diff --git a/src/Search.elm b/src/Search.elm
index 7fa4487..fc01512 100644
--- a/src/Search.elm
+++ b/src/Search.elm
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ init channel query show from size model =
     ( { channel = Maybe.withDefault defaultChannel channel
       , queryDebounce =
             Debouncer.Messages.manual
-                |> Debouncer.Messages.settleWhenQuietFor (Just <| Debouncer.Messages.fromSeconds 0.6)
+                |> Debouncer.Messages.settleWhenQuietFor (Just <| Debouncer.Messages.fromSeconds 0.4)
                 |> Debouncer.Messages.toDebouncer
       , query = query
       , querySuggest =
@@ -264,22 +264,7 @@ update path navKey result_type options decodeResultItemSource msg model =
                 (QueryInputDebounce (Debouncer.Messages.provideInput QueryInputSuggestionsSubmit))
                 { model
                     | query = Just query
-                    , querySuggest =
-                        case model.querySuggest of
-                            RemoteData.Success result ->
-                                let
-                                    suggestions =
-                                        getSuggestions (Just "XXXX") model.querySuggest
-                                            |> List.map .text
-                                in
-                                if List.member (Just query) suggestions then
-                                    RemoteData.NotAsked
-
-                                else
-                                    model.querySuggest
-
-                            _ ->
-                                RemoteData.NotAsked
+                    , querySuggest = RemoteData.Loading
                     , querySelectedSuggestion = Nothing
                 }
                 |> Tuple.mapSecond
@@ -708,14 +693,25 @@ view path title model viewSuccess outMsg =
                     [ text <| Maybe.withDefault "" x.text ]
                 ]
     in
-    div [ class "search-page" ]
+    div
+        [ classList
+            [ ( "search-page", True )
+            , ( "with-suggestions", RemoteData.isSuccess model.querySuggest && List.length suggestions > 0 )
+            , ( "with-suggestions-loading"
+              , (model.query /= Nothing)
+                    && (model.query /= Just "")
+                    && not (RemoteData.isSuccess model.querySuggest || RemoteData.isNotAsked model.querySuggest)
+              )
+            ]
+        ]
         [ h1 [ class "page-header" ] [ text title ]
         , div
-            [ classList
-                [ ( "search-input", True )
-                , ( "with-suggestions", RemoteData.isSuccess model.querySuggest && List.length suggestions > 0 )
-                , ( "with-suggestions-loading", RemoteData.isLoading model.querySuggest )
-                ]
+            [ class "search-backdrop"
+            , onClick <| outMsg SuggestionsClose
+            ]
+            []
+        , div
+            [ class "search-input"
             ]
             [ form [ onSubmit (outMsg QueryInputSubmit) ]
                 [ p
diff --git a/src/index.scss b/src/index.scss
index 3dca6a4..93e831e 100644
--- a/src/index.scss
+++ b/src/index.scss
@@ -29,107 +29,114 @@ header .navbar.navbar-static-top {
   }
 }
 
-.search-page {
-  .search-input.with-suggestions-loading {
-    .input-append div.loader {
-      display: block;
-    }
-  }
-  .search-input.with-suggestions {
-    ul.dropdown-menu {
-      display: block;
-    }
-    .input-append input {
-      border-radius: 4px 0 0 0;
-    }
-  }
-  .search-input {
-    position: relative;
-    ul.dropdown-menu {
-      font-size: 18px;
-      width: 25.6em;
-      height: auto;
-      max-height: 200px;
-      border-radius: 0;
-      margin-top: -10px;
-      border-top: 0;
-      overflow-y: scroll;
-      li > a {
-        font-size: 14px;
-      }
-      li > a#dropdown-menu-selected {
-        color: #fff;
-        text-decoration: none;
-        background-color: #0081c2;
-        background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
-        background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#08c),to(#0077b3));
-        background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
-        background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
-        background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,#08c,#0077b3);
-        background-repeat: repeat-x;
-        filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff0088cc',endColorstr='#ff0077b3',GradientType=0);
-      }
-    }
-    .input-append {
-      position: relative;
-      input {
-        font-size: 18px;
-        height: 40px;
-        width: 25em;
-      }
-      div.loader {
-        display: none;
-        z-index: 100;
-        position: absolute;
-        margin: 0;
-        top: 37px;
-        right: 125px;
-        font-size: 6px;
-        color: #999999;
-      }
-      button {
-        font-size: 24px;
-        height: 50px;
-        min-width: 4em;
-      }
-    }
-    form > p > strong {
-      vertical-align: middle;
-      font-size: 1.2em;
-      margin-left: 0.2em;
-    }
-  }
-  .search-result {
-    tbody > tr {
-      cursor: pointer;
-    }
-    tbody > td > dl > dd > ul.inline {
-      margin: 0;
-      li {
-        margin: 0;
-        padding: 0;
-      }
-      li::after {
-        content: ", ";
-        padding-right: 0.5em;
-      }
-      li:last-child::after {
-        content: "";
-      }
-    }
-    tbody > td > dl > dd > pre {
-      background: transparent;
-      border: 0;
-      padding: 0;
-      line-height: 20px;
-      margin: 0;
-    }
-    tbody > td > dl > dt,
-    tbody > td > dl > dd {
-      margin-bottom: 1em;
-    }
+.search-page.with-suggestions-loading {
+  .input-append div.loader {
+    display: block;
   }
 }
+.search-page.with-suggestions {
+  ul.dropdown-menu {
+    display: block;
+  }
+  .input-append input {
+    border-radius: 4px 0 0 0;
+  }
+  .search-backdrop {
+    position: absolute;
+    width: 100%;
+    height: 100%;
+    top: 0;
+    left: 0;
+    z-index: 999;
+  }
+}
+.search-input {
+  position: relative;
+  ul.dropdown-menu {
+    font-size: 18px;
+    width: 25.6em;
+    height: auto;
+    max-height: 200px;
+    border-radius: 0;
+    margin-top: -10px;
+    border-top: 0;
+    overflow-y: scroll;
+    li > a {
+      font-size: 14px;
+    }
+    li > a#dropdown-menu-selected {
+      color: #fff;
+      text-decoration: none;
+      background-color: #0081c2;
+      background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
+      background-image: -webkit-gradient(linear,0 0,0 100%,from(#08c),to(#0077b3));
+      background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
+      background-image: -o-linear-gradient(top,#08c,#0077b3);
+      background-image: linear-gradient(to bottom,#08c,#0077b3);
+      background-repeat: repeat-x;
+      filter: progid:DXImageTransform.Microsoft.gradient(startColorstr='#ff0088cc',endColorstr='#ff0077b3',GradientType=0);
+    }
+  }
+  .input-append {
+    position: relative;
+    input {
+      font-size: 18px;
+      height: 40px;
+      width: 25em;
+    }
+    div.loader {
+      display: none;
+      z-index: 100;
+      position: absolute;
+      margin: 0;
+      top: 37px;
+      right: 125px;
+      font-size: 6px;
+      color: #999999;
+    }
+    button {
+      font-size: 24px;
+      height: 50px;
+      min-width: 4em;
+    }
+  }
+  form > p > strong {
+    vertical-align: middle;
+    font-size: 1.2em;
+    margin-left: 0.2em;
+  }
+}
+.search-result {
+  tbody > tr {
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+  tbody > td > dl > dd > ul.inline {
+    margin: 0;
+    li {
+      margin: 0;
+      padding: 0;
+    }
+    li::after {
+      content: ", ";
+      padding-right: 0.5em;
+    }
+    li:last-child::after {
+      content: "";
+    }
+  }
+  tbody > td > dl > dd > pre {
+    background: transparent;
+    border: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    line-height: 20px;
+    margin: 0;
+  }
+  tbody > td > dl > dt,
+  tbody > td > dl > dd {
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
+  }
+}
+
 
 .loader,
 .loader:before,