diff --git a/src/selectiondialog.cc b/src/selectiondialog.cc
index 12cf580..187a304 100644
--- a/src/selectiondialog.cc
+++ b/src/selectiondialog.cc
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ ListViewText::ListViewText(bool use_markup) : Gtk::TreeView(), use_markup(use_ma
   set_activate_on_single_click(true);
   set_hover_selection(false);
   set_rules_hint(true);
-  
-  signal_hide().connect([this]() {
-    list_store->clear();
-  });
 }
 
 void ListViewText::append(const std::string& value) {
@@ -42,6 +38,10 @@ void ListViewText::append(const std::string& value) {
   new_row->set_value(column_record.text, value);
 }
 
+void ListViewText::clear() {
+  list_store->clear();
+}
+
 SelectionDialogBase::SelectionDialogBase(Gtk::TextView& text_view, Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::TextBuffer::Mark> start_mark, bool show_search_entry, bool use_markup): text_view(text_view), 
 list_view_text(use_markup), start_mark(start_mark), show_search_entry(show_search_entry) {
   if(!show_search_entry)
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ void SelectionDialogBase::hide() {
     tooltips->hide();
   if(on_hide)
     on_hide();
+  list_view_text.clear();
   shown=false;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/selectiondialog.h b/src/selectiondialog.h
index 474e799..7c6d901 100644
--- a/src/selectiondialog.h
+++ b/src/selectiondialog.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
   bool use_markup;
   ListViewText(bool use_markup);
   void append(const std::string& value);
+  void clear();
 private:
   Glib::RefPtr<Gtk::ListStore> list_store;
   ColumnRecord column_record;