diff --git a/collects/drracket/private/unit.rkt b/collects/drracket/private/unit.rkt
index 637c271613..c466dcf3ec 100644
--- a/collects/drracket/private/unit.rkt
+++ b/collects/drracket/private/unit.rkt
@@ -3612,13 +3612,18 @@ module browser threading seems wrong.
                  (parent language-specific-menu)
                  (callback
                   (λ (_1 _2) 
-                    (let ([ints (send (get-current-tab) get-ints)])
-                      (send ints reset-error-ranges))))
+                    (let* ([tab  (get-current-tab)]
+                           [ints (send tab get-ints)]
+                           [defs (send tab get-defs)])
+                      (send ints reset-error-ranges)
+                      (send defs clear-test-coverage))))
                  (help-string (string-constant clear-error-highlight-item-help-string))
                  (demand-callback
                   (λ (item)
-                    (let ([ints (send (get-current-tab) get-ints)])
-                      (send item enable (send ints get-error-ranges))))))
+                    (let* ([tab (get-current-tab)]
+                           [ints (send tab get-ints)])
+                      (send item enable (or (send ints get-error-ranges)
+                                            (send tab get-test-coverage-info-visible?)))))))
             (make-object separator-menu-item% language-specific-menu)
             (make-object menu:can-restore-menu-item%
               (string-constant create-executable-menu-item-label)
diff --git a/collects/scribblings/drracket/menus.scrbl b/collects/scribblings/drracket/menus.scrbl
index 8331f38f09..bc13ca80e8 100644
--- a/collects/scribblings/drracket/menus.scrbl
+++ b/collects/scribblings/drracket/menus.scrbl
@@ -294,7 +294,9 @@ limit on the amount of memory that a program running in
 DrRacket is allowed to consume.}
 
 @item{@defmenuitem{Clear Error Highlight} Removes the red
-background that signals the source location of an error.}
+background that signals the source location of an error.
+Also removes the highlighting for uncovered (untested)
+portions of the program.}
 
  @item{@defmenuitem{Create Executable...} Creates a separate launcher
    for running your program. See @secref["create-exe"] for more