diff --git a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
index 9a1bd0590..505e7f0ba 100644
--- a/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/DatabaseWidget.cpp
@@ -1427,6 +1427,8 @@ void DatabaseWidget::endSearch()
         m_entryView->displayGroup(currentGroup());
         emit listModeActivated();
         m_entryView->setFirstEntryActive();
+        // Enforce preview view update (prevents stale information if focus group is empty)
+        m_previewView->setEntry(currentSelectedEntry());
     }
 
     m_searchingLabel->setVisible(false);