diff --git a/res/xml/searchable.xml b/res/xml/searchable.xml
index f27e4eec..c5de2928 100644
--- a/res/xml/searchable.xml
+++ b/res/xml/searchable.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
             a:label="@string/common.appname"
             a:hint="@string/search.title"
             a:voiceSearchMode="showVoiceSearchButton|launchRecognizer"
+            a:queryAfterZeroResults="true"
             a:voiceLanguageModel="web_search"
             a:searchSuggestAuthority="com.thejoshwa.ultrasonic.androidapp.provider.SearchSuggestionProvider"
             a:searchSuggestSelection=" ?" >