Steps to replicate the issue (include links if applicable):

• Go to https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
• Focus search
• Type dsassaassasasasaas into search
• Delete text
• Unfocus
• Focus search again

What happens?:

What should have happened instead?:
Empty search suggestions should show

Software version (on Special:Version page; skip for WMF-hosted wikis like Wikipedia):

Other information (browser name/version, screenshots, etc.):

Requirement

Empty search suggestions should reappear when a user deletes a query and refocuses the search input.

BDD

Feature: Empty search suggestions visibility

Scenario: Re-focusing an empty search input

Given I am on the test wiki main page
And I have typed a search term that yields no results
And I delete the search term completely
When I refocus the search input
Then empty search suggestions should appear again

Test Steps

Test Case 1: Empty search suggestions reappear after clearing input

1. Visit https://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
2. Focus the search bar.
3. Type dsassaassasasasaas (or any term that returns no results).
4. Delete the entire input using backspace.
5. Click outside the search bar to unfocus it.
6. Focus the search bar again.
7. AC1: Empty search suggestions are shown once the input is empty and focused again.

QA Results - Beta

QA Results - Prod