diff --git a/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml b/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml
index 5458501..cbac998 100644
--- a/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml
+++ b/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml
@@ -27,8 +27,10 @@
                 IsTabStop="False"
                 PlaceholderText="Search movies and TV shows"
                 Style="{StaticResource SearchAutoSuggestBox}"
+                UpdateTextOnSelect="False"
                 ItemsSource="{x:Bind ViewModel.Search.Suggestions, Mode=OneWay}"
                 TextChanged="SearchBox_TextChanged"
+                PreviewKeyDown="SearchBox_PreviewKeyDown"
                 QuerySubmitted="SearchBox_QuerySubmitted"
                 SuggestionChosen="SearchBox_SuggestionChosen"
                 LostFocus="SearchBox_LostFocus"
diff --git a/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml.cs b/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml.cs
index e9059f9..57afd8c 100644
--- a/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml.cs
+++ b/src/JellyBox/MainPage.xaml.cs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace JellyBox;
 internal sealed partial class MainPage : Page
 {
     private FrameworkElement? _lastFocusedElement;
-    private bool _ignoreNextQuerySubmitted;
+    private int _suppressSearchSubmitEvents;
     private bool _suppressSearchTextSync;
 
     public MainPage()
@@ -135,9 +135,26 @@ private void ContentFrameNavigated(object sender, NavigationEventArgs e)
 
     private void SearchBox_LostFocus(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
+        // Keep the search box in the focus order while suggestions are open so the user
+        // can dismiss the OSK with B and navigate the list with the d-pad.
+        if (ViewModel.Search.Suggestions.Count > 0)
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         SearchBox.IsTabStop = false;
     }
 
+    private void SearchBox_PreviewKeyDown(object sender, KeyRoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (GamepadInput.IsBackKey(e.Key))
+        {
+            // Dismissing the OSK can spuriously fire QuerySubmitted/SuggestionChosen with
+            // the first suggestion; swallow the next couple of submit events.
+            SuppressSearchSubmitEvents(2);
+        }
+    }
+
     private void CloseNavigation(object sender, TappedRoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         ViewModel.CloseNavigationCommand.Execute(null);
@@ -165,32 +182,45 @@ private void SearchBox_TextChanged(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxTextChan
 
     private void SearchBox_QuerySubmitted(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxQuerySubmittedEventArgs args)
     {
-        if (_ignoreNextQuerySubmitted)
+        if (ConsumeSuppressedSearchSubmitEvent())
         {
-            _ignoreNextQuerySubmitted = false;
-            return;
-        }
-
-        if (args.ChosenSuggestion is SearchSuggestion suggestion)
-        {
-            OpenSearchSuggestion(suggestion);
             return;
         }
 
+        // ChosenSuggestion is populated when the OSK is dismissed with B on Xbox, not only
+        // on deliberate picks. Explicit suggestion selection goes through SuggestionChosen.
         ViewModel.Search.SubmitQuery(args.QueryText);
     }
 
     private void SearchBox_SuggestionChosen(AutoSuggestBox sender, AutoSuggestBoxSuggestionChosenEventArgs args)
     {
+        if (ConsumeSuppressedSearchSubmitEvent())
+        {
+            return;
+        }
+
         if (args.SelectedItem is SearchSuggestion suggestion)
         {
             OpenSearchSuggestion(suggestion);
         }
     }
 
+    private void SuppressSearchSubmitEvents(int count) => _suppressSearchSubmitEvents = count;
+
+    private bool ConsumeSuppressedSearchSubmitEvent()
+    {
+        if (_suppressSearchSubmitEvents <= 0)
+        {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        _suppressSearchSubmitEvents--;
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private void OpenSearchSuggestion(SearchSuggestion suggestion)
     {
-        _ignoreNextQuerySubmitted = true;
+        SuppressSearchSubmitEvents(1);
 
         _suppressSearchTextSync = true;
         try