diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
index e958d41a62..1242acc002 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentAccounts.java
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ public class FragmentAccounts extends FragmentBase {
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searching)) {
             menuSearch.expandActionView();
             searchView.setQuery(searching, false);
+            searchView.clearFocus();
         }
 
         searchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.title_search_device));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentContacts.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentContacts.java
index 134327a72d..3cc5a63fae 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentContacts.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentContacts.java
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ public class FragmentContacts extends FragmentBase {
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searching)) {
             menuSearch.expandActionView();
             searchView.setQuery(searching, true);
+            searchView.clearFocus();
         }
 
         searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
index 81cc2a2ade..1cf6e4b7ac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentFolders.java
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@ public class FragmentFolders extends FragmentBase {
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searching)) {
             menuSearch.expandActionView();
             searchView.setQuery(searching, false);
+            searchView.clearFocus();
         }
 
         searchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.title_search_device));
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
index 8b739614b3..8e51e4619d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/faircode/email/FragmentMessages.java
@@ -1774,6 +1774,7 @@ public class FragmentMessages extends FragmentBase {
         if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(searching)) {
             menuSearch.expandActionView();
             searchView.setQuery(searching, false);
+            searchView.clearFocus();
         }
 
         searchView.setQueryHint(getString(folder < 0 ? R.string.title_search_device : R.string.title_search_hint));