diff --git a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
index 00e0c6b74607e..22af1b3ed2dff 100644
--- a/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
+++ b/crates/bevy_ecs/src/event.rs
@@ -210,10 +210,42 @@ impl<'w, 's, E: Event> EventReader<'w, 's, E> {
         self.reader.len(&self.events)
     }
 
-    /// Determines if are any events available to be read without consuming any.
+    /// Determines if no events are available to be read without consuming any.
+    /// If you need to consume the iterator you can use [`EventReader::clear`].
+    ///
+    /// # Example
+    ///
+    /// The following example shows a common pattern of this function in conjunction with `clear`
+    /// to avoid leaking events to the next schedule iteration while also checking if it was emitted.
+    ///
+    /// ```
+    /// # use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+    /// #
+    /// struct CollisionEvent;
+    ///
+    /// fn play_collision_sound(events: EventReader<CollisionEvent>) {
+    ///     if !events.is_empty() {
+    ///         events.clear();
+    ///         // Play a sound
+    ///     }
+    /// }
+    /// # bevy_ecs::system::assert_is_system(play_collision_sound);
+    /// ```
     pub fn is_empty(&self) -> bool {
         self.len() == 0
     }
+
+    /// Consumes the iterator.
+    ///
+    /// This means all currently available events will be removed before the next frame.
+    /// This is useful when multiple events are sent in a single frame and you want
+    /// to react to one or more events without needing to know how many were sent.
+    /// In those situations you generally want to consume those events to make sure they don't appear in the next frame.
+    ///
+    /// For more information see [`EventReader::is_empty()`].
+    pub fn clear(mut self) {
+        self.iter().last();
+    }
 }
 
 /// Sends events of type `T`.
@@ -727,6 +759,31 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(reader.is_empty(&events));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_event_reader_clear() {
+        use bevy_ecs::prelude::*;
+
+        let mut world = World::new();
+        let mut events = Events::<TestEvent>::default();
+        events.send(TestEvent { i: 0 });
+        world.insert_resource(events);
+
+        let mut reader = IntoSystem::into_system(|events: EventReader<TestEvent>| -> bool {
+            if !events.is_empty() {
+                events.clear();
+                false
+            } else {
+                true
+            }
+        });
+        reader.initialize(&mut world);
+
+        let is_empty = reader.run((), &mut world);
+        assert!(!is_empty, "EventReader should not be empty");
+        let is_empty = reader.run((), &mut world);
+        assert!(is_empty, "EventReader should be empty");
+    }
+
     #[derive(Clone, PartialEq, Debug, Default)]
     struct EmptyTestEvent;
 
diff --git a/examples/games/breakout.rs b/examples/games/breakout.rs
index 06d091f76d93c..4c777fe325abd 100644
--- a/examples/games/breakout.rs
+++ b/examples/games/breakout.rs
@@ -411,13 +411,14 @@ fn check_for_collisions(
 }
 
 fn play_collision_sound(
-    mut collision_events: EventReader<CollisionEvent>,
+    collision_events: EventReader<CollisionEvent>,
     audio: Res<Audio>,
     sound: Res<CollisionSound>,
 ) {
-    // Play a sound once per frame if a collision occurred. `count` consumes the
-    // events, preventing them from triggering a sound on the next frame.
-    if collision_events.iter().count() > 0 {
+    // Play a sound once per frame if a collision occurred.
+    if !collision_events.is_empty() {
+        // This prevents events staying active on the next frame.
+        collision_events.clear();
         audio.play(sound.0.clone());
     }
 }