diff --git a/akka-persistence-tck/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/journal/JournalSpec.scala b/akka-persistence-tck/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/journal/JournalSpec.scala
index 91edb93763..f2dd86797a 100644
--- a/akka-persistence-tck/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/journal/JournalSpec.scala
+++ b/akka-persistence-tck/src/main/scala/akka/persistence/journal/JournalSpec.scala
@@ -46,9 +46,17 @@ abstract class JournalSpec(config: Config) extends PluginSpec(config) with MayVe
     super.beforeEach()
     senderProbe = TestProbe()
     receiverProbe = TestProbe()
+    preparePersistenceId(pid)
     writeMessages(1, 5, pid, senderProbe.ref, writerUuid)
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Overridable hook that is called before populating the journal for the next
+   * test case. `pid` is the `persistenceId` that will be used in the test.
+   * This method may be needed to clean pre-existing events from the log.
+   */
+  def preparePersistenceId(pid: String): Unit = ()
+
   /**
    * Implementation may override and return false if it does not
    * support atomic writes of several events, as emitted by `persistAll`.