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+/* -*- indent-tabs-mode: nil; js-indent-level: 2 -*- */
+/* vim: set ft=javascript ts=2 et sw=2 tw=80: */
+/* Any copyright is dedicated to the Public Domain.
+ * http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ */
+
+// Check that console.clear() does not clear the output of the browser console.
+
+"use strict";
+
+const TEST_URI = "data:text/html;charset=utf8,<p>Bug 1296870";
+
+add_task(function* () {
+  yield loadTab(TEST_URI);
+  let hud = yield HUDService.toggleBrowserConsole();
+
+  info("Log a new message from the content page");
+  ContentTask.spawn(gBrowser.selectedBrowser, {}, function* () {
+    content.wrappedJSObject.console.log("msg");
+  });
+  yield waitForMessage("msg", hud);
+
+  info("Send a console.clear() from the content page");
+  ContentTask.spawn(gBrowser.selectedBrowser, {}, function* () {
+    content.wrappedJSObject.console.clear();
+  });
+  yield waitForMessage("Console was cleared", hud);
+
+  info("Check that the messages logged after the first clear are still displayed");
+  isnot(hud.outputNode.textContent.indexOf("msg"), -1, "msg is in the output");
+});
+
+function waitForMessage(message, webconsole) {
+  return waitForMessages({
+    webconsole,
+    messages: [{
+      text: message,
+      category: CATEGORY_WEBDEV,
+      severity: SEVERITY_LOG,
+    }],
+  });
+}