diff --git a/manual/url_scheme.rst b/manual/url_scheme.rst
index 108e6d773b..ea5478500a 100644
--- a/manual/url_scheme.rst
+++ b/manual/url_scheme.rst
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ brackets at the end of the path to the book folder.
 You can copy a link to the current book displayed in calibre by right clicking
 the :guilabel:`Book details` panel and choosing :guilabel:`Copy link to book`.
 
+If a search is active and the book is not matched by the search then the search is cleared.
+
 If a Virtual library is selected, calibre will use it when showing the book. If
 the book isn't found in that virtual library then the virtual library is cleared.
 
@@ -65,8 +67,8 @@ If you want to switch to a particular Virtual library when showing the book, use
     or
     calibre://show-book/Library_Name/book_id?encoded_virtual_library=hex_encoded_virtual_library_name
 
-replacing spaces in the Virtual library name by ``%20``. If the book isn't in that
-virtual library then it is ignored.
+replacing spaces in the Virtual library name by ``%20``. If the book isn't found in that
+virtual library then the virtual library is ignored.
 
 
 Open a specific book in the E-book viewer at a specific position
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
index ef19689963..71f4385dc9 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/ui.py
@@ -711,6 +711,9 @@ class Main(MainWindow, MainWindowMixin, DeviceMixin, EmailMixin,  # {{{
                 if vl is not None and vl != '_':
                     self.apply_virtual_library(vl)
                 rows = self.library_view.select_rows((book_id,))
+                if not rows:
+                    self.search.set_search_string('')
+                    rows = self.library_view.select_rows((book_id,))
                 db = self.current_db
                 if not rows and (db.data.get_base_restriction_name() or db.data.get_search_restriction_name()):
                     self.apply_virtual_library()