diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 17ba0f9f6..3f94c1009 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode
 import androidx.core.app.ActivityCompat
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
+import androidx.core.view.MenuProvider
 import androidx.core.view.SoftwareKeyboardControllerCompat
 import androidx.core.view.WindowInsetsCompat
 import androidx.core.view.children
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ import androidx.fragment.app.Fragment
 import androidx.fragment.app.FragmentTransaction
 import androidx.fragment.app.commit
 import androidx.lifecycle.Lifecycle
+import androidx.lifecycle.LifecycleOwner
 import androidx.lifecycle.lifecycleScope
 import androidx.lifecycle.withResumed
 import androidx.transition.TransitionManager
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ import org.koitharu.kotatsu.main.ui.owners.BottomNavOwner
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.parsers.model.Manga
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.parsers.model.MangaSource
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.parsers.model.MangaTag
+import org.koitharu.kotatsu.remotelist.ui.MangaSearchMenuProvider
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.domain.SearchKind
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.suggestion.SearchSuggestionFragment
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.suggestion.SearchSuggestionListener
@@ -159,6 +162,12 @@ class MainActivity : BaseActivity<ActivityMainBinding>(), AppBarOwner, BottomNav
 		}
 	}
 
+	override fun addMenuProvider(provider: MenuProvider, owner: LifecycleOwner, state: Lifecycle.State) {
+		if (provider !is MangaSearchMenuProvider) { // do not duplicate search menu item
+			super.addMenuProvider(provider, owner, state)
+		}
+	}
+
 	override fun onCreateOptionsMenu(menu: Menu?): Boolean {
 		super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu)
 		menuInflater.inflate(R.menu.opt_main, menu)