diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/markdownCell.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/markdownCell.ts
index 356b81bd198a1593b77a52df25b90eb9b36c8800..e106fab4e2e5345757d2fbb201568cb9970ac306 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/markdownCell.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/notebook/browser/view/renderers/markdownCell.ts
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ export class StatefullMarkdownCell extends Disposable {
 		this.renderedEditors.delete(this.viewCell);
 
 		this.markdownContainer.innerHTML = '';
+		this.viewCell.clearHTML();
 		let markdownRenderer = this.viewCell.getMarkdownRenderer();
 		let renderedHTML = this.viewCell.getHTML();
 		if (renderedHTML) {