diff --git a/src/textual/widgets/_option_list.py b/src/textual/widgets/_option_list.py
index 5b4a39b48..dfe530543 100644
--- a/src/textual/widgets/_option_list.py
+++ b/src/textual/widgets/_option_list.py
@@ -630,6 +630,13 @@ class OptionList(ScrollView, can_focus=True):
         self.highlighted = None
         self._mouse_hovering_over = None
         self.virtual_size = Size(self.scrollable_content_region.width, 0)
+        # TODO: See https://github.com/Textualize/textual/issues/2582 -- it
+        # should not be necessary to do this like this here; ideally here in
+        # clear_options it would be a forced refresh, and also in a
+        # `on_show` it would be the same (which, I think, would actually
+        # solve the problem we're seeing). But, until such a time as we get
+        # to the bottom of 2582... this seems to delay the refresh enough
+        # that things fall into place.
         self._request_content_tracking_refresh()
         return self