diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/commit_description_panel_driver.go b/pkg/integration/components/commit_description_panel_driver.go
index 253dc6f8762..0aa2007570f 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/commit_description_panel_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/commit_description_panel_driver.go
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ func (self *CommitDescriptionPanelDriver) AddCoAuthor(author string) *CommitDesc
 	return self
 }
 
+func (self *CommitDescriptionPanelDriver) Clear() *CommitDescriptionPanelDriver {
+	self.getViewDriver().Clear()
+	return self
+}
+
 func (self *CommitDescriptionPanelDriver) Title(expected *TextMatcher) *CommitDescriptionPanelDriver {
 	self.getViewDriver().Title(expected)
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/commit_message_panel_driver.go b/pkg/integration/components/commit_message_panel_driver.go
index 68e1c639b33..047cc59b17d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/commit_message_panel_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/commit_message_panel_driver.go
@@ -39,20 +39,7 @@ func (self *CommitMessagePanelDriver) SwitchToDescription() *CommitDescriptionPa
 }
 
 func (self *CommitMessagePanelDriver) Clear() *CommitMessagePanelDriver {
-	// clearing multiple times in case there's multiple lines
-	//  (the clear button only clears a single line at a time)
-	maxAttempts := 100
-	for i := 0; i < maxAttempts+1; i++ {
-		if self.getViewDriver().getView().Buffer() == "" {
-			break
-		}
-
-		self.t.press(ClearKey)
-		if i == maxAttempts {
-			panic("failed to clear commit message panel")
-		}
-	}
-
+	self.getViewDriver().Clear()
 	return self
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/integration/components/view_driver.go b/pkg/integration/components/view_driver.go
index 189151f61db..44707289c3b 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/components/view_driver.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/components/view_driver.go
@@ -40,6 +40,24 @@ func (self *ViewDriver) Title(expected *TextMatcher) *ViewDriver {
 	return self
 }
 
+func (self *ViewDriver) Clear() *ViewDriver {
+	// clearing multiple times in case there's multiple lines
+	//  (the clear button only clears a single line at a time)
+	maxAttempts := 100
+	for i := 0; i < maxAttempts+1; i++ {
+		if self.getView().Buffer() == "" {
+			break
+		}
+
+		self.t.press(ClearKey)
+		if i == maxAttempts {
+			panic("failed to clear view buffer")
+		}
+	}
+
+	return self
+}
+
 // asserts that the view has lines matching the given matchers. One matcher must be passed for each line.
 // If you only care about the top n lines, use the TopLines method instead.
 // If you only care about a subset of lines, use the ContainsLines method instead.
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/preserve_commit_message.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/preserve_commit_message.go
index e9297ab76bf..ab136090428 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/preserve_commit_message.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/preserve_commit_message.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ var PreserveCommitMessage = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 			Type("second paragraph").
 			Cancel()
 
+		t.FileSystem().PathPresent(".git/LAZYGIT_PENDING_COMMIT")
+
 		t.Views().Files().
 			IsFocused().
 			Press(keys.Files.CommitChanges)
@@ -35,6 +37,22 @@ var PreserveCommitMessage = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
 			Content(Equals("my commit message")).
 			SwitchToDescription().
-			Content(Equals("first paragraph\n\nsecond paragraph"))
+			Content(Equals("first paragraph\n\nsecond paragraph")).
+			Clear().
+			SwitchToSummary().
+			Clear().
+			Cancel()
+
+		t.FileSystem().PathNotPresent(".git/LAZYGIT_PENDING_COMMIT")
+
+		t.Views().Files().
+			IsFocused().
+			Press(keys.Files.CommitChanges)
+
+		t.ExpectPopup().CommitMessagePanel().
+			Type("my new commit message").
+			Confirm()
+
+		t.FileSystem().PathNotPresent(".git/LAZYGIT_PENDING_COMMIT")
 	},
 })