diff --git a/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java b/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
index bfb908f..0893b1c 100644
--- a/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/dialer/DialtactsActivity.java
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@
     private View mVoiceSearchButton;
 
     private String mSearchQuery;
+    private String mDialpadQuery;
 
     private DialerDatabaseHelper mDialerDatabaseHelper;
     private DragDropController mDragDropController;
@@ -604,6 +605,9 @@
         } else if (fragment instanceof SmartDialSearchFragment) {
             mSmartDialSearchFragment = (SmartDialSearchFragment) fragment;
             mSmartDialSearchFragment.setOnPhoneNumberPickerActionListener(this);
+            if (!TextUtils.isEmpty(mDialpadQuery)) {
+                mSmartDialSearchFragment.setAddToContactNumber(mDialpadQuery);
+            }
         } else if (fragment instanceof SearchFragment) {
             mRegularSearchFragment = (RegularSearchFragment) fragment;
             mRegularSearchFragment.setOnPhoneNumberPickerActionListener(this);
@@ -1142,6 +1146,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public void onDialpadQueryChanged(String query) {
+        mDialpadQuery = query;
         if (mSmartDialSearchFragment != null) {
             mSmartDialSearchFragment.setAddToContactNumber(query);
         }