diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
index 5ba23e11..e8351b34 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/lagradost/cloudstream3/ui/search/SearchFragment.kt
@@ -353,8 +353,10 @@ class SearchFragment : Fragment() {
             override fun onQueryTextChange(newText: String): Boolean {
                 //searchViewModel.quickSearch(newText)
                 val showHistory = newText.isBlank()
-                searchViewModel.clearSearch()
-                searchViewModel.updateHistory()
+                if (showHistory) {
+                    searchViewModel.clearSearch()
+                    searchViewModel.updateHistory()
+                }
 
                 search_history_recycler?.isVisible = showHistory
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_history_item.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_history_item.xml
index 4daf4c8c..34cd59bc 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/search_history_item.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/search_history_item.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
         android:orientation="horizontal"
         android:id="@+id/home_history_tab"
+        android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
         android:nextFocusRight="@id/home_history_remove">
 
     <TextView
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@
             android:padding="10dp"
             android:id="@+id/home_history_remove"
             android:nextFocusLeft="@id/home_history_tab"
+            android:background="?android:attr/selectableItemBackgroundBorderless"
 
             android:src="@drawable/ic_baseline_close_24"
             android:layout_width="wrap_content"