diff --git a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
index c6e5358..6aeadd1 100644
--- a/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
+++ b/src/components/ModalVault.svelte
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@
     eventBus.on('vault', 'prev-search-history', prevSearchHistory)
     eventBus.on('vault', 'next-search-history', nextSearchHistory)
     await NotesIndex.refreshIndex()
-    previousQuery = (await cacheManager.getSearchHistory())[0]
+    if (settings.showPreviousQueryResults) {
+      previousQuery = (await cacheManager.getSearchHistory())[0]
+    }
   })
 
   onDestroy(() => {
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index f3c44a6..d3985c8 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ export interface OmnisearchSettings extends WeightingSettings {
   showExcerpt: boolean
   /** Enable a "create note" button in the Vault Search modal */
   showCreateButton: boolean
+  /** Re-execute the last query when opening Omnisearch */
+  showPreviousQueryResults: boolean
   /** Vim mode shortcuts */
   CtrlJK: boolean
   /** Vim mode shortcuts */
@@ -214,7 +216,7 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
-    // Show Context
+    // Show context excerpt
     new Setting(containerEl)
       .setName('Show excerpt')
       .setDesc(
@@ -226,6 +228,19 @@ export class SettingsTab extends PluginSettingTab {
         })
       )
 
+    // Show context excerpt
+    new Setting(containerEl)
+      .setName('Show previous query results')
+      .setDesc(
+        'Re-executes the previous query when opening Omnisearch'
+      )
+      .addToggle(toggle =>
+        toggle.setValue(settings.showPreviousQueryResults).onChange(async v => {
+          settings.showPreviousQueryResults = v
+          await saveSettings(this.plugin)
+        })
+      )
+
     // Show "Create note" button
     const createBtnDesc = new DocumentFragment()
     createBtnDesc.createSpan({}, span => {
@@ -352,6 +367,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: OmnisearchSettings = {
   ribbonIcon: true,
   showExcerpt: true,
   showCreateButton: false,
+  showPreviousQueryResults: true,
 
   weightBasename: 2,
   weightH1: 1.5,