diff --git a/lib/features/thread/presentation/thread_controller.dart b/lib/features/thread/presentation/thread_controller.dart
index ec4d8b092..2c400c7bb 100644
--- a/lib/features/thread/presentation/thread_controller.dart
+++ b/lib/features/thread/presentation/thread_controller.dart
@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ class ThreadController extends BaseController with EmailActionController {
   void goToSearchView() {
     SearchEmailBindings().dependencies();
     _replaceBrowserHistory();
+    searchController.activateSimpleSearch();
     mailboxDashBoardController.dispatchRoute(DashboardRoutes.searchEmail);
   }