diff --git a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/DialtactsActivity.java b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/DialtactsActivity.java
index 6200a69..a51b267 100644
--- a/src/com/android/contacts/activities/DialtactsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/contacts/activities/DialtactsActivity.java
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@
         mViewPager.setAdapter(new ViewPagerAdapter(getFragmentManager()));
         mViewPager.setOnPageChangeListener(mPageChangeListener);
 
+        prepareSearchView();
+
         // Setup the ActionBar tabs (the order matches the tab-index contants TAB_INDEX_*)
         setupDialer();
         setupCallLog();
@@ -383,6 +385,25 @@
         }
     }
 
+    private void prepareSearchView() {
+        final View searchViewLayout =
+                getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.custom_action_bar, null);
+        mSearchView = (SearchView) searchViewLayout.findViewById(R.id.search_view);
+        mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(mPhoneSearchQueryTextListener);
+        mSearchView.setOnCloseListener(mPhoneSearchCloseListener);
+        // Since we're using a custom layout for showing SearchView instead of letting the
+        // search menu icon do that job, we need to manually configure the View so it looks
+        // "shown via search menu".
+        // - it should be iconified by default
+        // - it should not be iconified at this time
+        // See also comments for onActionViewExpanded()/onActionViewCollapsed()
+        mSearchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
+        mSearchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.hint_findContacts));
+        mSearchView.setIconified(false);
+        getActionBar().setCustomView(searchViewLayout,
+                new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onAttachFragment(Fragment fragment) {
         // This method can be called before onCreate(), at which point we cannot rely on ViewPager.
@@ -690,46 +711,7 @@
             mLastManuallySelectedFragment = tab.getPosition();
         }
 
-        // Instantiate or reset SearchView in ActionBar.
-        if (mSearchView == null) {
-            final View searchViewLayout =
-                    getLayoutInflater().inflate(R.layout.custom_action_bar, null);
-            mSearchView = (SearchView) searchViewLayout.findViewById(R.id.search_view);
-            mSearchView.setOnQueryTextListener(mPhoneSearchQueryTextListener);
-            mSearchView.setOnCloseListener(mPhoneSearchCloseListener);
-            // Since we're using a custom layout for showing SearchView instead of letting the
-            // search menu icon do that job, we need to manually configure the View so it looks
-            // "shown via search menu".
-            // - it should be iconified by default
-            // - it should not be iconified at this time
-            // See also comments for onActionViewExpanded()/onActionViewCollapsed()
-            mSearchView.setIconifiedByDefault(true);
-            mSearchView.setQueryHint(getString(R.string.hint_findContacts));
-            mSearchView.setIconified(false);
-            mSearchView.requestFocus();
-            // Show soft keyboard when SearchView has a focus. Need to delay the request in order
-            // to let InputMethodManager handle it correctly.
-            mSearchView.addOnAttachStateChangeListener(new OnAttachStateChangeListener() {
-                @Override
-                public void onViewDetachedFromWindow(View v) {
-                }
-
-                @Override
-                public void onViewAttachedToWindow(View v) {
-                    if (mSearchView.hasFocus()) {
-                        mSearchView.postDelayed(new Runnable() {
-                            public void run() {
-                                showInputMethod(mSearchView.findFocus());
-                            }
-                        }, 0);
-                    }
-                }
-            });
-            actionBar.setCustomView(searchViewLayout,
-                    new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT));
-        } else {
-            mSearchView.setQuery(null, true);
-        }
+        mSearchView.setQuery(null, true);
 
         actionBar.setDisplayShowCustomEnabled(true);
         actionBar.setNavigationMode(ActionBar.NAVIGATION_MODE_STANDARD);
@@ -748,6 +730,9 @@
         // layout instead of asking the search menu item to take care of SearchView.
         mSearchView.onActionViewExpanded();
         mInSearchUi = true;
+
+        // Clear focus and suppress keyboard show-up.
+        mSearchView.clearFocus();
     }
 
     private void showInputMethod(View view) {