diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/fossasia/susi/ai/skills/groupwiseskills/GroupWiseSkillsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/fossasia/susi/ai/skills/groupwiseskills/GroupWiseSkillsFragment.kt
index 99698babd3..568b812a04 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/fossasia/susi/ai/skills/groupwiseskills/GroupWiseSkillsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/fossasia/susi/ai/skills/groupwiseskills/GroupWiseSkillsFragment.kt
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import org.fossasia.susi.ai.R
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.dataclasses.GroupWiseSkills
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.helper.SimpleDividerItemDecoration
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.helper.StartSnapHelper
+import org.fossasia.susi.ai.helper.Utils
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.rest.responses.susi.SkillData
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.skills.SkillFragmentCallback
 import org.fossasia.susi.ai.skills.groupwiseskills.adapters.recycleradapters.SkillsListAdapter
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ class GroupWiseSkillsFragment : Fragment(), IGroupWiseSkillsView, SwipeRefreshLa
     }
 
     private fun loadSearchSkillsFragment(searchedSkills: ArrayList<SkillData>, searchQuery: String) {
+        Utils.hideSoftKeyboard(context, activity!!.window.decorView)
         val skillSearchFragment = SearchSkillFragment.newInstance(searchedSkills, searchQuery)
         fragmentManager?.beginTransaction()
                 ?.add(R.id.fragment_container, skillSearchFragment)
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_group_wise_skill_listing.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_group_wise_skill_listing.xml
index 35b7f4f27d..ccd7456b7d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_group_wise_skill_listing.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/fragment_group_wise_skill_listing.xml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@
             android:padding="@dimen/padding_moderate"
             android:background="@color/browser_actions_bg_grey"
             android:visibility="gone"
+            android:imeOptions="actionSearch"
+            android:singleLine="true"
             android:id="@+id/skillWiseSearchEdit" />
 
         <TextView