diff --git a/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerHex.java b/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerHex.java
index 40c5549a2c..9ee484eb72 100644
--- a/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerHex.java
+++ b/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerHex.java
@@ -297,6 +297,8 @@ public class DataContentViewerHex extends javax.swing.JPanel implements DataCont
     @Override
     public void resetComponent() {
         // clear / reset the fields
+        currentOffset = 0;
+        currentPage = 1;
         this.dataSource = null;
         currentPageLabel.setText("");
         totalPageLabel.setText("");
diff --git a/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerString.java b/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerString.java
index 29f4a6e69f..94c0eaf2f7 100644
--- a/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerString.java
+++ b/CoreComponents/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/corecomponents/DataContentViewerString.java
@@ -291,6 +291,8 @@ public class DataContentViewerString extends javax.swing.JPanel implements DataC
     @Override
     public void resetComponent() {
         // clear / reset the fields
+        currentOffset = 0;
+        currentPage = 1;
         this.dataSource = null;
         currentPageLabel.setText("");
         totalPageLabel.setText("");