diff --git a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
--- a/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinviewcontainer.cpp
@@ -510,6 +510,7 @@
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_filterBar);
     if (visible) {
+        m_view->hideToolTip(ToolTipManager::HideBehavior::Instantly);
         m_filterBar->show();
         m_filterBar->setFocus();
         m_filterBar->selectAll();
@@ -659,6 +660,7 @@
 
 void DolphinViewContainer::setNameFilter(const QString& nameFilter)
 {
+    m_view->hideToolTip(ToolTipManager::HideBehavior::Instantly);
     m_view->setNameFilter(nameFilter);
     delayedStatusBarUpdate();
 }
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.h b/src/views/dolphinview.h
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.h
@@ -312,6 +312,11 @@
      */
     static QUrl openItemAsFolderUrl(const KFileItem& item, const bool browseThroughArchives = true);
 
+    /**
+     * Hides tooltip displayed over element.
+     */
+    void hideToolTip(const ToolTipManager::HideBehavior behavior = ToolTipManager::HideBehavior::Later);
+
 public slots:
     /**
      * Changes the directory to \a url. If the current directory is equal to
@@ -737,11 +742,6 @@
      */
     void applyModeToView();
 
-    /**
-     * Hides tooltip displayed over element.
-     */
-    void hideToolTip(const ToolTipManager::HideBehavior behavior = ToolTipManager::HideBehavior::Later);
-
     /**
      * Helper method for DolphinView::paste() and DolphinView::pasteIntoFolder().
      * Pastes the clipboard data into the URL \a url.