diff --git a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/adeeteya/markdown_editor/MainActivity.kt b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/adeeteya/markdown_editor/MainActivity.kt
index 3875f6f..446b972 100644
--- a/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/adeeteya/markdown_editor/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/android/app/src/main/kotlin/com/adeeteya/markdown_editor/MainActivity.kt
@@ -51,11 +51,18 @@ class MainActivity : FlutterActivity() {
         super.configureFlutterEngine(flutterEngine)
         MethodChannel(flutterEngine.dartExecutor.binaryMessenger, CHANNEL)
             .setMethodCallHandler { call, result ->
-                if (call.method == "getFileContent") {
-                    result.success(fileContentToSend)
-                    fileContentToSend = null // send only once
-                } else {
-                    result.notImplemented()
+                when (call.method) {
+                    "getFileContent" -> {
+                        result.success(fileContentToSend)
+                        fileContentToSend = null // send only once
+                    }
+                    "clearFileContent" -> {
+                        fileContentToSend = null
+                        result.success(null)
+                    }
+                    else -> {
+                        result.notImplemented()
+                    }
                 }
             }
     }
diff --git a/lib/home.dart b/lib/home.dart
index 894027b..28dc39b 100644
--- a/lib/home.dart
+++ b/lib/home.dart
@@ -237,6 +237,16 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
     }
   }
 
+  Future<void> _clearFileContent() async {
+    try {
+      await _methodChannel.invokeMethod<void>('clearFileContent');
+    } on MissingPluginException {
+      debugPrint("Method channel not available on this platform");
+    } catch (e) {
+      debugPrint("Error clearing file content: $e");
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<bool> _showExitConfirmationDialog() async {
     return await showDialog<bool>(
           context: context,
@@ -443,6 +453,7 @@ class _HomeState extends State<Home> {
           }
           final bool shouldPop = await _showExitConfirmationDialog();
           if (shouldPop && context.mounted) {
+            await _clearFileContent();
             await SystemNavigator.pop(animated: true);
           }
         },