diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
index a5ba33e1..6bdc6ea4 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Comp/ItemMerge.elm
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 module Comp.ItemMerge exposing
     ( Model
     , Msg
+    , Outcome(..)
     , init
     , initQuery
     , update
@@ -97,10 +98,16 @@ type FormState
 --- Update
 
 
+type Outcome
+    = OutcomeCancel
+    | OutcomeMerged
+    | OutcomeNotYet
+
+
 type alias UpdateResult =
     { model : Model
     , cmd : Cmd Msg
-    , done : Bool
+    , outcome : Outcome
     }
 
 
@@ -108,7 +115,7 @@ notDoneResult : ( Model, Cmd Msg ) -> UpdateResult
 notDoneResult t =
     { model = Tuple.first t
     , cmd = Tuple.second t
-    , done = False
+    , outcome = OutcomeNotYet
     }
 
 
@@ -134,19 +141,19 @@ update flags msg model =
             if result.success then
                 { model = { model | formState = FormStateMergeSuccessful }
                 , cmd = Cmd.none
-                , done = True
+                , outcome = OutcomeMerged
                 }
 
             else
                 { model = { model | formState = FormStateError result.message }
                 , cmd = Cmd.none
-                , done = False
+                , outcome = OutcomeNotYet
                 }
 
         MergeResp (Err err) ->
             { model = { model | formState = FormStateHttp err }
             , cmd = Cmd.none
-            , done = False
+            , outcome = OutcomeNotYet
             }
 
         ToggleInfoText ->
@@ -190,7 +197,7 @@ update flags msg model =
         CancelMerge ->
             { model = model
             , cmd = Cmd.none
-            , done = True
+            , outcome = OutcomeCancel
             }
 
 
diff --git a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
index a47db78b..6d1fe5b6 100644
--- a/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
+++ b/modules/webapp/src/main/elm/Page/Home/Update.elm
@@ -586,16 +586,36 @@ update mId key flags settings msg model =
                             Comp.ItemMerge.update flags lmsg svm.mergeModel
 
                         nextView =
-                            if result.done then
-                                SelectView { svm | action = NoneAction }
+                            case result.outcome of
+                                Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeCancel ->
+                                    SelectView { svm | action = NoneAction }
 
-                            else
-                                SelectView { svm | mergeModel = result.model }
+                                Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeNotYet ->
+                                    SelectView { svm | mergeModel = result.model }
+
+                                Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeMerged ->
+                                    if settings.searchMenuVisible then
+                                        SearchView
+
+                                    else
+                                        SimpleView
+
+                        model_ =
+                            { model | viewMode = nextView }
                     in
-                    noSub
-                        ( { model | viewMode = nextView }
-                        , Cmd.map MergeItemsMsg result.cmd
-                        )
+                    if result.outcome == Comp.ItemMerge.OutcomeMerged then
+                        update mId
+                            key
+                            flags
+                            settings
+                            (DoSearch model.searchTypeDropdownValue)
+                            model_
+
+                    else
+                        noSub
+                            ( model_
+                            , Cmd.map MergeItemsMsg result.cmd
+                            )
 
                 _ ->
                     noSub ( model, Cmd.none )