diff --git a/spx-gui/src/components/editor/panels/EditorPanels.vue b/spx-gui/src/components/editor/panels/EditorPanels.vue
index 7629dd09b..0512562c0 100644
--- a/spx-gui/src/components/editor/panels/EditorPanels.vue
+++ b/spx-gui/src/components/editor/panels/EditorPanels.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, watch, shallowRef } from 'vue'
+import { ref, watch, shallowRef, effectScope } from 'vue'
 import { UICard } from '@/components/ui'
 import { useEditorCtx } from '@/components/editor/EditorContextProvider.vue'
 import SoundsPanel from './sound/SoundsPanel.vue'
@@ -36,12 +36,24 @@ watch(
 
 const lastSelectedSprite = shallowRef<string | null>(null)
 const lastSelectedSound = shallowRef<string | null>(null)
+const watchScope = effectScope()
 watch(
-  () => editorCtx.project.selected,
-  (_, lastSelected) => {
-    if (lastSelected?.type === 'sprite') lastSelectedSprite.value = lastSelected.name
-    else if (lastSelected?.type === 'sound') lastSelectedSound.value = lastSelected.name
-  }
+  () => editorCtx.project,
+  (project, _, onCleanup) => {
+    lastSelectedSprite.value = null
+    lastSelectedSound.value = null
+    // use standalone effect scope to avoid error when clean up, see details in https://github.com/vuejs/core/issues/5783
+    watchScope.run(() => {
+      onCleanup(watch(
+        () => project.selected,
+        (_, lastSelected) => {
+          if (lastSelected?.type === 'sprite') lastSelectedSprite.value = lastSelected.name
+          else if (lastSelected?.type === 'sound') lastSelectedSound.value = lastSelected.name
+        }
+      ))
+    })
+  },
+  { immediate: true }
 )
 
 watch(