diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/ccxtools.py b/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/ccxtools.py
index dcda11ead4..b8bbaafe28 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/ccxtools.py
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/femtools/ccxtools.py
@@ -599,6 +599,10 @@ class FemToolsCcx(QtCore.QRunnable, QtCore.QObject):
                 self.has_nonpositive_jacobians()
                 FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("\n--------end problems---------\n")
         else:
+            # remove highlighted nodes, if any
+            if FreeCAD.GuiUp:
+                self.mesh.ViewObject.HighlightedNodes = []
+
             FreeCAD.Console.PrintMessage("CalculiX finished without error.\n")
         return ret_code