diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 34990ec..3e45af7 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 
     private static final String LOG_TAG = "Settings";
 
-    private static final int LOADER_ID_INDEXABLE_CONTENT_MONITOR = 1;
+    public static final int LOADER_ID_INDEXABLE_CONTENT_MONITOR = 1;
 
     // Constants for state save/restore
     private static final String SAVE_KEY_CATEGORIES = ":settings:categories";
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search/IndexingCallback.java b/src/com/android/settings/search/IndexingCallback.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b4b6eab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search/IndexingCallback.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package com.android.settings.search;
+
+/**
+ * Callback for Settings search indexing.
+ */
+public interface IndexingCallback {
+
+    /**
+     * Called when Indexing is finished.
+     */
+    void onIndexingFinished();
+}
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search2/DatabaseIndexingManager.java b/src/com/android/settings/search2/DatabaseIndexingManager.java
index 80ae54f..c627ea5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search2/DatabaseIndexingManager.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search2/DatabaseIndexingManager.java
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 import com.android.settings.core.PreferenceController;
 import com.android.settings.search.IndexDatabaseHelper;
 import com.android.settings.search.Indexable;
+import com.android.settings.search.IndexingCallback;
 import com.android.settings.search.SearchIndexableRaw;
 import com.android.settings.search.SearchIndexableResources;
 
@@ -132,7 +133,8 @@
 
     private final String mBaseAuthority;
 
-    private final AtomicBoolean mIsAvailable = new AtomicBoolean(false);
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    final AtomicBoolean mIsIndexingComplete = new AtomicBoolean(false);
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     final UpdateData mDataToProcess = new UpdateData();
@@ -147,17 +149,13 @@
         mContext = context;
     }
 
-    public boolean isAvailable() {
-        return mIsAvailable.get();
+    public boolean isIndexingComplete() {
+        return mIsIndexingComplete.get();
     }
 
-    public void indexDatabase() {
-        AsyncTask.execute(new Runnable() {
-            @Override
-            public void run() {
-                performIndexing();
-            }
-        });
+    public void indexDatabase(IndexingCallback callback) {
+        IndexingTask task = new IndexingTask(callback);
+        task.execute();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -171,15 +169,12 @@
         final List<ResolveInfo> list =
                 mContext.getPackageManager().queryIntentContentProviders(intent, 0);
 
-        final String localeStr = Locale.getDefault().toString();
-        final String fingerprint = Build.FINGERPRINT;
+        String localeStr = Locale.getDefault().toString();
+        String fingerprint = Build.FINGERPRINT;
         final boolean isFullIndex = isFullIndex(localeStr, fingerprint);
 
-        // Drop the database when the locale or build has changed. This eliminates rows which are
-        // dynamically inserted in the old language, or deprecated settings.
         if (isFullIndex) {
-            final SQLiteDatabase db = getWritableDatabase();
-            IndexDatabaseHelper.getInstance(mContext).reconstruct(db);
+            rebuildDatabase();
         }
 
         for (final ResolveInfo info : list) {
@@ -218,6 +213,18 @@
     }
 
     /**
+     * Reconstruct the database in the following cases:
+     * - Language has changed
+     * - Build has changed
+     */
+    private void rebuildDatabase() {
+        // Drop the database when the locale or build has changed. This eliminates rows which are
+        // dynamically inserted in the old language, or deprecated settings.
+        final SQLiteDatabase db = getWritableDatabase();
+        IndexDatabaseHelper.getInstance(mContext).reconstruct(db);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Adds new data to the database and verifies the correctness of the ENABLED column.
      * First, the data to be updated and all non-indexable keys are copied locally.
      * Then all new data to be added is inserted.
@@ -229,7 +236,6 @@
      */
     @VisibleForTesting
     void updateDatabase(boolean needsReindexing, String localeStr) {
-        mIsAvailable.set(false);
         final UpdateData copy;
 
         synchronized (mDataToProcess) {
@@ -264,8 +270,6 @@
         } finally {
             database.endTransaction();
         }
-
-        mIsAvailable.set(true);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1223,4 +1227,33 @@
             }
         }
     }
+
+    public class IndexingTask extends AsyncTask<Void, Void, Void> {
+
+        @VisibleForTesting
+        IndexingCallback mCallback;
+
+        public IndexingTask(IndexingCallback callback) {
+            mCallback = callback;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void onPreExecute() {
+            mIsIndexingComplete.set(false);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected Void doInBackground(Void... voids) {
+            performIndexing();
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        protected void onPostExecute(Void aVoid) {
+            mIsIndexingComplete.set(true);
+            if (mCallback != null) {
+                mCallback.onIndexingFinished();
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProvider.java b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProvider.java
index d3dc24b..fa052fc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProvider.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 
 import android.view.View;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.SiteMapManager;
+import com.android.settings.search.IndexingCallback;
 
 /**
  * FeatureProvider for Settings Search
@@ -68,7 +69,12 @@
     /**
      * Updates the Settings indexes
      */
-    void updateIndex(Context context);
+    void updateIndex(Context context, IndexingCallback callback);
+
+    /**
+     * @returns true when indexing is complete.
+     */
+    boolean isIndexingComplete(Context context);
 
     /**
      * Initializes the feedback button in case it was dismissed.
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProviderImpl.java b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProviderImpl.java
index b180c98..4e47f9d 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProviderImpl.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFeatureProviderImpl.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import android.app.Activity;
 import android.content.Context;
 import android.content.Intent;
+import android.support.annotation.VisibleForTesting;
 import android.util.Log;
 import android.view.Menu;
 import android.view.MenuItem;
@@ -26,6 +27,9 @@
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.applications.PackageManagerWrapperImpl;
 import com.android.settings.dashboard.SiteMapManager;
+import com.android.settings.search.IndexingCallback;
+
+import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 
 /**
  * FeatureProvider for the refactored search code.
@@ -88,6 +92,11 @@
         return mDatabaseIndexingManager;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public boolean isIndexingComplete(Context context) {
+        return getIndexingManager(context).isIndexingComplete();
+    }
+
     public SiteMapManager getSiteMapManager() {
         if (mSiteMapManager == null) {
             mSiteMapManager = new SiteMapManager();
@@ -96,9 +105,9 @@
     }
 
     @Override
-    public void updateIndex(Context context) {
+    public void updateIndex(Context context, IndexingCallback callback) {
         long indexStartTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        getIndexingManager(context).indexDatabase();
+        getIndexingManager(context).indexDatabase(callback);
         Log.d(TAG, "IndexDatabase() took " +
                 (System.currentTimeMillis() - indexStartTime) + " ms");
     }
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFragment.java b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFragment.java
index c5db08d..5ee22b5 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFragment.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/search2/SearchFragment.java
@@ -41,12 +41,23 @@
 import com.android.settings.core.InstrumentedFragment;
 import com.android.settings.core.instrumentation.MetricsFeatureProvider;
 import com.android.settings.overlay.FeatureFactory;
+import com.android.settings.search.IndexingCallback;
 
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
+/**
+ * This fragment manages the lifecycle of indexing and searching.
+ *
+ * In onCreate, the indexing process is initiated in DatabaseIndexingManager.
+ * While the indexing is happening, loaders are blocked from accessing the database, but the user
+ * is free to start typing their query.
+ *
+ * When the indexing is complete, the fragment gets a callback to initialize the loaders and search
+ * the query if the user has entered text.
+ */
 public class SearchFragment extends InstrumentedFragment implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener,
-        LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<List<? extends SearchResult>> {
+        LoaderManager.LoaderCallbacks<List<? extends SearchResult>>, IndexingCallback {
     private static final String TAG = "SearchFragment";
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -59,26 +70,30 @@
     private static final String STATE_RESULT_CLICK_COUNT = "state_result_click_count";
 
     // Loader IDs
-    private static final int LOADER_ID_DATABASE = 1;
-    private static final int LOADER_ID_INSTALLED_APPS = 2;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final int LOADER_ID_DATABASE = 1;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    static final int LOADER_ID_INSTALLED_APPS = 2;
 
     private static final int NUM_QUERY_LOADERS = 2;
 
-    @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
+    @VisibleForTesting
     AtomicInteger mUnfinishedLoadersCount = new AtomicInteger(NUM_QUERY_LOADERS);
 
     // Logging
-    @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
+    @VisibleForTesting
     static final String RESULT_CLICK_COUNT = "settings_search_result_click_count";
 
     @VisibleForTesting
     String mQuery;
 
     private boolean mNeverEnteredQuery = true;
-    private boolean mShowingSavedQuery;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    boolean mShowingSavedQuery;
     private int mResultClickCount;
     private MetricsFeatureProvider mMetricsFeatureProvider;
-    private SavedQueryController mSavedQueryController;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    SavedQueryController mSavedQueryController;
 
     @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
     SearchFeatureProvider mSearchFeatureProvider;
@@ -87,7 +102,8 @@
 
     @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
     RecyclerView mResultsRecyclerView;
-    private SearchView mSearchView;
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    SearchView mSearchView;
     private LinearLayout mNoResultsView;
 
     @VisibleForTesting
@@ -116,6 +132,7 @@
     public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
         super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
         setHasOptionsMenu(true);
+
         final LoaderManager loaderManager = getLoaderManager();
         mSearchAdapter = new SearchResultsAdapter(this);
         mSavedQueryController = new SavedQueryController(
@@ -127,15 +144,8 @@
             mNeverEnteredQuery = savedInstanceState.getBoolean(STATE_NEVER_ENTERED_QUERY);
             mResultClickCount = savedInstanceState.getInt(STATE_RESULT_CLICK_COUNT);
             mShowingSavedQuery = savedInstanceState.getBoolean(STATE_SHOWING_SAVED_QUERY);
-            if (mShowingSavedQuery) {
-                mSavedQueryController.loadSavedQueries();
-            } else {
-                loaderManager.initLoader(LOADER_ID_DATABASE, null, this);
-                loaderManager.initLoader(LOADER_ID_INSTALLED_APPS, null, this);
-            }
         } else {
             mShowingSavedQuery = true;
-            mSavedQueryController.loadSavedQueries();
         }
 
         final Activity activity = getActivity();
@@ -148,7 +158,7 @@
 
         // Run the Index update only if we have some space
         if (!Utils.isLowStorage(activity)) {
-            mSearchFeatureProvider.updateIndex(activity);
+            mSearchFeatureProvider.updateIndex(activity, this /* indexingCallback */);
         } else {
             Log.w(TAG, "Cannot update the Indexer as we are running low on storage space!");
         }
@@ -170,12 +180,7 @@
     @Override
     public void onResume() {
         super.onResume();
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(mQuery)) {
-            return;
-        }
-        final String query = mQuery;
-        mQuery = "";
-        onQueryTextChange(query);
+        requery();
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -218,6 +223,11 @@
         mNeverEnteredQuery = false;
         mQuery = query;
 
+        // If indexing is not finished, register the query text, but don't search.
+        if (!mSearchFeatureProvider.isIndexingComplete(getActivity())) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (isEmptyQuery) {
             final LoaderManager loaderManager = getLoaderManager();
             loaderManager.destroyLoader(LOADER_ID_DATABASE);
@@ -276,6 +286,22 @@
     public void onLoaderReset(Loader<List<? extends SearchResult>> loader) {
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Gets called when Indexing is completed.
+     */
+    @Override
+    public void onIndexingFinished() {
+        if (mShowingSavedQuery) {
+            mSavedQueryController.loadSavedQueries();
+        } else {
+            final LoaderManager loaderManager = getLoaderManager();
+            loaderManager.initLoader(LOADER_ID_DATABASE, null, this);
+            loaderManager.initLoader(LOADER_ID_INSTALLED_APPS, null, this);
+        }
+
+        requery();
+    }
+
     public void onSearchResultClicked() {
         mSavedQueryController.saveQuery(mQuery);
         mResultClickCount++;
@@ -309,6 +335,15 @@
         return mSearchAdapter.getSearchResults();
     }
 
+    private void requery() {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(mQuery)) {
+            return;
+        }
+        final String query = mQuery;
+        mQuery = "";
+        onQueryTextChange(query);
+    }
+
     @VisibleForTesting(otherwise = VisibleForTesting.PRIVATE)
     SearchView makeSearchView(ActionBar actionBar, String query) {
         final SearchView searchView = new SearchView(actionBar.getThemedContext());