diff --git a/.changeset/bright-moons-open.md b/.changeset/bright-moons-open.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2668dfb2e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/bright-moons-open.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+'@backstage/plugin-search-react': patch
+'@backstage/plugin-search': patch
+---
+
+Fixes the search component not registering the first search on navigate to the search page.
diff --git a/.patches/pr-32973.txt b/.patches/pr-32973.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6d83c5d66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.patches/pr-32973.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixes the search component to register the first search that happens on initial navigation to the search page.
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diff --git a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
index dc129c6327..0d18b888e5 100644
--- a/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search-react/src/context/SearchContext.tsx
@@ -138,14 +138,13 @@ const useSearchContextValue = (
 
   const result = useAsync(async (): Promise<SearchResultSet> => {
     if (isFirstEmptyMount.current) {
+      isFirstEmptyMount.current = false;
       if (!term && !types.length && !Object.keys(filters).length) {
         return {
           results: [],
           numberOfResults: 0,
         };
       }
-
-      isFirstEmptyMount.current = false;
     }
 
     // Here we cancel the previous request before making a new one
diff --git a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchPage/SearchPage.tsx b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchPage/SearchPage.tsx
index 8428fb6bb5..92b327207f 100644
--- a/plugins/search/src/components/SearchPage/SearchPage.tsx
+++ b/plugins/search/src/components/SearchPage/SearchPage.tsx
@@ -59,9 +59,7 @@ export const UrlUpdater = () => {
       setPageCursor(query.pageCursor as string);
     }
 
-    if (query.types) {
-      setTypes(query.types as string[]);
-    }
+    setTypes(query.types ? (query.types as string[]) : []);
   }, [prevQueryParams, location, setTerm, setTypes, setPageCursor, setFilters]);
 
   useEffect(() => {