diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
index 353d50716cc..7e3924fddb1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projecttreewidget.cpp
@@ -512,6 +512,7 @@ void ProjectTreeWidget::setCurrentItem(Node *node)
         }
     } else {
         m_view->clearSelection();
+        m_view->setCurrentIndex({});
     }
 }