diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@
 
 void DolphinViewContainer::setSearchModeEnabled(bool enabled)
 {
+    m_searchBox->setVisible(enabled);
+    m_navigatorWidget->setVisible(!enabled);
+
     if (enabled) {
         const QUrl& locationUrl = m_urlNavigator->locationUrl();
         m_searchBox->fromSearchUrl(locationUrl);
@@ -398,9 +401,6 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    m_searchBox->setVisible(enabled);
-    m_navigatorWidget->setVisible(!enabled);
-
     if (!enabled) {
         m_view->setViewPropertiesContext(QString());