diff --git a/bi/base.js b/bi/base.js
index b14612763c..1e4d9ea34f 100644
--- a/bi/base.js
+++ b/bi/base.js
@@ -15616,8 +15616,17 @@ BI.VirtualList = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
         this.element.scrollTop(o.scrollTop);
     },
 
+    _clearChildren: function () {
+        BI.each(this.container._children, function (i, cell) {
+            cell && cell.el._destroy();
+        });
+        this.container._children = {};
+        this.container.attr("items", []);
+    },
+
     restore: function () {
         this.renderedIndex = -1;
+        this._clearChildren();
         this.cache = {};
     },
 
diff --git a/docs/base.js b/docs/base.js
index b14612763c..1e4d9ea34f 100644
--- a/docs/base.js
+++ b/docs/base.js
@@ -15616,8 +15616,17 @@ BI.VirtualList = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
         this.element.scrollTop(o.scrollTop);
     },
 
+    _clearChildren: function () {
+        BI.each(this.container._children, function (i, cell) {
+            cell && cell.el._destroy();
+        });
+        this.container._children = {};
+        this.container.attr("items", []);
+    },
+
     restore: function () {
         this.renderedIndex = -1;
+        this._clearChildren();
         this.cache = {};
     },
 
diff --git a/src/base/list/virtuallist.js b/src/base/list/virtuallist.js
index 025921dedc..e4c7e76cdd 100644
--- a/src/base/list/virtuallist.js
+++ b/src/base/list/virtuallist.js
@@ -159,8 +159,17 @@ BI.VirtualList = BI.inherit(BI.Widget, {
         this.element.scrollTop(o.scrollTop);
     },
 
+    _clearChildren: function () {
+        BI.each(this.container._children, function (i, cell) {
+            cell && cell.el._destroy();
+        });
+        this.container._children = {};
+        this.container.attr("items", []);
+    },
+
     restore: function () {
         this.renderedIndex = -1;
+        this._clearChildren();
         this.cache = {};
     },