diff --git a/src/App.svelte b/src/App.svelte
index 52174ff..bcd419a 100644
--- a/src/App.svelte
+++ b/src/App.svelte
@@ -1612,6 +1612,15 @@
     fileHistoryCollapsed = false;
   }
 
+  function hideAndResetFileHistory() {
+    fileHistoryRequestId += 1;
+    cancelActiveFileHistoryLoad();
+    activeFileHistoryRequestId = "";
+    fileHistoryLoading = false;
+    fileHistory = [];
+    fileHistoryCollapsed = true;
+  }
+
   function rememberRecentRepo(path: string) {
     recentRepoPaths = uniqueRepoPaths([path, ...recentRepoPaths]).slice(0, 40);
     persistRepoLists();
@@ -1818,7 +1827,7 @@
     await refreshBranchList(path);
     await refreshTags(path);
     await refreshCommitHistory(path);
-    if (lastFileHistoryHeadHash !== previousHeadHash) {
+    if (lastFileHistoryHeadHash !== previousHeadHash && !fileHistoryCollapsed) {
       await refreshFileHistory(path);
     }
   }
@@ -3262,7 +3271,7 @@
   }
 
   async function selectExplorerNode(node: ExplorerNode) {
-    if (!activeRepoPath || (selectedExplorerPath === node.path && selectedExplorerKind === node.kind)) return;
+    if (!activeRepoPath) return;
     selectedExplorerPath = node.path;
     selectedExplorerKind = node.kind;
     revealFileHistory();
@@ -3292,9 +3301,7 @@
     selectedExplorerPath = file.path;
     selectedExplorerKind = "file";
     expandedExplorerPaths = new Set([...expandedExplorerPaths, ...explorerParentFolders(file.path)]);
-    revealFileHistory();
-
-    void loadSelectedFileHistory(file.path);
+    hideAndResetFileHistory();
     trackEvent("explorer_file_selected", {
       source: "status",
       status: file.unstaged ?? file.staged ?? "unknown",