diff --git a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.tsx b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.tsx
index ec375d94f..46897c5c1 100644
--- a/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.tsx
+++ b/packages/app-desktop/gui/NoteListControls/NoteListControls.tsx
@@ -296,7 +296,8 @@ function NoteListControls(props: Props) {
 
 const mapStateToProps = (state: AppState) => {
 	return {
-		showNewNoteButtons: state.focusedField !== 'globalSearch',
+		// TODO: showNewNoteButtons and the logic associated is not needed anymore.
+		showNewNoteButtons: true,
 		sortOrderButtonsVisible: state.settings['notes.sortOrder.buttonsVisible'],
 		sortOrderField: state.settings['notes.sortOrder.field'],
 		sortOrderReverse: state.settings['notes.sortOrder.reverse'],