diff --git a/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/DataExplorer.py b/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/DataExplorer.py
index 01bca279aa..cf67948fbc 100644
--- a/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/DataExplorer.py
+++ b/src/sas/qtgui/MainWindow/DataExplorer.py
@@ -1894,7 +1894,9 @@ def closeAllPlots(self):
         """
         Close all currently displayed plots
         """
-
+        # results panel
+        self.parent.results_frame.setVisible(False)
+        # plots
         for plot_id in PlotHelper.currentPlotIds():
             try:
                 plotter = PlotHelper.plotById(plot_id)