diff --git a/src/listview.cpp b/src/listview.cpp
index 780839a3..5ec6556b 100644
--- a/src/listview.cpp
+++ b/src/listview.cpp
@@ -315,6 +315,11 @@ void ListView::endEdit()
 void ListView::clear()
 {
   ListView_DeleteAllItems(handle());
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+  // NSTableView preverves the previous selection when removing rows after
+  // beginUpdates is called (via WM_SETREDRAW=0 in SWELL)
+  unselectAll();
+#endif
 
   m_rows.clear();
 }