diff --git a/NEWS.md b/NEWS.md
index 26a38bc5e2..efdd3fcaa5 100644
--- a/NEWS.md
+++ b/NEWS.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 * `ggplotly()` now correctly handles `geom_tile()` with no `fill` aesthetic. (#2063)
 * `ggplotly()` now respects `guide(aes = "none")` (e.g., `guide(fill = "none")`) when constructing legend entries. (#2067)
 * Fixed an issue with translating `GGally::ggcorr()` via `ggplotly()`. (#2012)
+* Fixed an issue where clearing a crosstalk filter would raise an error in the JS console (#2087)
 
 ## Improvements
 
diff --git a/inst/htmlwidgets/plotly.js b/inst/htmlwidgets/plotly.js
index aaca427af0..1155269d37 100644
--- a/inst/htmlwidgets/plotly.js
+++ b/inst/htmlwidgets/plotly.js
@@ -616,9 +616,9 @@ TraceManager.prototype.updateFilter = function(group, keys) {
         traces.push(trace);
       }
     }
+    this.gd.data = traces;
   }
   
-  this.gd.data = traces;
   Plotly.redraw(this.gd);
   
   // NOTE: we purposely do _not_ restore selection(s), since on filter,