diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/multi_select_dialog.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/multi_select_dialog.js
index 56dca993f2..4a83b6b243 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/multi_select_dialog.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/form/multi_select_dialog.js
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.MultiSelectDialog = Class.extend({
 			clearTimeout($this.data('timeout'));
 			$this.data('timeout', setTimeout(function() {
 				frappe.flags.auto_scroll = false;
+				me.empty_list();
 				me.get_results();
 			}, 300));
 		});
@@ -198,7 +199,6 @@ frappe.ui.form.MultiSelectDialog = Class.extend({
 
 	render_result_list: function(results, more = 0) {
 		var me = this;
-
 		var more_btn = me.dialog.fields_dict.more_btn.$wrapper;
 
 		// Make empty result set if filter is set
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ frappe.ui.form.MultiSelectDialog = Class.extend({
 		}
 
 		if(results.length === 0) {
-			this.$results.empty();
+			this.empty_list();
 			more_btn.hide();
 			return;
 		} else if(more) {
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ frappe.ui.form.MultiSelectDialog = Class.extend({
 		}
 	},
 
+	empty_list: function() {
+		this.$results.find('.list-item-container').remove();
+	},
+
 	get_results: function() {
 		let me = this;