diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/CreateXHarnessAppleWorkItems.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/CreateXHarnessAppleWorkItems.cs
index a3effada738..1145d896658 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/CreateXHarnessAppleWorkItems.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/CreateXHarnessAppleWorkItems.cs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ public static class MetadataNames
             public const string Targets = "Targets";
             public const string LaunchTimeout = "LaunchTimeout";
             public const string IncludesTestRunner = "IncludesTestRunner";
+            public const string ResetSimulator = "ResetSimulator";
         }
 
         private const string EntryPointScript = "xharness-helix-job.apple.sh";
@@ -135,6 +136,15 @@ private async Task<ITaskItem> PrepareWorkItem(
                 Log.LogWarning("The ExpectedExitCode property is ignored in the `apple test` scenario");
             }
 
+            bool resetSimulator = false;
+            if (appBundleItem.TryGetMetadata(MetadataNames.ResetSimulator, out string resetSimulatorRunnerProp))
+            {
+                if (resetSimulatorRunnerProp.ToLowerInvariant() == "true")
+                {
+                    resetSimulator = true;
+                }
+            }
+
             if (customCommands == null)
             {
                 // In case user didn't specify custom commands, we use our default one
@@ -146,13 +156,14 @@ private async Task<ITaskItem> PrepareWorkItem(
                     (includesTestRunner
                         ? $"--launch-timeout \"$launch_timeout\" "
                         : $"--expected-exit-code $expected_exit_code ") +
+                    (resetSimulator ? $"--reset-simulator " : string.Empty) +
                     "--xcode \"$xcode_path\" " +
                     "-v " +
                     (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppArguments) ? "-- " + AppArguments : string.Empty);
             }
 
             string appName = fileSystem.GetFileName(appBundleItem.ItemSpec);
-            string helixCommand = GetHelixCommand(appName, targets, testTimeout, launchTimeout, includesTestRunner, expectedExitCode);
+            string helixCommand = GetHelixCommand(appName, targets, testTimeout, launchTimeout, includesTestRunner, expectedExitCode, resetSimulator);
             string payloadArchivePath = await CreateZipArchiveOfFolder(zipArchiveManager, fileSystem, appFolderPath, customCommands);
 
             Log.LogMessage($"Creating work item with properties Identity: {workItemName}, Payload: {appFolderPath}, Command: {helixCommand}");
@@ -166,13 +177,22 @@ private async Task<ITaskItem> PrepareWorkItem(
             });
         }
 
-        private string GetHelixCommand(string appName, string targets, TimeSpan testTimeout, TimeSpan launchTimeout, bool includesTestRunner, int expectedExitCode) =>
+        private string GetHelixCommand(
+            string appName,
+            string targets,
+            TimeSpan testTimeout,
+            TimeSpan launchTimeout,
+            bool includesTestRunner,
+            int expectedExitCode,
+            bool resetSimulator)
+            =>
             $"chmod +x {EntryPointScript} && ./{EntryPointScript} " +
             $"--app \"{appName}\" " +
             $"--targets \"{targets}\" " +
             $"--timeout \"{testTimeout}\" " +
             $"--launch-timeout \"{launchTimeout}\" " +
             (includesTestRunner ? "--includes-test-runner " : string.Empty) +
+            (resetSimulator ? "--reset-simulator" : string.Empty) +
             $"--expected-exit-code \"{expectedExitCode}\" " +
             (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(XcodeVersion) ? $" --xcode-version \"{XcodeVersion}\"" : string.Empty) +
             (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(AppArguments) ? $" --app-arguments \"{AppArguments}\"" : string.Empty);
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/Readme.md b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/Readme.md
index e9b6459f8c9..38f94eab3d7 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/Readme.md
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/Readme.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ To execute .app bundles, declare one or more `XHarnessAppBundleToTest` items:
 The `<Targets>` metadata is a required configuration that tells XHarness which kind of device/Simulator to target.
 Use the XHarness CLI help command to find more (see the `--targets` option).
 
-You can also specify some metadata that will help you configure the run better:
+You can also specify some additional metadata that will help you configure the run better:
 
 ```xml
 <ItemGroup>
@@ -89,6 +89,10 @@ You can also specify some metadata that will help you configure the run better:
     <!-- Optional: For apps that don't contain unit tests, they can be run using the `apple run` command instead of `apple test` -->
     <!-- Default is true -->
     <IncludesTestRunner>false</IncludesTestRunner>
+
+    <!-- Optional: Before and after the run, erases all simulator data and resets it for a clean state -->
+    <!-- Default is false -->
+    <ResetSimulator>true</ResetSimulator>
   </XHarnessAppBundleToTest>
 </ItemGroup>
 ```
@@ -128,7 +132,7 @@ To execute .apks, declare one or more `XHarnessApkToTest` items:
 </ItemGroup>
 ```
 
-You can also specify some metadata that will help you configure the run better:
+You can also specify some additional metadata that will help you configure the run better:
 
 ```xml
 <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/xharness-runner.apple.sh b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/xharness-runner.apple.sh
index c8795fb47bd..58264b2ed74 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/xharness-runner.apple.sh
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Helix/Sdk/tools/xharness-runner/xharness-runner.apple.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ xcode_version=''
 app_arguments=''
 expected_exit_code=0
 includes_test_runner=false
+reset_simulator=false
 
 while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
     opt="$(echo "$1" | tr "[:upper:]" "[:lower:]")"
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ while [[ $# -gt 0 ]]; do
       --includes-test-runner)
         includes_test_runner=true
         ;;
+      --reset-simulator)
+        reset_simulator=true
+        ;;
     esac
     shift
 done