diff --git a/UI/item-widget-helpers.cpp b/UI/item-widget-helpers.cpp
index 18a3f9ac8..b1444f933 100644
--- a/UI/item-widget-helpers.cpp
+++ b/UI/item-widget-helpers.cpp
@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@ void DeleteListItem(QListWidget *widget, QListWidgetItem *item)
 
 void ClearListItems(QListWidget *widget)
 {
+	// Workaround for the SceneTree workaround for QTBUG-105870
+	widget->setProperty("clearing", true);
+
 	widget->setCurrentItem(nullptr, QItemSelectionModel::Clear);
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < widget->count(); i++)
 		delete widget->itemWidget(widget->item(i));
 
 	widget->clear();
+	widget->setProperty("clearing", false);
 }
diff --git a/UI/scene-tree.cpp b/UI/scene-tree.cpp
index f458b8e0b..544405173 100644
--- a/UI/scene-tree.cpp
+++ b/UI/scene-tree.cpp
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ void SceneTree::rowsInserted(const QModelIndex &parent, int start, int end)
 void SceneTree::selectionChanged(const QItemSelection &selected,
 				 const QItemSelection &deselected)
 {
-	if (selected.count() == 0 && deselected.count() > 0)
+	if (selected.count() == 0 && deselected.count() > 0 &&
+	    !property("clearing").toBool())
 		setCurrentRow(deselected.indexes().front().row());
 }