diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
index 48c479171..ce80678f1 100644
--- a/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
+++ b/qutebrowser/browser/webkit/webkittab.py
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ class WebKitSearch(browsertab.AbstractSearch):
                               " for {}".format(text))
             return
 
+        # Clear old search results, this is done automatically on other backends
+        self.clear()
+
         self.text = text
         self.search_displayed = True
         self._flags = QWebPage.FindWrapsAroundDocument