diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/resource-management.md b/docs/advanced-usage/resource-management.md
index 5c9d3bd6a..19dfa721f 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage/resource-management.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage/resource-management.md
@@ -71,6 +71,17 @@ dokku resource:limit --cpu 100 --memory 100 --process-type worker node-js-app
        memory: 100
 ```
 
+A resource value can be individually cleared by setting the value to the special value `clear`.
+
+```shell
+dokku resource:limit --cpu clear node-js-app
+```
+
+```
+=====> Setting resource limits for node-js-app
+       cpu: cleared
+```
+
 #### Displaying Resource Limits
 
 Running the `resource:limit` command without any flags will display the currently configured default app limits.
@@ -169,6 +180,17 @@ dokku resource:reserve --cpu 100 --memory 100 --process-type worker node-js-app
        memory: 100
 ```
 
+A resource value can be individually cleared by setting the value to the special value `clear`.
+
+```shell
+dokku resource:reserve --cpu clear node-js-app
+```
+
+```
+=====> Setting resource reservation for node-js-app
+       cpu: cleared
+```
+
 #### Displaying Resource Reservations
 
 Running the `resource:reserve` command without any flags will display the currently configured default app reservations.
diff --git a/plugins/resource/functions.go b/plugins/resource/functions.go
index 72f9dcc56..5d03442db 100644
--- a/plugins/resource/functions.go
+++ b/plugins/resource/functions.go
@@ -86,10 +86,17 @@ func setResourceType(appName string, processType string, r Resource, resourceTyp
 			continue
 		}
 
-		common.LogVerbose(fmt.Sprintf("%v: %v", key, value))
 		property := propertyKey(processType, resourceType, key)
-		err := common.PropertyWrite("resource", appName, property, value)
-		if err != nil {
+		if value == "clear" {
+			common.LogVerbose(fmt.Sprintf("%v: cleared", key))
+			if err := common.PropertyDelete("resource", appName, property); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		common.LogVerbose(fmt.Sprintf("%v: %v", key, value))
+		if err := common.PropertyWrite("resource", appName, property, value); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tests/unit/resource_1.bats b/tests/unit/resource_1.bats
index 0a828e729..54919bb02 100644
--- a/tests/unit/resource_1.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/resource_1.bats
@@ -111,3 +111,26 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "(resource) resource:limit clear single" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:limit --memory 512MB $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:report --resource-_default_.limit.memory $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "512MB"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:limit --memory clear $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:report --resource-_default_.limit.memory $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_failure
+}
diff --git a/tests/unit/resource_2.bats b/tests/unit/resource_2.bats
index ab5ce4141..2707bdd8a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/resource_2.bats
+++ b/tests/unit/resource_2.bats
@@ -102,3 +102,26 @@ teardown() {
   echo "status: $status"
   assert_success
 }
+
+@test "(resource) resource:reserve clear single" {
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:reserve --memory 512MB $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:report --resource-_default_.reserve.memory $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+  assert_output "512MB"
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:reserve --memory clear $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_success
+
+  run /bin/bash -c "dokku resource:report --resource-_default_.reserve.memory $TEST_APP"
+  echo "output: $output"
+  echo "status: $status"
+  assert_failure
+}