diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchViewModel.kt
index 49e1eba97..8973c6e5f 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/tachiyomi/ui/browse/source/globalsearch/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -195,7 +195,12 @@ abstract class SearchViewModel(
     }
 
     private fun updateItem(source: Source, result: SearchItemResult) {
-        updateItems(state.value.items + (source to result))
+        state.update { currentState ->
+            val newItems = currentState.items + (source to result)
+            currentState.copy(
+                items = newItems.toSortedMap(sortComparator(newItems)),
+            )
+        }
     }
 
     fun setMigrateDialog(currentId: Long, target: Manga) {