diff --git a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/SearchResultTabActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/SearchResultTabActivity.java
index bb8c6771..90742677 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/SearchResultTabActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/app/fedilab/android/activities/SearchResultTabActivity.java
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ public class SearchResultTabActivity extends BaseActivity {
         inflater.inflate(R.menu.menu_search, menu);
         SearchManager searchManager = (SearchManager) getSystemService(Context.SEARCH_SERVICE);
         SearchView searchView = (SearchView) menu.findItem(R.id.action_search).getActionView();
+        if (search != null) {
+            searchView.setQuery(search, false);
+        }
         searchView.setSearchableInfo(searchManager.getSearchableInfo(getComponentName()));
         searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false);
         searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(new SearchView.OnQueryTextListener() {