diff --git a/crates/qbz-qt/qml/shell/LogViewerModal.qml b/crates/qbz-qt/qml/shell/LogViewerModal.qml
index 28a13924a..d3bdc8f61 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-qt/qml/shell/LogViewerModal.qml
+++ b/crates/qbz-qt/qml/shell/LogViewerModal.qml
@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ Item {
     onVisibleChanged: {
         if (visible) {
             root.advancedOpen = false
+            // A modal's fields open clean (2026-09-14): the search box and the
+            // filter it drives both outlived the close.
+            if (searchInput.text !== "") {
+                searchInput.text = ""
+                QbzShell.logSetSearch("")
+            }
             keyScope.forceActiveFocus()
         }
     }
diff --git a/crates/qbz-qt/qml/views/playlistmanager/PmFolderMenu.qml b/crates/qbz-qt/qml/views/playlistmanager/PmFolderMenu.qml
index 2f982d745..788c0fab1 100644
--- a/crates/qbz-qt/qml/views/playlistmanager/PmFolderMenu.qml
+++ b/crates/qbz-qt/qml/views/playlistmanager/PmFolderMenu.qml
@@ -83,6 +83,8 @@ QbzContextMenu {
         menuRoot.playlistId = String(pid || "")
         menuRoot.currentFolderId = String(fid || "")
         menuRoot.folderQuery = ""
+        // The box too: QbzLineEdit re-seeds only while unfocused.
+        folderSearchField.reset("")
         menuRoot.openBelowRight(anchorItem)
     }
 
@@ -103,6 +105,7 @@ QbzContextMenu {
         height: visible ? (menuRoot.kioskHost ? 44 : 32) : 0
 
         QbzLineEdit {
+            id: folderSearchField
             kioskHost: menuRoot.kioskHost
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             // The plain arm is a FIXED width: 240 — a modal/menu must set it.