diff --git a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
index 0f8853841b..5d294709b8 100644
--- a/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
+++ b/runelite-api/src/main/java/net/runelite/api/ScriptID.java
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ public final class ScriptID
 	@ScriptArguments(integer = 1, string = 1)
 	public static final int CHATBOX_INPUT = 96;
 
+	/**
+	 * Rebuilds the chatbox and the pmbox
+	 */
+	@ScriptArguments()
+	public static final int SPLITPM_CHANGED = 83;
+
 	/**
 	 * Rebuilds the chatbox
 	 */
diff --git a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chathistory/ChatHistoryPlugin.java b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chathistory/ChatHistoryPlugin.java
index e656d70a6e..1aa16ee6cc 100644
--- a/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chathistory/ChatHistoryPlugin.java
+++ b/runelite-client/src/main/java/net/runelite/client/plugins/chathistory/ChatHistoryPlugin.java
@@ -317,6 +317,14 @@ public class ChatHistoryPlugin extends Plugin implements KeyListener
 
 		log.debug("Clearing chatbox history for tab {}", tab);
 
+		clearMessageQueue(tab);
+
+		if (tab.getAfter() == null)
+		{
+			// if the tab has a vanilla Clear option, it isn't necessary to delete the messages ourselves.
+			return;
+		}
+
 		boolean removed = false;
 		for (ChatMessageType msgType : tab.getMessageTypes())
 		{
@@ -339,10 +347,9 @@ public class ChatHistoryPlugin extends Plugin implements KeyListener
 
 		if (removed)
 		{
-			clientThread.invoke(() -> client.runScript(ScriptID.BUILD_CHATBOX));
+			// this rebuilds both the chatbox and the pmbox
+			clientThread.invoke(() -> client.runScript(ScriptID.SPLITPM_CHANGED));
 		}
-
-		clearMessageQueue(tab);
 	}
 
 	@Override