diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
index fe6f0c143..7433890f7 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes-view.pug
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@
             ng-click='self.clearFilterText();',
             ng-show='self.state.noteFilter.text'
             ) ✕
-          ng-if='self.state.searchIsFocused || self.state.searchOptionsAreFocused'
         label.sk-panel-row.justify-left.mt-2(
+          ng-if='self.state.searchIsFocused || self.state.searchOptionsAreFocused || self.state.authorizingSearchOptions'
           style="padding-bottom: 0"
         )
           .sk-horizontal-group.tight
diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
index 2fcd72a4c..1f3f88289 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/views/notes/notes_view.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ type NotesState = {
   }
   searchIsFocused: boolean;
   searchOptionsAreFocused: boolean;
+  authorizingSearchOptions: boolean;
   mutable: { showMenu: boolean }
   completedFullSync: boolean
   [PrefKey.TagsPanelWidth]?: number
@@ -139,7 +140,8 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, NotesState> {
       completedFullSync: false,
       hideTags: true,
       searchIsFocused: false,
-      searchOptionsAreFocused: false
+      searchOptionsAreFocused: false,
+      authorizingSearchOptions: false
     };
   }
 
@@ -166,9 +168,15 @@ class NotesViewCtrl extends PureViewCtrl<unknown, NotesState> {
       this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText = false;
     } else {
       event.preventDefault();
+      this.setState({
+        authorizingSearchOptions: true,
+      });
       if (await this.application.authorizeSearchingProtectedNotesText()) {
         this.state.noteFilter.includeProtectedNoteText = true;
       }
+      this.setState({
+        authorizingSearchOptions: false,
+      });
     }
     this.flushUI();
   }