diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 3d6ea2f7d4..04ec4dbc5f 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { remove, slice, each, find, maxBy, minBy, merge, last, isArray } from 'l
 import apiService from '../services/api/api.service.js'
 // import parse from '../services/status_parser/status_parser.js'
 
-const emptyTl = () => ({
+const emptyTl = (userId = 0) => ({
   statuses: [],
   statusesObject: {},
   faves: [],
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ const emptyTl = () => ({
   loading: false,
   followers: [],
   friends: [],
-  userId: 0,
+  userId,
   flushMarker: 0
 })
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ export const mutations = {
     each(oldTimeline.visibleStatuses, (status) => { oldTimeline.visibleStatusesObject[status.id] = status })
   },
   clearTimeline (state, { timeline }) {
-    state.timelines[timeline] = emptyTl()
+    state.timelines[timeline] = emptyTl(state.timelines[timeline].userId)
   },
   setFavorited (state, { status, value }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
diff --git a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
index 33628b9b28..01d2ce061f 100644
--- a/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/specs/modules/statuses.spec.js
@@ -240,6 +240,15 @@ describe('The Statuses module', () => {
     expect(state.timelines.public.visibleStatuses[0].favorited).to.eql(true)
   })
 
+  it('keeps userId when clearing user timeline', () => {
+    const state = cloneDeep(defaultState)
+    state.timelines.user.userId = 123
+
+    mutations.clearTimeline(state, { timeline: 'user' })
+
+    expect(state.timelines.user.userId).to.eql(123)
+  })
+
   describe('notifications', () => {
     it('removes a notification when the notice gets removed', () => {
       const user = { id: '1' }