diff --git a/nbdev/clean.py b/nbdev/clean.py
index 9bf06848b..53a42b9fe 100644
--- a/nbdev/clean.py
+++ b/nbdev/clean.py
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ def _nbdev_clean(nb, path=None, clear_all=None):
 # %% ../nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb
 @call_parse
 def nbdev_clean(
-    fname:str=None, # A notebook name or glob to clean
+    fname=None, # A notebook path or a list of paths/globs to clean
     clear_all:bool=False, # Remove all cell metadata and cell outputs?
     disp:bool=False,  # Print the cleaned outputs
     stdin:bool=False # Read notebook from input stream
@@ -141,7 +141,12 @@ def nbdev_clean(
     _write = partial(process_write, warn_msg='Failed to clean notebook', proc_nb=_clean)
     if stdin: return _write(f_in=sys.stdin, f_out=sys.stdout)
     if fname is None: fname = get_config().nbs_path
-    for f in globtastic(fname, file_glob='*.ipynb', skip_folder_re='^[_.]'): _write(f_in=f, disp=disp)
+    # If `fname` is a single string, wrap it in a list.
+    # Otherwise assume it's already a list/tuple of paths/globs.
+    if isinstance(fname, (str, Path)): fname = [str(fname)]
+    for f in fname:
+        for nb_path in globtastic(f, file_glob='*.ipynb', skip_folder_re='^[_.]'):
+            _write(f_in=nb_path, disp=disp)
 
 # %% ../nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb
 def clean_jupyter(path, model, **kwargs):
diff --git a/nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb b/nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb
index 5e88ca73b..9c8a1ae5f 100644
--- a/nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb
+++ b/nbs/api/11_clean.ipynb
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@
     "#|export\n",
     "@call_parse\n",
     "def nbdev_clean(\n",
-    "    fname:str=None, # A notebook name or glob to clean\n",
+    "    fname=None, # A notebook path or a list of paths/globs to clean\n",
     "    clear_all:bool=False, # Remove all cell metadata and cell outputs?\n",
     "    disp:bool=False,  # Print the cleaned outputs\n",
     "    stdin:bool=False # Read notebook from input stream\n",
@@ -399,7 +399,12 @@
     "    _write = partial(process_write, warn_msg='Failed to clean notebook', proc_nb=_clean)\n",
     "    if stdin: return _write(f_in=sys.stdin, f_out=sys.stdout)\n",
     "    if fname is None: fname = get_config().nbs_path\n",
-    "    for f in globtastic(fname, file_glob='*.ipynb', skip_folder_re='^[_.]'): _write(f_in=f, disp=disp)"
+    "    # If `fname` is a single string, wrap it in a list.\n",
+    "    # Otherwise assume it's already a list/tuple of paths/globs.\n",
+    "    if isinstance(fname, (str, Path)): fname = [str(fname)]\n",
+    "    for f in fname:\n",
+    "        for nb_path in globtastic(f, file_glob='*.ipynb', skip_folder_re='^[_.]'):\n",
+    "            _write(f_in=nb_path, disp=disp)"
    ]
   },
   {
@@ -811,6 +816,44 @@
     "test_eq(nb.cells[-1].output, ours.cells[-1].output)"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "#|hide\n",
+    "#|eval: false\n",
+    "with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as d, working_directory(d):\n",
+    "    _run('git init')\n",
+    "    _run(\"git config user.email 'nbdev@fast.ai'\")\n",
+    "    _run(\"git config user.name 'nbdev'\")\n",
+    "\n",
+    "    nbs_path = Path('nbs')\n",
+    "    nbs_path.mkdir()\n",
+    "    Config('.', 'settings.ini', create={'nbs_path':nbs_path,'author':'fastai'})\n",
+    "    _run('nbdev_install_hooks')\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Create two minimal notebooks\n",
+    "    nb1 = nbs_path/'nb1.ipynb'\n",
+    "    nb2 = nbs_path/'nb2.ipynb'\n",
+    "    write_nb({}, nb1)\n",
+    "    write_nb({}, nb2)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Commit them so we can confirm nbdev_clean runs with a clean repo\n",
+    "    _run(\"git add . && git commit -m 'Add nb1 and nb2'\")\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Run nbdev_clean with multiple notebook paths\n",
+    "    proc = _run(f'nbdev_clean --fname \"{nb1}\" \"{nb2}\"', check=False)\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    if proc.stderr: \n",
+    "        raise AssertionError(f'nbdev_clean command failed with:\\n\\n{proc.stderr}')\n",
+    "    \n",
+    "    # Check that both files still exist (and if you want, verify they’re “cleaned”)\n",
+    "    assert nb1.exists(), \"nb1.ipynb was removed or not found\"\n",
+    "    assert nb2.exists(), \"nb2.ipynb was removed or not found\""
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},