diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SearchActivity.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SearchActivity.java
index d73249f4b..1b2430f6d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SearchActivity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/ui/SearchActivity.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import android.text.TextWatcher;
 import android.view.ContextMenu;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
+import android.view.MotionEvent;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.widget.AdapterView;
 import android.widget.EditText;
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ public class SearchActivity extends XmppActivity implements TextWatcher, OnSearc
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onCreateContextMenu(ContextMenu menu, View v, ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
+	public void onCreateContextMenu(final ContextMenu menu, final View v, ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo menuInfo) {
+		v.dispatchTouchEvent(MotionEvent.obtain(0, 0, MotionEvent.ACTION_CANCEL, 0f, 0f, 0));
 		AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo acmi = (AdapterView.AdapterContextMenuInfo) menuInfo;
 		final Message message = this.messages.get(acmi.position);
 		this.selectedMessageReference = new WeakReference<>(message);