
@@ -582,6 +582,13 @@ _sel_clear(Evas_Object *o EINA_UNUSED, Efl_Ui_Internal_Text_Interactive_Data *en
      }
 }
 
+static void
+_efl_ui_internal_text_interactive_efl_text_interactive_select_none(
+      Eo *obj, Efl_Ui_Internal_Text_Interactive_Data *en)
+{
+   _sel_clear(obj, en);
+}
+
 static void
 _range_del_emit(Evas_Object *obj, Efl_Text_Cursor_Cursor *cur1, Efl_Text_Cursor_Cursor *cur2)
 {
diff --git a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.eo b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.eo
index 6910fa1d34..d3036196e2 100644
--- a/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.eo
+++ b/src/lib/elementary/efl_ui_internal_text_interactive.eo
@@ -10,5 +10,6 @@ class Efl.Ui.Internal.Text.Interactive (Efl.Canvas.Text, Efl.Text_Interactive)
       Efl.Text_Interactive.selection_allowed { get; set; }
       Efl.Text_Interactive.selection_cursors { get; }
       Efl.Text_Interactive.editable { get; set; }
+      Efl.Text_Interactive.select_none;
    }
 }