diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
index a87035c66a..38cffeb8d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/activities/MainActivity.kt
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
     private val subscriptionsViewModel: SubscriptionsViewModel by viewModels()
 
     private var savedSearchQuery: String? = null
+    private var shouldOpenSuggestions = true
 
     override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
@@ -283,6 +284,8 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
             }
 
             override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String?): Boolean {
+                if (!shouldOpenSuggestions) return true
+
                 // Prevent navigation when search view is collapsed
                 if (searchView.isIconified ||
                     binding.bottomNav.menu.children.any {
@@ -356,6 +359,15 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity() {
         return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Update the query text in the search bar without opening the search suggestions
+     */
+    fun setQuerySilent(query: String) {
+        shouldOpenSuggestions = false
+        searchView.setQuery(query, false)
+        shouldOpenSuggestions = true
+    }
+
     override fun onOptionsItemSelected(item: MenuItem): Boolean {
         // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will
         // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
index bb989cf8a8..cb0acb01e8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/github/libretube/ui/fragments/SearchResultFragment.kt
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import com.github.libretube.extensions.TAG
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.hideKeyboard
 import com.github.libretube.extensions.toastFromMainDispatcher
 import com.github.libretube.helpers.PreferenceHelper
+import com.github.libretube.ui.activities.MainActivity
 import com.github.libretube.ui.adapters.SearchAdapter
 import com.github.libretube.ui.dialogs.ShareDialog
 import com.github.libretube.util.TextUtils
@@ -60,6 +61,10 @@ class SearchResultFragment : Fragment() {
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
 
+        // fixes a bug that the search query will stay the old one when searching for multiple
+        // different queries in a row and navigating to the previous ones through back presses
+        (context as MainActivity).setQuerySilent(query)
+
         binding.searchRecycler.layoutManager = LinearLayoutManager(requireContext())
 
         // add the query to the history