diff --git a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mask_extract.c b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mask_extract.c
index a1c8aab9bec..cd91aa1e491 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mask_extract.c
+++ b/source/blender/editors/mesh/editmesh_mask_extract.c
@@ -212,6 +212,11 @@ static int paint_mask_extract_exec(bContext *C, wmOperator *op)
   Object *new_ob = ED_object_add_type(C, OB_MESH, NULL, ob->loc, ob->rot, false, local_view_bits);
   BKE_mesh_nomain_to_mesh(new_mesh, new_ob->data, new_ob, &CD_MASK_EVERYTHING, true);
 
+  /* Remove the Face Sets as they need to be recreated when entering Sculpt Mode in the new object.
+   * TODO(pablodobarro): In the future we can try to preserve them from the original mesh. */
+  Mesh *new_ob_mesh = new_ob->data;
+  CustomData_free_layers(&new_ob_mesh->pdata, CD_SCULPT_FACE_SETS, new_ob_mesh->totpoly);
+
   if (RNA_boolean_get(op->ptr, "apply_shrinkwrap")) {
     BKE_shrinkwrap_mesh_nearest_surface_deform(C, new_ob, ob);
   }