diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PagerScaffold.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PagerScaffold.kt
index d6425584..fdedea61 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PagerScaffold.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PagerScaffold.kt
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ fun PagerScaffold(
         object : NestedScrollConnection {
             override fun onPreScroll(available: Offset, source: NestedScrollSource): Offset {
                 if (source == NestedScrollSource.Drag && available.y.absoluteValue > available.x.absoluteValue * 2) {
-                    keyboardController?.hide()
+                    viewModel.setSearchbarFocus(false)
                     searchVM.bestMatch.value = null
                 }
                 return super.onPreScroll(available, source)
diff --git a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PullDownScaffold.kt b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PullDownScaffold.kt
index 57251740..8638a5e1 100644
--- a/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PullDownScaffold.kt
+++ b/app/ui/src/main/java/de/mm20/launcher2/ui/launcher/PullDownScaffold.kt
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ fun PullDownScaffold(
             override fun onPreScroll(available: Offset, source: NestedScrollSource): Offset {
                 if (isWidgetEditMode || source != NestedScrollSource.Drag) return Offset.Zero
                 if (available.y.absoluteValue > available.x.absoluteValue * 2) {
-                    keyboardController?.hide()
+                    viewModel.setSearchbarFocus(false)
                     searchVM.bestMatch.value = null
                 }
                 val canPullDown = if (isSearchOpen) {