diff --git a/e2e-tests/elementView.spec.ts b/e2e-tests/elementView.spec.ts
index c5f889c2..123b0664 100644
--- a/e2e-tests/elementView.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e-tests/elementView.spec.ts
@@ -208,7 +208,6 @@ test('Query Selection', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.goto('http://localhost:3000/?workspace=Upset+Examples&table=simpsons&sessionId=193');
   await page.getByLabel('Element View Sidebar Toggle').click();
   await page.locator('[id="Subset_School\\~\\&\\~Male"] g').filter({ hasText: /^Blue Hair$/ }).locator('circle').click();
-  await page.getByLabel('Selected intersection School').click();
 
   // Selected elements for testing
   const ralphCell = page.getByRole('cell', { name: 'Ralph' });
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/BookmarkChips.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/BookmarkChips.tsx
index 6eb62a72..a3c367f1 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/BookmarkChips.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/BookmarkChips.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ export const BookmarkChips = () => {
             });
           }
         }}
+        onClick={() => actions.setSelected(null)}
         label={`${currentIntersectionDisplayName} - ${currentIntersection.size}`}
         onDelete={() => {
           actions.addBookmark<BookmarkedIntersection>({
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ export const BookmarkChips = () => {
             actions.addBookmark(structuredClone(currentSelection));
           }
         }}
+        onClick={() => actions.setElementSelection(null)}
         label={`${currentSelection.label}`}
         onDelete={() => {
           actions.addBookmark(structuredClone(currentSelection));
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/ElementSidebar.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/ElementSidebar.tsx
index a3b82305..4df141a9 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/ElementSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/ElementView/ElementSidebar.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { ElementVisualization } from './ElementVisualization';
 import { UpsetActions } from '../../provenance';
 import { ProvenanceContext } from '../Root';
 import { QueryInterface } from './QueryInterface';
+import { bookmarkSelector, currentIntersectionSelector } from '../../atoms/config/currentIntersectionAtom';
 
 /**
  * Props for the ElementSidebar component
@@ -33,8 +34,14 @@ type Props = {
   close: () => void
 }
 
-const initialDrawerWidth = 450;
-const minDrawerWidth = 100;
+/**
+ * The *exact* width at which we don't get a horizontal scrollbar in the table controls
+ */
+const initialDrawerWidth = 462;
+/**
+ * The *exact* width at which the 'apply' button in the element query controls is forced onto a new line
+ */
+const minDrawerWidth = 368;
 
 /**
  * Immediately downloads a csv containing items with the given columns
@@ -80,12 +87,14 @@ function downloadElementsAsCSV(items: Item[], columns: string[], name: string) {
 export const ElementSidebar = ({ open, close }: Props) => {
   const [fullWidth, setFullWidth] = useState(false);
   const [drawerWidth, setDrawerWidth] = useState(initialDrawerWidth);
-  const currentSelection = useRecoilValue(selectedElementSelector);
+  const currentElementSelection = useRecoilValue(selectedElementSelector);
   const selectedItems = useRecoilValue(selectedItemsSelector);
   const itemCount = useRecoilValue(selectedItemsCounter);
   const columns = useRecoilValue(columnsAtom);
   const [hideElementSidebar, setHideElementSidebar] = useState(!open);
   const { actions }: {actions: UpsetActions} = useContext(ProvenanceContext);
+  const bookmarked = useRecoilValue(bookmarkSelector);
+  const currentIntersection = useRecoilValue(currentIntersectionSelector);
 
   /**
    * Effects
@@ -156,6 +165,9 @@ export const ElementSidebar = ({ open, close }: Props) => {
           left: 0,
           zIndex: 100,
           backgroundColor: '#f4f7f9',
+          // I cannot comprehend why this is the value that works. It is.
+          // The 'rows per page' controls overflow otherwise (:
+          paddingBottom: '1625px',
         }}
         onMouseDown={(e) => handleMouseDown(e)}
       />
@@ -189,7 +201,7 @@ export const ElementSidebar = ({ open, close }: Props) => {
         <IconButton
           onClick={() => {
             setHideElementSidebar(true);
-            actions.setElementSelection(currentSelection);
+            actions.setElementSelection(currentElementSelection);
             close();
           }}
           aria-label="Close the sidebar"
@@ -198,16 +210,20 @@ export const ElementSidebar = ({ open, close }: Props) => {
         </IconButton>
       </div>
       <div style={{ marginBottom: '1em' }}>
-        <Typography variant="h2" fontSize="1.2em" fontWeight="inherit" gutterBottom>
+        <Typography variant="h2" fontSize="1.4em" fontWeight="inherit" gutterBottom>
           Element View
         </Typography>
         <Divider />
       </div>
-      <Typography variant="h3" fontSize="1.2em">
-        Bookmarked Queries
-      </Typography>
-      <Divider />
-      <BookmarkChips />
+      {(bookmarked.length > 0 || currentIntersection || currentElementSelection) && (
+        <>
+          <Typography variant="h3" fontSize="1.2em">
+            Bookmarked Queries
+          </Typography>
+          <Divider />
+          <BookmarkChips />
+        </>
+      )}
       <Typography variant="h3" fontSize="1.2em">
         Element Visualization
       </Typography>
@@ -226,7 +242,7 @@ export const ElementSidebar = ({ open, close }: Props) => {
               downloadElementsAsCSV(
                 selectedItems,
                 columns,
-                currentSelection?.label ?? 'upset_elements',
+                currentElementSelection?.label ?? 'upset_elements',
               );
             }}
           >
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/AttributeButton.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/AttributeButton.tsx
index 90a3fc32..cd694779 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/AttributeButton.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/AttributeButton.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FC, useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { FC, useContext } from 'react';
 import { useSetRecoilState, useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 import { SortByOrder, AttributePlotType } from '@visdesignlab/upset2-core';
 
@@ -63,12 +63,14 @@ export const AttributeButton: FC<Props> = ({ label, tooltip }) => {
    * If the attribute is not currently sorted, it sorts it in ascending order.
    * If the attribute is already sorted, it toggles between ascending and descending order.
    */
-  const handleOnClick = () => {
+  const handleOnClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<SVGElement>) => {
     if (sortBy !== label) {
       sortByHeader('Ascending');
     } else {
       sortByHeader(sortByOrder === 'Ascending' ? 'Descending' : 'Ascending');
     }
+    // To prevent the handler on SvgBase that deselects the current intersection
+    e.stopPropagation();
   };
 
   /**
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/DegreeHeader.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/DegreeHeader.tsx
index 1bbf3645..78f58030 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/DegreeHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/DegreeHeader.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
-import { useContext } from 'react';
+import React, { useContext } from 'react';
 import { Tooltip } from '@mui/material';
 import { sortByOrderSelector, sortBySelector } from '../../atoms/config/sortByAtom';
 import translate from '../../utils/transform';
@@ -23,12 +23,14 @@ export const DegreeHeader = () => {
     actions.sortBy('Degree', order);
   };
 
-  const handleOnClick = () => {
+  const handleOnClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<SVGElement>) => {
     if (sortBy !== 'Degree') {
       sortByDegree('Ascending');
     } else {
       sortByDegree(sortByOrder === 'Ascending' ? 'Descending' : 'Ascending');
     }
+    // To prevent the handler on SvgBase that deselects the current intersection
+    e.stopPropagation();
   };
 
   const handleContextMenuClose = () => {
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/SizeHeader.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/SizeHeader.tsx
index 893844ac..9c1327cb 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/Header/SizeHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/Header/SizeHeader.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
 import { drag } from 'd3-drag';
 import { select } from 'd3-selection';
-import {
+import React, {
   FC, useContext, useEffect, useRef, useState,
 } from 'react';
 import { useRecoilState, useRecoilValue, useSetRecoilState } from 'recoil';
@@ -51,12 +51,14 @@ export const SizeHeader: FC = () => {
     actions.sortBy('Size', order);
   };
 
-  const handleOnClick = () => {
+  const handleOnClick = (e: React.MouseEvent<SVGElement>) => {
     if (sortBy !== 'Size') {
       sortBySize('Ascending');
     } else {
       sortBySize(sortByOrder === 'Ascending' ? 'Descending' : 'Ascending');
     }
+    // To prevent the handler on SvgBase that deselects the current intersection
+    e.stopPropagation();
   };
 
   const handleContextMenuClose = () => {
diff --git a/packages/upset/src/components/SvgBase.tsx b/packages/upset/src/components/SvgBase.tsx
index 99bec98d..c5eda997 100644
--- a/packages/upset/src/components/SvgBase.tsx
+++ b/packages/upset/src/components/SvgBase.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { css } from '@emotion/react';
-import { FC } from 'react';
+import { FC, useContext } from 'react';
 import { useRecoilValue } from 'recoil';
 
 import translate from '../utils/transform';
 import { dimensionsSelector } from '../atoms/dimensionsAtom';
+import { ProvenanceContext } from './Root';
+import { currentIntersectionSelector } from '../atoms/config/currentIntersectionAtom';
 
 /** @jsxImportSource @emotion/react */
 type SvgBaseSettings = {
@@ -18,13 +20,18 @@ type Props = {
 
 export const SvgBase: FC<Props> = ({ children, defaultSettings }) => {
   const { height, width, margin } = defaultSettings || useRecoilValue(dimensionsSelector);
+  const { actions } = useContext(ProvenanceContext);
+  const selectedIntersection = useRecoilValue(currentIntersectionSelector);
 
   return (
+    // These rules are for accessibility; unnecessary here as the plot is not accessible anyway.
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events, jsx-a11y/no-static-element-interactions
     <div
       css={css`
         height: 100%;
         width: 100%;
       `}
+      onClick={() => { if (selectedIntersection != null) actions.setSelected(null); }}
     >
       <svg id="upset-svg" height={height + 50 * margin} width={width + 2 * margin} xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" version="1.1" baseProfile="full" fontFamily="Roboto, Arial">
         <g transform={translate(margin)}>