diff --git a/changelog.d/1417-clear-all-saved-layers.md b/changelog.d/1417-clear-all-saved-layers.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8cffbd366
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/1417-clear-all-saved-layers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Make Clear All clear the saved and shared layer selection. Layers that a
+  context mode had already switched off no longer stay in the share link and
+  come back on reload (samehkhamis, #1417).
diff --git a/src/contextSessionOrdering.test.mjs b/src/contextSessionOrdering.test.mjs
index 2f9bfeae0..d7127e8d5 100644
--- a/src/contextSessionOrdering.test.mjs
+++ b/src/contextSessionOrdering.test.mjs
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ test('context restore settles the Contacts coordinator before dependency fanout'
   assert.match(restore, /excludeLayerIds: settleContactsCoordinator[\s\S]*?contactsCoordinatorId/);
 });
 
+test('Clear All during the Contacts settle stops the snapshot coming back', () => {
+  const restore = _restoreContextSession.toString();
+  const coordinatorOff = restore.indexOf('const coordinatorSettled = await this._dataManager.setEnabled(');
+  const cancelled = restore.indexOf('if (restoreState.cancelled) return;', coordinatorOff);
+  const fanout = restore.indexOf('await this._dataManager.restoreEnabledLayerIds(', coordinatorOff);
+  assert.ok(cancelled > coordinatorOff, 'the cancellation is checked after Contacts settles');
+  assert.ok(fanout > cancelled, 'and before the snapshot fans out');
+});
+
 test('context restore preserves its exact pending target after a failed transition', () => {
   const restore = _restoreContextSession.toString();
   assert.match(restore, /const replayError = await settleContextIntentReplay\(\{/);
diff --git a/src/data/layerState.test.mjs b/src/data/layerState.test.mjs
index ba5496227..d05fb9a95 100644
--- a/src/data/layerState.test.mjs
+++ b/src/data/layerState.test.mjs
@@ -2858,3 +2858,135 @@ test('explicit provider switches reach durable state without adopting unrelated
     coordinator.destroy();
   }
 });
+
+function enabledLayerParam(sink) {
+  return new URLSearchParams(encode(sink.provider())).get('l');
+}
+
+test('Clear All drops a saved layer a context mode had already switched off', async () => {
+  const manager = productionManager();
+  const storage = memoryStorage();
+  const sink = shareSink();
+  const coordinator = new LayerStateCoordinator(manager, sink, { storage });
+  await coordinator.start();
+  await manager.setEnabled('earthquakes', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await manager.setEnabled('flights', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, [
+    'earthquakes',
+    'flights',
+  ]);
+  // Context isolation is a temporary, passive takeover: the saved choice stays.
+  await manager.setEnabled('earthquakes', false, { origin: 'programmatic' });
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, [
+    'earthquakes',
+    'flights',
+  ]);
+
+  const updatesBefore = sink.updates;
+  const result = await manager.clearSelectedLayers({ origin: 'user' });
+  assert.deepEqual(result.targetIds, ['flights']);
+  assert.ok(sink.updates > updatesBefore, 'the URL is told to refresh');
+  assert.deepEqual([...manager.getEnabledLayerIds()], []);
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, []);
+  assert.equal(enabledLayerParam(sink), '', 'the URL carries no layers');
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    parseStoredLayerState(storage.getItem(LAYER_STATE_STORAGE_KEY))
+      .enabledLayerIds,
+    [],
+    'a reload restores nothing',
+  );
+  coordinator.destroy();
+});
+
+test('Clear All drops a saved layer a dependency release superseded mid-batch', async () => {
+  let manager;
+  manager = productionManager({
+    // Contacts-style owner: its own teardown releases a borrowed dependency
+    // without awaiting it, which supersedes Clear All's turn for that layer.
+    'military-awareness': {
+      disable() {
+        void manager.setEnabled('flights', false, { origin: 'programmatic' });
+        return true;
+      },
+    },
+  });
+  const storage = memoryStorage();
+  const sink = shareSink();
+  const coordinator = new LayerStateCoordinator(manager, sink, { storage });
+  await coordinator.start();
+  await manager.setEnabled('earthquakes', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await manager.setEnabled('flights', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await manager.setEnabled('military-awareness', true, { origin: 'user' });
+
+  const result = await manager.clearSelectedLayers({ origin: 'user' });
+  assert.equal(
+    result.items.find((item) => item.id === 'flights')?.superseded,
+    true,
+    'the fixture reproduces the superseded flights turn',
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual([...manager.getEnabledLayerIds()], []);
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, []);
+  assert.equal(enabledLayerParam(sink), '');
+  coordinator.destroy();
+});
+
+test('Clear All keeps a layer a newer explicit request turned back on', async () => {
+  const manager = productionManager();
+  const sink = shareSink();
+  const coordinator = new LayerStateCoordinator(manager, sink, {
+    storage: memoryStorage(),
+  });
+  await coordinator.start();
+  await manager.setEnabled('earthquakes', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await manager.setEnabled('flights', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  const clearing = manager.clearSelectedLayers({ origin: 'user' });
+  // A direct request issued during the batch owns its layer.
+  const reenable = manager.setEnabled('earthquakes', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await Promise.all([clearing, reenable]);
+  assert.deepEqual([...manager.getEnabledLayerIds()], ['earthquakes']);
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, [
+    'earthquakes',
+  ]);
+  assert.equal(enabledLayerParam(sink), 'e');
+  coordinator.destroy();
+});
+
+test('a passive clear never rewrites saved layers', async () => {
+  const manager = productionManager();
+  const storage = memoryStorage();
+  const coordinator = new LayerStateCoordinator(manager, shareSink(), {
+    storage,
+  });
+  await coordinator.start();
+  await manager.setEnabled('flights', true, { origin: 'user' });
+  await manager.setEnabled('flights', false, { origin: 'programmatic' });
+  const writes = storage.writes.length;
+  await manager.clearSelectedLayers({ origin: 'programmatic' });
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, ['flights']);
+  assert.equal(storage.writes.length, writes);
+  coordinator.destroy();
+});
+
+test('Clear All cancels a saved restore still waiting to start', async () => {
+  const gate = deferred();
+  const manager = productionManager();
+  const sink = shareSink();
+  const coordinator = new LayerStateCoordinator(manager, sink, {
+    storage: memoryStorage(),
+    restoreGate: gate.promise,
+  });
+  const params = new URLSearchParams('v=2&l=e.f');
+  const restore = coordinator.start({
+    shareLayerState: decodeLayerStateParams(params),
+  });
+  await manager.clearSelectedLayers({ origin: 'user' });
+  assert.deepEqual(coordinator.getDurableState().enabledLayerIds, []);
+  gate.resolve();
+  const results = await restore;
+  for (const id of ['earthquakes', 'flights']) {
+    assert.equal(results.find((result) => result.layerId === id).succeeded, false);
+  }
+  assert.deepEqual([...manager.getEnabledLayerIds()], []);
+  assert.equal(enabledLayerParam(sink), '');
+  coordinator.destroy();
+});
diff --git a/src/data/layerStateCoordinator.js b/src/data/layerStateCoordinator.js
index ef3a4ea4a..40208831a 100644
--- a/src/data/layerStateCoordinator.js
+++ b/src/data/layerStateCoordinator.js
@@ -250,6 +250,30 @@ export class LayerStateCoordinator {
       this._revokePendingTrackingWatch('owner-layer-disabled');
     }
     if (!isExplicitLayerStateOrigin(change.origin)) return;
+    if (change.type === 'selection-cleared') {
+      // Only layers a newer request turned back on survive Clear All. Any
+      // other saved layer would reappear from the share link or a reload.
+      const stillEnabled = new Set(change.enabledLayerIds || []);
+      const dropped = this._durableState.enabledLayerIds.filter(
+        (id) => !stillEnabled.has(id),
+      );
+      if (dropped.length === 0) return;
+      for (const layerId of dropped) {
+        this._restoreControllers
+          .get(layerId)
+          ?.abort('superseded-by-explicit-visibility');
+      }
+      if (dropped.some((id) => SHARE_TRACKING_RESTORE_POLICIES[id])) {
+        this._revokePendingTrackingWatch('superseded-by-explicit-visibility');
+      }
+      this._commitExplicit({
+        ...this._durableState,
+        enabledLayerIds: this._durableState.enabledLayerIds.filter((id) =>
+          stillEnabled.has(id),
+        ),
+      });
+      return;
+    }
     if (change.type === 'visibility') {
       this._restoreControllers
         .get(change.layerId)
diff --git a/src/data/lifecycle.js b/src/data/lifecycle.js
index c8946e7bb..6c2290c72 100644
--- a/src/data/lifecycle.js
+++ b/src/data/lifecycle.js
@@ -1650,6 +1650,15 @@ export class LayerLifecycle {
         }
       }
     }
+    // Clear All owns the whole selection, not only the layers it switched off
+    // itself. A layer already off for a passive reason (isolated by a context
+    // mode, released by a dependency owner, or superseded mid-batch) gets no
+    // OFF of its own here, so publish the set that is still on afterwards.
+    this._notifyListeners({
+      type: 'selection-cleared',
+      origin,
+      enabledLayerIds: [...this.getEnabledLayerIds()],
+    });
     const items = targetIds.map((id) => {
       const state = this.getLayerLifecycleState(id) || {
         enabled: false,
diff --git a/src/ui/contextSession.js b/src/ui/contextSession.js
index 241b5f168..936fc2cb1 100644
--- a/src/ui/contextSession.js
+++ b/src/ui/contextSession.js
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ export async function _restoreContextSession({
         throw error;
       }
     }
+    // Clear All may have run while Contacts settled. It owns the selection
+    // now, so the snapshot must not come back behind it.
+    if (restoreState.cancelled) return;
     await this._dataManager.restoreEnabledLayerIds(
       restoreState.enabledLayerIds,
       {