diff --git a/appshortcuts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/appshortcuts/AppShortcutRepository.kt b/appshortcuts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/appshortcuts/AppShortcutRepository.kt
index b2bd6b80..d8545395 100644
--- a/appshortcuts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/appshortcuts/AppShortcutRepository.kt
+++ b/appshortcuts/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/appshortcuts/AppShortcutRepository.kt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.os.Process
 import androidx.core.content.getSystemService
 import com.github.promeg.pinyinhelper.Pinyin
+import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionGroup
 import de.mm20.launcher2.permissions.PermissionsManager
 import de.mm20.launcher2.preferences.LauncherDataStore
 import de.mm20.launcher2.search.data.AppShortcut
@@ -65,17 +66,21 @@ internal class AppShortcutRepositoryImpl(
     }
 
     override fun search(query: String) = channelFlow<List<AppShortcut>> {
+        if (query.length < 3) {
+            send(emptyList())
+            return@channelFlow
+        }
         withContext(Dispatchers.IO) {
+            if (!permissionsManager.checkPermissionOnce(PermissionGroup.AppShortcuts)) {
+                send(emptyList())
+                return@withContext
+            }
             dataStore.data.map { it.appShortcutSearch.enabled }.collectLatest { enabled ->
                 if (!enabled) {
                     send(emptyList())
                     return@collectLatest
                 }
 
-                if (query.length < 3) {
-                    return@collectLatest send(emptyList())
-                }
-
                 val launcherApps =
                     context.getSystemService<LauncherApps>() ?: return@collectLatest send(
                         emptyList()