diff --git a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
index a73e2bfe36..75d1183674 100644
--- a/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
+++ b/src/pyj/read_book/view.pyj
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ class View:
         self.modal_overlays = v'[self.selection_bar, self.read_aloud, self.hints]'
         self.processing_spine_item_display = False
         self.pending_load = None
-        self.currently_showing = {'selection': {'empty': True}}
+        self.currently_showing = {'selection': {'empty': True}, 'on_load':v'[]'}
         self.book_scrollbar.apply_visibility()
         self.annotations_manager = AnnotationsManager(self)
 
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ class View:
         idx = spine.indexOf(name)
         self.currently_showing = {
             'name':name, 'settings':self.iframe_settings(name), 'initial_position':initial_position,
-            'loading':True, 'spine_index': idx, 'selection': {'empty': True},
+            'loading':True, 'spine_index': idx, 'selection': {'empty': True}, 'on_load': v'[]',
         }
         self.show_loading()
         set_current_spine_item(name)
@@ -1382,6 +1382,9 @@ class View:
             ui_operations.content_file_changed(self.currently_showing.name)
         if self.read_aloud.is_visible:
             self.read_aloud.play()
+        for x in self.currently_showing.on_load:
+            x()
+        self.currently_showing.on_load = v'[]'
 
     def set_progress_frac(self, progress_frac, file_progress_frac, page_counts):
         self.current_progress_frac = progress_frac or 0
@@ -1454,7 +1457,10 @@ class View:
 
     def show_search_result(self, sr):
         if self.currently_showing.name is sr.file_name:
-            self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('show_search_result', search_result=sr)
+            if self.currently_showing.loading:
+                self.currently_showing.on_load.push(self.show_search_result.bind(None, sr))
+            else:
+                self.iframe_wrapper.send_message('show_search_result', search_result=sr)
         else:
             self.show_name(sr.file_name, initial_position={'type':'search_result', 'search_result':sr, 'replace_history':True})
         if self.search_result_discovery?.on_discovery is sr.on_discovery: