diff --git a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
index 3657536ec4..7d0e41182d 100644
--- a/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
+++ b/api/js/etemplate/Et2Select/SearchMixin.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {dedupeMixin} from "@open-wc/dedupe-mixin";
 import {SlOption} from "@shoelace-style/shoelace";
 import {Et2Textbox} from "../Et2Textbox/Et2Textbox";
 import {until} from "lit/directives/until.js";
+import {waitForEvent} from "../Et2Widget/event";
 
 // Otherwise import gets stripped
 let keep_import : Et2Tag;
@@ -770,7 +771,7 @@ export const Et2WithSearchMixin = dedupeMixin(<T extends Constructor<LitElement>
 			}
 			this.removeAttribute("open");
 
-			this.clearSearch();
+			waitForEvent(this, "sl-after-hide").then(() => this.clearSearch());
 
 			// Reset display
 			if(this._searchInputNode)