diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/base-query-builder.service.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/base-query-builder.service.ts
index 744f46782c2..6365efa12bc 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/base-query-builder.service.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/base-query-builder.service.ts
@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
-import { Subject, Observable, from, ReplaySubject, BehaviorSubject } from 'rxjs';
+import { BehaviorSubject, from, Observable, ReplaySubject, Subject } from 'rxjs';
 import { AppConfigService } from '@alfresco/adf-core';
 import {
-    SearchRequest,
     RequestFacetFields,
-    RequestSortDefinitionInner,
-    ResultSetPaging,
     RequestHighlight,
     RequestScope,
+    RequestSortDefinitionInner,
+    ResultSetPaging,
+    SEARCH_LANGUAGE,
     SearchApi,
-    SEARCH_LANGUAGE
+    SearchRequest
 } from '@alfresco/js-api';
 import { SearchCategory } from '../models/search-category.interface';
 import { FilterQuery } from '../models/filter-query.interface';
@@ -596,6 +596,7 @@ export abstract class BaseQueryBuilderService {
      * @param searchUrl search url to navigate to
      */
     async navigateToSearch(query: string, searchUrl: string) {
+        this.update();
         this.userQuery = query;
         await this.execute();
         await this.router.navigate([searchUrl], {
diff --git a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/search-query-builder.service.spec.ts b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/search-query-builder.service.spec.ts
index 18aadf4d902..c700efff1fa 100644
--- a/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/search-query-builder.service.spec.ts
+++ b/lib/content-services/src/lib/search/services/search-query-builder.service.spec.ts
@@ -714,9 +714,11 @@ describe('SearchQueryBuilder', () => {
     it('should encode query from filter raw params and update query params on navigating to search', async () => {
         spyOn(router, 'navigate');
         const builder = createQueryBuilder();
+        spyOn(builder, 'update');
         await builder.navigateToSearch('test query', '/search');
 
         expect(builder.filterRawParams).toEqual({ userQuery: '(test query)' });
+        expect(builder.update).toHaveBeenCalled();
         expect(router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith([], {
             relativeTo: activatedRoute,
             queryParams: { q: 'eyJ1c2VyUXVlcnkiOiIodGVzdCBxdWVyeSkifQ==' },