diff --git a/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table.h b/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table.h
index ea7c28fbae..b749fb72aa 100644
--- a/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table.h
+++ b/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table.h
@@ -145,48 +145,7 @@ class TPersistentTable
         : FileName(fileName)
         , RecordCount(initialRecordCount)
     {
-        // if file doesn't exist create file with zeroed header
-        TFile file(FileName, OpenAlways | WrOnly);
-        if (file.GetLength() == 0) {
-            file.Resize(CalcFileSize(0));
-        }
-        file.Close();
-
-        FileMap = std::make_unique<TFileMap>(FileName, TMemoryMapCommon::oRdWr);
-        FileMap->Map(0, sizeof(THeader));
-
-        auto* header = reinterpret_cast<THeader*>(FileMap->Ptr());
-        if (header->RecordCount == 0) {
-            header->Version = Version;
-            header->RecordCount = RecordCount;
-            header->HeaderSize = sizeof(THeader);
-            header->RecordSize = sizeof(TRecord);
-            header->CompactedRecordSrcIndex = InvalidIndex;
-            header->CompactedRecordDstIndex = InvalidIndex;
-        }
-
-        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
-            header->Version == Version,
-            "Invalid header version %d",
-            header->Version);
-        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
-            header->HeaderSize == sizeof(THeader),
-            "Invalid header size %lu != %lu",
-            header->HeaderSize,
-            sizeof(THeader));
-        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
-            header->RecordSize == sizeof(TRecord),
-            "Invalid record size %lu != %lu",
-            header->RecordSize,
-            sizeof(TRecord));
-
-        RecordCount = header->RecordCount;
-
-        FileMap->ResizeAndRemap(0, CalcFileSize(RecordCount));
-        HeaderPtr = reinterpret_cast<THeader*>(FileMap->Ptr());
-        RecordsPtr = reinterpret_cast<TRecord*>(HeaderPtr + 1);
-
-        CompactRecords();
+        Init();
     }
 
     H* HeaderData()
@@ -240,7 +199,61 @@ class TPersistentTable
         return NextFreeRecord - FreeRecords.size();
     }
 
+    void Clear()
+    {
+        NextFreeRecord = 0;
+        FileMap.reset();
+        FreeRecords.clear();
+        Init();
+    }
+
 private:
+    void Init()
+    {
+        // if file doesn't exist create file with zeroed header
+        TFile file(FileName, OpenAlways | WrOnly);
+        if (file.GetLength() == 0) {
+            file.Resize(CalcFileSize(0));
+        }
+        file.Close();
+
+        FileMap = std::make_unique<TFileMap>(FileName, TMemoryMapCommon::oRdWr);
+        FileMap->Map(0, sizeof(THeader));
+
+        auto* header = reinterpret_cast<THeader*>(FileMap->Ptr());
+        if (header->RecordCount == 0) {
+            header->Version = Version;
+            header->RecordCount = RecordCount;
+            header->HeaderSize = sizeof(THeader);
+            header->RecordSize = sizeof(TRecord);
+            header->CompactedRecordSrcIndex = InvalidIndex;
+            header->CompactedRecordDstIndex = InvalidIndex;
+        }
+
+        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
+            header->Version == Version,
+            "Invalid header version %d",
+            header->Version);
+        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
+            header->HeaderSize == sizeof(THeader),
+            "Invalid header size %lu != %lu",
+            header->HeaderSize,
+            sizeof(THeader));
+        Y_ABORT_UNLESS(
+            header->RecordSize == sizeof(TRecord),
+            "Invalid record size %lu != %lu",
+            header->RecordSize,
+            sizeof(TRecord));
+
+        RecordCount = header->RecordCount;
+
+        FileMap->ResizeAndRemap(0, CalcFileSize(RecordCount));
+        HeaderPtr = reinterpret_cast<THeader*>(FileMap->Ptr());
+        RecordsPtr = reinterpret_cast<TRecord*>(HeaderPtr + 1);
+
+        CompactRecords();
+    }
+
     size_t CalcFileSize(size_t recordCount)
     {
         return sizeof(THeader) + recordCount * sizeof(TRecord);
diff --git a/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table_ut.cpp b/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table_ut.cpp
index cdeb8f51f7..8f8585f7a3 100644
--- a/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table_ut.cpp
+++ b/cloud/storage/core/libs/common/persistent_table_ut.cpp
@@ -423,6 +423,32 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TPersistentTableTest)
             UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(ri.CountRecords(), table->CountRecords());
         }
     }
+
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(ShouldClearRecords)
+    {
+        TTempDir dir;
+        auto tablePath = dir.Path() / "table";
+
+        auto tableSize = 32;
+
+        TPersistentTable<THeader, TRecord> table(tablePath, tableSize);
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(table.CountRecords(), 0);
+
+        for (auto i = 0; i < tableSize; ++i) {
+            auto index = table.AllocRecord();
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_UNEQUAL(table.InvalidIndex, index);
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(table.CountRecords(), index + 1);
+        }
+
+        table.Clear();
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(table.CountRecords(), 0);
+
+        for (auto i = 0; i < tableSize; ++i) {
+            auto index = table.AllocRecord();
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_UNEQUAL(table.InvalidIndex, index);
+            UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(table.CountRecords(), index + 1);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 }   // namespace NCloud