diff --git a/js/ui/overview.js b/js/ui/overview.js
index 16fbcc878..e645516cc 100644
--- a/js/ui/overview.js
+++ b/js/ui/overview.js
@@ -238,6 +238,17 @@ const Overview = new Lang.Class({
                                               opacity: 0 });
         this._overview.add_actor(this._messageTrayGhost);
 
+        this._viewSelector.connect('search-begin', Lang.bind(this,
+            function() {
+                this._dash.hide();
+                this._thumbnailsBox.hide();
+            }));
+        this._viewSelector.connect('search-cancelled', Lang.bind(this,
+            function() {
+                this._dash.show();
+                this._thumbnailsBox.show();
+            }));
+
         Main.layoutManager.connect('monitors-changed', Lang.bind(this, this._relayout));
         this._relayout();
     },
diff --git a/js/ui/viewSelector.js b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
index 44c01a94d..d2cdb57c9 100644
--- a/js/ui/viewSelector.js
+++ b/js/ui/viewSelector.js
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
     },
 
     _searchCancelled: function() {
+        this.emit('search-cancelled');
         this._showPage(this._showAppsButton.checked ? this._appsPage
                                                     : this._workspacesPage);
 
@@ -326,6 +327,7 @@ const ViewSelector = new Lang.Class({
             this._searchResults.startingSearch();
         }
         if (this.active) {
+            this.emit('search-begin');
             this._entry.set_secondary_icon(this._activeIcon);
 
             if (this._iconClickedId == 0) {