diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyboard/emoji/KeyboardPageSearchView.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyboard/emoji/KeyboardPageSearchView.kt
index e9e89c2bac..c57a8ede89 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyboard/emoji/KeyboardPageSearchView.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/keyboard/emoji/KeyboardPageSearchView.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ class KeyboardPageSearchView @JvmOverloads constructor(
     }
 
     clearButton.setOnClickListener { clearQuery() }
+    clearButton.isClickable = false
 
     context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.KeyboardPageSearchView, 0, 0).use { typedArray ->
       val showAlways: Boolean = typedArray.getBoolean(R.styleable.KeyboardPageSearchView_show_always, false)