diff --git a/iptables/iptables.go b/iptables/iptables.go
index 8db2597..a3a0992 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables.go
+++ b/iptables/iptables.go
@@ -324,6 +324,11 @@ func (ipt *IPTables) ClearChain(table, chain string) error {
 	}
 }
 
+// Flush table chain
+func (ipt *IPTables) FlushChain(table string, chain string) error {
+	return ipt.run("-t", table, "--flush", chain)
+}
+
 // RenameChain renames the old chain to the new one.
 func (ipt *IPTables) RenameChain(table, oldChain, newChain string) error {
 	return ipt.run("-t", table, "-E", oldChain, newChain)
diff --git a/iptables/iptables_test.go b/iptables/iptables_test.go
index dcd996c..0a207be 100644
--- a/iptables/iptables_test.go
+++ b/iptables/iptables_test.go
@@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ func runChainTests(t *testing.T, ipt *IPTables) {
 		t.Fatal("DeleteChain of non-empty chain returned IsNotExist")
 	}
 
+	// lets re-put a simple rule in again
+	err = ipt.Append("filter", chain, "-s", "0/0", "-j", "ACCEPT")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Append failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// lets flush the chain
+	err = ipt.FlushChain("filter", chain)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Flush table chain failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	err = ipt.ClearChain("filter", chain)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("ClearChain (of non-empty) failed: %v", err)