diff --git a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeWidget.cpp b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeWidget.cpp
index dfd5fa808..217db8221 100644
--- a/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeWidget.cpp
+++ b/qrenderdoc/Widgets/Extended/RDTreeWidget.cpp
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ void RDTreeWidget::scrollToItem(RDTreeWidgetItem *node)
 void RDTreeWidget::clear()
 {
   m_root->clear();
+  m_currentHoverIndex = QModelIndex();
 }
 
 void RDTreeWidget::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *e)