diff --git a/ftplugin/markdown.lua b/ftplugin/markdown.lua
index bfbd829..2f243f8 100644
--- a/ftplugin/markdown.lua
+++ b/ftplugin/markdown.lua
@@ -216,6 +216,7 @@ vim.api.nvim_create_autocmd(events, {
 
 			markview.renderer.clear_content_range(event.buf, partial_contents)
 			markview.renderer.clear_content_range(event.buf, prev_contents);
+			markview.renderer.clear(event.buf, parse_start, parse_stop);
 
 			markview.renderer.render_in_range(event.buf, prev_contents, markview.configuration);
 			markview.renderer.update_range(event.buf, current_range);
diff --git a/lua/markview/renderer.lua b/lua/markview/renderer.lua
index 9df5669..5cffe69 100644
--- a/lua/markview/renderer.lua
+++ b/lua/markview/renderer.lua
@@ -1576,8 +1576,8 @@ renderer.render = function (buffer, parsed_content, config_table, conceal_start,
 	end
 end
 
-renderer.clear = function (buffer)
-	vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(buffer, renderer.namespace, 0, -1)
+renderer.clear = function (buffer, from, to)
+	vim.api.nvim_buf_clear_namespace(buffer, renderer.namespace, from or 0, to or -1)
 end
 
 renderer.update_range = function (buffer, new_range)