diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts b/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
index 666896ebf53d..b4c9fb4af3d4 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/composables/outline.ts
@@ -168,7 +168,9 @@ export function useActiveAnchor(
       prevActiveLink.classList.remove('active')
     }
 
-    if (hash !== null) {
+    if (hash == null) {
+      prevActiveLink = null
+    } else {
       prevActiveLink = container.value.querySelector(
         `a[href="${decodeURIComponent(hash)}"]`
       )