diff --git a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
index 17939fbd16d..6f61df4b899 100644
--- a/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
+++ b/base/applications/notepad/dialog.c
@@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ VOID DoOpenFile(LPCTSTR szFileName)
         return;
 
     WaitCursor(TRUE);
+    SetWindowText(Globals.hEdit, NULL);
 
     hFile = CreateFile(szFileName, GENERIC_READ, FILE_SHARE_READ | FILE_SHARE_WRITE, NULL,
                        OPEN_ALWAYS, FILE_ATTRIBUTE_NORMAL, NULL);