diff --git a/Linphone/view/Control/Display/Chat/ChatListView.qml b/Linphone/view/Control/Display/Chat/ChatListView.qml
index 0aec90885..9dded30a7 100644
--- a/Linphone/view/Control/Display/Chat/ChatListView.qml
+++ b/Linphone/view/Control/Display/Chat/ChatListView.qml
@@ -37,10 +37,15 @@ ListView {
     signal markAllAsRead()
     signal chatClicked(ChatGui chat)
 
+    property bool makingResearch: false
+    signal researchDone()
+    onResearchDone: makingResearch = false
+
     model: ChatProxy {
         id: chatProxy
         filterText: mainItem.searchText
         onFilterTextChanged: {
+            mainItem.makingResearch = true
             chatToSelectLater = currentChatGui
         }
         onModelAboutToBeReset: {
@@ -58,6 +63,7 @@ ListView {
             } else {
                 selectChat(mainItem.currentChatGui)
             }
+            mainItem.researchDone()
         }
         onChatAdded: (chat) => {
             mainItem.chatToSelect = chat
diff --git a/Linphone/view/Page/Main/Chat/ChatPage.qml b/Linphone/view/Page/Main/Chat/ChatPage.qml
index e141a6adf..c7e42b66d 100644
--- a/Linphone/view/Page/Main/Chat/ChatPage.qml
+++ b/Linphone/view/Page/Main/Chat/ChatPage.qml
@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ AbstractMainPage {
                             searchBar: searchBar
                             Control.ScrollBar.vertical: scrollbar
 
+                            onResearchDone: {
+                                searchBar.forceActiveFocus()
+                            }
+
                             onCurrentChatGuiChanged: {
                                 mainItem.selectedChatGui = currentChatGui
                             }