diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/controls/Bottom.vue b/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/controls/Bottom.vue
index 48e38f9ec..e9dbc3ec5 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/controls/Bottom.vue
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/components/viewer/controls/Bottom.vue
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
 const { getShortcutDisplayText, shortcuts, registerShortcuts } = useViewerShortcuts()
 const {
   toggleSectionBox,
-  resetSectionBox,
+  resetSectionBoxCompletely,
   closeSectionBox,
   isSectionBoxEnabled,
   isSectionBoxVisible
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ const onReset = () => {
     resetExplode()
   }
   if (activePanel.value === ActivePanel.sectionBox) {
-    resetSectionBox()
+    resetSectionBoxCompletely()
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/packages/frontend-2/lib/viewer/composables/ui.ts b/packages/frontend-2/lib/viewer/composables/ui.ts
index d6eeef224..93be50b45 100644
--- a/packages/frontend-2/lib/viewer/composables/ui.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend-2/lib/viewer/composables/ui.ts
@@ -84,12 +84,18 @@ export function useSectionBoxUtilities() {
     }
   }
 
+  const resetSectionBoxCompletely = () => {
+    sectionBox.value = null
+    visible.value = false
+  }
+
   return {
     isSectionBoxEnabled,
     isSectionBoxVisible,
     isSectionBoxEdited,
     toggleSectionBox,
     resetSectionBox,
+    resetSectionBoxCompletely,
     sectionBox,
     closeSectionBox
   }