diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
index ac4b98c03..afa22a1ce 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/main_window.py
@@ -1206,6 +1206,7 @@ class ElectrumWindow(QMainWindow, MessageBoxMixin, Logger):
         self.receive_amount_e.setAmount(None)
         self.expires_label.hide()
         self.expires_combo.show()
+        self.request_list.clearSelection()
 
     def toggle_qr_window(self):
         from . import qrwindow
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/request_list.py b/electrum/gui/qt/request_list.py
index 40dc72b78..27c832f8d 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/request_list.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/request_list.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from enum import IntEnum
 
 from PyQt5.QtGui import QStandardItemModel, QStandardItem
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QMenu
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QItemSelectionModel
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QItemSelectionModel, QModelIndex
 
 from electrum.i18n import _
 from electrum.util import format_time, get_request_status
@@ -75,7 +75,9 @@ class RequestList(MyTreeView):
                 self.selectionModel().setCurrentIndex(item, QItemSelectionModel.SelectCurrent | QItemSelectionModel.Rows)
                 break
 
-    def item_changed(self, idx):
+    def item_changed(self, idx: QModelIndex):
+        if not idx.isValid():
+            return
         # TODO use siblingAtColumn when min Qt version is >=5.11
         item = self.model().itemFromIndex(idx.sibling(idx.row(), self.Columns.DATE))
         request_type = item.data(ROLE_REQUEST_TYPE)
@@ -91,6 +93,10 @@ class RequestList(MyTreeView):
             self.parent.receive_payreq_e.setText(req.get('URI'))
             self.parent.receive_address_e.setText(req['address'])
 
+    def clearSelection(self):
+        super().clearSelection()
+        self.selectionModel().clearCurrentIndex()
+
     def refresh_status(self):
         m = self.model()
         for r in range(m.rowCount()):