diff --git a/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistant.tsx b/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistant.tsx
index 269790306d7..ad60d7afc75 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistant.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistant.tsx
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ export const AIAssistant = ({ className }: AIAssistantProps) => {
         <Conversation className={cn('flex-1')}>
           <AIAssistantHeader
             isChatLoading={isChatLoading}
-            onClearMessages={handleClearMessages}
+            onNewChat={snap.newChat}
             onCloseAssistant={snap.closeAssistant}
             showMetadataWarning={showMetadataWarning}
             updatedOptInSinceMCP={updatedOptInSinceMCP}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistantHeader.tsx b/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistantHeader.tsx
index b2211f62c70..6299e05b72f 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistantHeader.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/ui/AIAssistantPanel/AIAssistantHeader.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Eraser, Settings, X } from 'lucide-react'
+import { Plus, Settings, X } from 'lucide-react'
 import { useState } from 'react'
 
 import { AiIconAnimation, Button } from 'ui'
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { AIOptInModal } from './AIOptInModal'
 
 interface AIAssistantHeaderProps {
   isChatLoading: boolean
-  onClearMessages: () => void
+  onNewChat: () => void
   onCloseAssistant: () => void
   showMetadataWarning: boolean
   updatedOptInSinceMCP: boolean
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ interface AIAssistantHeaderProps {
 
 export const AIAssistantHeader = ({
   isChatLoading,
-  onClearMessages,
+  onNewChat,
   onCloseAssistant,
   showMetadataWarning,
   updatedOptInSinceMCP,
@@ -51,6 +51,15 @@ export const AIAssistantHeader = ({
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-x-4">
           <div className="flex items-center">
+            <ButtonTooltip
+              type="text"
+              size="tiny"
+              icon={<Plus strokeWidth={1.5} />}
+              onClick={onNewChat}
+              className="h-7 w-7 p-0"
+              disabled={isChatLoading}
+              tooltip={{ content: { side: 'bottom', text: 'New chat' } }}
+            />
             <ButtonTooltip
               type="text"
               size="tiny"
@@ -62,15 +71,6 @@ export const AIAssistantHeader = ({
                 content: { side: 'bottom', text: 'Permission settings' },
               }}
             />
-            <ButtonTooltip
-              type="text"
-              size="tiny"
-              icon={<Eraser strokeWidth={1.5} />}
-              onClick={onClearMessages}
-              className="h-7 w-7 p-0"
-              disabled={isChatLoading}
-              tooltip={{ content: { side: 'bottom', text: 'Clear messages' } }}
-            />
             <ButtonTooltip
               type="text"
               className="w-7 h-7"