diff --git a/piker/ui/_search.py b/piker/ui/_search.py
index 8d82ddfd..3adb16a1 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_search.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_search.py
@@ -682,6 +682,8 @@ async def pack_matches(
             section=provider,
             values=results,
         )
+    else:
+        view.clear_section(provider)
 
 
 async def fill_results(