diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/completion.test.ts b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/completion.test.ts
index 8b7c28f3d..f88e38a6c 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/completion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/completion.test.ts
@@ -161,4 +161,35 @@ describe('completion', () => {
       })
     );
   });
+
+  test('clears completion on "reset"', () => {
+    const { inputElement, resetElement } = createPlayground(
+      createAutocomplete,
+      {
+        openOnFocus: true,
+        initialState: {
+          collections: [
+            createCollection({
+              source: {
+                getItemInputValue({ item }) {
+                  return item.label;
+                },
+              },
+              items: [{ label: '1' }, { label: '2' }],
+            }),
+          ],
+        },
+      }
+    );
+    inputElement.focus();
+
+    userEvent.type(inputElement, 'Some text to make sure reset shows');
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('Some text to make sure reset shows');
+
+    userEvent.type(inputElement, '{arrowdown}');
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('1');
+
+    resetElement.click();
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('');
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/debouncing.test.ts b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/debouncing.test.ts
index f4bd90e08..5ece55717 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/debouncing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/debouncing.test.ts
@@ -42,15 +42,31 @@ describe('debouncing', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  test('triggers subsequent queries after reopening the panel', async () => {
+  test('triggers subsequent queries after closing and reopening the panel', async () => {
     const onStateChange = jest.fn();
     const getItems = jest.fn(({ query }) => [{ label: query }]);
     const { inputElement } = createPlayground(createAutocomplete, {
       onStateChange,
+      openOnFocus: true,
       getSources: () => debounced([createSource({ getItems })]),
     });
 
-    userEvent.type(inputElement, 'abc{esc}');
+    inputElement.focus();
+    userEvent.type(inputElement, 'ab');
+    await defer(noop, delay);
+
+    expect(onStateChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        state: expect.objectContaining({
+          status: 'idle',
+          isOpen: true,
+        }),
+      })
+    );
+    expect(getItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('ab');
+
+    userEvent.type(inputElement, 'c{esc}');
 
     expect(onStateChange).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
@@ -60,8 +76,11 @@ describe('debouncing', () => {
         }),
       })
     );
+    expect(getItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('abc');
 
     userEvent.type(inputElement, 'def');
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('abcdef');
 
     await defer(noop, delay);
 
@@ -78,6 +97,8 @@ describe('debouncing', () => {
         }),
       })
     );
+    expect(getItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(inputElement).toHaveValue('abcdef');
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/metadata.test.ts b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/metadata.test.ts
index fdbe64b12..c64025012 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/metadata.test.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/__tests__/metadata.test.ts
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('metadata', () => {
         ).content
       )
     ).toEqual({
-      options: { 'autocomplete-core': ['environment'] },
+      options: { 'autocomplete-core': ['environment', 'onStateChange'] },
       plugins: [],
       ua: [{ segment: 'autocomplete-core', version }],
     });
@@ -111,7 +111,12 @@ describe('metadata', () => {
         ).content
       ).options
     ).toEqual({
-      'autocomplete-core': ['openOnFocus', 'placeholder', 'environment'],
+      'autocomplete-core': [
+        'openOnFocus',
+        'placeholder',
+        'environment',
+        'onStateChange',
+      ],
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/onKeyDown.ts b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/onKeyDown.ts
index 64a1d4944..d5663bd63 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/onKeyDown.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/onKeyDown.ts
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ export function onKeyDown<TItem extends BaseItem>({
   } else if (event.key === 'Tab') {
     store.dispatch('blur', null);
 
-    // Hitting the `Escape` key signals the end of a user interaction with the
+    // Hitting the `Tab` key signals the end of a user interaction with the
     // autocomplete. At this point, we should ignore any requests that are still
     // pending and could reopen the panel once they resolve, because that would
     // result in an unsolicited UI behavior.
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/stateReducer.ts b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/stateReducer.ts
index ced4cfea2..fbd017de6 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-core/src/stateReducer.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-core/src/stateReducer.ts
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ export const stateReducer: Reducer = (state, action) => {
             ? action.props.defaultActiveItemId
             : null,
         status: 'idle',
+        completion: null,
         query: '',
       };
     }
diff --git a/packages/autocomplete-plugin-algolia-insights/src/__tests__/createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin.test.ts b/packages/autocomplete-plugin-algolia-insights/src/__tests__/createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin.test.ts
index bd5f2580c..b76d8c080 100644
--- a/packages/autocomplete-plugin-algolia-insights/src/__tests__/createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin.test.ts
+++ b/packages/autocomplete-plugin-algolia-insights/src/__tests__/createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin.test.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,9 @@ describe('createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin', () => {
         <body>
           <form>
             <input />
+            <button
+              type="reset"
+            />
           </form>
         </body>
       `);
@@ -264,6 +267,9 @@ describe('createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin', () => {
         <body>
           <form>
             <input />
+            <button
+              type="reset"
+            />
           </form>
         </body>
       `);
@@ -286,6 +292,9 @@ describe('createAlgoliaInsightsPlugin', () => {
           />
           <form>
             <input />
+            <button
+              type="reset"
+            />
           </form>
         </body>
       `);
diff --git a/test/utils/createPlayground.ts b/test/utils/createPlayground.ts
index 06391caa8..ae137252d 100644
--- a/test/utils/createPlayground.ts
+++ b/test/utils/createPlayground.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {
+  AutocompleteApi,
   AutocompleteOptions,
   createAutocomplete as createAutocompleteCore,
 } from '@algolia/autocomplete-core';
@@ -7,9 +8,18 @@ export function createPlayground<TItem extends Record<string, unknown>>(
   createAutocomplete: typeof createAutocompleteCore,
   props: AutocompleteOptions<TItem>
 ) {
-  const autocomplete = createAutocomplete<TItem>(props);
   const inputElement = document.createElement('input');
+  const resetElement = document.createElement('button');
+  resetElement.type = 'reset';
   const formElement = document.createElement('form');
+  let autocomplete: AutocompleteApi<TItem> | null = null;
+  autocomplete = createAutocomplete<TItem>({
+    ...props,
+    onStateChange(p) {
+      props.onStateChange?.(p);
+      simplifiedRender();
+    },
+  });
   const inputProps = autocomplete.getInputProps({ inputElement });
   const formProps = autocomplete.getFormProps({ inputElement });
   inputElement.addEventListener('blur', inputProps.onBlur);
@@ -20,11 +30,30 @@ export function createPlayground<TItem extends Record<string, unknown>>(
   formElement.addEventListener('reset', formProps.onReset);
   formElement.addEventListener('submit', formProps.onSubmit);
   formElement.appendChild(inputElement);
+  formElement.appendChild(resetElement);
   document.body.appendChild(formElement);
 
+  function simplifiedRender() {
+    // early exit if the autocomplete instance is not ready yet (eg. through plugins)
+    if (!autocomplete) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    Object.entries(autocomplete.getInputProps({ inputElement })).forEach(
+      ([key, value]) => {
+        if (key.startsWith('on')) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        inputElement[key as any] = value;
+      }
+    );
+  }
+
   return {
     ...autocomplete,
     inputElement,
+    resetElement,
     formElement,
     inputProps,
     formProps,