diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
index 3e426f5af78b1..bf9b021eaceda 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
@@ -668,7 +668,10 @@ public class SearchDialog extends Dialog implements OnItemClickListener, OnItemS
                 // The user changed the query, remember it.
                 mUserQuery = s == null ? "" : s.toString();
             }
-            updateVoiceButton(mSearchAutoComplete.isEmpty());
+            // Always want to show the microphone if the context is voice.
+            updateVoiceButton(mSearchAutoComplete.isEmpty()
+                    || (mAppSearchData != null && mAppSearchData.getBoolean(
+                    SearchManager.CONTEXT_IS_VOICE)));
         }
 
         public void afterTextChanged(Editable s) {
diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java b/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
index 0ed572a77d569..625b12072428f 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SearchManager.java
@@ -1543,6 +1543,15 @@ public class SearchManager
      */
     public final static String INTENT_ACTION_NONE = "android.search.action.ZILCH";
 
+    /**
+     * This means that context is voice, and therefore the SearchDialog should
+     * continue showing the microphone until the user indicates that he/she does
+     * not want to re-speak (e.g. by typing).
+     *
+     * @hide
+     */
+    public final static String CONTEXT_IS_VOICE = "android.search.CONTEXT_IS_VOICE";
+
     /**
      * Reference to the shared system search service.
      */