diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
index 6a8e2371f0..7d27566344 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/main/MainActivity.kt
@@ -519,10 +519,10 @@ open class MainActivity : BaseActivity(), DownloadServiceListener {
                 goToStartingTab()
             }
             else {
-                if (!preferences.backReturnsToStart().get()) {
+                if (!preferences.backReturnsToStart().get() && this !is SearchActivity) {
                     setStartingTab()
                 }
-                SecureActivityDelegate.locked = true
+                SecureActivityDelegate.locked = this !is SearchActivity
                 super.onBackPressed()
             }
         }