diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.cpp b/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.cpp
index e5fc90c3..e543f60e 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.cpp
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.cpp
@@ -443,6 +443,51 @@ ReturnValue_t UartComIF::readReceivedMessage(CookieIF *cookie,
     return RETURN_OK;
 }
 
+ReturnValue_t UartComIF::flushUartRxBuffer(CookieIF *cookie) {
+    std::string deviceFile;
+    UartDeviceMapIter uartDeviceMapIter;
+    UartCookie* uartCookie = dynamic_cast<UartCookie*>(cookie);
+    if(uartCookie == nullptr) {
+        sif::warning << "UartComIF::flushUartRxBuffer: Invalid uart cookie!" << std::endl;
+        return NULLPOINTER;
+    }
+    deviceFile = uartCookie->getDeviceFile();
+    uartDeviceMapIter = uartDeviceMap.find(deviceFile);
+    int fd = uartDeviceMapIter->second.fileDescriptor;
+    tcflush(fd, TCIFLUSH);
+    return RETURN_OK;
+}
+
+ReturnValue_t UartComIF::flushUartTxBuffer(CookieIF *cookie) {
+    std::string deviceFile;
+    UartDeviceMapIter uartDeviceMapIter;
+    UartCookie* uartCookie = dynamic_cast<UartCookie*>(cookie);
+    if(uartCookie == nullptr) {
+        sif::warning << "UartComIF::flushUartTxBuffer: Invalid uart cookie!" << std::endl;
+        return NULLPOINTER;
+    }
+    deviceFile = uartCookie->getDeviceFile();
+    uartDeviceMapIter = uartDeviceMap.find(deviceFile);
+    int fd = uartDeviceMapIter->second.fileDescriptor;
+    tcflush(fd, TCOFLUSH);
+    return RETURN_OK;
+}
+
+ReturnValue_t UartComIF::flushUartTxAndRxBuf(CookieIF *cookie) {
+    std::string deviceFile;
+    UartDeviceMapIter uartDeviceMapIter;
+    UartCookie* uartCookie = dynamic_cast<UartCookie*>(cookie);
+    if(uartCookie == nullptr) {
+        sif::warning << "UartComIF::flushUartTxAndRxBuf: Invalid uart cookie!" << std::endl;
+        return NULLPOINTER;
+    }
+    deviceFile = uartCookie->getDeviceFile();
+    uartDeviceMapIter = uartDeviceMap.find(deviceFile);
+    int fd = uartDeviceMapIter->second.fileDescriptor;
+    tcflush(fd, TCIOFLUSH);
+    return RETURN_OK;
+}
+
 void UartComIF::setUartMode(struct termios *options, UartCookie &uartCookie) {
     UartModes uartMode = uartCookie.getUartMode();
     if(uartMode == UartModes::NON_CANONICAL) {
diff --git a/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.h b/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.h
index e513aa86..68d2b9f5 100644
--- a/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.h
+++ b/hal/src/fsfw/hal/linux/uart/UartComIF.h
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ public:
     ReturnValue_t readReceivedMessage(CookieIF *cookie, uint8_t **buffer,
             size_t *size) override;
 
+    /**
+     * @brief   This function discards all data received but not read in the UART buffer.
+     */
+    ReturnValue_t flushUartRxBuffer(CookieIF *cookie);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief   This function discards all data in the transmit buffer of the UART driver.
+     */
+    ReturnValue_t flushUartTxBuffer(CookieIF *cookie);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief   This function discards both data in the transmit and receive buffer of the UART.
+     */
+    ReturnValue_t flushUartTxAndRxBuf(CookieIF *cookie);
+
 private:
 
     using UartDeviceFile_t = std::string;