diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/search-menu.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/search-menu.js
index 1be1cc335fd..f2e1bd12d05 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/search-menu.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/app/widgets/search-menu.js
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export function initSearchData() {
   searchData.typeFilter = DEFAULT_TYPE_FILTER;
   searchData.invalidTerm = false;
   searchData.suggestionResults = [];
+  searchData.suggestionKeyword = false;
 }
 
 initSearchData();