diff --git a/panel/components/inspected-app/inspected-app.js b/panel/components/inspected-app/inspected-app.js
index 1f752ce..d21a053 100644
--- a/panel/components/inspected-app/inspected-app.js
+++ b/panel/components/inspected-app/inspected-app.js
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ function inspectedAppService($rootScope, $q) {
     $rootScope.$applyAsync(function () {
       if (msg === 'refresh') {
         onRefreshMessage();
+        $rootScope.$broadcast('refresh');
       } else if (typeof msg === 'string') {
         var hint = JSON.parse(msg);
         onHintMessage(hint);
diff --git a/panel/components/json-tree/json-tree.js b/panel/components/json-tree/json-tree.js
index e0477fe..93c383e 100644
--- a/panel/components/json-tree/json-tree.js
+++ b/panel/components/json-tree/json-tree.js
@@ -42,6 +42,13 @@ function batJsonTreeDirective() {
 
     scope.$watch('batModel', function (val) {
       if (!val) {
+        root = angular.element(BAT_JSON_TREE_TEMPLATE);
+        element.html('');
+        element.append(root);
+        branches = {
+          '': root
+        };
+
         return;
       }
       Object.
diff --git a/panel/components/scope-tree/scope-tree.js b/panel/components/scope-tree/scope-tree.js
index 528e5c0..8671c01 100644
--- a/panel/components/scope-tree/scope-tree.js
+++ b/panel/components/scope-tree/scope-tree.js
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ function batScopeTreeDirective($compile) {
       renderScopeDescriptorElement(data.id, data.descriptor);
     });
 
+    scope.$on('refresh', function () {
+      map = {};
+      element.html('');
+    });
+
     function renderScopeElement (id, parentId) {
       if (map[id]) {
         return;
diff --git a/panel/scopes/scopes.js b/panel/scopes/scopes.js
index 8032c93..fedb572 100644
--- a/panel/scopes/scopes.js
+++ b/panel/scopes/scopes.js
@@ -16,13 +16,18 @@ function ScopesController($scope, inspectedApp) {
 
   $scope.inspectedScope = null;
 
+  $scope.$on('refresh', function () {
+    $scope.inspectedScope = null;
+  });
+
   // expand models the fist time we inspect a scope
   var cancelWatch = $scope.$watch('inspectedScope', function (newScope) {
     if (newScope) {
       $scope.modelsExpanded = true;
       cancelWatch();
     }
-  })
+  });
+
 
   $scope.$on('inspected-scope:change', function (ev, data) {
     inspectScope(data.id);