diff --git a/blenderkit/ui.py b/blenderkit/ui.py
index b7d83dca893b59473a10935cd8b726a5ec402366..40a109045f72aad411e654fc14e78c365816aab7 100644
--- a/blenderkit/ui.py
+++ b/blenderkit/ui.py
@@ -1565,6 +1565,8 @@ class AssetBarOperator(bpy.types.Operator):
             asset_data = sr[ui_props.active_index]
             a = asset_data['author_id']
             if a is not None:
+                sprops = utils.get_search_props()
+                sprops.search_keywords = ''
                 utils.p('author:', a)
                 search.search(author_id=a)
             return {'RUNNING_MODAL'}