diff --git a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
index 19f1f28a9..da9f3e1a3 100644
--- a/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
+++ b/cmd/zpool/zpool_main.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static int zpool_do_destroy(int, char **);
 
 static int zpool_do_add(int, char **);
 static int zpool_do_remove(int, char **);
+static int zpool_do_labelclear(int, char **);
 
 static int zpool_do_list(int, char **);
 static int zpool_do_iostat(int, char **);
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ typedef enum {
 	HELP_HISTORY,
 	HELP_IMPORT,
 	HELP_IOSTAT,
+	HELP_LABELCLEAR,
 	HELP_LIST,
 	HELP_OFFLINE,
 	HELP_ONLINE,
@@ -162,6 +164,8 @@ static zpool_command_t command_table[] = {
 	{ "add",	zpool_do_add,		HELP_ADD		},
 	{ "remove",	zpool_do_remove,	HELP_REMOVE		},
 	{ NULL },
+	{ "labelclear",	zpool_do_labelclear,	HELP_LABELCLEAR		},
+	{ NULL },
 	{ "list",	zpool_do_list,		HELP_LIST		},
 	{ "iostat",	zpool_do_iostat,	HELP_IOSTAT		},
 	{ "status",	zpool_do_status,	HELP_STATUS		},
@@ -233,6 +237,8 @@ get_usage(zpool_help_t idx) {
 	case HELP_IOSTAT:
 		return (gettext("\tiostat [-v] [-T d|u] [pool] ... [interval "
 		    "[count]]\n"));
+	case HELP_LABELCLEAR:
+		return (gettext("\tlabelclear [-f] <vdev>\n"));
 	case HELP_LIST:
 		return (gettext("\tlist [-H] [-o property[,...]] "
 		    "[-T d|u] [pool] ... [interval [count]]\n"));
@@ -641,6 +647,127 @@ zpool_do_remove(int argc, char **argv)
 	return (ret);
 }
 
+/*
+ * zpool labelclear <vdev>
+ *
+ * Verifies that the vdev is not active and zeros out the label information
+ * on the device.
+ */
+int
+zpool_do_labelclear(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	char *vdev, *name;
+	int c, fd = -1, ret = 0;
+	pool_state_t state;
+	boolean_t inuse = B_FALSE;
+	boolean_t force = B_FALSE;
+
+	/* check options */
+	while ((c = getopt(argc, argv, "f")) != -1) {
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'f':
+			force = B_TRUE;
+			break;
+		default:
+			(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("invalid option '%c'\n"),
+			    optopt);
+			usage(B_FALSE);
+		}
+	}
+
+	argc -= optind;
+	argv += optind;
+
+	/* get vdev name */
+	if (argc < 1) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("missing vdev device name\n"));
+		usage(B_FALSE);
+	}
+
+	vdev = argv[0];
+	if ((fd = open(vdev, O_RDWR)) < 0) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr, gettext("Unable to open %s\n"), vdev);
+		return (B_FALSE);
+	}
+
+	name = NULL;
+	if (zpool_in_use(g_zfs, fd, &state, &name, &inuse) != 0) {
+		if (force)
+			goto wipe_label;
+
+		(void) fprintf(stderr,
+		    gettext("Unable to determine pool state for %s\n"
+		    "Use -f to force the clearing any label data\n"), vdev);
+
+		return (1);
+	}
+
+	if (inuse) {
+		switch (state) {
+		default:
+		case POOL_STATE_ACTIVE:
+		case POOL_STATE_SPARE:
+		case POOL_STATE_L2CACHE:
+			(void) fprintf(stderr,
+			    gettext("labelclear operation failed.\n"
+			    "\tVdev %s is a member (%s), of pool \"%s\".\n"
+			    "\tTo remove label information from this device, "
+			    "export or destroy\n\tthe pool, or remove %s from "
+			    "the configuration of this pool\n\tand retry the "
+			    "labelclear operation.\n"),
+			    vdev, zpool_pool_state_to_name(state), name, vdev);
+			ret = 1;
+			goto errout;
+
+		case POOL_STATE_EXPORTED:
+			if (force)
+				break;
+
+			(void) fprintf(stderr,
+			    gettext("labelclear operation failed.\n\tVdev "
+			    "%s is a member of the exported pool \"%s\".\n"
+			    "\tUse \"zpool labelclear -f %s\" to force the "
+			    "removal of label\n\tinformation.\n"),
+			    vdev, name, vdev);
+			ret = 1;
+			goto errout;
+
+		case POOL_STATE_POTENTIALLY_ACTIVE:
+			if (force)
+				break;
+
+			(void) fprintf(stderr,
+			    gettext("labelclear operation failed.\n"
+			    "\tVdev %s is a member of the pool \"%s\".\n"
+			    "\tThis pool is unknown to this system, but may "
+			    "be active on\n\tanother system. Use "
+			    "\'zpool labelclear -f %s\' to force the\n"
+			    "\tremoval of label information.\n"),
+			    vdev, name, vdev);
+			ret = 1;
+			goto errout;
+
+		case POOL_STATE_DESTROYED:
+			/* inuse should never be set for a destroyed pool... */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+wipe_label:
+	if (zpool_clear_label(fd) != 0) {
+		(void) fprintf(stderr,
+		    gettext("Label clear failed on vdev %s\n"), vdev);
+		ret = 1;
+	}
+
+errout:
+	close(fd);
+	if (name != NULL)
+		free(name);
+
+	return (ret);
+}
+
 /*
  * zpool create [-fnd] [-o property=value] ...
  *		[-O file-system-property=value] ...
diff --git a/include/libzfs.h b/include/libzfs.h
index 82cb66ab5..3472b7699 100644
--- a/include/libzfs.h
+++ b/include/libzfs.h
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ extern void zpool_close(zpool_handle_t *);
 extern const char *zpool_get_name(zpool_handle_t *);
 extern int zpool_get_state(zpool_handle_t *);
 extern char *zpool_state_to_name(vdev_state_t, vdev_aux_t);
+extern const char *zpool_pool_state_to_name(pool_state_t);
 extern void zpool_free_handles(libzfs_handle_t *);
 
 /*
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
index 58b6043be..de9851e60 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_import.c
@@ -902,8 +902,8 @@ zpool_read_label(int fd, nvlist_t **config)
 
 /*
  * Given a file descriptor, clear (zero) the label information.  This function
- * is currently only used in the appliance stack as part of the ZFS sysevent
- * module.
+ * is used in the appliance stack as part of the ZFS sysevent module and
+ * to implement the "zpool labelclear" command.
  */
 int
 zpool_clear_label(int fd)
diff --git a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
index eca1dc36a..a6cacd370 100644
--- a/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
+++ b/lib/libzfs/libzfs_pool.c
@@ -204,6 +204,36 @@ zpool_state_to_name(vdev_state_t state, vdev_aux_t aux)
 	return (gettext("UNKNOWN"));
 }
 
+/*
+ * Map POOL STATE to printed strings.
+ */
+const char *
+zpool_pool_state_to_name(pool_state_t state)
+{
+	switch (state) {
+	default:
+		break;
+	case POOL_STATE_ACTIVE:
+		return (gettext("ACTIVE"));
+	case POOL_STATE_EXPORTED:
+		return (gettext("EXPORTED"));
+	case POOL_STATE_DESTROYED:
+		return (gettext("DESTROYED"));
+	case POOL_STATE_SPARE:
+		return (gettext("SPARE"));
+	case POOL_STATE_L2CACHE:
+		return (gettext("L2CACHE"));
+	case POOL_STATE_UNINITIALIZED:
+		return (gettext("UNINITIALIZED"));
+	case POOL_STATE_UNAVAIL:
+		return (gettext("UNAVAIL"));
+	case POOL_STATE_POTENTIALLY_ACTIVE:
+		return (gettext("POTENTIALLY_ACTIVE"));
+	}
+
+	return (gettext("UNKNOWN"));
+}
+
 /*
  * Get a zpool property value for 'prop' and return the value in
  * a pre-allocated buffer.
diff --git a/man/man8/zpool.8 b/man/man8/zpool.8
index 388c89da9..c1ee0d5de 100644
--- a/man/man8/zpool.8
+++ b/man/man8/zpool.8
@@ -92,6 +92,11 @@ zpool \- configures ZFS storage pools
 \fBzpool iostat\fR [\fB-T\fR u | d ] [\fB-v\fR] [\fIpool\fR] ... [\fIinterval\fR[\fIcount\fR]]
 .fi
 
+.LP
+.nf
+\fBzpool labelclear\fR [\fB-f\fR] \fIdevice\fR
+.fi
+
 .LP
 .nf
 \fBzpool list\fR [\fB-Hv\fR] [\fB-o\fR \fIproperty\fR[,...]] [\fIpool\fR] ...
@@ -1426,6 +1431,28 @@ Verbose statistics. Reports usage statistics for individual \fIvdevs\fR within t
 
 .RE
 
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.mk
+.na
+\fB\fBzpool labelclear\fR [\fB-f\fR] \fIdevice\fR
+.ad
+.sp .6
+.RS 4n
+Removes ZFS label information from the specified device. The device must not be part of an active pool configuration.
+.sp
+.ne 2
+.mk
+.na
+\fB\fB-f\fR\fR
+.ad
+.RS 12n
+.rt
+Treat exported or foreign devices as inactive.
+.RE
+
+.RE
+
 .sp
 .ne 2
 .mk