diff --git a/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.cpp b/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.cpp
index d11f4e8e..f67cfbb4 100644
--- a/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.cpp
+++ b/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.cpp
@@ -91,6 +91,18 @@ YACReaderTreeView::YACReaderTreeView(QWidget *parent) :
 
 }
 
+void YACReaderTreeView::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
+{
+    QTreeView::mousePressEvent(event);
+
+    QModelIndex destinationIndex = indexAt(event->pos());
+
+    if(!destinationIndex.isValid() && event->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
+    {
+        clearSelection();
+    }
+}
+
 void YACReaderTreeView::expandCurrent()
 {
     QModelIndex index = indexAt(expandPos);
diff --git a/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.h b/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.h
index dfbe32b7..d4c719b3 100644
--- a/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.h
+++ b/custom_widgets/yacreader_treeview.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class YACReaderTreeView : public QTreeView
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
     explicit YACReaderTreeView(QWidget *parent = 0);
-    
+    void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
 protected slots:
     //fix for drop auto expand
     void expandCurrent();