diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/browser/CardBrowserFragment.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/browser/CardBrowserFragment.kt
index a46552823096..fb6939fc0084 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/browser/CardBrowserFragment.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/browser/CardBrowserFragment.kt
@@ -249,6 +249,11 @@ class CardBrowserFragment :
             view.findViewById<SearchView>(R.id.search_view)?.apply {
                 editText.doAfterTextChanged { searchViewModel.onSearchTextChanged(it.toString()) }
                 addTransitionListener { _, _, state ->
+                    if (state == SearchView.TransitionState.SHOWING) {
+                        getOrCreateSearchFragment(StandardSearchFragment.TAG, ::StandardSearchFragment)
+                        return@addTransitionListener
+                    }
+
                     if (state != SearchView.TransitionState.HIDDEN) return@addTransitionListener
                     // clear state on hide
                     childFragmentManager
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/card_browser_searchview_fragment.xml b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/card_browser_searchview_fragment.xml
index 726dc1f4bc39..5779c63aa751 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/card_browser_searchview_fragment.xml
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/res/layout/card_browser_searchview_fragment.xml
@@ -140,7 +140,6 @@
                 android:id="@+id/search_view_content_container"
                 android:layout_width="match_parent"
                 android:layout_height="match_parent"
-                android:name="com.ichi2.anki.browser.search.StandardSearchFragment"
                 />
 
         </LinearLayout>