diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3c445b368e4116e00f1dacb0b1a08dc6cedd32dc..acd20ae27d31b27afe465ba779d9b0184d43d3c5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ Note that since we don't clearly distinguish between a public and private interf
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- Fix ``Scene.clear`` not clearing primitives & volumes arrays (@JonStargaryen)
+
 ## [v3.8.2] - 2022-05-22
 
 - Fix ``Scene.opacityAverage`` not taking xray shaded into account
diff --git a/src/mol-gl/scene.ts b/src/mol-gl/scene.ts
index 5b5721d3014f039ccb64a5dd524f0fec48cb5fee..21f8cd529798cfaf739f8ae3249e5b14ab289cf7 100644
--- a/src/mol-gl/scene.ts
+++ b/src/mol-gl/scene.ts
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ namespace Scene {
                     renderables[i].dispose();
                 }
                 renderables.length = 0;
+                primitives.length = 0;
+                volumes.length = 0;
                 renderableMap.clear();
                 boundingSphereDirty = true;
                 boundingSphereVisibleDirty = true;