diff --git a/ts/editor/NoteEditor.svelte b/ts/editor/NoteEditor.svelte
index 01d5348e4..bf959e266 100644
--- a/ts/editor/NoteEditor.svelte
+++ b/ts/editor/NoteEditor.svelte
@@ -471,6 +471,11 @@ License: GNU AGPL, version 3 or later; http://www.gnu.org/licenses/agpl.html
         isIOImageLoaded = false;
         globalThis.canvas.clear();
         globalThis.canvas = undefined;
+        if (imageOcclusionMode?.kind === "add") {
+            // canvas.clear indirectly calls saveOcclusions
+            saveFieldNow();
+            fieldStores[ioFields.image].set("");
+        }
         const page = document.querySelector(".image-occlusion");
         if (page) {
             page.remove();