diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/history.py b/qutebrowser/browser/history.py
index 85922f9e8..7c0db112a 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/history.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/history.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import os
 import time
 import contextlib
 
-from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QUrl, QTimer
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSlot, QUrl, QTimer, pyqtSignal
 
 from qutebrowser.commands import cmdutils, cmdexc
 from qutebrowser.utils import (utils, objreg, log, usertypes, message,
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ class WebHistory(sql.SqlTable):
 
     """The global history of visited pages."""
 
+    # All web history cleared
+    history_cleared = pyqtSignal()
+    # one url cleared
+    url_cleared = pyqtSignal(QUrl)
+
     def __init__(self, parent=None):
         super().__init__("History", ['url', 'title', 'atime', 'redirect'],
                          constraints={'url': 'NOT NULL',
@@ -157,6 +162,7 @@ class WebHistory(sql.SqlTable):
         with self._handle_sql_errors():
             self.delete_all()
             self.completion.delete_all()
+        self.history_cleared.emit()
 
     def delete_url(self, url):
         """Remove all history entries with the given url.
@@ -168,6 +174,7 @@ class WebHistory(sql.SqlTable):
         qtutils.ensure_valid(qurl)
         self.delete('url', self._format_url(qurl))
         self.completion.delete('url', self._format_completion_url(qurl))
+        self.url_cleared.emit(qurl)
 
     @pyqtSlot(QUrl, QUrl, str)
     def add_from_tab(self, url, requested_url, title):
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
index f320ff3a6..fb04dc120 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webengine/webenginetab.py
@@ -74,6 +74,14 @@ def init():
     download_manager.install(webenginesettings.private_profile)
     objreg.register('webengine-download-manager', download_manager)
 
+    # Clear visited links on web history clear
+    hist = objreg.get('web-history')
+    for p in [webenginesettings.default_profile,
+              webenginesettings.private_profile]:
+        hist.history_cleared.connect(p.clearAllVisitedLinks)
+        hist.url_cleared.connect(lambda url, profile=p:
+                                 profile.clearVisitedLinks([url]))
+
 
 # Mapping worlds from usertypes.JsWorld to QWebEngineScript world IDs.
 _JS_WORLD_MAP = {