diff --git a/docs/config/lua/wezterm/format.md b/docs/config/lua/wezterm/format.md
index 3a581f5fe..96b786a4e 100644
--- a/docs/config/lua/wezterm/format.md
+++ b/docs/config/lua/wezterm/format.md
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ wezterm.log_info(wezterm.format({
   {Attribute={Underline="Single"}},
   {Foreground={AnsiColor="Fuchsia"}},
   {Background={Color="blue"}},
-  {Text="Hello " .. date},
+  {Text="Hello " .. date .. " "},
+  "ResetAttributes",
+  {Text="this text has default attributes"}
 }))
 ```
 
@@ -44,4 +46,4 @@ Possible values for the `FormatItem` elements are:
 * `{Foreground={Color="yellow"}}` - set foreground color to a named color or rgb value like `#ffffff`.
 * `{Background={AnsiColor="Black"}}` - set the background color to an ansi color as per `Foreground` above.
 * `{Background={Color="blue"}}` - set the background color to a named color or rgb value as per `Foreground` above.
-
+* `"ResetAttributes"` - reset all attributes to default. (*Since: nightly builds only*)
diff --git a/lua-api-crates/termwiz-funcs/src/lib.rs b/lua-api-crates/termwiz-funcs/src/lib.rs
index 4505c1690..37a371d3f 100644
--- a/lua-api-crates/termwiz-funcs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lua-api-crates/termwiz-funcs/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pub enum FormatItem {
     Foreground(FormatColor),
     Background(FormatColor),
     Attribute(AttributeChange),
+    ResetAttributes,
     Text(String),
 }
 impl_lua_conversion_dynamic!(FormatItem);
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ impl Into<Change> for FormatItem {
             Self::Text(t) => t.into(),
             Self::Foreground(c) => AttributeChange::Foreground(c.to_attr()).into(),
             Self::Background(c) => AttributeChange::Background(c.to_attr()).into(),
+            Self::ResetAttributes => Change::AllAttributes(CellAttributes::default()),
         }
     }
 }