diff --git a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
index 8faef59bab251..e5a769bb59dd6 100644
--- a/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
+++ b/core/java/android/app/SearchDialog.java
@@ -1646,8 +1646,11 @@ public class SearchDialog extends Dialog implements OnItemClickListener, OnItemS
         Intent intent = new Intent(action);
         intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
         // We need CLEAR_TOP to avoid reusing an old task that has other activities
-        // on top of the one we want.
-        intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+        // on top of the one we want. We don't want to do this in in-app search though,
+        // as it can be destructive to the activity stack.
+        if (mGlobalSearchMode) {
+            intent.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_CLEAR_TOP);
+        }
         if (data != null) {
             intent.setData(data);
         }