diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
index a4fe622a6f..c8ad89609d 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/commonMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/views/chat/ChatView.kt
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ fun ChatView(staleChatId: State<String?>, onComposed: suspend (chatId: String) -
           .collect { chatId ->
             markUnreadChatAsRead(chatId)
             showSearch.value = false
+            searchText.value = ""
             selectedChatItems.value = null
           }
       }