diff --git a/QuickLook.Common b/QuickLook.Common
index 5c035caf..e8c5ecbe 160000
--- a/QuickLook.Common
+++ b/QuickLook.Common
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 5c035caf526ea90f9b2b6d15a9d7bbb5a9cd0b68
+Subproject commit e8c5ecbe4cabbafe3ec794aa57d64e45b1b5eb2b
diff --git a/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.cpp b/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.cpp
index f299ac63..92b595e0 100644
--- a/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.cpp
+++ b/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.cpp
@@ -88,13 +88,41 @@ bool HelperMethods::IsListaryToolbarVisible()
 	return found;
 }
 
+// Windows 10 1909 replaced the search box in the File Explorer by a UWP control.
+// gti.flags is always 0 for UWP applications.
+bool HelperMethods::IsSearchBoxFocused()
+{
+	WCHAR wClassBuffer[MAX_PATH] = { '\0' };
+	if (FAILED(GetClassName(GetForegroundWindow(), wClassBuffer, MAX_PATH)))
+		return false;
+
+	if (wcscmp(wClassBuffer, L"ExploreWClass") != 0 && wcscmp(wClassBuffer, L"CabinetWClass") != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	auto* hwnd = GetFocusedControl();
+
+	WCHAR classBuffer[MAX_PATH] = { '\0' };
+	if (FAILED(GetClassName(hwnd, classBuffer, MAX_PATH)))
+		return false;
+
+	if (wcscmp(classBuffer, L"Windows.UI.Core.CoreWindow") != 0)
+		return false;
+
+	WCHAR textBuffer[MAX_PATH] = { '\0' };
+	if (FAILED(GetWindowText(hwnd, textBuffer, MAX_PATH)))
+		return false;
+
+ 	return wcscmp(textBuffer, L"Cortana") == 0;
+}
+
 bool HelperMethods::IsCursorActivated(HWND hwnd)
 {
 	auto tId = GetWindowThreadProcessId(hwnd, nullptr);
 
-	GUITHREADINFO gui = {sizeof gui};
-	GetGUIThreadInfo(tId, &gui);
-	return gui.flags || gui.hwndCaret || IsListaryToolbarVisible();
+	GUITHREADINFO gti = { sizeof gti };
+	GetGUIThreadInfo(tId, &gti);
+
+	return gti.flags || gti.hwndCaret || IsSearchBoxFocused() || IsListaryToolbarVisible();
 }
 
 bool HelperMethods::IsUWP()
@@ -108,3 +136,17 @@ bool HelperMethods::IsUWP()
 	UINT32 pn = 0;
 	return pGCPFN(&pn, nullptr) == ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_BUFFER;
 }
+
+HWND HelperMethods::GetFocusedControl()
+{
+	auto tid = GetWindowThreadProcessId(GetForegroundWindow(), nullptr);
+
+   	if (0 == AttachThreadInput(GetCurrentThreadId(), tid, TRUE))
+		return nullptr;
+
+	auto* hwnd = GetFocus();
+
+ 	AttachThreadInput(GetCurrentThreadId(), tid, FALSE);
+
+	return hwnd;
+}
diff --git a/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.h b/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.h
index 351c50c1..9b1ee98b 100644
--- a/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.h
+++ b/QuickLook.Native/QuickLook.Native32/HelperMethods.h
@@ -26,4 +26,6 @@ class HelperMethods
 
 private:
 	static bool IsListaryToolbarVisible();
+	static bool IsSearchBoxFocused();
+	static HWND GetFocusedControl();
 };