diff --git a/searx/templates/courgette/preferences.html b/searx/templates/courgette/preferences.html
index 2abfafb13..c25385bc8 100644
--- a/searx/templates/courgette/preferences.html
+++ b/searx/templates/courgette/preferences.html
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@
     </p>
 
     <input type="submit" value="{{ _('save') }}" />
+    <div class="right preferences_back"><a href="{{ url_for('clear_cookies') }}">{{ _('Reset defaults') }}</a></div>
     <div class="right preferences_back"><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">{{ _('back') }}</a></div>
-    </form>    
+    </form>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/default/preferences.html b/searx/templates/default/preferences.html
index e03c18e3f..ae3f058e4 100644
--- a/searx/templates/default/preferences.html
+++ b/searx/templates/default/preferences.html
@@ -113,7 +113,8 @@
     </p>
 
     <input type="submit" value="{{ _('save') }}" />
+    <div class="{% if rtl %}left{% else %}right{% endif %} preferences_back"><a href="{{ url_for('clear_cookies') }}">{{ _('Reset defaults') }}</a></div>
     <div class="{% if rtl %}left{% else %}right{% endif %} preferences_back"><a href="{{ url_for('index') }}">{{ _('back') }}</a></div>
-    </form>    
+    </form>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html b/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
index 65b7f4b4c..acb89741e 100644
--- a/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
+++ b/searx/templates/oscar/preferences.html
@@ -184,6 +184,7 @@
 
     <input type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" value="{{ _('save') }}" />
 	<a href="{{ url_for('index') }}"><div class="btn btn-default">{{ _('back') }}</div></a>
+	<a href="{{ url_for('clear_cookies') }}"><div class="btn btn-default">{{ _('Reset defaults') }}</div></a>
     </form>
 </div>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index 6a5387122..eca68d271 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -715,6 +715,14 @@ def favicon():
                                mimetype='image/vnd.microsoft.icon')
 
 
+@app.route('/clear_cookies')
+def clear_cookies():
+    resp = make_response(redirect(url_for('index')))
+    for cookie_name in request.cookies:
+        resp.delete_cookie(cookie_name)
+    return resp
+
+
 def run():
     app.run(
         debug=settings['server']['debug'],