diff --git a/firmware/common/w25q80bv.c b/firmware/common/w25q80bv.c
index ea4372fd..5397354c 100644
--- a/firmware/common/w25q80bv.c
+++ b/firmware/common/w25q80bv.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 #define W25Q80BV_FAST_READ    0x0b
 #define W25Q80BV_WRITE_ENABLE 0x06
 #define W25Q80BV_CHIP_ERASE   0xC7
+#define W25Q80BV_WRITE_STATUS 0x01
 #define W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS1 0x05
 #define W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS2 0x35
 #define W25Q80BV_PAGE_PROGRAM 0x02
@@ -76,17 +77,6 @@ uint8_t w25q80bv_get_status(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv)
 	return data[1];
 }
 
-void w25q80bv_get_full_status(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, uint8_t* data)
-{
-	uint8_t cmd[] = { W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS1, 0xFF };
-	spi_bus_transfer(drv->bus, cmd, ARRAY_SIZE(cmd));
-	data[0] = cmd[1];
-	cmd[0] =W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS2;
-	cmd[1] = 0xFF;
-	spi_bus_transfer(drv->bus, cmd, ARRAY_SIZE(cmd));
-	data[1] = cmd[1];
-}
-
 /* Release power down / Device ID */  
 uint8_t w25q80bv_get_device_id(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv)
 {
@@ -237,3 +227,22 @@ void w25q80bv_read(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, uint32_t addr, uint32_t len, ui
 
 	spi_bus_transfer_gather(drv->bus, transfers, ARRAY_SIZE(transfers));
 }
+
+void w25q80bv_clear_status(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv)
+{
+	w25q80bv_write_enable(drv);
+	w25q80bv_wait_while_busy(drv);
+	uint8_t data[] = { W25Q80BV_WRITE_STATUS, 0x00, 0x00 };
+	spi_bus_transfer(drv->bus, data, ARRAY_SIZE(data));
+}
+
+void w25q80bv_get_full_status(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, uint8_t* data)
+{
+	uint8_t cmd[] = { W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS1, 0xFF };
+	spi_bus_transfer(drv->bus, cmd, ARRAY_SIZE(cmd));
+	data[0] = cmd[1];
+	cmd[0] =W25Q80BV_READ_STATUS2;
+	cmd[1] = 0xFF;
+	spi_bus_transfer(drv->bus, cmd, ARRAY_SIZE(cmd));
+	data[1] = cmd[1];
+}
diff --git a/firmware/common/w25q80bv.h b/firmware/common/w25q80bv.h
index 71e7ddb7..d98dd302 100644
--- a/firmware/common/w25q80bv.h
+++ b/firmware/common/w25q80bv.h
@@ -59,5 +59,6 @@ void w25q80bv_program(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, uint32_t addr, uint32_t len,
 uint8_t w25q80bv_get_device_id(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv);
 void w25q80bv_get_unique_id(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, w25q80bv_unique_id_t* unique_id);
 void w25q80bv_read(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv, uint32_t addr, uint32_t len, uint8_t* const data);
+void w25q80bv_clear_status(w25q80bv_driver_t* const drv);
 
 #endif//__W25Q80BV_H__
diff --git a/firmware/hackrf_usb/hackrf_usb.c b/firmware/hackrf_usb/hackrf_usb.c
index 3c5189fe..18a87861 100644
--- a/firmware/hackrf_usb/hackrf_usb.c
+++ b/firmware/hackrf_usb/hackrf_usb.c
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ static const usb_request_handler_fn vendor_request_handler[] = {
 	usb_vendor_request_set_hw_sync_mode,
 	usb_vendor_request_reset,
 	usb_vendor_request_operacake_set_ranges,
-	usb_vendor_request_spiflash_status
+	usb_vendor_request_spiflash_status,
+	usb_vendor_request_spiflash_clear_status
 };
 
 static const uint32_t vendor_request_handler_count =
diff --git a/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.c b/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.c
index 5b2dcf06..9663f676 100644
--- a/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.c
+++ b/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.c
@@ -136,3 +136,13 @@ usb_request_status_t usb_vendor_request_spiflash_status(
 		return USB_REQUEST_STATUS_OK;
 	}
 }
+
+usb_request_status_t usb_vendor_request_spiflash_clear_status(
+	usb_endpoint_t* const endpoint, const usb_transfer_stage_t stage)
+{
+	if (stage == USB_TRANSFER_STAGE_SETUP) {
+		w25q80bv_clear_status(&spi_flash);
+		usb_transfer_schedule_ack(endpoint->in);
+	}
+return USB_REQUEST_STATUS_OK;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.h b/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.h
index 78104855..3d17203d 100644
--- a/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.h
+++ b/firmware/hackrf_usb/usb_api_spiflash.h
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ usb_request_status_t usb_vendor_request_read_spiflash(
 	usb_endpoint_t* const endpoint, const usb_transfer_stage_t stage);
 usb_request_status_t usb_vendor_request_spiflash_status(
 	usb_endpoint_t* const endpoint, const usb_transfer_stage_t stage);
+usb_request_status_t usb_vendor_request_spiflash_clear_status(
+		usb_endpoint_t* const endpoint, const usb_transfer_stage_t stage);
 
 #endif /* end of include guard: __USB_API_SPIFLASH_H__ */
diff --git a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_spiflash.c b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_spiflash.c
index 9e5e7fd8..51c2d40c 100644
--- a/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_spiflash.c
+++ b/host/hackrf-tools/src/hackrf_spiflash.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ static struct option long_options[] = {
 	{ "device", required_argument, 0, 'd' },
 	{ "reset", no_argument, 0, 'R' },
 	{ "status", no_argument, 0, 's' },
+	{ "clear", no_argument, 0, 'c' },
 	{ "verbose", no_argument, 0, 'v' },
 	{ "help", no_argument, 0, 'h' },
 	{ 0, 0, 0, 0 },
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ static void usage()
 	printf("\t-w, --write <filename>: Write data from file.\n");
 	printf("\t-d, --device <serialnumber>: Serial number of device, if multiple devices\n");
 	printf("\t-s, --status: Read SPI flash status registers before other operations.\n");
+	printf("\t-c, --clear: Clear SPI flash status registers before other operations.\n");
 	printf("\t-R, --reset: Reset HackRF after other operations.\n");
 	printf("\t-v, --verbose: Verbose output.\n");
 }
@@ -122,9 +124,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	bool verbose = false;
 	bool reset = false;
 	bool read_status = false;
+	bool clear_status = false;
 	uint16_t usb_api;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:l:r:w:d:svRh?", long_options,
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argv, "a:l:r:w:d:scvRh?", long_options,
 			&option_index)) != EOF) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'a':
@@ -153,6 +156,10 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 			read_status = true;
 			break;
 
+		case 'c':
+			clear_status = true;
+			break;
+
 		case 'v':
 			verbose = true;
 			break;
@@ -186,7 +193,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
 
-	if(!(write || read || reset || read_status)) {
+	if(!(write || read || reset || read_status || clear_status)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Specify either read, write, or reset option.\n");
 		usage();
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -249,8 +256,39 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
 	}
 
 	if(read_status) {
-		hackrf_spiflash_status(device, status);
-		printf("Status: 0x%02x %02x\n", status[0], status[1]);
+		result = hackrf_spiflash_status(device, status);
+		if (result != HACKRF_SUCCESS) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "hackrf_spiflash_status() failed: %s (%d)\n",
+					hackrf_error_name(result), result);
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
+		if(!verbose) {
+			printf("Status: 0x%02x %02x\n", status[0], status[1]);
+		} else {
+			printf("SRP0\t%x\nSEC\t%x\nTB\t%x\nBP\t%x\nWEL\t%x\nBusy\t%x\n", 
+			       (status[0] & 0x80) >> 7,
+			       (status[0] & 0x40) >> 6,
+			       (status[0] & 0x20) >> 5,
+			       (status[0] & 0x1C) >> 2,
+			       (status[0] & 0x02) >> 1,
+			       status[0] & 0x01);
+			printf("SUS\t%x\nCMP\t%x\nLB\t%x\nRes\t%x\nQE\t%x\nSRP1\t%x\n", 
+			       (status[1] & 0x80) >> 7,
+			       (status[1] & 0x40) >> 6,
+			       (status[1] & 0x38) >> 3,
+			       (status[1] & 0x04) >> 2,
+			       (status[1] & 0x02) >> 1,
+			       status[1] & 0x01);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if(clear_status) {
+		result = hackrf_spiflash_clear_status(device);
+		if (result != HACKRF_SUCCESS) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "hackrf_spiflash_clear_status() failed: %s (%d)\n",
+					hackrf_error_name(result), result);
+			return EXIT_FAILURE;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if(read) {
diff --git a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
index 2b2b562c..4157778d 100644
--- a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
+++ b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	HACKRF_VENDOR_REQUEST_RESET = 30,
 	HACKRF_VENDOR_REQUEST_OPERACAKE_SET_RANGES = 31,
 	HACKRF_VENDOR_REQUEST_SPIFLASH_STATUS = 32,
+	HACKRF_VENDOR_REQUEST_SPIFLASH_CLEAR_STATUS = 33,
 } hackrf_vendor_request;
 
 #define USB_CONFIG_STANDARD 0x1
@@ -989,6 +990,30 @@ int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_status(hackrf_device* device, uint8_t* data)
 	}
 }
 
+int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_clear_status(hackrf_device* device)
+{
+	USB_API_REQUIRED(device, 0x0103)
+	int result;
+	result = libusb_control_transfer(
+		device->usb_device,
+		LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_OUT | LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_VENDOR | LIBUSB_RECIPIENT_DEVICE,
+		HACKRF_VENDOR_REQUEST_SPIFLASH_CLEAR_STATUS,
+		0,
+		0,
+		NULL,
+		0,
+		0
+	);
+
+	if( result != 0 )
+	{
+		last_libusb_error = result;
+		return HACKRF_ERROR_LIBUSB;
+	} else {
+		return HACKRF_SUCCESS;
+	}
+}
+
 int ADDCALL hackrf_cpld_write(hackrf_device* device,
 		unsigned char* const data, const unsigned int total_length)
 {
@@ -2017,6 +2042,7 @@ int ADDCALL hackrf_set_operacake_ranges(hackrf_device* device, uint8_t* ranges,
 		return HACKRF_SUCCESS;
 	}
 }
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 } // __cplusplus defined.
 #endif
diff --git a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.h b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.h
index f9a5509b..021889f6 100644
--- a/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.h
+++ b/host/libhackrf/src/hackrf.h
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_erase(hackrf_device* device);
 extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_write(hackrf_device* device, const uint32_t address, const uint16_t length, unsigned char* const data);
 extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_read(hackrf_device* device, const uint32_t address, const uint16_t length, unsigned char* data);
 extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_status(hackrf_device* device, uint8_t* data);
+extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_spiflash_clear_status(hackrf_device* device);
+
 /* device will need to be reset after hackrf_cpld_write */
 extern ADDAPI int ADDCALL hackrf_cpld_write(hackrf_device* device,
 		unsigned char* const data, const unsigned int total_length);