diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModel.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModel.kt
index ba73ac603a05..96eddfb4c745 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModel.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/main/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModel.kt
@@ -155,7 +155,13 @@ class FilteredDeckOptionsViewModel(
             buildBrowserQueryResult
                 .onFailure { throwable ->
                     updateCurrentState {
-                        currentState().copy(throwable = InvalidSearchException(cause = throwable))
+                        currentState().copy(
+                            throwable =
+                                InvalidSearchException(
+                                    cause = throwable,
+                                    message = throwable.localizedMessage,
+                                ),
+                        )
                     }
                 }.onSuccess {
                     updateCurrentState { currentState().copy(browserQuery = buildBrowserQueryResult.getOrThrow()) }
diff --git a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModelTest.kt b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModelTest.kt
index 018e760bfd42..8f6e47520b91 100644
--- a/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/AnkiDroid/src/test/java/com/ichi2/anki/filtered/FilteredDeckOptionsViewModelTest.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import anki.decks.filteredDeckForUpdate
 import com.ichi2.anki.CollectionManager.withCol
 import com.ichi2.anki.Flag
 import com.ichi2.anki.RobolectricTest
+import com.ichi2.anki.exception.InvalidSearchException
 import com.ichi2.anki.flagCardForNote
 import com.ichi2.anki.libanki.DeckId
 import com.ichi2.anki.libanki.Note
@@ -203,6 +204,21 @@ class FilteredDeckOptionsViewModelTest : RobolectricTest() {
             }
         }
 
+    @Test
+    fun `invalid search in browser produces state with error`() =
+        runTest {
+            withViewModel {
+                onSearchChange(FilterIndex.First, "\"deck:A is:new")
+                onSearchInBrowser(FilterIndex.First)
+                val currentState = state.value
+                assertInstanceOf<FilteredDeckOptions>(currentState)
+                assertNotNull(currentState.throwable)
+                assertInstanceOf<InvalidSearchException>(currentState.throwable)
+                assertNull(currentState.browserQuery)
+                clearError()
+            }
+        }
+
     @Test
     fun `invalid limit inputs produce expected state`() =
         runTest {