diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
index 15a3b303f..87983c024 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/main/ui/MainActivity.kt
@@ -327,8 +327,10 @@ class MainActivity :
 				TrackWorker.setup(applicationContext)
 				SuggestionsWorker.setup(applicationContext)
 			}
-			MangaPrefetchService.prefetchLast(this@MainActivity)
-			requestNotificationsPermission()
+			whenResumed {
+				MangaPrefetchService.prefetchLast(this@MainActivity)
+				requestNotificationsPermission()
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
index 261648fce..2c00a1310 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/koitharu/kotatsu/search/ui/widget/SearchEditText.kt
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ package org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.widget
 import android.annotation.SuppressLint
 import android.content.Context
 import android.os.Parcelable
+import android.text.Spannable
+import android.text.SpannableString
+import android.text.style.TextAppearanceSpan
 import android.util.AttributeSet
 import android.view.KeyEvent
 import android.view.MotionEvent
@@ -12,11 +15,11 @@ import android.view.inputmethod.EditorInfo
 import androidx.annotation.AttrRes
 import androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
-import com.google.android.material.R as materialR
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.R
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.search.ui.suggestion.SearchSuggestionListener
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.drawableEnd
 import org.koitharu.kotatsu.utils.ext.drawableStart
+import com.google.android.material.R as materialR
 
 private const val DRAWABLE_END = 2
 
@@ -31,6 +34,10 @@ class SearchEditText @JvmOverloads constructor(
 	private val voiceIcon = ContextCompat.getDrawable(context, R.drawable.ic_voice_input)
 	private var isEmpty = text.isNullOrEmpty()
 
+	init {
+		wrapHint()
+	}
+
 	var isVoiceSearchEnabled: Boolean = false
 		set(value) {
 			field = value
@@ -124,4 +131,16 @@ class SearchEditText @JvmOverloads constructor(
 			setCompoundDrawablesRelativeWithIntrinsicBounds(drawableStart, null, icon, null)
 		}
 	}
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+
+	private fun wrapHint() {
+		val rawHint = hint?.toString() ?: return
+		val formatted = SpannableString(rawHint)
+		formatted.setSpan(
+			TextAppearanceSpan(context, materialR.style.TextAppearance_Material3_SearchView),
+			0,
+			formatted.length,
+			Spannable.SPAN_EXCLUSIVE_EXCLUSIVE,
+		)
+		hint = formatted
+	}
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
index 9d48d40aa..88030d607 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@
 	<style name="Widget.Kotatsu.SearchView" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.SearchView">
 		<item name="iconifiedByDefault">false</item>
 		<item name="searchIcon">@null</item>
-		<item name="hintTextAppearance">?textAppearanceBodyMedium</item>
 		<item name="queryBackground">@null</item>
 		<item name="android:textColorHint">?attr/colorControlNormal</item>
 		<item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>