diff --git a/js/ext.multimediaViewer.js b/js/ext.multimediaViewer.js
index 72d1c4a2d..361da1ebf 100644
--- a/js/ext.multimediaViewer.js
+++ b/js/ext.multimediaViewer.js
@@ -238,6 +238,11 @@
 				this.$imageMetadata.show();
 			}
 		} );
+
+		lightboxHooks.register( 'clearInterface', function () {
+			this.$imageDesc.empty();
+			this.$title.empty();
+		} );
 	}
 
 	MultimediaViewer.prototype.fetchRepoInfo = function ( cb ) {
diff --git a/js/multilightbox/hooks.txt b/js/multilightbox/hooks.txt
index 4936725c7..11fa249fe 100644
--- a/js/multilightbox/hooks.txt
+++ b/js/multilightbox/hooks.txt
@@ -72,3 +72,8 @@ defullscreen
 	Arguments: None
 	ThisArg: LightboxInterface
 	Called: From LightboxInterface fullscreen method when user is leaving fullscreen interface.
+
+clearInterface
+	Arguments: None
+	ThisArg: LightboxInterface
+	Called: From LightboxInterface empty method when the interface is being cleared.
diff --git a/js/multilightbox/lightboxinterface.js b/js/multilightbox/lightboxinterface.js
index eaa3e5bf7..91a7cb4d5 100644
--- a/js/multilightbox/lightboxinterface.js
+++ b/js/multilightbox/lightboxinterface.js
@@ -76,6 +76,12 @@
 
 	LIP = LightboxInterface.prototype;
 
+	LIP.empty = function () {
+		this.$imageDiv.empty();
+
+		lightboxHooks.callAll( 'clearInterface', this );
+	};
+
 	LIP.attach = function () {
 		$( document.body )
 			.append(
diff --git a/js/multilightbox/multilightbox.js b/js/multilightbox/multilightbox.js
index 7f3bd0634..d70c68a8e 100644
--- a/js/multilightbox/multilightbox.js
+++ b/js/multilightbox/multilightbox.js
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 	};
 
 	MLBP.open = function () {
+		this.iface.empty();
 		this.iface.attach();
 		this.iface.load( this.images[this.currentIndex] );
 	};