diff --git a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
index 4af4c57b9..0334862db 100644
--- a/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
+++ b/app/actions/definitions/navigation.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import KeyboardShortcuts from "~/scenes/KeyboardShortcuts";
 import { createAction } from "~/actions";
 import {
   NavigationSection,
-  NoSection,
+  SearchSection,
   RecentSearchesSection,
 } from "~/actions/sections";
 import history from "~/utils/history";
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ export const navigateToRecentSearchQuery = (searchQuery: SearchQuery) =>
 export const navigateToSearchQuery = (searchQuery: string) =>
   createAction({
     id: "search",
-    section: NoSection,
+    section: SearchSection,
     name: ({ t }) =>
       t(`Search documents for "{{searchQuery}}"`, { searchQuery }),
     icon: <SearchIcon />,
diff --git a/app/actions/sections.ts b/app/actions/sections.ts
index a387d23a9..39549c6f1 100644
--- a/app/actions/sections.ts
+++ b/app/actions/sections.ts
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ export const UserSection = ({ t }: ActionContext) => t("People");
 export const RecentSearchesSection = ({ t }: ActionContext) =>
   t("Recent searches");
 
-export const NoSection = "";
+export const SearchSection = "";
diff --git a/app/components/CommandBar.tsx b/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
index 3239ea59e..cfb8fb840 100644
--- a/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
+++ b/app/components/CommandBar.tsx
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@ function CommandBar() {
                 t("Type a command or search")
               }…`}
             />
-            <CommandBarResults />
-            {ui.showModKHint && (
+            <CommandBarResults
+              prioritizeSearchResults={ui.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar}
+            />
+            {ui.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar && (
               <Hint size="small" type="tertiary">
                 <QuestionMarkIcon size={18} color="currentColor" />
                 {t(
@@ -77,14 +79,10 @@ const Hint = styled(Text)`
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 4px;
-  background: ${(props) => props.theme.secondaryBackground};
   border-top: 1px solid ${(props) => props.theme.background};
   margin: 1px 0 0;
   padding: 6px 16px;
   width: 100%;
-
-  position: absolute;
-  bottom: 0;
 `;
 
 const Positioner = styled(KBarPositioner)`
diff --git a/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx b/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
index ad184b705..250269b67 100644
--- a/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
+++ b/app/components/CommandBarResults.tsx
@@ -3,15 +3,24 @@ import { orderBy } from "lodash";
 import * as React from "react";
 import styled from "styled-components";
 import CommandBarItem from "~/components/CommandBarItem";
-import { NoSection } from "~/actions/sections";
+import { SearchSection } from "~/actions/sections";
 
-export default function CommandBarResults() {
+type Props = {
+  prioritizeSearchResults: boolean;
+};
+
+export default function CommandBarResults(props: Props) {
   const { results, rootActionId } = useMatches();
 
   return (
     <KBarResults
       items={orderBy(results, (item) =>
-        typeof item !== "string" && item.section === NoSection ? -1 : 1
+        // this is an unfortunate hack until kbar supports priority internally
+        typeof item !== "string" &&
+        item.section === SearchSection &&
+        props.prioritizeSearchResults
+          ? -1
+          : 1
       )}
       maxHeight={400}
       onRender={({ item, active }) =>
diff --git a/app/components/Sidebar/App.tsx b/app/components/Sidebar/App.tsx
index 83693360a..aadc53a21 100644
--- a/app/components/Sidebar/App.tsx
+++ b/app/components/Sidebar/App.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function AppSidebar() {
     if (isSearching) {
       history.push(searchPath());
     } else {
-      ui.enableModKHint();
+      ui.commandBarOpened();
       query.toggle();
     }
   }, [ui, location, history, query]);
diff --git a/app/index.tsx b/app/index.tsx
index 4bf59515a..cdf525f26 100644
--- a/app/index.tsx
+++ b/app/index.tsx
@@ -58,8 +58,7 @@ const commandBarOptions = {
     exitMs: 200,
   },
   callbacks: {
-    onClose: () => stores.ui.disableModKHint(),
-    onQueryChange: () => stores.ui.disableModKHint(),
+    onClose: () => stores.ui.commandBarClosed(),
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/app/stores/UiStore.ts b/app/stores/UiStore.ts
index 95494240a..9cb3307a6 100644
--- a/app/stores/UiStore.ts
+++ b/app/stores/UiStore.ts
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class UiStore {
   observingUserId: string | undefined;
 
   @observable
-  showModKHint = false;
+  commandBarOpenedFromSidebar = false;
 
   @observable
   progressBarVisible = false;
@@ -215,13 +215,13 @@ class UiStore {
   };
 
   @action
-  enableModKHint = () => {
-    this.showModKHint = true;
+  commandBarOpened = () => {
+    this.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar = true;
   };
 
   @action
-  disableModKHint = () => {
-    this.showModKHint = false;
+  commandBarClosed = () => {
+    this.commandBarOpenedFromSidebar = false;
   };
 
   @action