diff --git a/src/app/workspace/resource/resource.component.ts b/src/app/workspace/resource/resource.component.ts
index fbd6384cfb..bdba214931 100644
--- a/src/app/workspace/resource/resource.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/workspace/resource/resource.component.ts
@@ -519,6 +519,11 @@ export class ResourceComponent implements OnInit, OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     }
 
     updateRegions(iri: string) {
+        if (this.incomingResource) {
+            this.incomingResource.incomingAnnotations = [];
+        } else {
+            this.resource.incomingAnnotations = [];
+        }
         this.getIncomingRegions(this.incomingResource ? this.incomingResource : this.resource, 0);
         this.openRegion(iri);
     }