diff --git a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
index 853a5453d..b8f162a92 100644
--- a/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
+++ b/plugins/builtin/source/content/views/view_hex_editor.cpp
@@ -881,6 +881,8 @@ namespace hex::plugin::builtin {
             if (newProvider != nullptr) {
                 this->m_hexEditor.setSelectionUnchecked(this->m_selectionStart.get(newProvider), this->m_selectionEnd.get(newProvider));
                 this->m_hexEditor.setScrollPosition(this->m_scrollPosition.get(newProvider));
+            } else {
+                ImHexApi::HexEditor::clearSelection();
             }
 
             this->m_hexEditor.forceUpdateScrollPosition();