diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/AddBoardButton.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/AddBoardButton.tsx
index c6ddb85daa..15490d8081 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/AddBoardButton.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/Boards/BoardsList/AddBoardButton.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { IconButton } from '@invoke-ai/ui-library';
 import { useAppDispatch, useAppSelector } from 'app/store/storeHooks';
-import { boardIdSelected } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
+import { boardIdSelected, boardSearchTextChanged } from 'features/gallery/store/gallerySlice';
 import { memo, useCallback, useMemo } from 'react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { PiPlusBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@ const AddBoardButton = ({ isPrivateBoard }: Props) => {
     }
     return t('boards.addSharedBoard');
   }, [allowPrivateBoards, isPrivateBoard, t]);
+
   const handleCreateBoard = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const board = await createBoard({ board_name: t('boards.myBoard'), is_private: isPrivateBoard }).unwrap();
       dispatch(boardIdSelected({ boardId: board.board_id }));
+      dispatch(boardSearchTextChanged(''));
     } catch {
       //no-op
     }
diff --git a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
index eaefe9cd80..44f3f8d6d9 100644
--- a/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
+++ b/invokeai/frontend/web/src/features/gallery/components/ImageGalleryContent.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ import { PiImagesBold, PiMagnifyingGlassBold } from 'react-icons/pi';
 
 import BoardsList from './Boards/BoardsList/BoardsList';
 import GalleryBoardName from './GalleryBoardName';
+import GallerySettingsPopover from './GallerySettingsPopover/GallerySettingsPopover';
 import GalleryImageGrid from './ImageGrid/GalleryImageGrid';
 import { GalleryPagination } from './ImageGrid/GalleryPagination';
 import { GallerySearch } from './ImageGrid/GallerySearch';
-import GallerySettingsPopover from './GallerySettingsPopover/GallerySettingsPopover';
 
 const baseStyles: ChakraProps['sx'] = {
   fontWeight: 'semibold',