diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchActivity.kt
index 615b0662e..21c0b00ec 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchActivity.kt
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ import android.os.Bundle
 import android.view.Menu
 import android.view.MenuInflater
 import android.view.MenuItem
+import android.view.MotionEvent
 import androidx.activity.viewModels
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.SearchView
 import androidx.core.view.MenuProvider
+import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayout
 import com.google.android.material.tabs.TabLayoutMediator
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.BottomSheetActivity
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.R
@@ -82,6 +84,7 @@ class SearchActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), MenuProvider, SearchView.OnQueryTe
         searchViewMenuItem.expandActionView()
         searchView = searchViewMenuItem.actionView as SearchView
         setupSearchView()
+        setupClearFocusOnClickListeners()
     }
 
     override fun onMenuItemSelected(menuItem: MenuItem): Boolean {
@@ -105,6 +108,30 @@ class SearchActivity : BottomSheetActivity(), MenuProvider, SearchView.OnQueryTe
         }
     }
 
+    private fun setupClearFocusOnClickListeners() {
+        binding.overlayPagesClickView.setOnTouchListener { view, event ->
+            if (event.action == MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN) {
+                searchView.clearFocus()
+                view.performClick()
+            }
+            false
+        }
+        binding.toolbar.setOnClickListener {
+            searchView.clearFocus()
+        }
+        binding.tabs.addOnTabSelectedListener(object : TabLayout.OnTabSelectedListener {
+            override fun onTabSelected(p0: TabLayout.Tab?) {
+                searchView.clearFocus()
+            }
+
+            override fun onTabUnselected(p0: TabLayout.Tab?) {}
+
+            override fun onTabReselected(p0: TabLayout.Tab?) {
+                searchView.clearFocus()
+            }
+        })
+    }
+
     private fun setupSearchView() {
         searchView.setIconifiedByDefault(false)
         searchView.setSearchableInfo(
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_search.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_search.xml
index 993cad391..0651407d8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_search.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/activity_search.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
         android:layout_height="match_parent"
         app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />
 
+    <View
+        android:id="@+id/overlayPagesClickView"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="match_parent"
+        android:background="@android:color/transparent" />
+
     <include layout="@layout/item_status_bottom_sheet" />
 
-</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
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+</androidx.coordinatorlayout.widget.CoordinatorLayout>