diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search_results.js b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search_results.js
index 5e8b31b8b..be7ec9a9d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search_results.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/compose/components/search_results.js
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ export default class SearchResults extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     return (
       <>
-        <FilterBar selectedFilter={submitted ? selectedFilter : null} selectFilter={this.handleSelectFilter} />
+        {submitted && <FilterBar selectedFilter={submitted ? selectedFilter : null} selectFilter={this.handleSelectFilter} />}
 
         {searchResults}
 
diff --git a/app/styles/components/search.scss b/app/styles/components/search.scss
index 84d611fd8..086439caf 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/search.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/search.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 .search-page {
-  min-height: 97px;
+  .drawer__inner:not(:empty) {
+    min-height: 48px;
+  }
 }
 
 @media screen and (min-width: 600px + (285px * 1) + (10px * 1)) {