diff --git a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.cpp b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.cpp
index f39093088d..492717eb41 100644
--- a/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.cpp
+++ b/Applications/ProcessManager/ProcessTableModel.cpp
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ GModelIndex ProcessTableModel::selected_index() const
 
 void ProcessTableModel::set_selected_index(GModelIndex index)
 {
+    if (!index.is_valid()) {
+        m_selected_row = -1;
+        return;
+    }
     if (index.row() >= 0 && index.row() < m_pids.size())
         m_selected_row = index.row();
 }
diff --git a/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp b/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
index ca42ab23c3..f8f908bf5e 100644
--- a/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
+++ b/LibGUI/GTableView.cpp
@@ -58,12 +58,15 @@ void GTableView::mousedown_event(GMouseEvent& event)
     auto adjusted_position = event.position().translated(0, m_scrollbar->value());
     if (event.button() == GMouseButton::Left) {
         for (int i = 0; i < item_count(); ++i) {
-            if (!row_rect(i).contains(adjusted_position))
-                continue;
-            m_model->set_selected_index({ i, 0 });
-            update();
+            if (row_rect(i).contains(adjusted_position)) {
+                m_model->set_selected_index({ i, 0 });
+                update();
+                return;
+            }
         }
     }
+    m_model->set_selected_index({ });
+    update();
 }
 
 void GTableView::paint_event(GPaintEvent&)