diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
index a487bc6af3..c2c7c0e306 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/DirectOverlay.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,11 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
             Header.Tabs.Current.ValueChanged += tab => { if (tab != DirectTab.Search) Filter.Search.Text = string.Empty; };
             Filter.Search.Current.ValueChanged += text => { if (text != string.Empty) Header.Tabs.Current.Value = DirectTab.Search; };
-            Filter.Search.OnCommit = (sender, text) => updateSets();
+            Filter.Search.OnCommit = (sender, text) =>
+            {
+                lastQuery = Filter.Search.Text;
+                updateSets();
+            };
             ((FilterControl)Filter).Ruleset.ValueChanged += ruleset => updateSets();
             Filter.Tabs.Current.ValueChanged += sortCriteria => updateSets();
             Filter.DisplayStyleControl.DisplayStyle.ValueChanged += recreatePanels;
@@ -155,6 +159,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
         }
 
         private GetBeatmapSetsRequest getSetsRequest;
+        private string lastQuery;
         private void updateSets()
         {
             if (!IsLoaded) return;
@@ -164,7 +169,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays
 
             if (api == null || Filter.Search.Text == string.Empty) return;
 
-            getSetsRequest = new GetBeatmapSetsRequest(Filter.Search.Text,
+            getSetsRequest = new GetBeatmapSetsRequest(lastQuery,
                                                        ((FilterControl)Filter).Ruleset.Value,
                                                        Filter.DisplayStyleControl.Dropdown.Current.Value,
                                                        Filter.Tabs.Current.Value); //todo: sort direction