diff --git a/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/main.dart b/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/main.dart
index 6cafad01f..e213b14ff 100644
--- a/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/main.dart
+++ b/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/main.dart
@@ -1013,8 +1013,18 @@ class ListSamplesWidget extends StatelessWidget {
         for (final sample in samples)
           MenuItemButton(
             leadingIcon: Logo(type: sample.icon),
-            onPressed: () =>
-                GoRouter.of(context).replaceQueryParam('sample', sample.id),
+            onPressed: () {
+              // If the current route is already the current sample,
+              // reset to it manually.
+              if (GoRouterState.of(context).uri.queryParameters['sample'] ==
+                  sample.id) {
+                final appServices =
+                    Provider.of<AppServices>(context, listen: false);
+                appServices.resetToSample(sample);
+              } else {
+                GoRouter.of(context).replaceQueryParam('sample', sample.id);
+              }
+            },
             child: Padding(
               padding: const EdgeInsets.only(right: 32),
               child: Text(sample.name),
diff --git a/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/model.dart b/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/model.dart
index a14e1badb..2502bc687 100644
--- a/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/model.dart
+++ b/pkgs/dartpad_ui/lib/model.dart
@@ -166,10 +166,19 @@ class AppServices {
     return versionResponse;
   }
 
-  void resetTo({String? type}) {
-    type ??= 'dart';
+  void resetToSample(Sample sample) {
+    _reset(source: sample.source, title: sample.name);
+  }
+
+  void resetTo({String type = 'dart'}) {
     final source = Samples.getDefault(type: type);
 
+    _reset(source: source);
+
+    appModel.editorStatus.showToast('Created new ${titleCase(type)} snippet');
+  }
+
+  void _reset({String title = '', required String source}) {
     // Reset the source.
     appModel.sourceCodeController.text = source;
 
@@ -181,8 +190,6 @@ class AppServices {
 
     // Reset the execution area.
     executionService?.reset();
-
-    appModel.editorStatus.showToast('Created new ${titleCase(type)} snippet');
   }
 
   void _handleCodeChanged() {