diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index c765d32a..f492467d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ ncmpcpp-0.8.2 (????-??-??)
 * Fixed fetching lyrics from lyricsmania.com, metrolyrics.com and sing365.com
 * Search engine now properly interacts with filtering
 * Fixed redraw of separator after interface switch while MPD was stopped
+* Reset position of a window when fetching lyrics
 
 ncmpcpp-0.8.1 (2017-10-11)
 * Setting 'colors_enabled' to 'no' no longer results in a crash.
diff --git a/src/screens/lyrics.cpp b/src/screens/lyrics.cpp
index d727f467..047e55f8 100644
--- a/src/screens/lyrics.cpp
+++ b/src/screens/lyrics.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ void Lyrics::fetch(const MPD::Song &s)
 	{
 		stopDownload();
 		w.clear();
+		w.reset();
 		m_song = s;
 		if (loadLyrics(w, lyricsFilename(m_song)))
 		{