diff --git a/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs b/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
index 72f55f5..4389529 100644
--- a/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
+++ b/cosmic-settings/src/app.rs
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ impl cosmic::Application for SettingsApp {
     fn view(&self) -> Element<Message> {
         let theme = cosmic::theme::active();
 
-        let page_view = if self.search_active {
+        let page_view = if self.search_active && !self.search_input.is_empty() {
             self.search_view()
         } else if let Some(content) = self.pages.content(self.active_page) {
             self.page_view(content)