diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/extensions.ts b/packages/web-app-files/src/extensions.ts
index a66d5e57499..6c6a7765595 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/extensions.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/extensions.ts
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ export const extensions = (appInfo: ApplicationInformation) => {
   const { currentFolder } = storeToRefs(useResourcesStore())
   const { currentSpace } = storeToRefs(useSpacesStore())
   const router = useRouter()
-  const { search: searchFunction } = useSearch()
+  // preview and list search need their own (restartable) tasks, so that one doesn't cancel the other
+  const { search: previewSearchFunction } = useSearch()
+  const { search: listSearchFunction } = useSearch()
   const { $gettext } = useGettext()
   const { can } = useAbility()
 
@@ -51,7 +53,12 @@ export const extensions = (appInfo: ApplicationInformation) => {
   const folderViewExtensions = useFolderViews()
   const sideBarPanelExtensions = useSideBarPanels()
   const vaultIndicator = useVaultIndicator()
-  const searchProvider = new SDKSearch(capabilityStore, searchFunction, configStore)
+  const searchProvider = new SDKSearch(
+    capabilityStore,
+    previewSearchFunction,
+    configStore,
+    listSearchFunction
+  )
 
   return computed<Extension[]>(() => [
     ...fileActionExtensions,
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/src/search/sdk/index.ts b/packages/web-app-files/src/search/sdk/index.ts
index cddaf34e643..7c4d2a3ba8e 100644
--- a/packages/web-app-files/src/search/sdk/index.ts
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/src/search/sdk/index.ts
@@ -20,12 +20,13 @@ export default class Provider implements SearchProvider {
   constructor(
     capabilityStore: CapabilityStore,
     searchFunction: SearchFunction,
-    configStore: ConfigStore
+    configStore: ConfigStore,
+    listSearchFunction: SearchFunction = searchFunction
   ) {
     this.id = 'files.sdk'
     this.displayName = $gettext('Files')
     this.previewSearch = new Preview(searchFunction, configStore)
-    this.listSearch = new List(searchFunction)
+    this.listSearch = new List(listSearchFunction)
     this.capabilityStore = capabilityStore
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/extensions.spec.ts b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/extensions.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e3afb7e8c48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/web-app-files/tests/unit/extensions.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { mock } from 'vitest-mock-extended'
+import { unref } from 'vue'
+import { ApplicationInformation, SearchExtension } from '@opencloud-eu/web-pkg'
+import { SearchResource } from '@opencloud-eu/web-client'
+import { defaultComponentMocks, getComposableWrapper } from '@opencloud-eu/web-test-helpers'
+import { extensions } from '../../src/extensions'
+
+describe('files app extensions', () => {
+  describe('search provider', () => {
+    it('does not cancel a running list search when a preview search starts', async () => {
+      const mocks = defaultComponentMocks()
+      const listResources = [mock<SearchResource>({ id: '1', name: 'foo' })]
+      let resolveListRequest: (value: { resources: SearchResource[]; totalResults: number }) => void
+      mocks.$clientService.webdav.search
+        .mockImplementationOnce(() => new Promise((resolve) => (resolveListRequest = resolve)))
+        .mockResolvedValue({ resources: [], totalResults: 0 })
+
+      const wrapper = getComposableWrapper(
+        () => {
+          const searchExtension = unref(extensions(mock<ApplicationInformation>())).find(
+            ({ type }) => type === 'search'
+          ) as SearchExtension
+          return { searchProvider: searchExtension.searchProvider }
+        },
+        { mocks, provide: mocks }
+      )
+      const { listSearch, previewSearch } = wrapper.vm.searchProvider
+
+      const listResult = listSearch.search('foo')
+      await previewSearch.search('foo')
+      resolveListRequest({ resources: listResources, totalResults: 1 })
+
+      await expect(listResult).resolves.toMatchObject({ totalResults: 1 })
+    })
+  })
+})