diff --git a/doc/classes/TileMap.xml b/doc/classes/TileMap.xml
index e5ecff178bfd..9453bb9e2abe 100644
--- a/doc/classes/TileMap.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/TileMap.xml
@@ -57,6 +57,14 @@
 				Clears all cells on the given layer.
 			</description>
 		</method>
+		<method name="erase_cell">
+			<return type="void" />
+			<argument index="0" name="layer" type="int" />
+			<argument index="1" name="coords" type="Vector2i" />
+			<description>
+				Erases the cell on layer [code]layer[/code] at coordinates [code]coords[/code].
+			</description>
+		</method>
 		<method name="fix_invalid_tiles">
 			<return type="void" />
 			<description>
@@ -227,7 +235,7 @@
 			<argument index="1" name="coords" type="Vector2i" />
 			<argument index="2" name="source_id" type="int" default="-1" />
 			<argument index="3" name="atlas_coords" type="Vector2i" default="Vector2i(-1, -1)" />
-			<argument index="4" name="alternative_tile" type="int" default="-1" />
+			<argument index="4" name="alternative_tile" type="int" default="0" />
 			<description>
 				Sets the tile indentifiers for the cell on layer [code]layer[/code] at coordinates [code]coords[/code]. Each tile of the [TileSet] is identified using three parts:
 				- The source identifier [code]source_id[/code] identifies a [TileSetSource] identifier. See [method TileSet.set_source_id],
diff --git a/scene/2d/tile_map.cpp b/scene/2d/tile_map.cpp
index 0d50d7f8d6f7..db33e6561af5 100644
--- a/scene/2d/tile_map.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/tile_map.cpp
@@ -1997,6 +1997,10 @@ void TileMap::set_cell(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, int p_source_id, c
 	}
 }
 
+void TileMap::erase_cell(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords) {
+	set_cell(p_layer, p_coords, TileSet::INVALID_SOURCE, TileSetSource::INVALID_ATLAS_COORDS, TileSetSource::INVALID_TILE_ALTERNATIVE);
+}
+
 int TileMap::get_cell_source_id(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, bool p_use_proxies) const {
 	ERR_FAIL_INDEX_V(p_layer, (int)layers.size(), TileSet::INVALID_SOURCE);
 
@@ -3622,7 +3626,8 @@ void TileMap::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_navigation_visibility_mode", "navigation_visibility_mode"), &TileMap::set_navigation_visibility_mode);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_navigation_visibility_mode"), &TileMap::get_navigation_visibility_mode);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cell", "layer", "coords", "source_id", "atlas_coords", "alternative_tile"), &TileMap::set_cell, DEFVAL(TileSet::INVALID_SOURCE), DEFVAL(TileSetSource::INVALID_ATLAS_COORDS), DEFVAL(TileSetSource::INVALID_TILE_ALTERNATIVE));
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_cell", "layer", "coords", "source_id", "atlas_coords", "alternative_tile"), &TileMap::set_cell, DEFVAL(TileSet::INVALID_SOURCE), DEFVAL(TileSetSource::INVALID_ATLAS_COORDS), DEFVAL(0));
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("erase_cell", "layer", "coords"), &TileMap::erase_cell);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_cell_source_id", "layer", "coords", "use_proxies"), &TileMap::get_cell_source_id);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_cell_atlas_coords", "layer", "coords", "use_proxies"), &TileMap::get_cell_atlas_coords);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_cell_alternative_tile", "layer", "coords", "use_proxies"), &TileMap::get_cell_alternative_tile);
diff --git a/scene/2d/tile_map.h b/scene/2d/tile_map.h
index 0da04bfeae40..a0655dea2af9 100644
--- a/scene/2d/tile_map.h
+++ b/scene/2d/tile_map.h
@@ -321,7 +321,8 @@ class TileMap : public Node2D {
 	VisibilityMode get_navigation_visibility_mode();
 
 	// Cells accessors.
-	void set_cell(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, int p_source_id = -1, const Vector2i p_atlas_coords = TileSetSource::INVALID_ATLAS_COORDS, int p_alternative_tile = TileSetSource::INVALID_TILE_ALTERNATIVE);
+	void set_cell(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, int p_source_id = -1, const Vector2i p_atlas_coords = TileSetSource::INVALID_ATLAS_COORDS, int p_alternative_tile = 0);
+	void erase_cell(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords);
 	int get_cell_source_id(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, bool p_use_proxies = false) const;
 	Vector2i get_cell_atlas_coords(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, bool p_use_proxies = false) const;
 	int get_cell_alternative_tile(int p_layer, const Vector2i &p_coords, bool p_use_proxies = false) const;