diff --git a/pkg/cli/prompt_test.go b/pkg/cli/prompt_test.go
index b873b56..a5d2ddf 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/prompt_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/prompt_test.go
@@ -336,12 +336,12 @@ func TestChooseMulti_Good_Filter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, []string{"apple", "apricot"}, vals)
 }
 
-func TestChooseMulti_Bad_FilteredDefaultDoesNotFallBackToFirstVisible(t *testing.T) {
-	SetStdin(strings.NewReader("ap\n\n2\n"))
+func TestChooseMulti_Good_FilteredEmptyReturnsNone(t *testing.T) {
+	SetStdin(strings.NewReader("ap\n\n"))
 	defer SetStdin(nil)
 
 	vals := ChooseMulti("Pick", []string{"apple", "banana", "apricot"}, WithDefaultIndex[string](1), Filter[string]())
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"banana"}, vals)
+	assert.Empty(t, vals)
 }
 
 func TestChoose_Good_ClearFilter(t *testing.T) {
@@ -352,12 +352,12 @@ func TestChoose_Good_ClearFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "banana", val)
 }
 
-func TestChooseMulti_Good_ClearFilter(t *testing.T) {
-	SetStdin(strings.NewReader("ap\n\n2\n"))
+func TestChooseMulti_Good_EmptyClearsSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	SetStdin(strings.NewReader("ap\n\n"))
 	defer SetStdin(nil)
 
 	vals := ChooseMulti("Pick", []string{"apple", "banana", "apricot"}, Filter[string]())
-	assert.Equal(t, []string{"banana"}, vals)
+	assert.Empty(t, vals)
 }
 
 func TestChooseMulti_Good_Commas(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/cli/utils.go b/pkg/cli/utils.go
index e350612..0524fc2 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/utils.go
@@ -469,7 +469,6 @@ func ChooseMulti[T any](prompt string, items []T, opts ...ChooseOption[T]) []T {
 	for i := range items {
 		visible[i] = i
 	}
-	allVisible := append([]int(nil), visible...)
 
 	for {
 		renderChoices(prompt, items, visible, cfg.displayFn, -1, cfg.filter)
@@ -482,13 +481,8 @@ func ChooseMulti[T any](prompt string, items []T, opts ...ChooseOption[T]) []T {
 		response, _ := reader.ReadString('\n')
 		response = strings.TrimSpace(response)
 
-		// Empty response returns no selections
+		// Empty response returns no selections.
 		if response == "" {
-			if cfg.filter && len(visible) != len(allVisible) {
-				visible = append([]int(nil), allVisible...)
-				promptHint("Filter cleared.")
-				continue
-			}
 			return nil
 		}