diff --git a/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.cpp b/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
index 2f8e28f8ad..85f216f7d1 100644
--- a/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.cpp
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ void OverviewEffect::activate()
     setPartialActivationFactor(0.0);
 
     // This one should be the last.
+    m_searchText = QString();
     setRunning(true);
 }
 
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ void OverviewEffect::partialActivate(qreal factor)
     setGestureInProgress(true);
 
     // This one should be the last.
+    m_searchText = QString();
     setRunning(true);
 }
 
diff --git a/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.h b/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.h
index a9bd0351b4..88158f42c5 100644
--- a/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.h
+++ b/src/effects/overview/overvieweffect.h
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class OverviewEffect : public QuickSceneEffect
     Q_PROPERTY(qreal partialActivationFactor READ partialActivationFactor NOTIFY partialActivationFactorChanged)
     // More efficient from a property binding pov rather than binding to partialActivationFactor !== 0
     Q_PROPERTY(bool gestureInProgress READ gestureInProgress NOTIFY gestureInProgressChanged)
+    Q_PROPERTY(QString searchText MEMBER m_searchText NOTIFY searchTextChanged)
 
 public:
     enum class Status {
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void partialActivationFactorChanged();
     void gestureInProgressChanged();
     void ignoreMinimizedChanged();
+    void searchTextChanged();
 
 public Q_SLOTS:
     void activate();
@@ -84,9 +86,10 @@ private:
     QList<QKeySequence> m_toggleShortcut;
     QList<ElectricBorder> m_borderActivate;
     QList<ElectricBorder> m_touchBorderActivate;
+    QString m_searchText;
+    Status m_status = Status::Inactive;
     qreal m_partialActivationFactor = 0;
     bool m_blurBackground = false;
-    Status m_status = Status::Inactive;
     int m_animationDuration = 400;
     int m_layout = 1;
     bool m_gestureInProgress = false;
diff --git a/src/effects/windowview/windowvieweffect.cpp b/src/effects/windowview/windowvieweffect.cpp
index 4b6cb229e7..5527ea78b3 100644
--- a/src/effects/windowview/windowvieweffect.cpp
+++ b/src/effects/windowview/windowvieweffect.cpp
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ void WindowViewEffect::activate(const QStringList &windowIds)
     }
     if (!internalIds.isEmpty()) {
         m_windowIds = internalIds;
-        m_searchText = "";
+        m_searchText = QString();
         setRunning(true);
     }
 }
@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ void WindowViewEffect::activate()
     setPartialActivationFactor(0);
 
     // This one should be the last.
-    m_searchText = "";
+    m_searchText = QString();
     setRunning(true);
 }
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ void WindowViewEffect::partialActivate(qreal factor)
     setGestureInProgress(true);
 
     // This one should be the last.
-    m_searchText = "";
+    m_searchText = QString();
     setRunning(true);
 }