diff --git a/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-list.ts b/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-list.ts
index 7b1d78a4..1757e729 100644
--- a/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-list.ts
+++ b/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-list.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,7 @@ export default class ListGraph {
       if (event.target === this) {
         d3.select("#trace-action-box").style("display", "none");
         t.selectedNode && t.selectedNode.classed("highlighted", false);
+        t.clearParentHighlight();
       }
     });
   }
@@ -406,14 +407,17 @@ export default class ListGraph {
       callback();
     }
   }
+  clearParentHighlight() {
+    return this.root.descendants().map((node: { id: number }) => {
+      d3.select(`#list-node-${node.id}`).classed("highlightedParent", false);
+      return node;
+    });
+  }
   highlightParents(span: Recordable) {
     if (!span) {
       return;
     }
-    const nodes = this.root.descendants().map((node: { id: number }) => {
-      d3.select(`#list-node-${node.id}`).classed("highlightedParent", false);
-      return node;
-    });
+    const nodes = this.clearParentHighlight();
     const parentSpan = nodes.find(
       (node: Recordable) =>
         span.spanId === node.data.spanId &&
diff --git a/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-tree.ts b/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-tree.ts
index bf20c847..08f2992c 100644
--- a/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-tree.ts
+++ b/src/views/dashboard/related/trace/utils/d3-trace-tree.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ export default class TraceMap {
       if (event.target === this) {
         d3.select("#trace-action-box").style("display", "none");
         t.selectedNode && t.selectedNode.classed("highlighted", false);
+        t.clearParentHighlight();
       }
     });
 
@@ -404,14 +405,17 @@ export default class TraceMap {
       that.update(d);
     }
   }
+  clearParentHighlight() {
+    return this.root.descendants().map((node: { id: number }) => {
+      d3.select(`#trace-node-${node.id}`).classed("highlightedParent", false);
+      return node;
+    });
+  }
   highlightParents(span: Recordable) {
     if (!span) {
       return;
     }
-    const nodes = this.root.descendants().map((node: { id: number }) => {
-      d3.select(`#trace-node-${node.id}`).classed("highlightedParent", false);
-      return node;
-    });
+    const nodes = this.clearParentHighlight();
     const parentSpan = nodes.find(
       (node: Recordable) =>
         span.spanId === node.data.spanId &&