diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerMedia.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerMedia.java
index e9f470ed6e..3e1da04052 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerMedia.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerMedia.java
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ public class DataContentViewerMedia extends javax.swing.JPanel implements DataCo
     @Override
     public void resetComponent() {
         videoPanel.reset();
+        imagePanel.reset();
         lastFile = null;
     }
 
diff --git a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MediaViewImagePanel.java b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MediaViewImagePanel.java
index bcaa1d280c..f621c1859f 100644
--- a/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MediaViewImagePanel.java
+++ b/Core/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/MediaViewImagePanel.java
@@ -106,6 +106,15 @@ public class MediaViewImagePanel extends javax.swing.JPanel {
 
     }
 
+    public void reset() {
+        Platform.runLater(new Runnable() {
+            @Override
+            public void run() {
+                fxImageView.setImage(null);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+    
     /**
      * Show image
      *