diff --git a/src/viser/_gui_api.py b/src/viser/_gui_api.py
index cccb142d..1f59b254 100644
--- a/src/viser/_gui_api.py
+++ b/src/viser/_gui_api.py
@@ -342,6 +342,10 @@ def _set_container_id(self, container_id: str) -> None:
         """Set container ID associated with the current thread."""
         self._target_container_from_thread_id[threading.get_ident()] = container_id
 
+    def reset(self) -> None:
+        """Reset the GUI."""
+        self._websock_interface.queue_message(_messages.ResetGuiMessage())
+
     def set_panel_label(self, label: str | None) -> None:
         """Set the main label that appears in the GUI panel.
 
diff --git a/src/viser/_messages.py b/src/viser/_messages.py
index 21e23d0f..1e6d6517 100644
--- a/src/viser/_messages.py
+++ b/src/viser/_messages.py
@@ -478,6 +478,11 @@ class ResetSceneMessage(Message):
     """Reset scene."""
 
 
+@dataclasses.dataclass
+class ResetGuiMessage(Message):
+    """Reset GUI."""
+
+
 @tag_class("GuiAddComponentMessage")
 @dataclasses.dataclass
 class GuiAddFolderMessage(Message):
diff --git a/src/viser/_viser.py b/src/viser/_viser.py
index 675ceb1b..d6b57b17 100644
--- a/src/viser/_viser.py
+++ b/src/viser/_viser.py
@@ -533,6 +533,7 @@ def _(conn: infra.WebsockClientConnection) -> None:
             self.request_share_url()
 
         self.scene.reset()
+        self.gui.reset()
         self.gui.set_panel_label(label)
 
     def get_host(self) -> str:
diff --git a/src/viser/client/src/ControlPanel/GuiState.tsx b/src/viser/client/src/ControlPanel/GuiState.tsx
index 0d9db966..52481565 100644
--- a/src/viser/client/src/ControlPanel/GuiState.tsx
+++ b/src/viser/client/src/ControlPanel/GuiState.tsx
@@ -135,10 +135,15 @@ export function useGuiState(initialServer: string) {
           }),
         resetGui: () =>
           set((state) => {
+            // This feels brittle, could be cleaned up...
+            state.theme = cleanGuiState.theme;
+            state.label = cleanGuiState.label;
             state.shareUrl = null;
             state.guiIdSetFromContainerId = {};
+            state.modals = [];
             state.guiOrderFromId = {};
             state.guiConfigFromId = {};
+            state.uploadsInProgress = {};
           }),
         updateUploadState: (state) =>
           set((globalState) => {
diff --git a/src/viser/client/src/MessageHandler.tsx b/src/viser/client/src/MessageHandler.tsx
index a7f9330f..6111a4e0 100644
--- a/src/viser/client/src/MessageHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/viser/client/src/MessageHandler.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ function useMessageHandler() {
   const removeSceneNode = viewer.useSceneTree((state) => state.removeSceneNode);
   const resetScene = viewer.useSceneTree((state) => state.resetScene);
   const addSceneNode = viewer.useSceneTree((state) => state.addSceneNode);
+  const resetGui = viewer.useGui((state) => state.resetGui);
   const setTheme = viewer.useGui((state) => state.setTheme);
   const setShareUrl = viewer.useGui((state) => state.setShareUrl);
   const addGui = viewer.useGui((state) => state.addGui);
@@ -892,6 +893,11 @@ function useMessageHandler() {
         viewer.backgroundMaterialRef.current!.uniforms.enabled.value = false;
         return;
       }
+      // Reset the GUI state.
+      case "ResetGuiMessage": {
+        resetGui();
+        return;
+      }
       // Update props of a GUI component
       case "GuiUpdateMessage": {
         updateGuiProps(message.id, message.updates);
diff --git a/src/viser/client/src/WebsocketMessages.tsx b/src/viser/client/src/WebsocketMessages.tsx
index 192a443d..5155b6ab 100644
--- a/src/viser/client/src/WebsocketMessages.tsx
+++ b/src/viser/client/src/WebsocketMessages.tsx
@@ -380,6 +380,13 @@ export interface SceneNodeClickMessage {
 export interface ResetSceneMessage {
   type: "ResetSceneMessage";
 }
+/** Reset GUI.
+ *
+ * (automatically generated)
+ */
+export interface ResetGuiMessage {
+  type: "ResetGuiMessage";
+}
 /** GuiAddFolderMessage(order: 'float', id: 'str', label: 'str', container_id: 'str', expand_by_default: 'bool', visible: 'bool')
  *
  * (automatically generated)
@@ -963,6 +970,7 @@ export type Message =
   | SetSceneNodeClickableMessage
   | SceneNodeClickMessage
   | ResetSceneMessage
+  | ResetGuiMessage
   | GuiAddFolderMessage
   | GuiAddMarkdownMessage
   | GuiAddProgressBarMessage