diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/openconversations/ListOpenConversationsActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/openconversations/ListOpenConversationsActivity.kt
index e9663398c..986ff8b9a 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/openconversations/ListOpenConversationsActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/openconversations/ListOpenConversationsActivity.kt
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@ class ListOpenConversationsActivity : BaseActivity() {
             if (!text.isNullOrBlank()) {
                 openConversationsViewModel.updateSearchTerm(text.toString())
                 openConversationsViewModel.fetchConversations()
+            } else {
+                openConversationsViewModel.updateSearchTerm("")
+                openConversationsViewModel.fetchConversations()
             }
         }
         initObservers()