diff --git a/paint/sources/functions.h b/paint/sources/functions.h
index 74c933ac..e7ec6b63 100644
--- a/paint/sources/functions.h
+++ b/paint/sources/functions.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ void                      import_blend_mesh_run(char *path, bool replace_existin
 void                      tab_timeline_draw(ui_handle_t *htab);
 void                      tab_timeline_export(project_t *raw);
 void                      tab_timeline_import(project_t *raw);
+void                      tab_timeline_reset();
 void                      tab_timeline_prepare_save();
 void                      tab_timeline_finish_save();
 void                      tab_timeline_play();
diff --git a/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c b/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
index 012f3c17..82bbe5a7 100644
--- a/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
+++ b/paint/sources/io/import_mesh.c
@@ -197,6 +197,8 @@ void import_mesh_make_mesh(raw_mesh_t *mesh) {
 	md->_->handle = string_copy(raw->name);
 	any_map_set(data_cached_meshes, md->_->handle, md);
 
+	tab_timeline_reset();
+
 	g_context->ddirty = 4;
 
 	ui_base_hwnds->buffer[TAB_AREA_SIDEBAR0]->redraws = 2;
diff --git a/paint/sources/project.c b/paint/sources/project.c
index 256f4e74..9de4b5fa 100644
--- a/paint/sources/project.c
+++ b/paint/sources/project.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ void project_new(bool reset_layers) {
 	g_context->picked_color          = project_make_swatch(0xffffffff);
 	g_context->color_picker_callback = NULL;
 	history_reset();
+	tab_timeline_reset();
 
 	make_material_parse_paint_material(true);
 	make_material_parse_brush();
diff --git a/paint/sources/ui/tab_timeline.c b/paint/sources/ui/tab_timeline.c
index a2a912da..a1aaf8f9 100644
--- a/paint/sources/ui/tab_timeline.c
+++ b/paint/sources/ui/tab_timeline.c
@@ -495,6 +495,29 @@ static void tab_timeline_init() {
 	gc_root(tab_timeline_mesh_origins);
 }
 
+void tab_timeline_reset() {
+	tab_timeline_init();
+
+	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_keyframes);
+	tab_timeline_keyframes = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
+	gc_root(tab_timeline_keyframes);
+	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_origins);
+	tab_timeline_origins = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
+	gc_root(tab_timeline_origins);
+	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes);
+	tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
+	gc_root(tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes);
+	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_mesh_origins);
+	tab_timeline_mesh_origins = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
+	gc_root(tab_timeline_mesh_origins);
+
+	tab_timeline_selected_frame = 0;
+	tab_timeline_selected_row   = 0;
+	tab_timeline_last_frame     = 0;
+	tab_timeline_playing        = false;
+	tab_timeline_scroll         = 0;
+}
+
 static i32 _tab_timeline_frame = 0;
 
 void tab_timeline_prepare_save() {
@@ -576,26 +599,7 @@ static gpu_texture_t *tab_timeline_tex_from_buffer(buffer_t *buf, bool is_bgra)
 }
 
 void tab_timeline_import(project_t *raw) {
-	tab_timeline_init();
-
-	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_keyframes);
-	tab_timeline_keyframes = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
-	gc_root(tab_timeline_keyframes);
-	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_origins);
-	tab_timeline_origins = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
-	gc_root(tab_timeline_origins);
-	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes);
-	tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
-	gc_root(tab_timeline_mesh_keyframes);
-	gc_unroot(tab_timeline_mesh_origins);
-	tab_timeline_mesh_origins = any_array_create_from_raw((void *[]){}, 0);
-	gc_root(tab_timeline_mesh_origins);
-
-	tab_timeline_selected_frame = 0;
-	tab_timeline_selected_row   = 0;
-	tab_timeline_last_frame     = 0;
-	tab_timeline_playing        = false;
-	tab_timeline_scroll         = 0;
+	tab_timeline_reset();
 
 	if (raw->timeline_max_frames > 0) {
 		tab_timeline_frame_rate = raw->timeline_frame_rate;