diff --git a/Help/settings.html b/Help/settings.html
index 266be382..1f7b02e1 100644
--- a/Help/settings.html
+++ b/Help/settings.html
@@ -52,10 +52,8 @@
                     <li>Search only for a specific species</li>
                 </ol>
                 You may use a different custom list for both BirdNET and Chirpity models. The format for a 
-                custom list file is "scientific name_common name", with each species on a new line. You can export a starting
+                custom list file is "scientific name_common name", with each species on a new line. <b>Importantly, the custom list needs to use labels in your selected language.</b> You can export a starting
                 list in the correct format from the Help menu, using the "<i>What species are detected?</i>" link. 
-            
-            <p><i>If you wish to see the full list of classes each model was trained on, check the Help menu &gt; <b>What species are detected?</b></i>.</p>
         </td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 1d2b7a48..184d2001 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -111,12 +111,15 @@ <h5 class="offcanvas-title" id="offcanvasExampleLabel">Settings</h5>
                             </select>
                         </div>
                         <div class="row p-2 d-none" id="choose-file-container">
-                            <div class="col">
+                            <div class="col-10 pe-0">
                                 <div class="input-group">
                                     <button class="btn btn-outline-secondary" type="button" id="list-file-selector">Select file</button>
                                     <input type="text" class="form-control" id="custom-list-location" aria-describedby="list-file-selector" placeholder="No custom list set" disabled="" readonly="">
                                 </div>
                             </div>
+                            <div class="col ps-0 pe-4">
+                                <span id="clear-custom-list" class="material-symbols-outlined btn btn-outline-secondary float-end p-1" title="Clear custom list">clear</span>
+                            </div>
                         </div>
                         <div class="d-none" id="use-location-container">
                             <div class="form-switch ms-2">
diff --git a/js/ui.js b/js/ui.js
index ce8d85df..b8affab7 100644
--- a/js/ui.js
+++ b/js/ui.js
@@ -4404,6 +4404,19 @@ DOM.gain.addEventListener('input', () => {
             case 'locate-missing-file': {
                 (async () => await locateFile(MISSING_FILE))(); 
                 break }
+            case 'clear-custom-list': {
+                config.customListFile[config.model] = '';
+                delete LIST_MAP.custom;
+                config.list = 'birds';
+                DOM.listToUse.value = config.list;
+                DOM.customListFile.value = '';
+                updateListIcon();
+                updatePrefs('config.json', config)
+                resetResults({clearSummary: true, clearPagination: true, clearResults: true});
+                setListUIState(config.list);
+                if (currentFile && STATE.analysisDone) worker.postMessage({ action: 'update-list', list: config.list, refreshResults: true })
+                break;
+            }
             case 'compress-and-organise': {compressAndOrganise(); break}
             case 'purge-file': { deleteFile(currentFile); break }
 
@@ -4597,7 +4610,8 @@ DOM.gain.addEventListener('input', () => {
                     config.list = element.value;
                     updateListIcon();
                     resetResults({clearSummary: true, clearPagination: true, clearResults: true});
-                    worker.postMessage({ action: 'update-list', list: config.list, refreshResults: STATE.analysisDone});
+                    // Don't call this for custom lists
+                    config.list === 'custom' || worker.postMessage({ action: 'update-list', list: config.list, refreshResults: STATE.analysisDone});
                     break;
                 }
                 case 'locale': {