diff --git a/src/app/settingsview/SettingsSidePanel.qml b/src/app/settingsview/SettingsSidePanel.qml
index 416e42ba..cb29d6c7 100644
--- a/src/app/settingsview/SettingsSidePanel.qml
+++ b/src/app/settingsview/SettingsSidePanel.qml
@@ -143,11 +143,15 @@ SidePanelBase {
     }
 
     function open(index) {
-        indexSelected(-1)
         indexSelected(index)
         root.currentIndex = index
     }
 
+    function deselect() {
+        indexSelected(-1);
+        root.currentIndex = -1;
+    }
+
     function select(index) {
         if (!root.isSinglePane)
             indexSelected(index)