diff --git a/src/state/models/ui/preferences.ts b/src/state/models/ui/preferences.ts
index c85faf65..c4b6da0f 100644
--- a/src/state/models/ui/preferences.ts
+++ b/src/state/models/ui/preferences.ts
@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ export class PreferencesModel {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The function hydrates an object with properties related to content languages, labels, saved feeds,
+   * and pinned feeds that it gets from the parameter `v` (probably local storage)
+   * @param {unknown} v - the data object to hydrate from
+   */
   hydrate(v: unknown) {
     if (isObj(v)) {
       if (
@@ -95,6 +100,9 @@ export class PreferencesModel {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function fetches preferences and sets defaults for missing items.
+   */
   async sync() {
     // fetch preferences
     let hasSavedFeedsPref = false
@@ -153,6 +161,15 @@ export class PreferencesModel {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function updates the preferences of a user and allows for a callback function to be executed
+   * before the update.
+   * @param cb - cb is a callback function that takes in a single parameter of type
+   * AppBskyActorDefs.Preferences and returns either a boolean or void. This callback function is used to
+   * update the preferences of the user. The function is called with the current preferences as an
+   * argument and if the callback returns false, the preferences are not updated.
+   * @returns void
+   */
   async update(cb: (prefs: AppBskyActorDefs.Preferences) => boolean | void) {
     const res = await this.rootStore.agent.app.bsky.actor.getPreferences({})
     if (cb(res.data.preferences) === false) {
@@ -163,6 +180,21 @@ export class PreferencesModel {
     })
   }
 
+  /**
+   * This function resets the preferences to an empty array of no preferences.
+   */
+  async reset() {
+    runInAction(() => {
+      this.contentLabels = new LabelPreferencesModel()
+      this.contentLanguages = deviceLocales.map(locale => locale.languageCode)
+      this.savedFeeds = []
+      this.pinnedFeeds = []
+    })
+    await this.rootStore.agent.app.bsky.actor.putPreferences({
+      preferences: [],
+    })
+  }
+
   hasContentLanguage(code2: string) {
     return this.contentLanguages.includes(code2)
   }
diff --git a/src/view/screens/Settings.tsx b/src/view/screens/Settings.tsx
index 3ce41f8c..ac4e5a9e 100644
--- a/src/view/screens/Settings.tsx
+++ b/src/view/screens/Settings.tsx
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ export const SettingsScreen = withAuthRequired(
       store.shell.openModal({name: 'delete-account'})
     }, [store])
 
+    const onPressResetPreferences = React.useCallback(async () => {
+      await store.preferences.reset()
+      Toast.show('Preferences reset')
+    }, [store])
+
     return (
       <View style={[s.hContentRegion]} testID="settingsScreen">
         <ViewHeader title="Settings" />
@@ -393,6 +398,16 @@ export const SettingsScreen = withAuthRequired(
               Storybook
             </Text>
           </Link>
+          {__DEV__ ? (
+            <Link
+              style={[pal.view, styles.linkCardNoIcon]}
+              onPress={onPressResetPreferences}
+              title="Debug tools">
+              <Text type="lg" style={pal.text}>
+                Reset preferences state
+              </Text>
+            </Link>
+          ) : null}
           <Text type="sm" style={[styles.buildInfo, pal.textLight]}>
             Build version {AppInfo.appVersion} ({AppInfo.buildVersion})
           </Text>